Nursery News – Page 29

Orenco site added to National Register of Historic Places

By Peter Szymczak — Posted February 11, 2015

The McDonald House, built by Oregon Nursery Company co-founder Malcolm McDonald, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a report by oregonlive.com. In the early 1900s, McDonald purchased 1,200 acres east of Hillsboro and founded the town of Orenco. The town name was an acronym for ORE-gon N-ursery CO-mpany. He […]

T&R Company grows sales team

By Peter Szymczak — Posted February 10, 2015

T&R Company, a manufacturer of landscape tree boxes and distributor of plastic containers for wholesale nurseries and greenhouses, has grown its sales team by two with the appointments of Courtney Lewis-Borts to the position of western Oregon sales representative and Gene Richau as director of sales. Richau brings more than 25 years of nursery experience, […]

Forestry official: Inspections miss 72 percent of plant pests

By Peter Szymczak — Posted February 3, 2015

According to a story published by Capital Press, the importation of live plants into Oregon and the U.S. is a primary pathway for invasive insects and pathogens, some of which could cause severe damage to forests and nurseries. The statement was made by Wyatt Williams, an invasive species specialist with the Oregon Department of Forestry […]

Red palm weevil eradicated from California

By Peter Szymczak — Posted January 29, 2015

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) declared the eradication of red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) from the Laguna Beach area of Orange County, California. The pest was first discovered in August 2010. Red palm weevil is one of three giant palm weevils that are native to Southeast Asia and known to occur […]

OSU reports 2014 second-hottest recorded year in Oregon history

By Peter Szymczak — Posted January 28, 2015

The year 2014 was the hottest on Earth in 134 years of record-keeping. In Oregon, it was the second hottest year since records were kept beginning in 1895, according to researchers with the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute at Oregon State University. “We had a warm summer, and now a warm winter,” said Kathie Dello, […]

Anderson Pots posts record sales year in 2014

By Peter Szymczak — Posted January 23, 2015

Longtime OAN member, Anderson Die and Manufacturing announced record company sales in 2014, increasing an impressive 38 percent over 2013. Demand for Anderson’s line of quality containers has surged as the Oregon nursery industry continues to strengthen. Over the past four years, the company’s annual sales have tripled. To capitalize on this growth, the company has announced four new Polycan™ nursery containers designed specifically for Northwest nurseries. For 2015, a […]

2015 Farwest Show will host the 2015 International Trials Conference

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 20, 2015

The prestigious 2015 International Trials Conference will be held this year in conjunction with the 2015 Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon nurseries make the Revolutionary 100

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 15, 2015

Today’s Garden Center magazine has released its annual “Revolutionary 100” list of garden centers for 2015, and three Oregon nurseries were selected.

U.S. House votes to overturn executive orders on immigration

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 14, 2015

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to allow the deportation of individuals who would otherwise be protected by recent executive branch policies.

Fresh florist azaleas greet the 2015 Oregon Legislature

By Curt Kipp — Posted January 13, 2015

When Oregon legislators arrived at their desks in the House and Senate chambers on Monday, January 12, they were greeted by fresh, Oregon-grown florist azaleas.