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 ...
Civano Growers introduces Desert Willow Bubba series
WEBNovember 06, 2020. Civano Growers has released the first collection of Chilopsis linearis, coined the Bubba Series. “We are very excited to release this line of trees. It’s something that has never been done with our arid-adapted trees,” says Nick Shipley, chief grow officer. Chilopsis linearis, commonly known as desert willow, is a ...
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 ...
Magnolia laevifolia (syn. yunnanensis) ‘Inspiration’
WEBJul 9, 2019 · Description: Evergreen tree or shrub with fragrant white flowers in spring. Grows to a mature height of 8-10 feet. Hardiness: USDA Zones 7b-9. In the landscape: This is a perfect specimen tree for a small yard or around a patio. Mark Leichty is the Director of Business Development at Little Prince of Oregon Nursery near Portland.
Pre-emergence primer - Nursery Management
WEBOct 25, 2011 · Pre-emergence herbicide weed control usually lasts about 90 days during the growing season, when labeled rates are followed. This can vary with the herbicide, rate, soil type and rainfall. Excessive rainfall can reduce the period of weed control. Two to three applications will be required per year for good weed control.
Basic principles of nursery crop propagation
WEBSep 18, 2017 · Propagation environment. The basic factors affecting plant growth in general also play a role in propagation; temperature, water, light, and nutrition. The first two factors, temperature and water, play a primary role during the rooting phase of a cutting. Light and nutrition can be considered secondary, to a degree, until roots have initiated.
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.
Mode of Action: Insect and mite growth regulators
WEBMay 28, 2010 · Insect and mite growth regulators are compounds that prevent insects or mites from developing to the adult stage. Some of the IGRs also cause the adult female to lay sterile eggs. When using IGRs it is essential to target the immature stage of the pest. This requires scouting to determine when the immature stage is present.
Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ - Nursery Management
WEBJan 5, 2024 · Specifics. Name: Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’. Common name: witherod viburnum, possumhaw viburnum. Description: This compact selection has significant interest in the glossy foliage that transitions to a purplish red in autumn and white, aromatic flowers become colorful fruiting clusters aging from pink to a dark “blueberry” coloration.
Building on the past for the future - Nursery Management
WEBNovember 04, 2022. leigh lofgren. For many family-owned nurseries, turning the reins over to the next generation often gets delayed. But at R.A. Dudley Nurseries, Inc. in Thomson, Georgia, that wasn’t the case. With a vote of confidence from their fathers, cousins Bennett and Al Dudley took over the nursery’s management in January 2020 ...