Nursery Crops 2006 Summary

United States
Department of
Agriculture
National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

Nursery Crops
2006 Summary
September 2007

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Contents
Page
Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 3
Summary Tables
Producers and Area by State ..................................................................................................... 5
Producers, Wages and Workers by Size of Operation .............................................................. 6
Operations, Wages and Workers by State................................................................................. 8
Producers by Value of Sales, by State .................................................................................... 10
Sales by Plant Category, by State ........................................................................................... 12
Commodity Tables
Broadleaf Evergreens.............................................................................................................. 16
Coniferous Evergreens............................................................................................................ 18
Deciduous Flowering Trees .................................................................................................... 20
Deciduous Shade Trees........................................................................................................... 22
Deciduous Shrubs ................................................................................................................... 24
Fruit and Nut Plants ................................................................................................................ 26
Ornamental Grasses ................................................................................................................ 28
Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers......................................................... 30
Palms ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Propagative Nursery Materials or Lining-out-Stock............................................................... 34
Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production ...................................... 35
Christmas Trees, Cut and to be Cut ........................................................................................ 36
Survey Definitions ........................................................................................................................ 44
Survey Procedures......................................................................................................................... 46
Questionnaire: Nursery and Christmas Tree Production Survey .................................................. 47
Information Contacts..................................................................................................................... 59

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2006 Nursery Production Valued at $4.65 Billion
Value of Sales: Total gross sales of nursery crops totals $4.65 billion in 2006, an increase of
17 percent over 3 years earlier, for operations with $100,000 or more in sales in the 17 States
surveyed. Eleven nursery crop categories and cut Christmas trees are included. All data for 2003
have been carried forward from the previous report. In 2006, broadleaf evergreens account for
18 percent of the total sales, followed by deciduous shrubs at 14 percent, deciduous shade trees at
13 percent, and coniferous evergreens at 12 percent. The top three States measured by gross value
of sales are California with 24 percent of the total, Oregon with 18 percent and Florida with
17 percent. Each of these States is the sales leader in 4 of the 12 categories.
Number of Producers: In 2006, there are 7,292 nursery producers with sales of $10,000 or more in
the 17 States. Producers with sales of $100,000 or greater number 3,326, of those, there are 905
with sales over $1 million. States with the largest number of producers are: Florida, 1,307; Oregon,
878; North Carolina, 707; and California, 669.
Area in Production: Nurseries with sales over $10,000 report a total of 471,106 acres in
production of nursery crops and cut Christmas trees in 2006, 3 percent more than in 2003. Oregon
has 94,250 acres, North Carolina 48,454 acres, Pennsylvania 46,839 acres, Michigan 45,886 acres,
and Florida 40,706 acres.
Gross Wages and Hired Workers: Nursery producers with sales of $10,000 or more paid total
gross wages of $1.41 billion in the 17 surveyed States in 2006. Gross wages include the employer’s
share of benefits such as social security, worker’s compensation, insurance, and pensions. During
the year, 52 percent of all nurseries hired full-time workers (those paid for 150 days or more) and
part-time workers (those paid for 149 days or less) were hired by 54 percent of nursery producers.
Broadleaf Evergreens: The largest contributor to gross sales is broadleaf evergreens, with sales of
$839 million in 2006, up 2 percent from 2003, and 18 percent of total nursery and cut Christmas
tree sales. California growers account for 23 percent of the total, followed by Oregon and Florida
with 14 percent each. Plants included in this category are azalea, boxwood, euonymus, holly, and
other broadleaf evergreen plants.
Coniferous Evergreens: Coniferous evergreens are the fourth largest sales category with gross
sales of $562 million, 27 percent greater than 3 years earlier, and 12 percent of the 17 State total.
Oregon led the category, with 32 percent of sales, followed by California with 12 percent, and
Florida with 6 percent. Arborvitae, balled and burlapped Christmas trees, cedar, fir, pine, and other
coniferous evergreens make up this category.
Deciduous Flowering Trees: Deciduous flowering trees account for $313 million of gross sales or
7 percent of the total, up 13 percent from 2003. Oregon sales are 23 percent of the total. California
and Tennessee are the next largest selling states with 15 percent and 11 percent, respectively. Types
of trees included in the category are crabapple, crape myrtle, dogwood, ornamental pear, redbud,
and other deciduous flowering trees.
Deciduous Shade Trees: Deciduous shade trees are the third ranking category with total sales of
$584 million, up 14 percent from 2003 and 13 percent of the nursery total. Oregon sales account for
26 percent of this category. Florida and California follow with 15 percent and 10 percent,

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respectively. Trees included are ash, birch, honey locust, maples, oak, and other deciduous shade
trees.
Deciduous Shrubs: At $648 million, deciduous shrubs are the second largest contributor to sales
with 14 percent of the nursery total, up 11 percent from 3 years ago. Twenty-nine percent of this
category’s gross sales are from California, followed by 16 percent from Florida, and 13 percent
from Oregon. The category includes buddleias, hibiscus, hydrangeas, lilacs, roses, and other
deciduous shrubs.
Fruit and Nut Plants: The 2006 gross value of sales of fruit and nut plants is $276 million, or
6 percent of the nursery total, and 28 percent more than in 2003. California accounts for the
majority share, at 60 percent. Oregon and Washington follow with 11 percent and 8 percent
respectively. This category includes citrus and subtropical fruit trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees,
grapevines, other small fruit plants, and other fruit and nut trees.
Ornamental Grasses: Ornamental grass sales, though the lowest of the 12 categories, total
$117 million, or 3 percent of total nursery. This is nearly double sales from 3 years ago. Florida has
the highest sales, 27 percent of the total, followed by California with 26 percent, and Texas with
8 percent. This category includes landscaping grasses, but excludes sod, turf, and range grasses.
Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers: This category, which includes ground
covers, clematis, and other vines, ranks fifth adding $359 million to gross sales, an increase of
31 percent over 2003 and accounting for 8 percent of all nursery. Florida has 39 percent of sales,
followed by California with 32 percent. Texas rounds out the top three with 6 percent of sales.
Palms: Sales of palms grown for outdoor landscaping total $204 million, 4 percent of the nursery
total, and up 55 percent from 2003. Florida and California dominate this category with 63 percent
and 34 percent of sales, respectively.
Propagative Nursery Materials: Propagative materials ranked sixth with sales of $346 million, or
7 percent of the total, and 16 percent more than 3 years ago. The five largest producing states were:
Florida, 22 percent; Oregon, 16 percent; California, 15 percent; Michigan, 11 percent; and
Washington, 10 percent. Propagative material includes root stock, lining-out stock, seedlings, tissue
culture, and other materials for production of the other 11 crop categories.
Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production: Sales in this category total
$189 million, or 4 percent of the total, and a 9 percent increase from 2003. California predominates
in this category with 67 percent of total gross sales. Oregon and Florida round out the top three with
11 percent and 7 percent, respectively. Transplants include broccoli, cabbage, peppers, strawberries,
tomatoes, and other transplants for commercial production.
Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut: Sales by producers who reported $100,000 or more of cut
Christmas trees total $211 million, or 5 percent of the survey total, and 15 percent more than 3
years earlier. Sales by growers who reported $10,000 or more of cut Christmas trees total
$249 million. Above the $10,000 sales threshold, Oregon is the leading State with 38 percent of
gross sales, followed by North Carolina with 24 percent, Michigan with 12 percent, Pennsylvania
with 9 percent, and Washington with 6 percent. Cut Christmas trees include Douglas fir, Fraser fir,
grand fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, spruce, Virginia pine, white pine, and other varieties.

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State

Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Producers and Area in Production by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
Number of
Area in
Producers
Production 1
2003
2006
2003
Number

Number

Acres

2006
Acres

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

202
688
118
1,360
237
265
476
342
308
751
350
898
559
387
295
218
288

173
669
110
1,307
214
221
466
327
257
707
282
878
498
354
325
233
271

6,895
24,456
7,528
35,167
7,688
22,622
47,154
19,843
16,259
44,922
19,747
84,292
51,873
35,452
8,959
12,067
12,329

6,600
25,901
7,291
40,706
8,019
19,215
45,886
21,503
17,246
48,454
20,388
94,250
46,839
34,566
9,340
13,652
11,250

Program
Total
1
Totals may not add due to rounding.

7,742

7,292

457,251

471,106

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Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Producers and Operations with Hired Workers by Size of Operation,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
Operations with Hired Workers Paid For
Gross
All
Value of
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Producers 1
Sales
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

$10,000 to
$99,999

4,593

3,966

1,364

931

2,002

1,713

$100,000 to
$249,999

1,133

1,147

833

825

673

720

$250,000 to
$499,999

680

681

579

618

405

438

$500,000 to
$999,999

535

593

503

549

354

406

$1,000,000 to
$1,999,999

362

410

351

400

234

280

$2,000,000 to
$4,999,999

270

312

265

305

181

222

$5,000,000 to
$9,999,999

105

99

102

97

77

73

$10,000,000
or more

64

84

64

84

52

68

7,742
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

7,292

4,061

3,809

3,978

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Gross
Value of
Sales

Nursery Crops Summary
Gross Wages and Average Number of Workers by Size of Operation,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Average Number of Workers Paid For
Gross
Wages
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Paid 2
2003 3
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Number

Number

Number

Number

$10,000 to
$99,999

43,420

3.3

3.1

4.7

4.7

$100,000 to
$249,999

55,382

5.3

3.8

7.9

6.7

$250,000 to
$499,999

71,973

7.1

5.9

9.7

7.5

$500,000 to
$999,999

127,307

12.5

10.2

12.8

11.4

$1,000,000 to
$1,999,999

173,222

19.7

19.2

19.7

16.3

$2,000,000 to
$4,999,999

279,806

37.4

35.2

38.2

33.9

$5,000,000 to
$9,999,999

208,027

95.9

93.9

108.8

86.7

$10,000,000
or more

455,325

228.8

216.5

182.1

183.1

14.9
1,414,464
13.2
Total
13.2
16.0
1
The number of operations with hired workers paid 150 days or more plus the number of operations with hired
workers paid l49 days or less will not add to All Producers because some operations hired both types of workers and
some operations hired no workers.
2
Totals may not add due to rounding.
3
Not available for 2003.

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Gross
Value of
Sales

Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Operations with Hired Workers and Gross Wages by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
Operations with Hired Workers Paid For
150 Days or More

149 Days or Less

Gross
Wages
Paid 1

2003 2

2006

2003 2

2006

2003 2

2006

Number

Number

Number

Number

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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107
470
44
843
133
121
193
148
118
352
96
416
170
194
188
96
120

98
319
52
485
114
111
332
161
125
468
145
650
192
221
148
134
165

3,809

3,920

8

30,690
305,972
38,992
234,072
45,138
34,055
47,538
57,507
19,055
70,212
43,268
280,622
33,255
42,235
62,245
30,017
39,592

1,414,464
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State

Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Hired Workers by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Number of Workers Paid For
All
Hired
150 Days or More
149 Days or Less
Workers
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Number

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

2,624
25,587
2,449
15,777
2,538
3,120
6,168
3,022
2,409
6,131
3,814
18,948
4,891
3,229
5,331
2,197
4,902

17-State
Program
113,137
Total
1
Totals may not add due to rounding.
2
Not available for 2003.

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Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

2,149
23,738
2,729
16,750
2,764
2,814
5,077
3,094
1,985
6,524
3,651
22,209
3,848
3,447
5,136
2,094
4,663

1,351
13,566
1,465
10,917
1,797
1,814
2,721
1,871
1,232
3,034
2,353
7,957
2,095
1,859
3,787
1,251
1,508

1,200
11,263
1,555
12,205
1,893
1,839
2,203
1,878
945
3,146
2,368
10,582
1,743
2,017
3,637
1,076
1,451

1,273
12,021
984
4,860
741
1,306
3,447
1,151
1,177
3,097
1,461
10,991
2,796
1,370
1,544
946
3,394

949
12,475
1,174
4,545
871
975
2,874
1,216
1,040
3,378
1,283
11,627
2,105
1,430
1,499
1,018
3,212

112,672

60,578

61,001

52,559

51,671

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State

Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Producers by Gross Value of Sales, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
$10,000
$100,000
$250,000
$500,000
to
to
to
to
$99,999
$249,999
$499,999
$999,999
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Number

1

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

$1,000,000
to
$1,999,999
2003
2006
Number

78
250
74
603
109
123
311
189
167
415
174
447
351
178
175
160
162

43
104
19
233
29
24
60
45
38
114
34
136
75
61
54
18
46

33
113
16
227
32
25
66
50
35
125
39
133
71
65
47
27
43

25
63
4
145
22
32
36
34
22
53
26
88
33
35
28
13
21

23
63
4
152
21
25
34
31
21
52
27
96
31
40
34
10
17

13
79
15
109
27
21
19
20
14
42
18
72
19
31
17
11
20

14
79
3
123
18
23
23
25
18
57
13
80
19
30
28
19
21

14
52
*
88
14
14
19
14
8
31
9
41
9
20
12
4
11

17-State
Program
3,966
4,593
Total 2
See footnote(s) at end of table.

1,133

1,147

680

681

535

593

362

AL
CA
CT 1
FL
GA 1
IL 1
MI 1
NJ 1
NY 1
NC 1
OH 1
OR
PA 1
TN 1
TX 1
VA
WA 1

96
287
80
709
133
161
322
216
219
485
250
498
406
231
159
161
180

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Number

14
63
4
101
20
11
13
15
7
31
9
52
11
27
14
3
15

410
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State

Nursery Crops Summary
Number of Producers by Gross Value of Sales, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
$2,000,000
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
to
to
or
$4,999,999
$9,999,999
more
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Number

1

AL
CA
CT 1
FL
GA 1
IL 1
MI 1
NJ 1
NY 1
NC 1
OH 1
OR
PA 1
TN 1
TX 1
VA
WA 1

11
53
*
48
9
9
14
8
7
20
4
33
17
9
17
8
6

Number

8
46
4
73
10
8
15
12
9
22
11
37
11
11
17
10
9

Number

Number

3
28
5
18
4
6
4
5
*
5
6
15
4
3
5
4
4

*
24
*
21
3
4
6
5
*
6
9
18
*
*
8
3
4

Number

Number

*
26
*
7
*
*
*
*

*
27
*
10
*
*
*
*

*
*
12
*
*
*

*
3
18
*
*
5

*

*

Total
Producers
2003

2006

Number

Number

202
688
118
1,360
237
265
476
342
308
751
350
898
559
387
295
218
288

17-State
Program
64
99
105
312
7,742
270
84
Total 2
1
The highest published sales range includes operations from higher ranges to avoid disclosure of individual
operations.
2
The 17-State Program total includes the complete count of operations in each sales range.

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173
669
110
1,307
214
221
466
327
257
707
282
878
498
354
325
233
271

7,292

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Nursery Crops Summary
Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
Broadleaf
Evergreens

State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

Deciduous
Flowering
Trees

Coniferous
Evergreens

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

51,119
219,115
38,633
98,694
51,366
8,660
7,118
29,184
9,974
53,956
19,793
119,188
14,064
11,591
55,755
19,921
12,806

51,457
189,169
45,975
119,532
45,151
5,722
7,638
33,069
10,486
61,419
22,248
121,571
11,957
14,737
64,312
22,356
12,576

6,383
67,571
26,747
16,176
13,265
17,990
31,175
27,323
10,301
19,543
28,790
112,236
27,858
9,322
10,560
9,535
8,525

10,448
66,811
20,580
35,061
18,434
18,109
25,509
34,670
12,129
32,239
32,914
181,568
34,054
11,376
9,657
11,185
7,506

5,166
41,962
5,214
21,400
12,159
18,612
6,082
11,576
7,063
17,112
17,186
54,492
8,214
27,235
12,222
6,704
3,237

839,375

443,300

562,250

275,636

5,144
45,459
7,269
25,656
9,291
16,714
5,751
15,725
7,292
16,835
15,389
73,246
5,323
35,554
15,428
8,867
3,560

17-State
Program
Oth Sts
820,937
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Nursery Crops Summary
Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Deciduous
Shade
Trees

State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

Fruit
and
Nut
Plants

Deciduous
Shrubs

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

5,899
72,471
7,103
77,041
15,565
35,969
11,213
17,366
11,011
26,497
19,932
118,270
13,785
29,083
37,184
8,843
4,039

7,922
61,243
6,515
86,025
20,891
38,378
9,660
24,550
12,020
26,680
27,143
152,013
13,256
42,769
39,196
10,067
5,921

9,590
159,109
20,337
118,072
13,707
19,554
25,999
16,181
8,215
24,931
32,948
69,830
7,405
8,773
31,908
9,284
6,772

11,872
187,499
29,985
103,358
14,228
19,662
24,452
27,922
8,624
26,474
42,529
81,925
6,949
12,284
31,163
12,101
6,953

17-State
Program
Oth Sts
511,271
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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584,249

582,615

13

647,980

286
138,203
1,824
14,468
*
163
4,952
*
3,619
1,770
*
16,546
*
7,386
4,227
1,671
17,452

771
165,154
1,364
22,082
1,063
1,101
3,282
*
5,513
1,564
*
31,682
*
7,725
5,416
2,570
22,684

3,648

4,425

216,215

276,396
--continued

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NASS, USDA

State

Nursery Crops Summary
Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Other Woody
Ornamental
Ornamentals,
Grasses
Vines, and
Ground Covers
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
1,000 Dollars

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

622
13,046
2,189
15,334
1,538
964
2,572
2,712
532
4,563
1,883
1,787
472
332
7,394
4,805
468

1,000 Dollars

742
29,831
5,294
31,828
3,420
2,661
3,781
4,655
763
6,137
3,130
5,265
663
1,595
9,131
6,170
1,761

17-State
Program
Oth Sts
61,213
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

116,827

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Palms
2006

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

2,762
85,896
2,753
122,426
3,726
*
*
2,232
*
3,745
1,405
5,353
1,451
2,248
18,738
4,798
1,735

2,341
116,073
*
140,155
13,660
*
*
2,354
949
4,266
1,994
13,145
2,058
2,237
22,527
4,771
608

358
31,168

676
70,219

96,387
*

127,408
846

234

391

75

174

2,966
*

*
3,965
*
*

13,965

32,072

526

91

273,233

359,210

131,714

14

203,770
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

Nursery Crops Summary
Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Transplants for
Christmas
Propagative
Vegetable and
Trees,
Nursery
Strawberry
Cut and
Materials
Production
to be Cut
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

8,652
59,503
248
52,772
5,649
3,405
33,528
4,353
2,520
6,678
2,053
48,686
26,617
12,510
4,314
610
26,201

7,867
51,597
258
74,972
3,266
8,630
36,847
5,982
3,035
5,448
4,944
55,501
22,369
16,401
11,996
1,980
34,767

*
116,334
*
16,944
3,410
*
5,176
*
*
3,139
*
19,332
*
*
4,205
*
1,905

17-State
Program
Oth Sts

2,629

1,000 Dollars

Total
Gross
Sales 1
2003

2006

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

5,050
*
*
3,591
*
20,684
*
4,358
6,042
*
*

*
2,177
1,281
*
*
1,259
22,636
511
2,025
42,840
1,997
82,226
13,905
187
595
2,222
9,005

*
2,049
1,509
*
285
1,502
26,520
544
2,532
53,201
1,587
86,998
17,290
*
*
3,977
11,212

90,837
1,006,555
106,329
649,714
120,385
106,576
150,451
111,438
55,260
205,008
125,987
648,021
113,771
108,667
190,068
68,393
92,145

99,240
1,110,797
118,749
780,038
134,685
112,479
148,490
149,471
63,343
238,245
151,878
823,772
113,919
149,036
218,833
84,044
107,548

5,037

408

1,326

21,176

42,951

125,693
13,961
4,150

173,074
345,860
298,299
210,532 3,970,781 4,647,513
Total
183,274
188,566
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
1
State Total Gross Sales exclude plant category values denoted by asterisks (*). Totals may not add due to rounding.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

15

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Broadleaf Evergreens
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

87
186
24
204
71
59
42
98
41
160
62
149
55
103
80
30
39

78
182
18
318
77
53
47
107
42
176
60
161
52
114
79
37
34

13,639
26,015
4,499
16,436
7,727
1,092
666
2,972
722
9,739
1,675
19,100
824
1,546
9,485
2,177
5,238

11,055
24,914
5,489
20,332
6,592
377
1,035
2,770
658
10,012
1,899
15,819
731
2,060
10,935
2,340
5,062

51,119
219,115
38,633
98,694
51,366
8,660
7,118
29,184
9,974
53,956
19,793
119,188
14,064
11,591
55,755
19,921
12,806

51,457
189,169
45,975
119,532
45,151
5,722
7,638
33,069
10,486
61,419
22,248
121,571
11,957
14,737
64,312
22,356
12,576

91
93
96
91
89
74
83
86
79
96
95
99
85
87
98
96
94

1,490

1,635

123,552

122,080

820,937

839,375

93

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

16

Percent

92
87
94
89
98
89
89
91
77
95
94
99
94
92
91
98
94

92
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Broadleaf Evergreens
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Bare Root
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

3
1
2
1
6
2
2
1

Percent

3
1
4
1
1
1

1

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

90
100
95
97
85
48
92
71
53
85
58
73
72
53
99
83
93

88

7

10

5
6
7
63
10
32
42
21
50
35
33
54
2
17
5

5
3
15
52
8
29
44
15
42
20
28
43
16
6

93
100
95
94
93
37
87
68
55
79
49
63
66
40
96
81
94

14

11

85

17

Percent

Percent

3

6

1

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

20,489
32,517
13,272
20,442
11,615
1,846
1,343
4,890
1,026
13,681
3,831
43,720
1,539
1,981
15,323
3,828
7,095

17,614
33,023
8,485
22,247
7,807
817
1,974
4,226
935
14,242
6,432
26,727
1,849
4,241
19,420
3,837
6,815

198,438

180,691

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Coniferous Evergreens
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

64
154
27
105
56
85
79
97
52
146
77
175
106
91
59
32
43

63
138
23
184
68
80
80
101
62
160
85
199
105
111
62
38
31

1,677
4,894
2,987
1,084
2,072
565
2,309
1,433
465
1,512
1,738
12,021
1,108
1,404
1,035
708
700

2,285
6,245
2,573
4,086
2,670
634
2,140
1,597
492
2,338
1,502
16,750
1,315
1,452
823
680
503

6,383
67,571
26,747
16,176
13,265
17,990
31,175
27,323
10,301
19,543
28,790
112,236
27,858
9,322
10,560
9,535
8,525

10,448
66,811
20,580
35,061
18,434
18,109
25,509
34,670
12,129
32,239
32,914
181,568
34,054
11,376
9,657
11,185
7,506

90
94
93
96
89
74
91
87
82
96
92
100
90
81
94
94
89

1,448

1,590

37,712

48,085

443,300

562,250

93

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

18

Percent

94
88
92
92
95
85
91
90
78
93
91
100
86
91
90
91
92

93
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Coniferous Evergreens
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Bare Root
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Percent

Percent

38

58

1
1

1

1

40

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

59

20
2
13
82
42
60
80
56
75
32
79
69
4
54
70

4
1

2

67
100
80
98
86
18
53
40
18
44
25
62
18
30
96
45
29

86
100
80
90
91
17
46
36
29
58
23
60
14
23
95
43
29

1

1
1
2
1

Percent

33

9

2

Percent

14
20
10
9
83
49
64
71
41
75
39
78
68
5
53
70

1

Percent

19

Percent

5

Percent

3
1

8

4
3

1

2

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

2,465
5,936
7,529
1,699
2,376
2,992
6,970
4,611
2,518
5,533
4,180
40,694
5,380
1,626
2,867
1,915
1,425

3,023
7,711
4,923
5,890
5,833
2,533
6,182
4,299
5,418
4,957
7,104
30,357
13,661
3,367
1,067
2,050
1,302

100,716

109,677

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Deciduous Flowering Trees
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

64
157
24
179
59
82
65
71
48
140
63
112
74
130
84
31
33

58
152
20
227
64
72
68
78
50
142
64
133
69
132
87
41
26

622
1,482
152
525
406
174
109
121
125
571
437
4,017
149
2,926
949
313
330

349
2,261
142
1,060
270
167
214
150
107
569
351
5,174
104
3,075
1,274
373
317

5,166
41,962
5,214
21,400
12,159
18,612
6,082
11,576
7,063
17,112
17,186
54,492
8,214
27,235
12,222
6,704
3,237

5,144
45,459
7,269
25,656
9,291
16,714
5,751
15,725
7,292
16,835
15,389
73,246
5,323
35,554
15,428
8,867
3,560

92
94
85
91
97
91
60
84
86
97
93
99
74
92
94
92
90

1,416

1,483

13,408

15,957

275,636

312,503

92

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

20

Percent

94
83
82
92
96
89
73
89
74
98
92
99
84
97
87
91
89

92
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Deciduous Flowering Trees
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Bare Root
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

Percent

6
5

4
4

1
1
1
1

3
1
1
2

3

2
1

1
30
4
13
1
6
23

9

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

56
96
68
63
70
9
56
13
30
40
24
30
37
52
95
53
22

50

26

40

14
1
1
19

37
37
19
96
56
95
63
61
76
36
77
39
6
47
58

32
33
29
90
42
87
68
59
76
27
63
34
4
46
59

68
95
63
61
80
3
43
5
34
39
23
34
19
48
93
47
19

13

42

37

49

43

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

21

Percent

1

Percent

1

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

735
1,701
385
774
858
783
304
328
351
2,051
1,825
11,597
387
2,474
2,176
658
557

460
2,715
712
2,864
519
705
332
342
301
1,524
587
9,672
276
3,802
2,290
737
594

27,944

28,432

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Deciduous Shade Trees
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Trees

1,000 Trees

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

53
170
20
254
66
88
63
66
50
140
62
143
79
122
102
30
38

49
178
17
284
73
82
71
74
48
151
62
172
77
131
102
39
40

432
2,448
77
1,460
349
322
153
209
177
649
255
7,112
208
1,597
1,178
190
330

319
2,530
61
2,401
975
395
253
235
158
559
392
9,134
251
2,175
1,898
219
384

5,899
72,471
7,103
77,041
15,565
35,969
11,213
17,366
11,011
26,497
19,932
118,270
13,785
29,083
37,184
8,843
4,039

7,922
61,243
6,515
86,025
20,891
38,378
9,660
24,550
12,020
26,680
27,143
152,013
13,256
42,769
39,196
10,067
5,921

92
91
81
90
97
71
70
83
90
95
93
99
83
93
93
90
84

1,546

1,650

17,146

22,339

511,271

584,249

91

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

22

Percent

93
84
79
92
92
71
67
94
75
97
93
100
87
96
76
92
85

90
--continued

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NASS, USDA

Deciduous Shade Trees
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
State

Bare Root

Ball & Burlap

Containers

Trees
on Hand
January 1

Other

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2004

2007

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

1,000 Trees

1,000 Trees

9
6

2
7

1
3
1
2

1
1
1
3

55
4
53
30
34
94
65
85
87
70
83
21
74
47
11
56
31

54
93
49
52
68
5
22
4
8
34
6
38
10
31
79
38
26

43
89
47
69
64
4
31
14
9
29
17
34
25
50
86
41
60

40

45

47

37

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

5

4
1

37
2
5
6
5
14

45
1
3
3
2
9

51
46
29
92
75
95
87
66
94
25
88
64
15
57
60

17-State
Program
Total

11

13

44

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

23

1
1
2
1
1

1
1
1
1

1

862
2,552
349
2,952
785
1,665
459
426
704
2,764
1,029
18,060
777
2,604
2,721
589
644

688
2,681
358
7,373
2,200
1,551
561
531
627
1,845
1,342
15,910
615
3,316
5,399
738
537

39,942

46,272

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Deciduous Shrubs
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

65
195
28
249
52
76
56
82
59
110
66
106
51
103
69
26
35

59
187
24
255
49
70
65
94
55
122
68
130
50
116
68
38
33

6,552
26,981
2,299
17,067
4,970
1,527
3,481
1,514
577
3,915
3,460
11,296
822
2,386
6,861
1,519
2,895

6,751
36,920
2,703
11,303
1,887
1,357
2,606
2,215
506
3,560
3,672
10,059
490
2,295
6,526
1,819
3,150

9,590
159,109
20,337
118,072
13,707
19,554
25,999
16,181
8,215
24,931
32,948
69,830
7,405
8,773
31,908
9,284
6,772

11,872
187,499
29,985
103,358
14,228
19,662
24,452
27,922
8,624
26,474
42,529
81,925
6,949
12,284
31,163
12,101
6,953

97
96
90
90
91
82
83
86
83
96
97
83
82
87
93
98
93

1,428

1,483

98,122

97,819

582,615

647,980

91

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

24

Percent

97
93
92
95
98
82
86
95
72
97
96
99
90
90
84
95
93

93
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Deciduous Shrubs
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Bare Root

Ball & Burlap

Containers

Plants
on Hand
January 1

Other

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2004

2007

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

15
5
1
5
1

38
3

6

4

20

97
62
94
99
98
53
97
72
67
91
59
78
81
60
91
79
87

77

1

3

13
5
2
6

16
1
8
4
5
10

4
2
1
37
4
42
29
5
47
5
22
38
5
30
4

3
1
2
46
2
28
29
9
41
6
17
32
5
16
3

99
85
91
97
94
62
96
58
65
95
53
75
78
49
82
68
90

8

14

9

9

83

1
1

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

25

1
8

8,832
34,650
3,913
24,298
7,746
4,913
4,921
2,087
765
4,508
5,336
27,262
1,177
2,507
5,733
2,581
3,612

8,932
30,075
3,145
13,968
1,824
3,091
4,129
2,666
980
2,931
7,362
16,750
1,407
3,193
3,822
2,563
3,635

144,841

110,473

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Fruit and Nut Plants
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

114
32,618
113
2,214
*
2
2,496
*
1,536
303
*
4,188
*
1,414
530
105
3,469

180
37,808
104
2,201
355
74
2,235
*
2,280
391
*
8,593
*
1,565
537
152
4,778

286
138,203
1,824
14,468
*
163
4,952
*
3,619
1,770
*
16,546
*
7,386
4,227
1,671
17,452

771
165,154
1,364
22,082
1,063
1,101
3,282
*
5,513
1,564
*
31,682
*
7,725
5,416
2,570
22,684

93
88
100
95
*
13
97
*
68
95
*
98
*
83
78
100
79

95
79
100
95
64
55
96
*
48
87
*
99
*
95
76
72
84

860

820

3,648

4,425

24

20

49,962

62,073

216,215

276,396

87

16
133
8
57
*
10
17
*
13
22
*
36
*
26
36
7
21

12
128
6
89
13
15
20
7
17
22
4
51
13
33
46
13
22

22

424
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

511

26

Percent

Percent

82
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Fruit and Nut Plants
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Bare Root
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

Percent

54
45

58
56

32
*

10
8

66
*
89
21
*
79
*
29
15
17
98

18
*
98
46
*
39
*
35
15
10
92

83

96

Percent

3
1
*
33
*
11
1
*
*
4
2
19
1

1

Percent

3

40
1
*
1
1
*
1
*
5
10
4

Percent

Percent

46
52
100
67
*
67
34
*
78
*
20
*
67
83
64
1

42
39
100
90
85
60
81
*
1
53
*
59
*
60
85
80
4

16

4

3
3
52
51
44
Total
46
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

27

Percent

Percent

2
*

7

*

*

*
1
*

*
1
*

1

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

47
31,409
102
3,449
*
3
2,393
*
1,470
795
*
7,508
*
711
749
149
5,310

192
29,411
80
4,864
424
183
1,807
*
1,822
290
*
10,807
*
1,213
864
201
6,330

818

680

54,913

59,168

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Ornamental Grasses
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

35
135
13
211
30
30
37
53
18
80
39
59
22
40
55
31
15

309
2,201
130
5,104
396
123
632
368
43
1,581
247
521
73
66
2,187
1,002
339

278
6,464
333
10,645
1,021
449
676
638
132
2,948
443
1,156
89
298
2,855
1,373
705

622
13,046
2,189
15,334
1,538
964
2,572
2,712
532
4,563
1,883
1,787
472
332
7,394
4,805
468

742
29,831
5,294
31,828
3,420
2,661
3,781
4,655
763
6,137
3,130
5,265
663
1,595
9,131
6,170
1,761

91
96
99
91
92
73
73
90
82
97
86
97
78
90
98
99
80

903

15,322

30,503

61,213

116,827

93

45
106
12
102
24
30
30
34
18
56
27
34
16
24
51
18
14

Percent

Percent

82
81
97
91
94
88
85
95
66
98
87
86
82
90
79
92
79

17-State
Program
Oth Sts
641
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

28

87
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Ornamental Grasses
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

Bare Root

Ball & Burlap

Containers

Plants
on Hand
January 1

Other

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2004

2007

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

100
100
100
100
95
95
95
100
99
95
100
100
96
95
100
65
100

100
96
100
100
97
97
94
100
98
100
100
100
99
99
100
89
89

2

2
5

2
4

5

6
2

3

2

1
2

1

1
2
4
5

1
1

33

10
4

17-State
Program
Oth Sts

1

7

394
5,472
303
7,783
1,793
311
2,572
535
91
1,934
421
1,255
70
713
2,635
1,647
845

2,486

1
3
1
1
98
Total
96
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

1

356
2,432
114
4,361
1,768
200
*
335
*
1,316
211
799
61
65
2,298
1,451
348

29

18,601

28,774

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

1,651
16,884
648
23,416
1,819
*
*
288
*
3,151
237
2,383
156
2,968
5,219
1,085
765

1,243
20,368
*
28,635
11,276
*
*
265
893
1,399
340
3,520
162
916
4,580
877
293

2,762
85,896
2,753
122,426
3,726
*
*
2,232
*
3,745
1,405
5,353
1,451
2,248
18,738
4,798
1,735

2,341
116,073
*
140,155
13,660
*
*
2,354
949
4,266
1,994
13,145
2,058
2,237
22,527
4,771
608

95
95
81
85
99
*
*
81
*
97
71
99
91
97
98
99
59

91
75
*
96
99
*
*
79
85
89
97
98
97
85
71
91
77

27,060

26,077

13,965

32,072

95

96

87,730

100,844

273,233

359,210

90

45
163
14
250
27
*
*
24
*
50
18
37
16
30
55
17
23

29
160
14
293
30
19
35
36
19
72
24
65
23
26
46
24
16

59

828
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

931

30

Percent

Percent

87
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Bare Root
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Percent

*
5
*
*

11
*
*

*

10

1
8
82

15
41

2
25

3
9

13

1

Percent

Percent

3
1

*
3

*
*
1
*
1
2
14

*
*

33
3

1
1
4
5
1
13

Percent

Percent

100
99
97
98
95
*
*
99
*
98
97
86
92
18
100
59
72

100
100
*
97
75
*
*
100
89
100
99
96
75
58
100
84
91

87

98

1
1
1
2
97
Total
96
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

31

Percent

Percent

871
18,611
979
34,110
11,369
*
*
187
*
1,015
792
4,183
520
1,360
2,778
4,548
170

1

33,624

22,905

1

105,784

104,398

*
1
14
*
*

*
1
5
6

1

1,000 Plants

1,675
19,128
1,120
32,081
3,194
*
*
177
*
2,107
681
3,865
646
578
4,314
2,172
422

1

*
*

1,000 Plants

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Palms
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
FL
GA
NC
OR
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Plants

1,000 Plants

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

15
158
418
13
16
11
*
59
*
*

7
1,275
2,301
*
3
1

22
3,127
6,017
12
7
7
*
197
*
*

358
31,168
96,387
*
234
75

676
70,219
127,408
846
391
174
*
3,965
*
*

83
91
91
*
95
80

3

44

42

526

91

97

693

3,767

9,431

131,714

203,770

91

13
147
288
*
7
5
43
*

9

512
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

136
*

32

2,966
*

Percent

94
*

Percent

67
88
93
36
72
70
*
77
*
*

46
91
--continued

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

State

Palms
Percentage of Sales by Category and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Gross Sales by Category
Trees and Plants
on Hand
Ball & Burlap
Containers
Other
January 1
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2004
2007
Percent

AL
CA
FL
GA
NC
OR
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

63
3
51
*
72
1
27
*

14

Percent

50
3
50
1
10
*
33
*
*

Percent

37
96
45
*
28
99
73
*

86

Percent

Percent

50
93
49
92
77
100
*
67
*
*

1
4
*

1,000 Plants

4
1
7
13

33

48
2,248
6,712
*
2
4

*
*

*
*

100

65
58
33
39
Total
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

Percent

3

2

446
*

1,000 Plants

55
4,332
15,888
8
*
13
*
1,307
*
*

86

128

9,546

21,731

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Propagative Nursery Materials
Producers and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State
2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent

Percent

33
74
4
70
28
11
43
23
13
34
17
89
35
61
27
6
35

34
92
5
127
22
10
44
23
13
34
18
107
34
65
42
9
38

8,652
59,503
248
52,772
5,649
3,405
33,528
4,353
2,520
6,678
2,053
48,686
26,617
12,510
4,314
610
26,201

7,867
51,597
258
74,972
3,266
8,630
36,847
5,982
3,035
5,448
4,944
55,501
22,369
16,401
11,996
1,980
34,767

94
94
95
97
83
95
98
96
99
80
83
97
98
99
89
69
89

97
85
76
97
98
68
95
93
98
54
96
98
98
99
90
94
86

603

717

298,299

345,860

95

92

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale

Gross
Sales

Producers

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

34

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production
Producers and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale

Gross
Sales

Producers
2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent

Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

*
31
*
9
4
*
5
*
*
6
*
9
*
*
7
*
5

17-State
Program
Oth Sts

15

4
*
*
6
*
9
3
8
10
*
*

*
116,334
*
16,944
3,410
*
5,176
*
*
3,139
*
19,332
*
*
4,205
*
1,905

9

2,629

32
13
3

173,074
97
91
Total
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

Nursery Crops 2006 Summary
September 2007

35

5,050
*
*
3,591
*
20,684
*
4,358
6,042
*
*

*
100
*
100
88
*
96
*
*
96
*
99
*
*
81
*
99

5,037

88

89

188,566

99

94

125,693
13,961
4,150

94
95
100
90
*
*
89
*
99
*
91
85
*
*

Agricultural Statistics Board
NASS, USDA

Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006
State

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Trees

1,000 Trees

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

*
13
7
*
*
15
58
6
18
105
17
104
71
4
3
8
21

*
17
9
*
4
17
59
10
22
118
21
121
72
3
3
16
30

*
55
34
*
*
44
1,852
12
82
2,090
51
4,734
723
14
10
111
490

*
43
39
*
5
46
1,562
13
109
2,577
49
5,478
873
*
*
168
550

*
2,177
1,281
*
*
1,259
22,636
511
2,025
42,840
1,997
82,226
13,905
187
595
2,222
9,005

*
2,049
1,509
*
285
1,502
26,520
544
2,532
53,201
1,587
86,998
17,290
*
*
3,977
11,212

*
13
5
*
*
14
88
46
95
49
98
87
92
1
98
88

*
10
20
*
35
9
87
7
44
95
32
98
73
*
12
87
88

6

3

13

41

408

1,326

57

71

525

10,315

11,553

183,274

210,532

91

456
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Area in Production and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Area in
Trees
Christmas Tree
on Hand
Production
January 1
2003
2006
2004
Acres

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Oth Sts
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Acres

1,000 Trees

2007
1,000 Trees

*
1,000
1,000
*
*
1,000
22,000
*
2,000
19,000
1,000
41,000
12,000
*
*
1,000
5,000

*
467
820
*
127
1,336
22,297
323
2,570
22,579
1,069
44,706
11,794
*
*
1,535
4,176

*
190
429
*
*
897
16,731
*
944
21,258
585
44,880
8,086
*
*
1,320
4,778

*
385
549
*
56
798
18,356
208
1,626
24,428
742
49,417
8,076
*
43
1,654
4,626

2,000

296

339

219

108,000

114,095

100,437

37

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Sales Intentions, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Year-End Inventory Expected to Sell In
Year
Year
Year
Year
1
2
3
4
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

*
19
11
*
*
9
11
*
8
12
9
11
7
*
*
17
12

*
11
14
*
13
8
9
14
8
10
9
12
9
*
20
14
16

*
19
11
*
*
8
11
*
8
13
8
12
8
*
*
17
13

*
11
14
*
21
7
9
12
9
11
9
12
10
*
28
14
13

*
15
10
*
*
8
12
*
10
13
10
12
8
*
*
18
13

*
10
14
*
21
7
10
12
9
11
9
12
10
*
21
16
13

*
13
10
*
*
8
12
*
12
13
10
11
9
*
*
18
13

*
16
8
*
20
7
10
8
11
11
9
13
10
*
17
16
14

17-State
Program
Oth Sts

19

31

18

26

15

9

12

10

11
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

11

12

11

12

11

11

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Sales Intentions, by State,
for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued)
Percentage of Year-End Inventory Expected to Sell In
Year
Year
Year
Year 8
5
6
7
or Later
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

*
11
10
*
*
9
13
*
14
13
11
12
15
*
*
18
13

*
14
8
*
9
7
10
8
12
11
9
12
13
*
14
13
13

*
8
10
*
*
9
12
*
14
12
13
12
10
*
*
2
12

*
9
8
*
7
8
10
8
11
11
9
12
11
*

17-State
Program
Oth Sts

11

6

9

39

Percent

Percent

*
21
26
*
3
49
32
30
27
23
37
15
23
*

8
9

*
7
28
*
*
40
18
*
18
12
26
19
27
*
*
8
14

9

6

7

6

11

12

18

21

*
8
8
*
6
7
10
8
13
12
9
12
14
*

8
11

*
8
10
*
*
9
11
*
16
12
13
11
16
*
*
2
10

6

11
12
11
13
Total
* Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2006 1
State

Quantity
Sold

Producers

Gross
Sales

2003

2006

2003

2006

2003

2006

Number

Number

1,000 Trees

1,000 Trees

1,000 Dollars

1,000 Dollars

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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16
70
48
12
36
36
184
50
107
317
68
322
241
10
25
72
99

17
87
71
10
31
64
1,821
40
186
2,953
86
6,012
1,109
35
30
245
641

514
3,900
2,623
273
1,037
2,000
30,503
1,596
4,523
60,427
2,921
94,432
22,681
746
1,277
5,828
13,695

1,713

13,438

248,976

40

Percent of
Sales at
Wholesale
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

10
7
14
16
20
10
84
6
36
93
22
96
64
85
13
79
76

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Area in Production and Year-End Inventory, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2006 1 (continued)
Area in
Trees
Christmas Tree
on Hand
Production
January 1
2003
2006
2004
Acres

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA
17-State
Program
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Acres

1,000 Trees

208
1,257
1,594
151
563
1,688
28,351
1,042
5,431
26,307
1,975
50,688
17,443
334
379
3,170
5,931

146,512

41

2007
1,000 Trees

107
871
1,009
65
200
1,025
22,415
656
3,008
28,705
1,345
55,374
10,952
354
184
2,581
5,690

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Sales Intentions, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2006 1 (continued)
Percentage of Year-End Inventory Expected to Sell In
Year
Year
Year
Year
1
2
3
4
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

21
12
12
13
18
8
9
9
9
10
9
12
9
21
20
13
15

21
13
12
13
20
8
10
8
9
11
9
12
10
18
21
14
12

20
13
12
14
20
7
10
9
10
11
10
13
11
8
21
15
13

17-State
Program
Total
See footnote(s) at end of table.

11

11

12

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Percent

Percent

18
16
9
20
18
8
10
8
11
11
9
13
10
9
15
15
13

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Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut
Sales Intentions, by State,
for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2006 1 (continued)
Percentage of Year-End Inventory Expected to Sell In
Year
Year
Year
Year 8
5
6
7
or Later
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
2003
2006
Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

Percent

AL
CA
CT
FL
GA
IL
MI
NJ
NY
NC
OH
OR
PA
TN
TX
VA
WA

13
13
9
12
13
8
10
9
11
11
9
12
12
11
10
12
13

6
10
10
7
7
8
10
9
10
11
9
12
11
10
7
9
11

1
8
10
6
3
8
9
9
12
12
9
12
13
10
4
9
9

15
26
15
1
45
32
39
28
23
36
14
24
13
2
13
14

17-State
Program
Total
1
Not available for 2003.

11

11

11

21

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Survey Definitions
For all categories of production, refer to the enclosed questionnaire for more crop examples.
The determination of whether a plant is evergreen or deciduous is based upon the area of
production. For example, an azalea that is evergreen in Florida may be deciduous in Connecticut.
Area in Production: the total area used to produce the nursery crop items defined below.
Broadleaf Evergreens: broadleaf trees and plants which retain their leaves year-round, such as
azaleas, boxwood, holly, and rhododendron.
Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut: evergreen trees grown to be sold as cut Christmas trees.
Balled and burlapped trees are included in coniferous evergreens.
Coniferous Evergreens: cone-bearing trees and plants which retain their needle-like or scale-like
leaves year-round, such as arborvitae, cedar, fir, pine, and spruce; including balled and
burlapped Christmas trees. Christmas trees grown for cutting are not included in this category.
Deciduous Flowering Trees: ornamental trees which lose their leaves during the cold months and
are grown and known for their flowering ability, such as dogwood, hawthorn, magnolia, and
redbud.
Deciduous Shade Trees: trees which lose their leaves during the cold months and are primarily
used for shade such as ash, birch, maple, oak, and willow.
Deciduous Shrubs: plants and trees which lose their foliage during the cold months and are
primarily used as ornamental shrubs such as hibiscus, lilacs, and roses.
Fruit and Nut Plants: plants and trees which are primarily used for fruit and nut production
including citrus and deciduous fruit trees, nut trees, grapevines, and small fruit plants such as
blueberries and grapevines. Strawberry plants for home use are included in this category.
Strawberry plants for commercial producers are included in the transplants category.
Ornamental Grasses: include grasses for landscape or garden use, sedges and reeds. Sod, turf, and
range grasses are specifically excluded from this category.
Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers: include climbing clematis, ground
covers, and other vines.
Palms: plants of the Family Arecaceae (Palmae) used for outdoor landscaping. Palms sold for
indoor or patio use are not included in this category.
Propagative Nursery Materials or Lining-Out Stock: unfinished plants of the nursery crops in
this survey to be further grown on by other growers such as lining-out stock, root stock, rooted
cuttings, seedlings, and tissue-cultured plantlets.

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Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production: vegetable and strawberry
plants produced for growers engaged in commercial production of crops such as broccoli,
greens, peppers, tomatoes, strawberries, or other truck crops.
Wages: total gross wages paid to nursery production workers during the year including the
employer’s cost of social security, worker’s compensation, insurance premiums, pension plans,
and other benefits provided.
Workers: full-time (those paid for 150 days or more during the production year) and part-time
(those paid for 149 days or less during the production year) hired workers including hired
managers and paid family members involved in the nursery growing operation. Workers not
directly producing nursery crops, such as garden center clerks, landscape installers, and truck
drivers are excluded.

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Survey Procedures
The nursery statistics presented in this publication are compiled from the Nursery and Christmas
Tree Production Survey of 2006 production. All data for 2003 have been carried forward from the
previous report. This is the third multi-State survey on nursery and cut Christmas tree production
conducted by NASS. It is meant to supplement the more comprehensive Decennial Census of
Horticultural Specialties. The survey format and questions were developed with the assistance of
industry leaders. A copy of the January 2007 questionnaire can be found beginning on page 47.
Initial questionnaire mailings were delayed until late February 2007. All known growers in the 17
program States with at least $10,000 in annual sales were included. All qualifying operations were
asked area in production, gross wages paid, number of hired workers, and gross sales by size of
operation. The gross wages question is new for 2006.
Producers with at least $100,000 in sales were asked to provide additional details for the twelve
nursery plant categories. Data collected for nine categories (broadleaf evergreens, coniferous
evergreens, deciduous flowering trees, deciduous shade trees, deciduous shrubs, fruit and nut
plants, ornamental grasses, other woody ornamentals and vines, and palms) are number of units
sold and gross sales dollars during 2006, percent of gross sales that were wholesale, percent of
gross sales by container type and number of trees and plants on hand at year-end. Data collected for
two plant categories (propagative materials and transplants for commercial truck crops) are limited
to gross sales dollars and percent that were wholesale.
Cut Christmas tree data collected are trees cut and sold and gross sales dollars during 2006, percent
of gross sales that were wholesale, number of trees on hand at year-end, and percent of trees
expected to sell in future years. Christmas tree details were asked for all operations with at least
$10,000 in cut Christmas sales during 2006 for the first time this survey period.
Seventeen States were selected for the nursery production program in 2000 based upon sales
reported in the 1998 Census of Horticultural Specialties. Virginia replaced South Carolina in the
2003 and 2006 production summaries based on the results of the first survey. Beginning with 2003
production, the number of plant categories was expanded from 9 to 12. The additional categories
are ornamental grasses, other woody ornamentals and vines, and palms which were all included in
the deciduous shrubs and other ornamentals category in the 2000 summary. Also beginning with
2003, cut Christmas tree sales expectations were expanded from 4 to 8 yearly periods.

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Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service to contact for additional information.
Jeff Geuder, Chief ....................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Field Crops Section
Greg Thessen, Head ............................................................ (202) 720-2127
Shiela Corley - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings ............................ (202) 720-5944
Todd Ballard - Wheat, Rye ................................................. (202) 720-8068
Ty Kalaus - Corn, Proso Millet, Flaxseed ........................... (202) 720-9526
Greg Thessen - Peanuts, Rice ............................................. (202) 720-2127
Travis Thorson - Soybeans, Sunflower, Other Oilseeds ..... (202) 720-7369
King Whetstone - Hay, Oats, Sorghum ............................... (202) 690-3234
Dawn Keen - Crop Weather, Barley, Sugar Crops ............. (202) 720-7621
Fruits, Vegetables & Special Crops Section
Lance Honig, Head ............................................................. (202) 720-2127
Leslie Colburn - Berries, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Tobacco .. (202) 720-7235
Debbie Flippin - Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions,
Strawberries ................................................ (202) 720-2157
Rich Holcomb - Citrus, Tropical Fruits .............................. (202) 720-5412
Doug Marousek - Floriculture, Nursery, Tree Nuts ............ (202) 720-4215
Dan Norris - Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils,
Mint, Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears,
Wrinkled Seed Peas .................................... (202) 720-3250
Faye Propsom- Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Cranberries,
Plums, Prunes .............................................. (202) 720-4288
Kim Ritchie – Hops ............................................................. (360) 902-1940
Cathy Scherrer - Dry Beans, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ...... (202) 720-4285

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The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be organizing an open forum for data
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