The Nursery’s focus
is to consistently grow proven, strong landscape
cultivars of shade trees, flowering trees and larger
conifers.
In addition, each year a limited number of specialty trees are
planted, with a focus on grafted conifers and related species.
GROWING LARGE QUALITY TREES
In planning the Nursery, care has been taken to space
trees to allow for the development of beautiful
specimens of 4"-6” caliper
and greater. Root pruning is done at timed intervals
in preparation for successful digging of these large trees. Digging is
totally
mechanized, using Caterpillar mounted machines.
STANDARD SIZE TREES
In addition to availability of large trees from P.P. & O. NURSERY
a consistent supply of standard size trees is always
available.
NURSERY MANAGEMENT
P.P. & O. NURSERY practices successful integrated Pest Management
resulting in limited use of pesticides. Mechanical
cultivation and hand hoeing, for weed control, make it possible for the nursery
to virtually never use herbicides. Soil conservation techniques are also used, such as winter cover crops and grass-covered
roadways.
The combination of these practices results in few pest problems
and stronger, more healthy plants for your landscapes!