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Orange County Ranks Fourth in Terms of Production at California Plant Nurseries

Posted on: Thursday, 8 September 2005, 00:00 CDT

Sep. 8--Despite all of our freeways and housing developments, Orange County still retains a bit of a green thumb.

It ranks fourth in the state for producing nursery products such as bedding plants, trees, shrubs, vines, bulbs and turf, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers.

The rankings are based on 2003 data and show that the nursery producers in the county sold their goods to retailers and other commercial groups for $2.14 million.

Orange County is home to 117 licensed nurseries that sell wholesale, including Hines Horticulture and El Modeno Gardens in Irvine.

The most important production areas for nurseries and flowers are also areas that have high population in California, said Hoy Carman, professor with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis. His research provided the underlying data for Wednesday's report.

He cites the boom in housing as propelling the state forward in the industry but also notes that California's "climate allows us to do this so well," Overall, California nursery production reached $3.44 billion, making it the largest nursery production state in the nation.

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Source: The Orange County Register

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