How We Grow Bare Root Trees

Meyer Nursery grows whips to 1 ½” (plus) branched, some transplant material, and some shrubs.

Here’s how we do it

A little background…or dirt.

Meyer Nursery occupies about 400 acres of fields combining a variety of soils, slopes, and growing environments. These combinations are at once a scheduling head-ache and an advantage. We can choose the best fields for growing each variety for optimum root structure and overall plant health – high quality.

Plant and Soil Health

Soil quality is a key component. Building soil health is an on going process: rotating commercial crops, cover crops and applications of dairy solids. This is a year round activity and contains a perpetual learning curve as new information comes out of our universities, extension agents, and research institutes.

The long growing season of the Willamette Valley combined with our excellent growing fields help to grow strong, healthy plant material.

Meyer Nursery buys in most of the seedling stock for our production needs. Stock is bought from many of the local and regional growers. Some trees are grown from seed for better root to transplant. By 2005, Meyer Nursery will be planting some of their own home grown seedlings.

Pruning heights: Lower limb ht. Approx. 1yr - 30”

2 yr - 48” Shade

Production Schedule Info

A quick look:

Seedling

Storage
Preparation
Trimming

Planting

Timing
How
After care

Field care

Weed control
- Mechanical
- Hand
- Chemical
Watering
- Overhead irrigation
- Drip irrigation

Plant care

Budding
Grafting
Cutting off stump
Staking
- Grow straights
- Rods
Whips
Pruning
Topping
Fertilizing

Harvest, dug by machine

Grading and Inventory

Storage

Sawdust
Cooler

Shipping

Timing
- Bare root in spring
- Specimen and Smart Pot all year
Orders
- Staged
- Loaded or packaged
Mode
- UPS – Smaller material
- Pick-up
- Commercial trucking

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		How We Grow Bare Root Trees Meyer Nursery grows whips to 1 ½” (plus) branched, some transplant material, and some shrubs. Here’s how we do it A little background…or dirt. Meyer Nursery occupies about 400 acres of fields combining a variety of soils, slopes, and growing environments. These combinations are at once a scheduling head-ache and an advantage. We can choose the best fields for growing each variety for optimum root structure and overall plant health – high quality. Plant and Soil Health Soil quality is a key component. Building soil health is an on going process: rotating commercial crops, cover crops and applications of dairy solids. This is a year round activity and contains a perpetual learning curve as new information comes out of our universities, extension agents, and research institutes. The long growing season of the Willamette Valley combined with our excellent growing fields help to grow strong, healthy plant material. Meyer Nursery buys in most of the seedling stock for our production needs. Stock is bought from many of the local and regional growers. Some trees are grown from seed for better root to transplant. By 2005, Meyer Nursery will be planting some of their own home grown seedlings. Pruning heights: Lower limb ht. Approx. 1yr - 30” 2 yr - 48” Shade Production Schedule Info A quick look: Seedling Storage Preparation Trimming Planting Timing How After care Field care Weed control Mechanical Hand Chemical Watering Overhead irrigation Drip irrigation Plant care Budding Grafting Cutting off stump Staking Grow straights Rods Whips Pruning Topping Fertilizing Harvest, dug by machine Grading and Inventory Storage Sawdust Cooler Shipping Timing Bare root in spring Specimen and Smart Pot all year Orders Staged Loaded or packaged Mode UPS – Smaller material Pick-up Commercial trucking

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