History

The Charles Briant Nurseries were founded in 1933 in Angers, France. They expanded progressively, mostly during the 60's. In this period, André Briant took over the nursery, which was at that time a general nursery, covering 4 Ha and employing around 10 persons.

In 1965, André Briant chose to specialise in propagation. The company expanded progressively and bought new parcels of land, such as those at Tiercé (bare root production unit).

Since 1983, ABJP has been increasing its development thanks to plant variety, innovation and export. The company was already the acknowledged leader on the young plants market in France and was going very soon to become one of the european leaders.