Sp Cr 6-3 (07) United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Nursery Crops 2006 Summary September 2007 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 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, 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. 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 State : Producers : Production 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Number ------ -------- Acres ------- : AL : 202 173 6,895 6,600 CA : 688 669 24,456 25,901 CT : 118 110 7,528 7,291 FL : 1,360 1,307 35,167 40,706 GA : 237 214 7,688 8,019 IL : 265 221 22,622 19,215 MI : 476 466 47,154 45,886 NJ : 342 327 19,843 21,503 NY : 308 257 16,259 17,246 NC : 751 707 44,922 48,454 OH : 350 282 19,747 20,388 OR : 898 878 84,292 94,250 PA : 559 498 51,873 46,839 TN : 387 354 35,452 34,566 TX : 295 325 8,959 9,340 VA : 218 233 12,067 13,652 WA : 288 271 12,329 11,250 : Program : Total : 7,742 7,292 457,251 471,106 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 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 : Producers 1/ : 150 Days or More : 149 Days or Less Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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 : Total : 7,742 7,292 4,061 3,809 3,978 3,920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Nursery Crops Summary Gross Wages and Average Number of Workers by Size of Operation, for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Gross : Average Number of Workers Paid For Gross : Wages :------------------------------------------- Value of : Paid 2/ : 150 Days or More : 149 Days or Less Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 3/ : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars --------------- 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 : Total : 1,414,464 14.9 16.0 13.2 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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 : Gross Gross :-------------------------------------------: Wages Value of : 150 Days or More : 149 Days or Less : Paid 1/ Sales :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 2/ : 2006 : 2003 2/ : 2006 : 2003 2/ : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : -------------- Number ------------- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 107 98 30,690 CA : 470 319 305,972 CT : 44 52 38,992 FL : 843 485 234,072 GA : 133 114 45,138 IL : 121 111 34,055 MI : 193 332 47,538 NJ : 148 161 57,507 NY : 118 125 19,055 NC : 352 468 70,212 OH : 96 145 43,268 OR : 416 650 280,622 PA : 170 192 33,255 TN : 194 221 42,235 TX : 188 148 62,245 VA : 96 134 30,017 WA : 120 165 39,592 : 17-State : Program : Total : 3,809 3,920 1,414,464 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Nursery Crops Summary Number of Hired Workers by State, for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : All : Number of Workers Paid For : Hired :------------------------------------------- State : Workers : 150 Days or More : 149 Days or Less :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Number : AL : 2,624 2,149 1,351 1,200 1,273 949 CA : 25,587 23,738 13,566 11,263 12,021 12,475 CT : 2,449 2,729 1,465 1,555 984 1,174 FL : 15,777 16,750 10,917 12,205 4,860 4,545 GA : 2,538 2,764 1,797 1,893 741 871 IL : 3,120 2,814 1,814 1,839 1,306 975 MI : 6,168 5,077 2,721 2,203 3,447 2,874 NJ : 3,022 3,094 1,871 1,878 1,151 1,216 NY : 2,409 1,985 1,232 945 1,177 1,040 NC : 6,131 6,524 3,034 3,146 3,097 3,378 OH : 3,814 3,651 2,353 2,368 1,461 1,283 OR : 18,948 22,209 7,957 10,582 10,991 11,627 PA : 4,891 3,848 2,095 1,743 2,796 2,105 TN : 3,229 3,447 1,859 2,017 1,370 1,430 TX : 5,331 5,136 3,787 3,637 1,544 1,499 VA : 2,197 2,094 1,251 1,076 946 1,018 WA : 4,902 4,663 1,508 1,451 3,394 3,212 : 17-State : Program : Total : 113,137 112,672 60,578 61,001 52,559 51,671 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Not available for 2003. 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 : $1,000,000 : to : to : to : to : to State : $99,999 : $249,999 : $499,999 : $999,999 : $1,999,999 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL 1/ : 96 78 43 33 25 23 13 14 14 14 CA : 287 250 104 113 63 63 79 79 52 63 CT 1/ : 80 74 19 16 4 4 15 3 * 4 FL : 709 603 233 227 145 152 109 123 88 101 GA 1/ : 133 109 29 32 22 21 27 18 14 20 IL 1/ : 161 123 24 25 32 25 21 23 14 11 MI 1/ : 322 311 60 66 36 34 19 23 19 13 NJ 1/ : 216 189 45 50 34 31 20 25 14 15 NY 1/ : 219 167 38 35 22 21 14 18 8 7 NC 1/ : 485 415 114 125 53 52 42 57 31 31 OH 1/ : 250 174 34 39 26 27 18 13 9 9 OR : 498 447 136 133 88 96 72 80 41 52 PA 1/ : 406 351 75 71 33 31 19 19 9 11 TN 1/ : 231 178 61 65 35 40 31 30 20 27 TX 1/ : 159 175 54 47 28 34 17 28 12 14 VA : 161 160 18 27 13 10 11 19 4 3 WA 1/ : 180 162 46 43 21 17 20 21 11 15 : 17-State : Program : Total 2/:4,593 3,966 1,133 1,147 680 681 535 593 362 410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 : Total State : $4,999,999 : $9,999,999 : more : Producers :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL 1/ : 11 8 * 3 * * 202 173 CA : 53 46 24 28 26 27 688 669 CT 1/ : * 4 * 5 * * 118 110 FL : 48 73 21 18 7 10 1,360 1,307 GA 1/ : 9 10 3 4 * * 237 214 IL 1/ : 9 8 4 6 * * 265 221 MI 1/ : 14 15 6 4 * * 476 466 NJ 1/ : 8 12 5 5 * * 342 327 NY 1/ : 7 9 * * 308 257 NC 1/ : 20 22 6 5 * * 751 707 OH 1/ : 4 11 9 6 * 3 350 282 OR : 33 37 18 15 12 18 898 878 PA 1/ : 17 11 * 4 * * 559 498 TN 1/ : 9 11 * 3 * * 387 354 TX 1/ : 17 17 8 5 * 5 295 325 VA : 8 10 3 4 218 233 WA 1/ : 6 9 4 4 * * 288 271 : 17-State : Program : Total 2/: 270 312 105 99 64 84 7,742 7,292 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Nursery Crops Summary Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Broadleaf : Coniferous : Deciduous : Evergreens : Evergreens : Flowering State : : : Trees :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : AL : 51,119 51,457 6,383 10,448 5,166 5,144 CA : 219,115 189,169 67,571 66,811 41,962 45,459 CT : 38,633 45,975 26,747 20,580 5,214 7,269 FL : 98,694 119,532 16,176 35,061 21,400 25,656 GA : 51,366 45,151 13,265 18,434 12,159 9,291 IL : 8,660 5,722 17,990 18,109 18,612 16,714 MI : 7,118 7,638 31,175 25,509 6,082 5,751 NJ : 29,184 33,069 27,323 34,670 11,576 15,725 NY : 9,974 10,486 10,301 12,129 7,063 7,292 NC : 53,956 61,419 19,543 32,239 17,112 16,835 OH : 19,793 22,248 28,790 32,914 17,186 15,389 OR : 119,188 121,571 112,236 181,568 54,492 73,246 PA : 14,064 11,957 27,858 34,054 8,214 5,323 TN : 11,591 14,737 9,322 11,376 27,235 35,554 TX : 55,755 64,312 10,560 9,657 12,222 15,428 VA : 19,921 22,356 9,535 11,185 6,704 8,867 WA : 12,806 12,576 8,525 7,506 3,237 3,560 : 17-State: Program : Oth Sts: : Total : 820,937 839,375 443,300 562,250 275,636 312,503 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Nursery Crops Summary Gross Sales by Plant Category, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Fruit : Deciduous : Deciduous : and : Shade : Shrubs : Nut State : Trees : : Plants :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : AL : 5,899 7,922 9,590 11,872 286 771 CA : 72,471 61,243 159,109 187,499 138,203 165,154 CT : 7,103 6,515 20,337 29,985 1,824 1,364 FL : 77,041 86,025 118,072 103,358 14,468 22,082 GA : 15,565 20,891 13,707 14,228 * 1,063 IL : 35,969 38,378 19,554 19,662 163 1,101 MI : 11,213 9,660 25,999 24,452 4,952 3,282 NJ : 17,366 24,550 16,181 27,922 * * NY : 11,011 12,020 8,215 8,624 3,619 5,513 NC : 26,497 26,680 24,931 26,474 1,770 1,564 OH : 19,932 27,143 32,948 42,529 * * OR : 118,270 152,013 69,830 81,925 16,546 31,682 PA : 13,785 13,256 7,405 6,949 * * TN : 29,083 42,769 8,773 12,284 7,386 7,725 TX : 37,184 39,196 31,908 31,163 4,227 5,416 VA : 8,843 10,067 9,284 12,101 1,671 2,570 WA : 4,039 5,921 6,772 6,953 17,452 22,684 : 17-State: Program : Oth Sts: 3,648 4,425 : Total : 511,271 584,249 582,615 647,980 216,215 276,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 : Palms State : : Ground Covers : :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : AL : 622 742 2,762 2,341 358 676 CA : 13,046 29,831 85,896 116,073 31,168 70,219 CT : 2,189 5,294 2,753 * FL : 15,334 31,828 122,426 140,155 96,387 127,408 GA : 1,538 3,420 3,726 13,660 * 846 IL : 964 2,661 * * MI : 2,572 3,781 * * NJ : 2,712 4,655 2,232 2,354 NY : 532 763 * 949 NC : 4,563 6,137 3,745 4,266 234 391 OH : 1,883 3,130 1,405 1,994 OR : 1,787 5,265 5,353 13,145 75 174 PA : 472 663 1,451 2,058 TN : 332 1,595 2,248 2,237 * TX : 7,394 9,131 18,738 22,527 2,966 3,965 VA : 4,805 6,170 4,798 4,771 * * WA : 468 1,761 1,735 608 * : 17-State: Program : Oth Sts: 13,965 32,072 526 91 : Total : 61,213 116,827 273,233 359,210 131,714 203,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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, : Total : Nursery : Strawberry : Cut and : Gross State : Materials : Production : to be Cut : Sales 1/ :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Dollars : AL : 8,652 7,867 * * * 90,837 99,240 CA : 59,503 51,597 116,334 125,693 2,177 2,049 1,006,5551,110,797 CT : 248 258 * 1,281 1,509 106,329 118,749 FL : 52,772 74,972 16,944 13,961 * * 649,714 780,038 GA : 5,649 3,266 3,410 4,150 * 285 120,385 134,685 IL : 3,405 8,630 * 1,259 1,502 106,576 112,479 MI : 33,528 36,847 5,176 5,050 22,636 26,520 150,451 148,490 NJ : 4,353 5,982 * * 511 544 111,438 149,471 NY : 2,520 3,035 * * 2,025 2,532 55,260 63,343 NC : 6,678 5,448 3,139 3,591 42,840 53,201 205,008 238,245 OH : 2,053 4,944 * * 1,997 1,587 125,987 151,878 OR : 48,686 55,501 19,332 20,684 82,226 86,998 648,021 823,772 PA : 26,617 22,369 * * 13,905 17,290 113,771 113,919 TN : 12,510 16,401 * 4,358 187 * 108,667 149,036 TX : 4,314 11,996 4,205 6,042 595 * 190,068 218,833 VA : 610 1,980 * * 2,222 3,977 68,393 84,044 WA : 26,201 34,767 1,905 * 9,005 11,212 92,145 107,548 : 17-State: Program : Oth Sts: 2,629 5,037 408 1,326 21,176 42,951 : Total :298,299 345,860 173,074 188,566 183,274 210,532 3,970,7814,647,513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. Broadleaf Evergreens Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Number -- 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 87 78 13,639 11,055 51,119 51,457 91 92 CA : 186 182 26,015 24,914 219,115 189,169 93 87 CT : 24 18 4,499 5,489 38,633 45,975 96 94 FL : 204 318 16,436 20,332 98,694 119,532 91 89 GA : 71 77 7,727 6,592 51,366 45,151 89 98 IL : 59 53 1,092 377 8,660 5,722 74 89 MI : 42 47 666 1,035 7,118 7,638 83 89 NJ : 98 107 2,972 2,770 29,184 33,069 86 91 NY : 41 42 722 658 9,974 10,486 79 77 NC : 160 176 9,739 10,012 53,956 61,419 96 95 OH : 62 60 1,675 1,899 19,793 22,248 95 94 OR : 149 161 19,100 15,819 119,188 121,571 99 99 PA : 55 52 824 731 14,064 11,957 85 94 TN : 103 114 1,546 2,060 11,591 14,737 87 92 TX : 80 79 9,485 10,935 55,755 64,312 98 91 VA : 30 37 2,177 2,340 19,921 22,356 96 98 WA : 39 34 5,238 5,062 12,806 12,576 94 94 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,490 1,635 123,552 122,080 820,937 839,375 93 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued 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 State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 7 10 93 90 20,489 17,614 CA : 100 100 32,517 33,023 CT : 5 5 95 95 13,272 8,485 FL : 6 3 94 97 20,442 22,247 GA : 7 15 93 85 11,615 7,807 IL : 63 52 37 48 1,846 817 MI : 10 8 87 92 3 1,343 1,974 NJ : 32 29 68 71 4,890 4,226 NY : 3 3 42 44 55 53 1,026 935 NC : 21 15 79 85 13,681 14,242 OH : 1 50 42 49 58 3,831 6,432 OR : 2 1 35 20 63 73 6 43,720 26,727 PA : 1 33 28 66 72 1,539 1,849 TN : 6 4 54 43 40 53 1,981 4,241 TX : 2 1 2 96 99 15,323 19,420 VA : 2 1 17 16 81 83 3,828 3,837 WA : 1 1 5 6 94 93 7,095 6,815 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1 14 11 85 88 1 198,438 180,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coniferous Evergreens Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Number -- 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 64 63 1,677 2,285 6,383 10,448 90 94 CA : 154 138 4,894 6,245 67,571 66,811 94 88 CT : 27 23 2,987 2,573 26,747 20,580 93 92 FL : 105 184 1,084 4,086 16,176 35,061 96 92 GA : 56 68 2,072 2,670 13,265 18,434 89 95 IL : 85 80 565 634 17,990 18,109 74 85 MI : 79 80 2,309 2,140 31,175 25,509 91 91 NJ : 97 101 1,433 1,597 27,323 34,670 87 90 NY : 52 62 465 492 10,301 12,129 82 78 NC : 146 160 1,512 2,338 19,543 32,239 96 93 OH : 77 85 1,738 1,502 28,790 32,914 92 91 OR : 175 199 12,021 16,750 112,236 181,568 100 100 PA : 106 105 1,108 1,315 27,858 34,054 90 86 TN : 91 111 1,404 1,452 9,322 11,376 81 91 TX : 59 62 1,035 823 10,560 9,657 94 90 VA : 32 38 708 680 9,535 11,185 94 91 WA : 43 31 700 503 8,525 7,506 89 92 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,448 1,590 37,712 48,085 443,300 562,250 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued 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 State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 14 33 86 67 2,465 3,023 CA : 100 100 5,936 7,711 CT : 20 20 80 80 7,529 4,923 FL : 10 2 90 98 1,699 5,890 GA : 1 9 13 91 86 2,376 5,833 IL : 83 82 17 18 2,992 2,533 MI : 2 49 42 46 53 5 3 6,970 6,182 NJ : 64 60 36 40 4,611 4,299 NY : 1 71 80 29 18 1 2,518 5,418 NC : 1 41 56 58 44 5,533 4,957 OH : 2 75 75 23 25 4,180 7,104 OR : 1 2 39 32 60 62 4 40,694 30,357 PA : 78 79 14 18 8 3 5,380 13,661 TN : 9 1 68 69 23 30 1,626 3,367 TX : 5 4 95 96 2,867 1,067 VA : 4 1 53 54 43 45 1,915 2,050 WA : 1 1 70 70 29 29 1,425 1,302 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1 1 40 38 58 59 1 2 100,716 109,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deciduous Flowering Trees Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Number -- 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 64 58 622 349 5,166 5,144 92 94 CA : 157 152 1,482 2,261 41,962 45,459 94 83 CT : 24 20 152 142 5,214 7,269 85 82 FL : 179 227 525 1,060 21,400 25,656 91 92 GA : 59 64 406 270 12,159 9,291 97 96 IL : 82 72 174 167 18,612 16,714 91 89 MI : 65 68 109 214 6,082 5,751 60 73 NJ : 71 78 121 150 11,576 15,725 84 89 NY : 48 50 125 107 7,063 7,292 86 74 NC : 140 142 571 569 17,112 16,835 97 98 OH : 63 64 437 351 17,186 15,389 93 92 OR : 112 133 4,017 5,174 54,492 73,246 99 99 PA : 74 69 149 104 8,214 5,323 74 84 TN : 130 132 2,926 3,075 27,235 35,554 92 97 TX : 84 87 949 1,274 12,222 15,428 94 87 VA : 31 41 313 373 6,704 8,867 92 91 WA : 33 26 330 317 3,237 3,560 90 89 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,416 1,483 13,408 15,957 275,636 312,503 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued 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 State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 6 4 26 40 68 56 735 460 CA : 5 4 95 96 1,701 2,715 CT : 37 32 63 68 385 712 FL : 1 3 37 33 61 63 1 1 774 2,864 GA : 1 1 19 29 80 70 858 519 IL : 1 1 96 90 3 9 783 705 MI : 1 2 56 42 43 56 304 332 NJ : 95 87 5 13 328 342 NY : 3 2 63 68 34 30 351 301 NC : 1 61 59 39 40 2,051 1,524 OH : 1 76 76 23 24 1,825 587 OR : 30 43 36 27 34 30 11,597 9,672 PA : 4 77 63 19 37 387 276 TN : 13 14 39 34 48 52 2,474 3,802 TX : 1 1 6 4 93 95 2,176 2,290 VA : 6 1 47 46 47 53 658 737 WA : 23 19 58 59 19 22 557 594 : 17-State : Program : Total : 9 13 42 37 49 50 27,944 28,432 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deciduous Shade Trees Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Number -- 1,000 Trees 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 53 49 432 319 5,899 7,922 92 93 CA : 170 178 2,448 2,530 72,471 61,243 91 84 CT : 20 17 77 61 7,103 6,515 81 79 FL : 254 284 1,460 2,401 77,041 86,025 90 92 GA : 66 73 349 975 15,565 20,891 97 92 IL : 88 82 322 395 35,969 38,378 71 71 MI : 63 71 153 253 11,213 9,660 70 67 NJ : 66 74 209 235 17,366 24,550 83 94 NY : 50 48 177 158 11,011 12,020 90 75 NC : 140 151 649 559 26,497 26,680 95 97 OH : 62 62 255 392 19,932 27,143 93 93 OR : 143 172 7,112 9,134 118,270 152,013 99 100 PA : 79 77 208 251 13,785 13,256 83 87 TN : 122 131 1,597 2,175 29,083 42,769 93 96 TX : 102 102 1,178 1,898 37,184 39,196 93 76 VA : 30 39 190 219 8,843 10,067 90 92 WA : 38 40 330 384 4,039 5,921 84 85 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,546 1,650 17,146 22,339 511,271 584,249 91 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued 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 : Trees :-------------------------------------------------: on Hand State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- Percent ------------------ 1,000 Trees : AL : 9 2 37 55 54 43 862 688 CA : 6 7 4 93 89 1 2,552 2,681 CT : 51 53 49 47 349 358 FL : 1 1 46 30 52 69 1 2,952 7,373 GA : 3 1 29 34 68 64 1 785 2,200 IL : 1 1 92 94 5 4 2 1 1,665 1,551 MI : 2 3 75 65 22 31 1 1 459 561 NJ : 95 85 4 14 1 1 426 531 NY : 5 4 87 87 8 9 704 627 NC : 1 66 70 34 29 2,764 1,845 OH : 94 83 6 17 1,029 1,342 OR : 37 45 25 21 38 34 18,060 15,910 PA : 2 1 88 74 10 25 777 615 TN : 5 3 64 47 31 50 2,604 3,316 TX : 6 3 15 11 79 86 2,721 5,399 VA : 5 2 57 56 38 41 1 589 738 WA : 14 9 60 31 26 60 644 537 : 17-State : Program : Total : 11 13 44 40 45 47 39,942 46,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deciduous Shrubs Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- Number -- 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 65 59 6,552 6,751 9,590 11,872 97 97 CA : 195 187 26,981 36,920 159,109 187,499 96 93 CT : 28 24 2,299 2,703 20,337 29,985 90 92 FL : 249 255 17,067 11,303 118,072 103,358 90 95 GA : 52 49 4,970 1,887 13,707 14,228 91 98 IL : 76 70 1,527 1,357 19,554 19,662 82 82 MI : 56 65 3,481 2,606 25,999 24,452 83 86 NJ : 82 94 1,514 2,215 16,181 27,922 86 95 NY : 59 55 577 506 8,215 8,624 83 72 NC : 110 122 3,915 3,560 24,931 26,474 96 97 OH : 66 68 3,460 3,672 32,948 42,529 97 96 OR : 106 130 11,296 10,059 69,830 81,925 83 99 PA : 51 50 822 490 7,405 6,949 82 90 TN : 103 116 2,386 2,295 8,773 12,284 87 90 TX : 69 68 6,861 6,526 31,908 31,163 93 84 VA : 26 38 1,519 1,819 9,284 12,101 98 95 WA : 35 33 2,895 3,150 6,772 6,953 93 93 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,428 1,483 98,122 97,819 582,615 647,980 91 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --continued 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 : Plants :-------------------------------------------------: on Hand State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 1 3 99 97 8,832 8,932 CA : 15 38 85 62 34,650 30,075 CT : 5 3 4 3 91 94 3,913 3,145 FL : 1 2 1 97 99 24,298 13,968 GA : 5 1 2 94 98 7,746 1,824 IL : 1 1 37 46 62 53 4,913 3,091 MI : 1 4 2 96 97 4,921 4,129 NJ : 42 28 58 72 2,087 2,666 NY : 6 4 29 29 65 67 765 980 NC : 5 9 95 91 4,508 2,931 OH : 47 41 53 59 5,336 7,362 OR : 20 16 5 6 75 78 27,262 16,750 PA : 1 22 17 78 81 1 1,177 1,407 TN : 13 8 38 32 49 60 2,507 3,193 TX : 5 4 5 5 82 91 8 5,733 3,822 VA : 2 5 30 16 68 79 2,581 2,563 WA : 6 10 4 3 90 87 3,612 3,635 : 17-State : Program : Total : 8 14 9 9 83 77 144,841 110,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fruit and Nut Plants Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 16 12 114 180 286 771 93 95 CA : 133 128 32,618 37,808 138,203 165,154 88 79 CT : 8 6 113 104 1,824 1,364 100 100 FL : 57 89 2,214 2,201 14,468 22,082 95 95 GA : * 13 * 355 * 1,063 * 64 IL : 10 15 2 74 163 1,101 13 55 MI : 17 20 2,496 2,235 4,952 3,282 97 96 NJ : * 7 * * * * * * NY : 13 17 1,536 2,280 3,619 5,513 68 48 NC : 22 22 303 391 1,770 1,564 95 87 OH : * 4 * * * * * * OR : 36 51 4,188 8,593 16,546 31,682 98 99 PA : * 13 * * * * * * TN : 26 33 1,414 1,565 7,386 7,725 83 95 TX : 36 46 530 537 4,227 5,416 78 76 VA : 7 13 105 152 1,671 2,570 100 72 WA : 21 22 3,469 4,778 17,452 22,684 79 84 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 22 860 820 3,648 4,425 24 20 : Total : 424 511 49,962 62,073 216,215 276,396 87 82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 54 58 46 42 47 192 CA : 45 56 3 3 52 39 2 31,409 29,411 CT : 100 100 102 80 FL : 32 10 1 67 90 3,449 4,864 GA : * 8 * * 85 * 7 * 424 IL : 33 40 67 60 3 183 MI : 66 18 1 34 81 2,393 1,807 NJ : * * * * * * * * * * NY : 89 98 11 1 1 1,470 1,822 NC : 21 46 1 1 78 53 795 290 OH : * * * * * * * * * * OR : 79 39 1 20 59 1 1 7,508 10,807 PA : * * * * * * * * * * TN : 29 35 4 5 67 60 711 1,213 TX : 15 15 2 83 85 749 864 VA : 17 10 19 10 64 80 149 201 WA : 98 92 1 4 1 4 5,310 6,330 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 83 96 1 16 4 818 680 : Total : 51 52 3 3 46 44 1 54,913 59,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Ornamental Grasses Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 45 35 309 278 622 742 91 82 CA : 106 135 2,201 6,464 13,046 29,831 96 81 CT : 12 13 130 333 2,189 5,294 99 97 FL : 102 211 5,104 10,645 15,334 31,828 91 91 GA : 24 30 396 1,021 1,538 3,420 92 94 IL : 30 30 123 449 964 2,661 73 88 MI : 30 37 632 676 2,572 3,781 73 85 NJ : 34 53 368 638 2,712 4,655 90 95 NY : 18 18 43 132 532 763 82 66 NC : 56 80 1,581 2,948 4,563 6,137 97 98 OH : 27 39 247 443 1,883 3,130 86 87 OR : 34 59 521 1,156 1,787 5,265 97 86 PA : 16 22 73 89 472 663 78 82 TN : 24 40 66 298 332 1,595 90 90 TX : 51 55 2,187 2,855 7,394 9,131 98 79 VA : 18 31 1,002 1,373 4,805 6,170 99 92 WA : 14 15 339 705 468 1,761 80 79 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : : Total : 641 903 15,322 30,503 61,213 116,827 93 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 : Plants :-------------------------------------------------: on Hand State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------ Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 100 100 356 394 CA : 2 2 100 96 2,432 5,472 CT : 100 100 114 303 FL : 100 100 4,361 7,783 GA : 5 2 1 95 97 1,768 1,793 IL : 4 2 95 97 1 1 200 311 MI : 5 6 95 94 * 2,572 NJ : 100 100 335 535 NY : 2 1 99 98 * 91 NC : 3 2 95 100 1,316 1,934 OH : 100 100 211 421 OR : 100 100 799 1,255 PA : 4 1 96 99 61 70 TN : 5 1 95 99 65 713 TX : 100 100 2,298 2,635 VA : 2 1 33 10 65 89 1,451 1,647 WA : 4 100 89 7 348 845 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 2,486 : Total : 1 1 3 1 96 98 18,601 28,774 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Other Woody Ornamentals, Vines, and Ground Covers Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 45 29 1,651 1,243 2,762 2,341 95 91 CA : 163 160 16,884 20,368 85,896 116,073 95 75 CT : 14 14 648 * 2,753 * 81 * FL : 250 293 23,416 28,635 122,426 140,155 85 96 GA : 27 30 1,819 11,276 3,726 13,660 99 99 IL : * 19 * * * * * * MI : * 35 * * * * * * NJ : 24 36 288 265 2,232 2,354 81 79 NY : * 19 * 893 * 949 * 85 NC : 50 72 3,151 1,399 3,745 4,266 97 89 OH : 18 24 237 340 1,405 1,994 71 97 OR : 37 65 2,383 3,520 5,353 13,145 99 98 PA : 16 23 156 162 1,451 2,058 91 97 TN : 30 26 2,968 916 2,248 2,237 97 85 TX : 55 46 5,219 4,580 18,738 22,527 98 71 VA : 17 24 1,085 877 4,798 4,771 99 91 WA : 23 16 765 293 1,735 608 59 77 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 59 27,060 26,077 13,965 32,072 95 96 : Total : 828 931 87,730 100,844 273,233 359,210 90 87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 State : Bare Root :Ball & Burlap:Containers : Other : January 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------------- :2003 :2006 : 2003 : 2006 :2003 :2006 :2003 :2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------------- Percent ------------------ 1,000 Plants : AL : 100 100 1,675 871 CA : 99 100 1 19,128 18,611 CT : * 3 * 97 * * 1,120 979 FL : 1 3 98 97 1 32,081 34,110 GA : 5 11 95 75 14 3,194 11,369 IL : * * * * * * * * * * MI : * * * * * * * * * * NJ : 1 99 100 177 187 NY : * 10 * 1 * 89 * * * NC : 1 98 100 1 2,107 1,015 OH : 1 2 1 97 99 681 792 OR : 14 4 86 96 3,865 4,183 PA : 8 15 5 92 75 5 646 520 TN : 82 41 1 18 58 578 1,360 TX : 100 100 4,314 2,778 VA : 2 3 33 13 59 84 6 2,172 4,548 WA : 25 9 3 72 91 422 170 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 13 1 87 98 1 33,624 22,905 : Total : 2 1 1 1 96 97 1 1 105,784 104,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Palms Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at State : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Plants 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 13 15 7 22 358 676 83 67 CA : 147 158 1,275 3,127 31,168 70,219 91 88 FL : 288 418 2,301 6,017 96,387 127,408 91 93 GA : * 13 * 12 * 846 * 36 NC : 7 16 3 7 234 391 95 72 OR : 5 11 1 7 75 174 80 70 TN : * * * * TX : 43 59 136 197 2,966 3,965 94 77 VA : * * * * * * * * WA : * * * * : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 9 3 44 42 526 91 97 46 : Total : 512 693 3,767 9,431 131,714 203,770 91 91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 State : Ball & Burlap : Containers : Other : January 1 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- Percent ---------------- 1,000 Plants : AL : 63 50 37 50 48 55 CA : 3 3 96 93 1 4 2,248 4,332 FL : 51 50 45 49 4 1 6,712 15,888 GA : * 1 * 92 * 7 * 8 NC : 72 10 28 77 13 2 * OR : 1 99 100 4 13 TN : * * * * TX : 27 33 73 67 446 1,307 VA : * * * * * * * * WA : * * * * : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 14 86 100 86 128 : Total : 39 33 58 65 3 2 9,546 21,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Propagative Nursery Materials Producers and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sales : Sales at State : : : Wholesale :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- Number --- 1,000 Dollars -- Percent -- : AL : 33 34 8,652 7,867 94 97 CA : 74 92 59,503 51,597 94 85 CT : 4 5 248 258 95 76 FL : 70 127 52,772 74,972 97 97 GA : 28 22 5,649 3,266 83 98 IL : 11 10 3,405 8,630 95 68 MI : 43 44 33,528 36,847 98 95 NJ : 23 23 4,353 5,982 96 93 NY : 13 13 2,520 3,035 99 98 NC : 34 34 6,678 5,448 80 54 OH : 17 18 2,053 4,944 83 96 OR : 89 107 48,686 55,501 97 98 PA : 35 34 26,617 22,369 98 98 TN : 61 65 12,510 16,401 99 99 TX : 27 42 4,314 11,996 89 90 VA : 6 9 610 1,980 69 94 WA : 35 38 26,201 34,767 89 86 : 17-State : Program : Total : 603 717 298,299 345,860 95 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production Producers and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : Gross : Percent of : Producers : Sales : Sales at State : : : Wholesale :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- Number -- 1,000 Dollars --- Percent -- : AL : * * * CA : 31 32 116,334 125,693 100 94 CT : * * * FL : 9 13 16,944 13,961 100 95 GA : 4 3 3,410 4,150 88 100 IL : * * * MI : 5 4 5,176 5,050 96 90 NJ : * * * * * * NY : * * * * * * NC : 6 6 3,139 3,591 96 89 OH : * * * * * * OR : 9 9 19,332 20,684 99 99 PA : * 3 * * * * TN : * 8 * 4,358 * 91 TX : 7 10 4,205 6,042 81 85 VA : * * * * * * WA : 5 * 1,905 * 99 * : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 15 9 2,629 5,037 88 89 : Total : 91 97 173,074 188,566 99 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $100,000+ Sales, 2003 and 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of State : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Trees 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : * * * * * * * * CA : 13 17 55 43 2,177 2,049 13 10 CT : 7 9 34 39 1,281 1,509 5 20 FL : * * * * * * * * GA : * 4 * 5 * 285 * 35 IL : 15 17 44 46 1,259 1,502 14 9 MI : 58 59 1,852 1,562 22,636 26,520 88 87 NJ : 6 10 12 13 511 544 7 NY : 18 22 82 109 2,025 2,532 46 44 NC : 105 118 2,090 2,577 42,840 53,201 95 95 OH : 17 21 51 49 1,997 1,587 49 32 OR : 104 121 4,734 5,478 82,226 86,998 98 98 PA : 71 72 723 873 13,905 17,290 87 73 TN : 4 3 14 * 187 * 92 * TX : 3 3 10 * 595 * 1 12 VA : 8 16 111 168 2,222 3,977 98 87 WA : 21 30 490 550 9,005 11,212 88 88 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 6 3 13 41 408 1,326 57 71 : Total : 456 525 10,315 11,553 183,274 210,532 91 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 State : Production : January 1 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- Acres -------- ------ 1,000 Trees ----- : AL : * * * * CA : 1,000 467 190 385 CT : 1,000 820 429 549 FL : * * * * GA : * 127 * 56 IL : 1,000 1,336 897 798 MI : 22,000 22,297 16,731 18,356 NJ : * 323 * 208 NY : 2,000 2,570 944 1,626 NC : 19,000 22,579 21,258 24,428 OH : 1,000 1,069 585 742 OR : 41,000 44,706 44,880 49,417 PA : 12,000 11,794 8,086 8,076 TN : * * * * TX : * * * 43 VA : 1,000 1,535 1,320 1,654 WA : 5,000 4,176 4,778 4,626 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 2,000 296 339 219 : Total : 108,000 114,095 100,437 111,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : Year : Year : Year : Year : 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : * * * * * * * * CA : 19 11 19 11 15 10 13 16 CT : 11 14 11 14 10 14 10 8 FL : * * * * * * * * GA : * 13 * 21 * 21 * 20 IL : 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 7 MI : 11 9 11 9 12 10 12 10 NJ : * 14 * 12 * 12 * 8 NY : 8 8 8 9 10 9 12 11 NC : 12 10 13 11 13 11 13 11 OH : 9 9 8 9 10 9 10 9 OR : 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 PA : 7 9 8 10 8 10 9 10 TN : * * * * * * * * TX : * 20 * 28 * 21 * 17 VA : 17 14 17 14 18 16 18 16 WA : 12 16 13 13 13 13 13 14 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 19 31 18 26 15 9 12 10 : Total : 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : Year : Year : Year : Year 8 : 5 : 6 : 7 : or Later :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : * * * * * * * * CA : 11 14 8 9 8 8 7 21 CT : 10 8 10 8 10 8 28 26 FL : * * * * * * * * GA : * 9 * 7 * 6 * 3 IL : 9 7 9 8 9 7 40 49 MI : 13 10 12 10 11 10 18 32 NJ : * 8 * 8 * 8 * 30 NY : 14 12 14 11 16 13 18 27 NC : 13 11 12 11 12 12 12 23 OH : 11 9 13 9 13 9 26 37 OR : 12 12 12 12 11 12 19 15 PA : 15 13 10 11 16 14 27 23 TN : * * * * * * * * TX : * 14 * * * VA : 18 13 2 8 2 8 8 11 WA : 13 13 12 11 10 9 14 11 : 17-State : Program : Oth Sts : 11 6 9 6 9 6 7 6 : Total : 13 11 12 11 11 12 18 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Included in Other States to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Christmas Trees, Cut and To Be Cut Producers, Quantity Sold, and Sales, by State, for Operations with $10,000+ Sales, 2006 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Quantity : Gross : Percent of State : Producers : Sold : Sales : Sales at : : : : Wholesale :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number 1,000 Trees 1,000 Dollars Percent : AL : 16 17 514 10 CA : 70 87 3,900 7 CT : 48 71 2,623 14 FL : 12 10 273 16 GA : 36 31 1,037 20 IL : 36 64 2,000 10 MI : 184 1,821 30,503 84 NJ : 50 40 1,596 6 NY : 107 186 4,523 36 NC : 317 2,953 60,427 93 OH : 68 86 2,921 22 OR : 322 6,012 94,432 96 PA : 241 1,109 22,681 64 TN : 10 35 746 85 TX : 25 30 1,277 13 VA : 72 245 5,828 79 WA : 99 641 13,695 76 : 17-State : Program : Total : 1,713 13,438 248,976 83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 State : Production : January 1 :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2004 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- Acres ------ ---- 1,000 Trees --- : AL : 208 107 CA : 1,257 871 CT : 1,594 1,009 FL : 151 65 GA : 563 200 IL : 1,688 1,025 MI : 28,351 22,415 NJ : 1,042 656 NY : 5,431 3,008 NC : 26,307 28,705 OH : 1,975 1,345 OR : 50,688 55,374 PA : 17,443 10,952 TN : 334 354 TX : 379 184 VA : 3,170 2,581 WA : 5,931 5,690 : 17-State : Program : Total : 146,512 134,541 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : Year : Year : Year : Year : 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 21 21 20 18 CA : 12 13 13 16 CT : 12 12 12 9 FL : 13 13 14 20 GA : 18 20 20 18 IL : 8 8 7 8 MI : 9 10 10 10 NJ : 9 8 9 8 NY : 9 9 10 11 NC : 10 11 11 11 OH : 9 9 10 9 OR : 12 12 13 13 PA : 9 10 11 10 TN : 21 18 8 9 TX : 20 21 21 15 VA : 13 14 15 15 WA : 15 12 13 13 : 17-State : Program : Total : 11 11 12 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 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 :--------------------------------------------------------------- State : Year : Year : Year : Year 8 : 5 : 6 : 7 : or Later :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 : 2003 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 13 6 1 CA : 13 10 8 15 CT : 9 10 10 26 FL : 12 7 6 15 GA : 13 7 3 1 IL : 8 8 8 45 MI : 10 10 9 32 NJ : 9 9 9 39 NY : 11 10 12 28 NC : 11 11 12 23 OH : 9 9 9 36 OR : 12 12 12 14 PA : 12 11 13 24 TN : 11 10 10 13 TX : 10 7 4 2 VA : 12 9 9 13 WA : 13 11 9 14 : 17-State : Program : Total : 11 11 11 21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not available for 2003. 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. 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. 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. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. 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