Abstract
Ornamental nursery crops are an important component of the US horticultural activity, with annual sales estimated in excess of 5200 million dollars. These crops are produced under two systems; field and container. Field nurseries are subclassified by the digging and processing methods, they may be either bare-root or soil-balled. Field production is generally reserved for large plants like shade and flowering trees, some conifers and deciduous shrubs. Factors important to the success of a field nursery operation are an efficient field design and crop rotation schedule, soil management, fertility, irrigation, pruning and harvesting. Although of more recent development, container production has evolved into a highly effective and efficient system. This system allows for uniform growing conditions, produces more plants per unit area and extends marketing season. Container production is however; highly intensive, requiring constant management of irrigation, fertilization, media, and winter protection.
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