Horticulture Industry in Northeast Texas
Located in northeast Texas are several major horticulture industries: field rose production, woody nursery stock production and greenhouse bedding plant production. The 2001 estimated production value of nursery crops in Smith, Cherokee, Henderson and Van Zandt counties was $245,000,000.00, which was about 20% of the total production of nursery crops in the State of Texas (source: Agricultural Income Survey - 2001).
- Commercial Nursery Production - links to university/extension publications
2000 Hosta Variety Trial results
- Tyler Rose Industry
- Northeast Texas Nursery Industry
- East Texas Greenhouse/Nursery IPM Web Site
- Bedding Plant Research (Greenhouse & Field Trials data) - Texas A&M - Overton
- Texas IPM Program - a comprehensive web portal for IPM program in Texas
- Horticulture IPM (Texas Aggie Horticulture) - a great site for finding specific IPM recommendations for insect pests on nursery and floral crops.
- Texas Nursery, Floral & Landscape Network - a resource for commercial ornamental horticulture
- The Texas Superstar Plant Introduction Program- CEMAP
- Fruit Growers in Smith County
- The Texas Nursery and Landscape Association
- Noonday Onion Growers Association
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