Nursery Management - The wholesale nursery market plays a vital …
WEBThe wholesale nursery market plays a vital role in the green-industry supply chain. With hundreds of thousands of acres planted across North America, nursery operations of varying sizes provide containerized and field-grown trees, shrubs and perennials. Nursery growers make significant capital investments in their crops, many of which are in the ground or in containers for years before they're ...
Abies concolor - Nursery Management
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · Abies concolor white fir thrives in moist, well-drained soils.. John Muir, one of America's most famous and influential naturalists and conservationists, once called white fir (Abies concolor) “a charmingly symmetrical tree” and went on to state "the noble grandeur of the species is patent to every eye."Those that know this conifer undoubtedly appreciate the inherent beauty of the large ...
Carex divulsa - Nursery Management
WEBDec 7, 2017 · Carex divulsa is a sedge with an edge. It’s not flashy. It’s not bold. But from a performance standpoint, it’s bound to impress. Bright green arching clumps grow to 1½ feet tall and 2 feet wide, which stay evergreen in all but the coldest zones. Use C. divulsa, also called grassland sedge, in a meadow or as a lawn alternative.
The future of nursery automation - Nursery Management
WEBMar 16, 2021 · Specifically, currently available and to-be-developed automation and related technologies will allow nurseries to survive with a limited labor force, while utilizing this research to ‘LEAP’ toward sustainability by improving the average profitability of nursery production due to reallocating labor to higher level tasks, achieving greater ...
Dicksonia antarctica - Nursery Management
WEBAug 4, 2021 · Name: Dicksonia antarctica Common names: Tasmanian tree fern, Antarctic tree fern, soft tree fern, man fern. Description: Evergreen tree fern above 24°F. Deciduous several degrees lower. Grows best in moist humus-rich soils in shade. Hardiness: USDA Zones 9 and 10. Perhaps down to 19°F or even lower with protection.
Dictamnus Albus - Nursery Management
WEBMar 9, 2022 · Specifics: Name: Dictamnus albus (‘Purpureus’ and ‘Rubra’ are common varieties) Common names: gas plant, dittany, fraxinella and burning bush. Description: Late to emerge, glossy, aromatic, pinnate foliage fills out and is quickly followed by beautiful, late spring/early summer flower spikes in colors ranging from white to pink and rose.
Distylium 2.0 - Nursery Management
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Distylium 2.0. See how this crop went from anonymity to celebrity with breeding breakthroughs. Swing Low features dark blue-green leaves and is one of the lowest growing selections. In the “Manual of Woody Landscape Plants” 1998 edition, Distylium racemosum was afforded a paragraph. I knew little and the text reflected that fact.
California Spring Trials dates set for 2022 and 2023
WEBJul 16, 2021 · A group of 20 companies comprised of breeders and brokers met at the Cultivate show to determine the dates for the next two years, with plenty of space from the Easter holiday. 2022: Wednesday, March 30 – Sunday, April 3. 2023: Wednesday, March 29 – Sunday, April 2. Guests who plan to attend …
Optimizing inventory - Nursery Management
WEBOct 11, 2010 · Growers using this approach have been able to increase their sell-through percentage into the high 90s and to reduce their shrink to 5 percent, while reducing their in-store inventory by 50 percent. Gary Cortés is one of the founding partners of FlowVision LLC, (561) 301-8740; www.flowvision.com. Applying Lean Flow creates supply-chain ...
A love letter to Vitex - Nursery Management
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The plants had long, purple panicles covering an arching canopy, but they had been limbed up to expose gnarly, twisting trunks. It was only when I asked my graduate advisor, redbud breeding GOAT Denny Werner, that I learned of Vitex, and my love for the genus has been growing ever since. I’m fortunate that I get to play with Vitex at Bailey ...