Hornbeams (Carpinus) may be lesser-known trees, but their toughness and versatility makes them suitable in a variety of landscapes, including as street trees or for screening. It’s no surprise more and more Oregon nurseries are growing them.
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April 2024: The tree issue
The April issue of Digger is our annual tree issue.
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Policy Deployment can help nurseries focus, thrive and achieve their goals
Developed in Japan after World War II — and also known as Hoshin Kanri — Policy Deployment is a way to link, align and focus every employee in a company on the same goals and the means to achieve them.
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Nurseries use new propagation systems with biodegradable liners
Nurseries are testing new propagation systems using biodegradable pots and are designed to optimize production and improve plant development.
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Hornbeams make stalwart street or screening tree
Hornbeams (Carpinus) may be lesser-known trees, but their toughness and versatility makes them suitable in a variety of landscapes, including as street trees or for screening. It’s no surprise more and more Oregon nurseries are growing them.
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Nurturing Mother Earth through carbon sequestration
What does carbon sequestration really mean and what kinds of practices can we do that are beneficial?
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Eight inducted into OAN Hall of Fame
Eight individuals who were instrumental in the Oregon nursery industry were inducted into the Oregon Association of Nurseries Hall of Fame Class of 2024 last night to the applause from about 100 attendees at the Abernethy Center in Oregon City.
Plant Features
People and nurseries can benefit from healing powers of plants
People benefit simply from being in gardens and nature, which can, in turn, benefit nurseries as well
Variegated plants add variety and texture to gardens
Heucheras were once known for their flowers. Now, they’re regarded for their flashy foliage in different shades of red, purple and yellow. Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries Inc. in Canby, Oregon, is known for introducing many variegated plants to the market, including variegated Heuchera. “I’ve always had a fascination with variegated plants,” Heims […]
Nursery Operations
Policy Deployment can help nurseries focus, thrive and achieve their goals
Developed in Japan after World War II — and also known as Hoshin Kanri — Policy Deployment is a way to link, align and focus every employee in a company on the same goals and the means to achieve them.
Nurseries use new propagation systems with biodegradable liners
Nurseries are testing new propagation systems using biodegradable pots and are designed to optimize production and improve plant development.
SAIF offers tips to prevent nursery injuries
As a senior safety management consultant at SAIF, a not-for profit workers’ compensation insurance company in Oregon, I work with policyholders every day to assess their workplace safety and offer guidance on how to make workers safer on the job. I get to spend a lot of time with nurseries in the Willamette Valley and […]
Oregon Is Nursery Country
Welcome to Nursery Country 2023
With a record $1.37 billion worth of sales in 2022, Oregon’s nursery industry continues to grow. And if you want to know why, you can ask the families that are driving the growth.
John Holmlund Nursery
Nathan and Angie Holmlund continue their dad’s recipe for success: focus on people and plants.
Drakes Crossing Nursery
Jan Hupp and his wife Cindy use a team approach to nourishing his mother’s thriving dream.
Bentwood Tree Farm
Laura and Tom Dufala have taken their passion for cloud-pruned trees and turned it into a thriving business
Recent Columns
Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe?
By Jeff Stone
Farming has never been easy, but the staggering technological advancement since that time produced equipment that not only grew in size, but in complexity.
The legacy of trees
When I saw that this April issue was dedicated to trees, I immediately started thinking about which trees stand out to me and why?
Nurturing Mother Earth through carbon sequestration
By Mike Darcy
What does carbon sequestration really mean and what kinds of practices can we do that are beneficial?
Growing Knowledge
Update on flatheaded borer management in specialty tree crops
In 2020, a multi-state research project led by Drs. Karla Addesso and Jason Oliver of Tennessee State University was funded by the USDA-Specialty Crop Research Initiative to coordinate research on this pest group.
Exploring stratified substrates and soil hydraulics in agricultural science
Stratified substrates involve arranging potting media of varying textures in layers within a single container. This structured layering entails placing coarser-textured substrates at the bottom and finer-textured ones on top, mimicking natural soil layers.
PACE courses coming for nursery, greenhouse IPM
The Nursery Program at the Oregon State University Northwest Extension Center in Canby, Oregon, will soon be offering online courses for Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Credits (PACE) and to the nursery community at large. The upcoming PACE classes are intended to provide more industry-specific information about strategies for pest management in greenhouses and nurseries, and […]