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Orchards
Our orchards are situated in one of the best locations for growing plums (Moravian Slovácko) with a favorable microclimate and soil at the foot of the White Carpathian Mountains.
Contiguous area of the orchards extends for 15 hectares.
Characteristics of the site
- Terrain: Moderately sloping 8-10%
- Land: medium heavy brown soil
- Exposure: southeast, southwest
- Elevation: 340 meters above sea-level
- Average annual rainfall: 730 mm
- Average growing season temperature: 15.1° C / 59.2° F
- Average annual temperature: 8.9° C / 48° F
Herb gardens
Our fruit orchards have been gradually expanded to include aromatic and medicinal herbs, designated primarily for use in our absinthes. Currently these include:
- artemisia absinthium
- artemisia pontica
- artemisia umbelliformis
- hyssopus officinalis
- melissa officinalis
- veronica officinalis
- dracocephalum moldavicum
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