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  • Census of Horticultural

    Specialties (2009) Volume 3 • Special Studies • Part 3

    AC-07-SS-3 Issued December 2010

    United States Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary

    National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Administrator

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III

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    Contents

    Page

    Introduction .................................................................................................................................. VII

    TABLES CHAPTER 1. United States Data

    1. Historical Highlights: 2009 and Earlier Census Years ........................................................ 1

    2. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales of Commodity Groups by

    Value of Sales: 2009 ............................................................................................................ 2

    3. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales by Kind of Business and

    Value of Sales: 2009 ............................................................................................................ 4

    4. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Total: 2009 ............................................................ 6

    5. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Flats: 2009 ............................................................. 7

    6. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Pots: 2009 .............................................................. 9

    7. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Hanging Baskets: 2009 ......................................... 11

    8. Potted Herbaceous Perennial Plants Sold: 2009 .................................................................. 13

    9. Potted Flowering Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold: 2009 .............................................. 14

    10. Foliage Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Total: 2009 ................................................. 16

    11. Foliage Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Pots: 2009 ................................................... 17

    12. Foliage Plants Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Hanging Baskets: 2009 .................................... 18

    13. Cut Flowers and Cut Lei Flowers Sold: 2009 ..................................................................... 19

    14. Cut Cultivated Greens Sold: 2009 ....................................................................................... 22

    15. Food Crops Grown Under Protection and Sold: 2009......................................................... 23

    16. Cut Christmas Trees Sold and To Be Sold: 2009 ................................................................ 23

    17. Cut Christmas Trees To Be Sold: 2009 ............................................................................... 23

    18. Nursery Stock Sold: 2009 .................................................................................................... 24

    19. Broadleaf Evergreens: 2009 ................................................................................................. 24

    20. Coniferous Evergreens: 2009 .............................................................................................. 25

    21. Deciduous Flowering Trees: 2009....................................................................................... 25

    22. Deciduous Shade Trees: 2009 ............................................................................................. 26

    23. Deciduous Shrubs: 2009 ...................................................................................................... 27

    24. Fruit and Nut Plants: 2009 .................................................................................................... 28

    25. Ornamental Grasses, Landscaping Palms, Bareroot Herbaceous Perennials,

    and Other Woody Ornamentals and Vines: 2009 ................................................................ 28

    26. Cuttings, Plug Seedlings, Liners, Tissue Cultured Plantlets, and Prefinished

    Plants Sold: 2009 ................................................................................................................. 29

    27. Flower Seeds Sold: 2009 ..................................................................................................... 32

    28. Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production Sold: 2009 ................ 32

    29. Aquatic Plants; Dried Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers; Short Rotation

    Woody Crops; Sod, Sprigs, and Plugs; Tobacco Transplants; and Vegetable

    Seeds Sold: 2009 ................................................................................................................. 32

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    30. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales by Kind of Business and Type of

    Organization: 2009 ............................................................................................................. 33

    31. Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment; Total Land Area;

    Area in Production; and Marketing Channels by Value of Sales: 2009 ............................. 34

    32. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of

    Hired Workers by Value of Sales: 2009 ............................................................................. 40

    33. Horticultural Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of

    Hired Workers by Kind of Business: 2009 ......................................................................... 42

    34. Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment; Total Land Area; Area in

    Production; and Marketing Channels by Kind of Business: 2009 ...................................... 44

    CHAPTER 2. State Data

    1. Value of Sales and Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment

    by Type of Organization: 2009 ........................................................................................... 50

    2. Kind of Business by Value of Sales: 2009 ......................................................................... 52

    3. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Total: 2009 ........................................................... 76

    4. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Flats: 2009 ............................................................ 106

    5. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold– Pots: 2009 .............................................................. 134

    6. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold – Hanging Baskets: 2009 ......................................... 207

    7. Potted Herbaceous Perennial Plants Sold: 2009 ................................................................. 228

    8. Potted Flowering Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold: 2009 ............................................. 273

    9. Foliage Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Total: 2009................................................. 329

    10. Foliage Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Pots: 2009 .................................................. 341

    11. Foliage Plants for Indoor or Patio Use Sold – Hanging Baskets: 2009 .............................. 369

    12. Cut Flowers and Cut Lei Flowers Sold: 2009 .................................................................... 375

    13. Cut Cultivated Greens Sold: 2009 ...................................................................................... 393

    14. Food Crops Grown Under Protection and Sold: 2009 ........................................................ 397

    15. Cut Christmas Trees Sold and To Be Sold: 2009 ............................................................... 403

    16. Christmas Trees On Operation January 1, 2010, To Be Cut and Sold: 2009 .................... 410

    17. Nursery Stock Sold: 2009 ................................................................................................... 412

    18. Broadleaf Evergreens: 2009 ............................................................................................... 421

    19. Coniferous Evergreens: 2009 ............................................................................................. 430

    20. Deciduous Flowering Trees: 2009 ...................................................................................... 439

    21. Deciduous Shade Trees: 2009 ............................................................................................ 449

    22. Deciduous Shrubs: 2009 ..................................................................................................... 460

    23. Fruit and Nut Plants: 2009 .................................................................................................. 469

    24. Ornamental Grasses: 2009 .................................................................................................. 474

    25. Landscaping Palms: 2009 ................................................................................................... 475

    26. Bareroot Herbaceous Perennials: 2009 ............................................................................... 476

    27. Other Woody Ornamentals and Vines: 2009 ...................................................................... 477

    28. Cuttings, Plug Seedlings, Liners, Tissue Cultured Plantlets, and Prefinished

    Plants Sold: 2009 ................................................................................................................ 481

    29. Sod, Sprigs, and Plugs Sold: 2009 ...................................................................................... 502

    30. Dried Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers Sold: 2009 .................................................... 503

    31. Transplants for Commercial Vegetable and Strawberry Production Sold: 2009 ............... 504

    32. Vegetable Seeds Sold: 2009 ............................................................................................... 509

    33. Flower Seeds Sold: 2009 .................................................................................................... 510

    34. Aquatic Plants Sold: 2009 .................................................................................................. 512

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    35. Short Rotation Woody Crops Sold: 2009 ............................................................................ 513

    36. Tobacco Transplants Sold: 2009 ......................................................................................... 513

    37. Value of Land, Buildings, Machinery, and Equipment and Total Land Area

    Used for Horticultural Production: 2009 ............................................................................. 514

    38. Horticulture Production Expenses, Returns and Allowances, and Number of

    Hired Workers: 2009 ........................................................................................................... 516

    39. Greenhouse, Shade Structure, Natural Shade, and In the Open Area Used for

    Horticultural Production: 2009 ............................................................................................ 525

    40. Value of Horticultural Specialty Crops Sold by Marketing Channels: 2009 ...................... 534

    41. Value of Horticultural Specialty Crops Sold: 2009 ............................................................. 536

    APPENDICES

    A. Statistical Methodology ........................................................................................................ A-1

    B. General Explanation and Report Form ................................................................................. B-1

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION VII

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    Introduction

    HISTORY

    For more than 156 years, the U.S. Department of

    Commerce, Bureau of the Census, conducted the

    Census of Agriculture and related censuses and

    surveys. The 1997 Appropriations Act contained a

    provision that transferred the responsibility from the

    Bureau of the Census to the U.S. Department of

    Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics

    Service (NASS). The census of horticultural

    specialties is a part of the agriculture census

    program.

    The 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties is the

    ninth census of horticultural specialties. Previous

    horticultural specialties censuses were conducted in

    conjunction with the census of agriculture and were

    taken in 1889, 1929, 1949, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1988,

    and 1998. The 2009 Census of Horticultural

    Specialties includes producers of floriculture,

    nursery, and other specialty crops, such as sod, food

    crops produced under glass or other protection,

    transplants for commercial production, and

    propagative materials.

    USES OF CENSUS DATA

    The census of horticultural specialties is the leading

    source of detailed production and sales data at the

    National and State level. The census of horticultural

    specialties is routinely used by government agencies,

    academia, nursery and floriculture industries, and the

    general public. Census data are used to:

    Evaluate, change, promote, and formulate policies and programs that help horticultural

    specialty producers;

    Study historic trends, assess current conditions, and plan for the future;

    Design new and improved methods to increase horticultural specialty production and

    profitability;

    Analyze and report on the current state of horticultural specialty production in the U.S.

    News media and agricultural associations also use

    census data as background material for stories and

    articles on U.S. horticultural specialty production.

    AUTHORITY

    The census of agriculture is required by law under

    the “Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law

    105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section

    2204g). The law authorizes the Secretary of

    Agriculture to conduct surveys deemed necessary to

    furnish annual or other data on the subjects covered

    by the census. The 2009 Census of Horticultural

    Specialties was conducted under the provisions of

    this section.

    HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES OPERATION DEFINITION

    The definition of a horticultural specialty operation

    is any place that produced and sold $10,000 or more

    of horticultural specialty products during 2009. This

    same definition was used in the 1998 Census. The

    definition used for the censuses in 1988, 1979, 1970,

    and 1959 included operations growing and selling

    $2,000 or more of horticultural products during the

    census year. The definition used prior to 1959 used a

    $1,000 minimum sales limit.

    The definition of a farm in the census of agriculture,

    which is the basis for identifying horticultural

    specialty operations, has also varied. Since 1974, the

    census of agriculture has included all farms from

    which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were

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    produced and sold, or normally would have been

    sold, during the census year. Prior to 1974, the farm

    definition was based on a lower value of products

    sold and included a relationship to acres on the

    operation.

    COMPARABILITY OF DATA

    Most data are comparable between the 2009 and

    1998 censuses of horticultural specialties. A few

    changes were made to the 2009 census that affect

    comparability for some data items. See Appendix B,

    General Explanation for a detailed discussion of

    these changes. Dollar figures are expressed in

    current dollars and have not been adjusted for

    inflation or deflation. The data published in this

    publication are not directly comparable to 2007

    Census of Agriculture data or 2009 Commercial

    Floriculture Survey data. Although data were

    collected for the 2009 Census of Horticultural

    Specialties and the 2009 Commercial Floriculture

    Survey with the same report form, differences in the

    kinds of statistics collected and in collection

    methodology do not allow for direct comparability.

    REFERENCE PERIOD

    The 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers

    operations for the 2009 calendar year, except for a

    small number of operations that maintained their

    records on a fiscal year basis. These operations were

    permitted to report their fiscal year that included at

    least half of the 2009 calendar year. Data for trees on

    operation were collected for January 1, 2010. Data

    on estimated value of land, buildings, machinery and

    equipment were reported for December 31, 2009.

    TABLES AND APPENDICES

    Chapter 1. Table 1 shows U.S.-level historical data

    through the 1889 census. Tables 2 through 34 show

    detailed U.S.- level data for 2009.

    Chapter 2. Tables 1 through 41 present selected

    data for all States reporting a data item.

    Appendix A. Provides information about data

    collection and data processing activities and

    discusses the statistical methodology used in

    conducting and evaluating the census. Table A

    provides reliability estimates of U.S. and State totals

    for operations, total value of sales, total wholesale

    value of sales, and total retail value of sales. Table B

    provides reliability estimates of U.S. totals for

    selected items.

    Appendix B. Includes definitions of specific terms

    and phrases used in this publication, including items

    in the publication tables that carry the note “see

    text.” Facsimiles of the report form and instruction

    sheet used to collect data are also included.

    RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY

    In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the

    United States Code, no data are published that would

    disclose information about the operations of an

    individual farm or ranch. However, respondents

    who had provided written and signed permissions to

    publish individual data in the 2010 Commercial

    Floriculture publication were asked if they would

    allow their individual data to be published in the

    census. Those that agreed provided written and

    signed agreements for the census. All tabulated data

    are subjected to an extensive disclosure review prior

    to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies

    data reported by a respondent, or allows a

    respondent‟s data to be accurately estimated or

    derived, was suppressed and coded with a „D‟ unless

    that data was from a respondent who had provided

    NASS with signed documentation to publish their

    data. The number of operations reporting an item is

    not considered a release of confidential information

    and is provided even though other information may

    be withheld.

    DATA PRODUCTS AND CUSTOM TABULATIONS

    The 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties data, as

    well as the 2007 Census of Agriculture Volume 1

    Geographic Area Series and related reports, are

    available on the NASS website at

    www.nass.usda.gov. The 2007, 2002, 1997, and

    1992 volume 1 series and some related reports are

    also available.

    Custom-designed tabulations may be developed

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    when data are not published elsewhere. These

    tabulations are developed to individual user

    specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and

    shared with the public. The census volume 1 on a

    downloadable desktop query tool and the census

    Quick Stats are alternative data sources that should

    be investigated before requesting a custom

    tabulation.

    All custom tabulations are subject to a thorough

    review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of

    any individual respondent data. Requests for custom

    tabulations can be submitted via the internet from the

    NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to:

    DataLab

    National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Room 6436A, Stop 2054

    1400 Independence Ave, S.W.

    Washington, D.C. 20250-2054

    Or

    [email protected]

    ROUNDING

    For data reported to the nearest 1,000 units, the sum

    of the data may not equal the reported total due to

    rounding.

    ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

    The following abbreviations and symbols are used

    throughout the tables:

    - Represents zero.

    (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for

    individual operations.

    (NA) Not available.

    (X) Not applicable.

    (Z) Less than half of the unit shown.

    cwt Hundredweight.

    sq ft Square feet.

    mailto:[email protected]

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 1

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    Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2009 and Earlier Census Years [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item 2009 1998 1988 1979 1970 1959 18 1949 19 1929 1889

    All horticultural specialty crops 1 ........... operations sales ($1,000) Floriculture 2 ..................................... operations sales ($1,000) Bedding/garden plants ................. operations sales ($1,000) Annual bedding/garden plants 3 ................................... operations sales ($1,000) Herbaceous perennial plants 4 .. operations sales ($1,000) Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use 5 ................... operations sales ($1,000) Foliage plants for indoor or patio use ............................................. operations sales ($1,000) Cut flowers 6 ................................. operations sales ($1,000) Cut cultivated greens 7 ................. operations sales ($1,000) Nursery stock sold (see text) ............ operations sales ($1,000) Cuttings, plug seedlings, liners, tissue cultured plantlets, and prefinished plants 8 9 ......................................... operations sales ($1,000) Sod, sprigs, or plugs sold (see text) 10 11 .......................................... operations sales ($1,000) Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers 12 .......................................... operations sales ($1,000) Food crops grown under protection 13 14 ................................. operations sales ($1,000) Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production ...................................... operations sales ($1,000) Vegetable seeds 15 ........................... operations sales ($1,000) Flower seeds .................................... operations sales ($1,000) Other 16 17 .......................................... operations sales ($1,000) Aquatic plants ............................... operations sales ($1,000) Cut Christmas trees sold (see text) ............................................ operations sales ($1,000) Short rotation woody crops sold (see text) ............................. operations sales ($1,000) Tobacco transplants ..................... operations sales ($1,000)

    21,585 11,687,323

    12,009 5,018,449

    9,604 3,149,701

    7,989

    2,305,913 6,416

    843,788

    4,043 871,474

    2,728

    509,873 1,703

    403,254 634

    84,148

    8,441 3,850,363

    1,178 601,657

    1,403

    876,847

    223 48,512

    1,476

    553,270

    502 330,647

    340 89,031

    141

    30,825 3,274

    287,722 375

    26,000

    2,699 249,821

    23

    2,173 189

    9,728

    23,758 10,599,298

    13,809 4,462,860

    10,629 2,357,185

    9,215

    1,729,949 7,391

    627,236

    5,080 868,131

    3,074

    594,760 2,067

    512,570 758

    130,213

    8,305 3,096,723

    1,868 493,049

    1,143

    835,212

    254 55,389

    1,015

    222,624

    493 156,273

    436 93,147

    120

    19,480 3,785

    302,869 381

    23,635

    3,195 256,161

    28

    12,642 207

    10,431

    21,088 4,791,893

    (NA) 2,570,005

    9,098 896,196

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    6,405

    586,302

    4,201 485,910

    3,120 506,677

    787 94,920

    7,000

    1,132,387

    1,681 190,090

    825

    247,775

    179 29,175

    581

    31,743

    523 50,660

    352 23,113

    93

    7,585 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    22,347 3,212,010

    (NA) 1,619,974

    8,070 285,520

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    7,645

    418,007

    5,463 466,913

    3,900 353,415

    674 33,595

    7,436

    944,920

    880 62,524

    1,060

    206,611

    372 23,544

    866

    26,685

    (NA) (NA) 528

    37,562

    84 4,463 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    12,962 960,919

    7,969 501,473

    (NA) 61,627

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA)

    125,826

    (NA) 38,376

    (NA) 229,944

    (NA) 8,827

    3,764

    283,636

    (NA) 36,873

    545

    43,366

    270 10,375

    2,555

    18,359

    (NA) (NA) 232

    6,874

    (NA) 1,645 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    17,999 515,681

    11,772 292,302

    (NA) 32,844

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA)

    69,469

    (NA) 25,607

    (NA) 140,207

    (NA) 2,433

    6,757

    155,506

    (NA) 21,742

    (NA) (NA)

    861

    9,964

    819 19,546

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    85

    2,593 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    17,400 300,638

    12,427 218,521

    (NA) 16,925

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA)

    26,901

    (NA) 9,842 (NA)

    123,574 (NA) (NA)

    4,643

    71,053

    (NA) 13,667

    (NA) (NA)

    870

    9,237

    768 13,046

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    60

    1,823 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) 192,105

    14,982 109,895

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA)

    25,652

    (NA) (NA) (NA)

    67,430 (NA)

    1,712

    7,207 58,183

    (NA) 2,717

    (NA) (NA)

    1,935 5,364

    (NA)

    12,384

    (NA) (NA) (NA)

    12,809

    (NA) 713

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) 26,212

    4,659 14,175

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    4,510

    12,036

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA)

    (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

    1 Data for 1929 through 1998 include cultivated mushrooms. 2 Data for 1949 include greenhouse vegetables and mushroom operations. 3 Data for 1970 include vegetable plant sales of $16,802,715. 4 Data for 1998 include flats and hanging baskets. 5 Data for 1929 include flowering and foliage plants. 6 Data for 1949 include cut flowers and cut cultivated greens. 7 Data for 1959 include only asparagus plumosus. 8 Data for 1929 include bedding plants. 9 Data prior to 1988 do not include nursery lining out stock. 10 Data prior to 1998 only include sod harvested. 11 Data for 1970 include pasture sod from 70 operations with sales of $4,280,370. 12 Data for 1929 include sales of flowers cut from bulbs grown in the open and from forced bulbs. 13 Data for 1929 include vegetable plants grown in hotbeds and covered frames with sales of $2,076,498. 14 Data for 1970 include 1,884 vegetable plant operations. Sales included with annual bedding plants. 15 Data for 1970 include 261 vegetable and flower seed operations. 16 Data prior to 1998 do not include cut Christmas trees, short term woody crops, and tobacco transplants sold. 17 Data prior to 1998 summarized aquatic plants with nursery plants under other environmentals. 18 Data for 1959 at wholesale prices. Actual total sales were $585,751,415 and wholesale sales were $435,052,807. 19 Data for 1949 at wholesale prices. Actual total sales were $467,346,986 and wholesale sales were $249,814,924.

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    Table 2. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales of Commodity Groups by Value of Sales: 2009 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item Total $2,500,000

    or more $1,000,000

    to $2,499,999 $500,000

    to $999,999 $250,000

    to $499,999 $100,000

    to $249,999

    All horticultural specialty operations .......................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Annual bedding/garden plants ............................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted herbaceous perennial plants ...................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use ....................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Foliage plants for indoor or patio use ..................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut flowers and cut lei flowers ............................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut cultivated greens ............................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Nursery stock sold (see text) ................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cuttings, plug seedlings, liners, tissue cultured plantlets, and prefinished plants .......................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Sod, sprigs, or plugs sold (see text) ....................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers ............................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Food crops grown under protection ....................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production .......................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Vegetable seeds .................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Flower seeds ......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Aquatic plants ........................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut Christmas trees sold (see text) ........................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Short rotation woody crops sold (see text) ............................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Tobacco transplants .............................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000)

    21,585 11,687,323

    9,891,740 1,795,583

    7,989 2,305,913 1,781,508

    524,406 6,416

    843,788 686,833 156,954

    4,043 871,474 788,712

    82,762 2,728

    509,873 486,654

    23,219

    1,703 403,254 373,368

    29,887 634

    84,148 81,848

    2,300 8,441

    3,850,363 3,426,738

    423,625

    1,178 601,657 581,241

    20,416 1,403

    876,847 627,844 249,003

    223

    48,512 39,480

    9,032 1,476

    553,270 413,337 139,933

    502

    330,647 293,015

    37,632 340

    89,031 81,827

    7,204 141

    30,825 28,983

    1,842

    375 26,000 17,597

    8,403 2,699

    249,821 177,181

    72,640 23

    2,173 (D) (D)

    189 9,728

    (D) (D)

    804 6,959,443 6,474,443

    485,000 293

    1,307,220 1,240,466

    66,754 317

    522,491 494,094

    28,396 244

    581,116 572,084

    9,032 135

    279,541 278,042

    1,499

    51 267,013 264,556

    2,457 13

    27,726 27,726

    - 387

    2,343,107 2,208,869

    134,238

    156 442,412 436,890

    5,523 73

    366,570 275,714

    90,856

    10 24,004

    (D) (D) 24

    423,407 317,217 106,190

    37

    275,730 244,080

    31,651 4

    13,000 (D) (D)

    6 (D) (D) (D)

    3

    (D) (D) (D) 16

    67,400 (D) (D)

    1 (D)

    - (D)

    2 (D) (D)

    -

    1,133 1,766,102 1,496,222

    269,880 326

    286,800 219,635

    67,165 389

    121,008 93,812 27,196

    263 122,824 106,862

    15,962 183

    98,854 95,040

    3,814

    43 40,404 37,479

    2,925 20

    16,708 16,500

    208 530

    621,284 552,717

    68,567

    141 85,790 78,599

    7,191 150

    207,660 147,834

    59,826

    14 11,075

    7,395 3,680

    37 43,828 41,220

    2,608

    22 31,526 28,145

    3,381 21

    26,454 26,454

    - 9

    (D) (D) 16

    18

    6,870 (D) (D) 44

    37,321 (D) (D)

    1 (D) (D)

    - 1

    (D) -

    (D)

    1,530 1,074,815

    827,572 247,243

    511 223,933 141,598

    82,335 471

    65,028 43,481 21,547

    372 64,304 49,065 15,238

    247 58,124 53,219

    4,905

    78 31,480 27,502

    3,978 36

    15,253 15,187

    66 658

    342,842 279,819

    63,022

    123 33,412 32,760

    652 218

    145,648 104,334

    41,314

    20 7,140

    (D) (D) 52

    27,372 20,366

    7,007

    28 10,004

    9,903 101 35

    16,080 (D) (D) 12

    3,715 (D) (D)

    25

    3,601 3,243

    358 65

    26,108 21,194

    4,914 - - - - 4

    771 (D) (D)

    2,258 791,029 540,594 250,435

    870 196,762

    93,771 102,991

    746 51,699 24,496 27,203

    518 44,006 30,352 13,654

    370 39,525 36,548

    2,977

    121 21,145 17,896

    3,248 51

    9,878 9,602

    276 953

    240,653 186,785

    53,868

    152 21,036 18,556

    2,479 275

    90,305 59,984 30,321

    23

    3,170 2,304

    865 105

    16,552 13,068

    3,484

    49 5,319 4,896

    423 68

    19,180 (D) (D) 16 (D) (D)

    266

    45 6,614

    (D) (D)

    106 22,323 15,626

    6,697 - - - - 4

    (D) (D) (D)

    3,991 631,503 362,463 269,040

    1,619 166,683

    59,619 107,063

    1,380 50,754 22,083 28,671

    858 36,855 21,641 15,214

    568 21,405 16,418

    4,987

    294 21,787 15,265

    6,523 105

    7,472 6,913

    559 1,630

    181,756 127,701

    54,054

    179 10,272

    8,152 2,120

    316 50,295 31,483 18,811

    33

    1,476 730 746 245

    20,808 13,117

    7,690

    92 5,217 4,177 1,039

    85 10,846

    (D) (D) 34 (D) (D) (D)

    94

    3,212 (D) (D)

    337 36,488 20,183 16,305

    5 (D) (D) (D) 28

    3,250 1,634 1,617

    --continued

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 3

    USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Table 2. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales of Commodity Groups by Value of Sales: 2009 - Con.

    [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item $50,000

    to $99,999 $40,000

    to $49,999 $25,000

    to $39,999 $20,000

    to $24,999 $10,000

    to $19,999

    All horticultural specialty operations ......................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Annual bedding/garden plants .............................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted herbaceous perennial plants ..................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use ..................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Foliage plants for indoor or patio use ................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut flowers and cut lei flowers .............................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut cultivated greens ............................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Nursery stock sold (see text) ................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cuttings, plug seedlings, liners, tissue cultured plantlets, and prefinished plants ........................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Sod, sprigs, or plugs sold (see text) ..................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers ............................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Food crops grown under protection ...................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production ......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Vegetable seeds .................................................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Flower seeds ........................................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Aquatic plants ....................................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut Christmas trees sold (see text) ...................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Short rotation woody crops sold (see text) ........................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Tobacco transplants ............................................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000)

    3,538 251,593 112,200 139,393

    1,418 68,023 15,942 52,081

    1,064 17,662

    5,111 12,552

    705 13,706

    5,895 7,811

    445 7,745 4,824 2,921

    317

    11,920 6,565 5,355

    131 4,402 3,715

    687 1,355

    67,346 40,672 26,674

    158

    5,344 4,132 1,213

    171 11,437

    5,464 5,973

    25

    375 (D) (D)

    281 10,366

    4,515 5,850

    99

    1,675 1,008

    666 54

    2,148 1,861

    287 18 (D)

    403 (D)

    59 (D)

    839 (D)

    436 25,560 10,776 14,784

    5 198 (D) (D) 27

    1,528 (D) (D)

    1,261 56,083 21,819 34,264

    537 16,467

    3,017 13,450

    400 4,639 1,453 3,186

    212 2,475

    828 1,647

    159 1,363

    839 524

    133

    2,559 967

    1,592 44

    740 698 42

    464 14,414

    8,907 5,507

    50

    602 279 323 40

    1,744 1,127

    617

    15 397 (D) (D)

    111 2,668

    885 1,783

    26

    180 128 52 15

    359 (D) (D) 13

    264 120 144

    23 (D) (D)

    141 178

    6,367 (D) (D)

    1 (D) (D)

    - 15

    563 -

    563

    2,641 83,615 30,530 53,085

    1,033 23,463

    4,564 18,899

    697 5,353 1,231 4,122

    357 3,139 1,015 2,123

    279 1,957 1,009

    947

    230 2,969 1,220 1,750

    74 814 649 164 965

    21,100 11,773

    9,326

    94 1,657 1,205

    452 59

    1,758 1,098

    660

    30 488 59

    429 241

    4,506 1,577 2,928

    73

    588 390 198 25

    607 (D) (D)

    8 122 (D) (D)

    37

    471 334 137 508

    13,510 3,540 9,970

    4 3

    (D) (D) 38

    1,110 251 859

    1,249 27,619 10,337 17,282

    433 6,882 1,099 5,784

    306 1,811

    415 1,396

    157 1,283

    539 744 88

    391 283 108

    130

    1,617 924 693 48

    382 351 31

    441 6,828 3,876 2,952

    33

    414 244 170 29

    566 325 241

    12

    123 (D) (D)

    107 1,225

    460 765

    22

    148 101 47 20

    294 262 32

    9 127 (D) (D)

    16

    111 47 65

    254 5,001 1,246 3,755

    1 (D)

    - (D) 20 (D) (D)

    355

    3,180 45,521 15,560 29,961

    949 9,680 1,796 7,884

    646 3,342

    657 2,685

    357 1,767

    430 1,337

    254 969 432 537

    306

    2,359 993

    1,366 112 773 507 266

    1,058 11,035

    5,619 5,417

    92

    717 425 293 72

    864 481 383

    41

    263 46

    217 273

    2,538 911

    1,627

    54 260 186 74 13 65 61

    3 16

    105 62 43

    55

    341 187 154 755

    9,743 2,537 7,205

    5 55 55

    - 50

    645 176 469

  • 4 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

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    Table 3. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales by Kind of Business and Value of Sales: 2009 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item Total $2,500,000

    or more $1,000,000

    to $2,499,999 $500,000

    to $999,999 $250,000

    to $499,999 $100,000

    to $249,999

    All horticultural specialty operations ............................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Annual bedding/garden plants .................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted herbaceous perennial plants ......................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use .......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Foliage plants for indoor or patio use ........................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut flowers and cut lei flowers .................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut cultivated greens ................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Nursery stock ............................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cuttings, plug seedlings, liners, tissue cultured plantlets, and prefinished plants ............................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Sod, sprigs, or plugs ................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers ................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Food crops grown under protection .......................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production ............................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Vegetable seeds ....................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Flower seeds ............................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Aquatic plants ........................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut Christmas trees .................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Other (see text) ......................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000)

    21,585 11,687,323

    9,891,740 1,795,583

    5,703 2,396,295 1,814,426

    581,869 910

    414,586 352,930

    61,656

    763 598,340 558,245

    40,095 572

    377,382 363,879

    13,503

    836 383,416 355,912

    27,504 268

    85,445 83,972

    1,473 5,937

    3,995,039 3,572,516

    422,523

    433 518,881 500,302

    18,580 1,317

    876,790 627,652 249,138

    88

    47,244 39,574

    7,670 815

    544,658 408,379 136,279

    154

    355,475 317,291

    38,184 244

    87,568 80,444

    7,123 66

    28,829 27,139

    1,690

    107 23,352 15,861

    7,491 2,248

    245,365 175,651

    69,714 1,124

    708,657 597,567 111,090

    804 6,959,443 6,474,443

    485,000 153

    1,327,167 1,246,519

    80,648 23

    238,233 (D) (D)

    49

    402,067 399,559

    2,508 28

    172,179 (D) (D)

    35

    247,329 (D) (D)

    8 31,883 31,883

    - 288

    2,488,994 2,348,748

    140,247

    49 377,227 373,964

    3,263 68

    365,288 274,709

    90,579

    3 26,651

    (D) (D) 18

    420,609 314,672 105,937

    28

    300,196 268,556

    31,640 4

    13,000 (D) (D)

    2 (D) (D)

    -

    1 (D) (D) (D)

    9 64,610

    (D) (D) 38

    466,523 452,523

    14,000

    1,133 1,766,102 1,496,222

    269,880 190

    296,574 222,766

    73,808 42

    69,319 57,537 11,781

    53

    88,139 78,771

    9,368 57

    90,866 87,680

    3,185

    28 41,230 37,366

    3,864 11

    16,023 (D) (D)

    403 626,344 557,031

    69,313

    49 75,828 67,768

    8,061 139

    208,171 148,377

    59,794

    6 (D)

    6,112 (D) 27

    42,737 (D) (D)

    18

    33,893 29,547

    4,346 18

    25,420 25,420

    - 4

    (D) (D) (D)

    3

    5,746 (D) (D) 23

    35,214 (D) (D) 62

    96,583 82,103 14,480

    1,530 1,074,815

    827,572 247,243

    335 237,255 149,924

    87,331 45

    30,922 26,725

    4,197

    63 43,046 35,047

    7,999 75

    53,620 49,159

    4,461

    47 32,945 29,246

    3,699 20

    14,709 (D) (D)

    485 342,845 282,809

    60,036

    44 30,976 30,020

    955 209

    146,500 105,028

    41,472

    9 6,343

    (D) (D) 37

    26,699 19,838

    6,861

    14 9,129

    (D) (D) 23

    15,345 15,345

    - 5

    (D) (D)

    -

    5 (D)

    2,861 (D) 37

    25,325 21,129

    4,196 77

    52,531 27,876 24,655

    2,258 791,029 540,594 250,435

    622 217,271 102,251 115,020

    77 27,403 15,248 12,155

    70

    26,205 21,707

    4,499 98

    34,253 33,498

    755

    61 20,789

    (D) (D) 28

    9,445 (D) (D)

    683 240,238 186,236

    54,002

    52 18,590 16,632

    1,957 259

    90,246 59,809 30,437

    8

    2,959 2,101

    858 46

    15,594 12,669

    2,925

    16 5,449

    (D) (D) 56

    19,228 (D) (D)

    6 2,107

    (D) (D)

    17

    6,015 5,707

    308 65

    21,838 15,706

    6,132 94

    33,399 15,743 17,655

    3,991 631,503 362,463 269,040

    1,168 184,620

    64,691 119,929

    175 28,943 16,194 12,749

    141

    22,983 16,017

    6,966 103

    17,107 (D) (D)

    140

    21,172 14,992

    6,180 44

    6,834 6,431

    403 1,129

    178,794 127,159

    51,634

    58 8,637 6,491 2,146

    300 50,354 31,434 18,921

    6

    799 245 554 129

    19,255 12,538

    6,717

    29 4,665 3,706

    959 70

    11,121 (D) (D) 15

    2,354 (D) (D)

    19

    3,050 (D) (D)

    252 37,679 21,217 16,461

    213 33,136 13,527 19,609

    --continued

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 5

    USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Table 3. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales by Kind of Business and Value of Sales: 2009 - Con.

    [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item $50,000

    to $99,999 $40,000

    to $49,999 $25,000

    to $39,999 $20,000

    to $24,999 $10,000

    to $19,999

    All horticultural specialty operations ........................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Annual bedding/garden plants ................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted herbaceous perennial plants ....................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use ....................................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Foliage plants for indoor or patio use ..................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut flowers and cut lei flowers ................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut cultivated greens .............................................................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Nursery stock ......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cuttings, plug seedlings, liners, tissue cultured plantlets, and prefinished plants ........................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Sod, sprigs, or plugs ............................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers .............................. operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Food crops grown under protection ........................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production ........................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Vegetable seeds .................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Flower seeds .......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Aquatic plants ......................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Cut Christmas trees ................................................................ operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000) Other (see text) ...................................................................... operations all sales ($1,000) wholesale sales ($1,000) retail sales ($1,000)

    3,538 251,593 112,200 139,393

    1,031 72,957 16,992 55,965

    133 9,516 3,485 6,031

    131

    9,462 4,813 4,650

    81 6,043 4,359 1,684

    159

    11,396 6,645 4,751

    57 4,222 3,629

    593 924

    65,801 40,539 25,262

    66

    4,696 3,591 1,105

    158 11,352

    5,332 6,020

    6

    398 124 274 137

    9,382 4,303 5,079

    20

    1,375 681 695 30

    2,180 1,960

    220 10

    702 377 325

    17

    1,179 741 438 370

    25,960 11,167 14,793

    208 14,970

    3,461 11,509

    1,261 56,083 21,819 34,264

    405 18,133

    3,463 14,670

    67 2,946 1,213 1,733

    38

    1,679 587

    1,092 19

    845 700 145

    49

    2,169 (D) (D) 14

    617 617

    - 317

    14,138 8,883 5,255

    10

    443 177 266 40

    1,744 1,127

    617

    10 436 (D) (D) 58

    2,544 844

    1,700

    1 (D) (D)

    - 8

    (D) (D) (D)

    6 278 120 158

    4

    170 (D) (D)

    143 6,362 2,034 4,328

    72 3,175

    626 2,549

    2,641 83,615 30,530 53,085

    782 24,942

    4,845 20,097

    104 3,316 1,011 2,306

    71

    2,267 865

    1,402 44

    1,414 832 582

    84

    2,631 (D) (D) 22

    683 609 75

    644 20,377 11,668

    8,708

    47 1,525 1,093

    433 56

    1,733 1,051

    682

    17 496 (D) (D)

    141 4,328 1,531 2,797

    13

    447 314 134 17

    577 (D) (D)

    4 128 (D) (D)

    15

    457 331 127 435

    13,597 3,661 9,936

    145 4,695

    982 3,713

    1,249 27,619 10,337 17,282

    325 7,253 1,134 6,120

    53 1,158

    (D) (D)

    49

    1,106 520 586 13

    281 251 30

    69

    1,519 (D) (D) 17

    364 (D) (D)

    302 6,657 3,825 2,832

    17

    357 194 163 26

    555 315 240

    5

    (D) -

    (D) 50

    1,092 (D) (D)

    5

    121 (D) (D) 13

    280 (D) (D)

    6 126 (D) (D)

    4

    (D) (D) (D)

    226 5,030

    (D) (D) 69

    1,526 272

    1,253

    3,180 45,521 15,560 29,961

    692 10,122

    1,840 8,282

    191 2,830

    616 2,214

    98

    1,386 359

    1,027 54

    776 417 360

    164

    2,235 (D) (D) 47

    666 467 199 762

    10,852 5,618 5,233

    41

    603 371 231 62

    846 471 375

    18

    264 (D) (D)

    172 2,418

    879 1,539

    10 (D)

    125 (D)

    5 (D) 59 (D)

    8 117 65 52

    22

    325 178 147 688

    9,750 2,594 7,156

    146 2,119

    452 1,667

  • 6 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

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    Table 4. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold Total: 2009 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item All sales Wholesale sales Retail sales

    Annual bedding/garden plants sold, total .................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Flowering and foliar annuals sold, total ................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Ageratum .......................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Alyssum, sweet ................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Begonia ............................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Caladium .......................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Calibrachoa ...................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Celosia .............................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Coleus .............................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Combination planter/color bowl ........................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Dahlia ............................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Dusty miller ....................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Fuchsia ............................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Gazania ............................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Geraniums (from vegetative cuttings) ............................................................... operations value ($1,000) Geraniums (from seeds and plug seedlings) .................................................... operations value ($1,000) Gerbera daisy ................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Impatiens, New Guinea .................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Impatiens, other (I. wallerana) .......................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Lobelia .............................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Marigold ............................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Nicotiana ........................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Pansy/Viola ....................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Petunia ............................................................................................................. operations value ($1,000) Portulaca .......................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Salvia, annual ................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Scaevola ........................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Snapdragon ...................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Verbena ............................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) ............................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Zinnia ................................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Other flowering and foliar annuals (see text) .................................................... operations value ($1,000) Vegetable-type bedding plants sold, total ............................................................. operations value ($1,000) Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and other crucifers ........................................... operations value ($1,000) Herbs (culinary) ................................................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Peppers, all (excluding ornamentals) ................................................................ operations value ($1,000) Tomatoes, all .................................................................................................... operations value ($1,000) Other vegetable-type bedding plants (see text) ................................................ operations value ($1,000)

    7,989 2,305,913

    7,657 2,034,156

    1,959 6,234 2,183

    13,142 5,763

    113,507

    586 10,158

    2,126 28,982

    1,484 6,276 2,767

    19,665 1,530

    74,818

    2,026 14,353

    2,108 6,086 1,757

    17,410 1,396 3,782 5,478

    224,972

    2,487 51,125

    1,211 20,193

    4,576 92,104

    5,753 174,238

    1,793 15,355

    5,744

    79,428 666

    3,122 5,204

    177,678 6,406

    229,784 2,270

    13,982

    2,370 18,979

    1,232 5,728 2,228

    19,171 2,182

    20,090 1,858

    43,286

    2,058 20,021

    3,095 510,487

    4,887 271,757

    2,490 13,897

    2,285 62,131

    3,232 37,219

    3,860 69,366

    2,862

    89,145

    3,623 1,781,508

    3,437 1,582,978

    758 4,569

    812 10,010

    2,330 85,811

    327

    9,021 776

    17,256 585

    5,026 1,021

    13,829 545

    58,057

    770 10,927

    823 4,128

    633 12,562

    465 2,709 2,171

    149,289

    866 39,812

    475 17,717

    1,791 70,613

    2,283 133,878

    642 12,830

    2,148

    62,212 240

    2,742 1,994

    152,175 2,580

    170,622 802

    10,597

    928 15,495

    464 4,280

    800 15,870

    841 15,664

    803 37,800

    731

    15,751 1,372

    421,726 1,721

    198,530 696

    9,711 672

    50,291 1,003

    24,154 1,222

    48,382

    973 65,993

    6,158 524,406

    5,911 451,178

    1,523 1,665 1,721 3,132 4,480

    27,696

    346 1,138 1,688

    11,726 1,130 1,250 2,155 5,837 1,180

    16,760

    1,570 3,426 1,644 1,958 1,404 4,848 1,117 1,073 4,301

    75,683

    1,991 11,313

    913 2,475 3,550

    21,491 4,479

    40,360 1,411 2,525

    4,562

    17,217 521 380

    4,059 25,503

    4,983 59,162

    1,810 3,384

    1,829 3,484

    931 1,447 1,768 3,301 1,659 4,426 1,361 5,486

    1,609 4,270 2,266

    88,761 3,978

    73,227 2,144 4,186 1,894

    11,841 2,734

    13,065 3,245

    20,984

    2,310 23,152

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 7

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    Table 5. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold Flats: 2009 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item All sales Wholesale sales Retail sales

    Annual bedding/garden plants sold as flats, total ..................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Flowering and foliar annuals sold as flats, total .................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Ageratum .......................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Alyssum, sweet ................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Begonia ............................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Caladium .......................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Calibrachoa ...................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Celosia ............................................................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Coleus .............................................................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Combination planter/Color bowl ....................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Dahlia ............................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Dusty miller ...................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Fuchsia ............................................................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Gazania ............................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Geraniums (from vegetative cuttings) ............................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Geraniums (from seeds and plug seedlings) .................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Gerbera daisy ................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Impatiens, New Guinea .................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Impatiens, other (I. wallerana) .......................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Lobelia .............................................................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Marigold ........................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Nicotiana .......................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Pansy/Viola ...................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Petunia ............................................................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Portulaca .......................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Salvia, annual ................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Scaevola .......................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000)

    6,661 88,799

    900,497 6,351

    78,290 781,215

    1,778 477

    4,381 2,033 1,085

    11,664 4,466 6,494

    60,496

    109 166

    2,277 192 140

    2,091 1,332

    440 4,184 1,986

    726 7,497

    90 407

    5,010

    1,011 275

    3,133 1,929

    481 4,858

    115 57

    719 1,018

    265 2,423

    459 680

    9,702

    721 761

    7,817 92 59

    1,145 785 777

    8,134 4,930

    11,847 115,112

    1,331 681

    9,698

    5,302 6,643

    64,399 533 89

    1,029 4,643

    12,006 117,883

    5,106 11,165

    114,968 1,936

    783 8,229

    2,053 1,181

    11,476 153 96

    1,150

    2,717 74,118

    686,656 2,525

    66,037 604,799

    675 372

    2,987 746 883

    8,693 1,767 5,409

    46,278

    69 149

    1,906 75 95

    1,526 515 368

    3,125 745 579

    5,134 44

    375 4,298

    402 195

    1,921 737 352

    3,066 43 49

    578 347 220

    1,740 192 432

    6,605

    271 581

    5,551 39 38

    728 296 580

    5,636 1,856 9,721

    85,274 482 598

    8,363

    1,914 5,527

    48,547 184 72

    743 1,694

    10,530 97,573

    1,935 9,333

    87,751 664 615

    5,584

    779 991

    8,714 86 85

    961

    5,296 14,680

    213,840 5,084

    12,253 176,417

    1,400 105

    1,394 1,620

    202 2,971 3,536 1,085

    14,218

    60 17

    371 140 45

    566 1,031

    73 1,060 1,576

    147 2,363

    55 33

    712

    799 79

    1,212 1,529

    129 1,792

    84 8

    141 820 45

    684 323 248

    3,097

    557 180

    2,266 63 21

    417 585 197

    2,498 3,940 2,126

    29,838 1,060

    83 1,335

    4,289 1,116

    15,852 431 17

    285 3,697 1,476

    20,310 4,068 1,832

    27,217 1,569

    168 2,645

    1,615

    190 2,762

    93 11

    189

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  • 8 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

    USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Table 5. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold Flats: 2009 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item All sales Wholesale sales Retail sales

    Annual bedding/garden plants sold as flats, total - Con. Flowering and foliar annuals sold as flats, total - Con. Snapdragon ...................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Verbena ............................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) ............................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Zinnia ................................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Other flowering and foliar annuals (see text) .................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Vegetable-type bedding plants sold as flats, total ................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and other crucifers ........................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Herbs (culinary) ................................................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Peppers, all (excluding ornamentals) ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Tomatoes, all .................................................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Other vegetable-type bedding plants (see text) ................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000)

    2,002 1,245

    12,767 1,282

    658 7,122 1,490 2,517

    23,794 1,549

    920 9,958 2,015

    15,170 148,100

    4,028

    10,508 119,281

    2,341 1,124

    11,552 977

    1,087 16,821

    2,721 1,621

    19,314 3,051 2,882

    31,427

    2,357 3,794

    40,167

    693 1,050 9,806

    524 563

    5,641 640

    2,235 19,431

    537 734

    7,013 832

    13,308 119,627

    1,367 8,081

    81,858 657 856 (D)

    322 922

    13,325 846

    1,138 11,232

    977 2,063

    (D)

    798 3,102

    30,084

    1,622 195

    2,961 953 95

    1,481 1,110

    281 4,363 1,238

    186 2,945 1,529 1,862

    28,473

    3,334 2,427

    37,423 2,019

    268 (D)

    788 165

    3,496 2,317

    483 8,082 2,577

    820 (D)

    1,922

    692 10,084

  • 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 9

    USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Table 6. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold Pots: 2009 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item

    All pots Pots less than 5 inches Pots 5 inches or more

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    Annual bedding/garden plants sold as pots, total ........... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Flowering and foliar annuals sold as pots, total .......................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Ageratum ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Alyssum, sweet ...................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Begonia .................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Caladium ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Calibrachoa ............................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Celosia ................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Coleus .................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Combination planter/Color bowl ............................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Dahlia ..................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Dusty miller ............................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Fuchsia ................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Gazania .................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Geraniums (from vegetative cuttings) ..................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Geraniums from seeds and plug seedlings ............ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Gerbera daisy ......................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Impatiens, New Guinea .......................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Impatiens, other (I. wallerana) ................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Lobelia .................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Marigold ................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Nicotiana ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Pansy/Viola ............................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Petunia ................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Portulaca ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Salvia, annual ......................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000)

    7,104 561,857

    1,031,714

    6,804 472,058 883,297

    408 1,328 1,711

    247 1,488 1,399 2,716

    27,768 37,241

    496

    3,936 7,645 1,575 5,869

    15,103 314

    1,302 2,016 1,580 5,790

    11,473 1,090 4,173

    32,923

    1,367 3,699

    10,334 345

    1,199 1,197

    821 1,142 3,088

    512 642

    1,126 4,979

    58,690 167,704

    1,861

    33,206 37,988

    1,150 6,855

    17,531 3,760

    23,728 53,106

    1,635 33,068 37,688

    726 1,603 3,164

    987

    13,553 14,358

    188 318 808

    1,385 44,114 51,085

    2,974 34,345 58,975

    490 2,194 3,317

    622

    3,270 6,048

    2,971 500,306 815,303

    2,826

    421,509 701,210

    179 1,257 1,495

    122 1,414 1,245 1,037

    25,438 29,563

    276

    3,777 6,935

    492 4,435 9,705

    167 1,246 1,862

    541 4,909 8,258

    357 3,798

    26,516

    503 3,150 8,155

    173 1,134 1,045

    245 901

    2,070 184 502 764

    1,892 43,706

    108,611

    631 30,315 30,478

    452 6,332

    15,498 1,402

    20,120 40,751

    733 31,466 32,960

    268 1,410 2,545

    511

    13,013 13,070

    82 293 720 681

    42,085 46,448

    1,067 30,467 46,974

    192 2,063 2,955

    307

    3,102 5,436

    5,525 61,551

    216,412

    5,295 50,549

    182,087 282 71

    216 150 74

    153 2,050 2,330 7,679

    290 159 710

    1,292 1,433 5,398

    177 56

    153 1,214

    881 3,215

    844 375

    6,407

    1,043 550

    2,179 203 65

    152 655 240

    1,018 379 140 362

    3,965 14,984 59,093

    1,493 2,891 7,511

    870 523

    2,033 2,963 3,608

    12,355 1,104 1,602 4,728

    547 194 619

    593 540

    1,287 121 25 87

    876 2,029 4,637 2,307 3,878

    12,001 347 131 362

    387 167 612

    6,381 404,757 555,448

    6,051

    339,404 469,007

    341 1,176 1,294

    215 1,397 1,203 2,144

    22,035 23,347

    288

    2,592 3,340 1,422 4,752

    11,387 242 917 954

    1,255 4,161 6,462

    93 189 710

    1,053 2,102 4,398

    278 1,000

    833 709 714

    1,586 420 419 587

    3,722 37,687 87,113

    1,622

    31,326 31,938

    782 2,933 6,641 3,257

    17,705 33,350

    1,315 26,710 23,936

    647 1,351 2,111

    755

    10,696 9,025

    150 230 300 923

    34,002 28,028

    2,501 23,467 32,236

    410 1,640 1,646

    490

    2,128 2,603

    2,490 353,753 402,610

    2,349

    298,027 342,041

    141 1,111 1,114

    101 1,327 1,066

    764 20,170 18,011

    161

    2,489 3,000

    424 3,409 6,487

    123 870 851 396

    3,409 3,947

    28 104 422

    369

    1,667 3,073

    130 949 720 181 513 873 137 294 291

    1,340 26,100 48,494

    513

    28,700 25,948

    308 2,544 5,267 1,147

    14,602 23,497

    553 25,443 20,573

    234 1,172 1,567

    358

    10,248 8,120

    67 212 250 441

    32,323 25,161

    834 20,324 23,528

    144 1,522 1,336

    224

    1,997 2,187

    5,070 51,004

    152,838

    4,818 41,377

    126,966 248 64

    180 135 70

    137 1,646 1,865 5,336

    171 103 340

    1,192 1,344 4,899

    143 47

    103 1,003

    752 2,515

    71 85

    287

    818 435

    1,325 176 51

    112 592 201 713 327 126 297

    3,053 11,587 38,619

    1,327 2,626 5,990

    602 390

    1,374 2,631 3,103 9,853

    916 1,266 3,363

    492 179 543

    484 448 905 96 19 50

    584 1,679 2,868 1,984 3,143 8,708

    304 118 310

    321 131 416

    4,874 157,101 476,266

    4,572

    132,654 414,291

    105 153 416 54 91

    196 1,101 5,733

    13,895

    294 1,343 4,305

    297 1,116 3,716

    128 385

    1,062 557

    1,628 5,010 1,034 3,984

    32,213

    537 1,597 5,936

    98 199 364 201 428

    1,501 132 223 539

    2,682 21,003 80,591

    410

    1,880 6,050

    456 3,922

    10,890 925

    6,023 19,756

    620 6,358

    13,751 155 252

    1,053

    390 2,857 5,332

    58 88

    508 747

    10,111 23,057

    1,018 10,878 26,739

    129 555

    1,671

    257 1,141 3,445

    2,042 146,553 412,693

    1,931

    123,482 359,170

    60 146 381 40 87

    179 523

    5,268 11,552

    169

    1,288 3,935

    148 1,027 3,218

    84 376

    1,011 253

    1,500 4,311

    340 3,694

    26,094

    237 1,482 5,082

    68 185 324 101 389

    1,197 76

    209 474

    1,115 17,605 60,117

    175

    1,615 4,529

    205 3,788

    10,231 481

    5,518 17,254

    360 6,023

    12,387 90

    237 978

    264

    2,764 4,951

    28 82

    471 414

    9,762 21,288

    522 10,143 23,445

    79 541

    1,619

    159 1,105 3,249

    3,642 10,548 63,573

    3,395 9,172

    55,121 54

    7 35 20

    4 16

    714 465

    2,343

    158 56

    370 184 90

    498 52

    9 51

    352 129 700 798 290

    6,120

    356 114 854 34 14 40

    123 39

    304 69 15 65

    1,976 3,397

    20,474

    297 265

    1,521 306 133 659 576 506

    2,502 333 335

    1,365 82 15 75

    169 93

    382 33

    6 37

    420 350

    1,769 627 735

    3,294 61 14 52

    122 36

    196

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  • 10 2009 CHS UNITED STATES DATA 2007 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

    USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

    Table 6. Annual Bedding/Garden Plants Sold Pots: 2009 - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]

    Item

    All pots Pots less than 5 inches Pots 5 inches or more

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    All sales Wholesale

    sales Retail sales

    Annual bedding/garden plants sold as pots, total - Con. Flowering and foliar annuals sold as pots, total - Con. Scaevola ................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Snapdragon ............................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Verbena .................................................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) .................................. operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Zinnia ...................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Other flowering and foliar annuals (see text) .......... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Vegetable-type bedding plants sold as pots, total ........................................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and other crucifers ................................................................ operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Herbs (culinary) ...................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Peppers, all (excluding ornamentals) ...................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Tomatoes, all .......................................................... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000) Other vegetable-type bedding plants (see text) ...... operations number sold (1,000) value ($1,000)

    888 1,008 2,506

    417 3,658 5,003 1,221 4,555 9,084

    575 10,147 12,882

    815 4,937 8,284

    2,001

    134,473 268,512

    2,987

    89,800 148,417

    249

    1,747 (D)

    1,622 26,323 45,255

    1,072 12,324

    (D) 2,040

    22,393 37,655

    1,084

    27,013 46,134

    281 817

    1,789 202

    3,522 4,701

    435 3,978 6,986

    275 9,855

    12,138 345

    4,464 7,000

    903

    122,540 224,537

    924

    78,797 114,092

    72

    1,639 (D)

    433 23,457 36,921

    311 10,572

    (D) 576

    18,988 (D)

    372

    24,142 33,860

    705 191 717 254 136 302 935 578

    2,098 358 292 744 565 474

    1,285

    1,429 11,933 43,975

    2,441

    11,003 34,325

    196 108 (D)

    1,360 2,867 8,334

    863 1,752

    (D) 1,706 3,405

    (D)

    829 2,870

    12,274

    772 800

    1,552 314

    2,747 2,239 1,078 3,497 5,491

    447 7,727 6,308

    618 3,421 3,274

    1,738

    89,880 135,113

    2,550

    65,352 86,442

    215

    1,403 1,483 1,510

    17,708 26,669

    959 10,946 13,603

    1,537 14,063 17,178

    942

    21,233 27,510

    228 639 978 131

    2,626 2,009

    362 2,983 3,725

    196 7,500 5,788

    24