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This is the office
of Sherman Nursery Company. It has been extensively renovated and is loaded
with oak trim, large rooms and some great offices. It was originally built as the office
for Sherman Nursery. The nursery was established in 1884. |
This is how many of our
plants start life. As softwood cutting taken early in the growing season. The employees
plant around 2 million cutting per year. Sherman has added extensive greenhouse space in
recent years. Most of these plants end up back in our field the following spring. |
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Planting some of
the rooted cutting produced the year before is the job of this crew. Most plants
will be grown from 1 to 3 years. |
One of our peony
fields. We grow acres and acres of peonies. Seeing the peonies in bloom is quite a site. I
was told there have been traffic accidents caused by sightseers on the highway near the
peony fields. |
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A field of shrubs that
have been cut back and are ready to flush. This will result in a fuller plant. Sherman is
very particular about their soil and rotates their fields in and out of production. Cover
crops are planted in off years and tilled back into the soil to keep it in top growing
condition. |
This is a field of
transplant trees. These trees are grown, dug, then replanted and grown longer. This
results in a especially nice plant for you to offer your customers. Look for a
"T" by the caliper size in your catalog. |
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Bet you wondered how we
get the trees out of the ground. This is one of our tree diggers. We have several of these
very expensive machines. The digger gently lays over the trees, cuts the roots, and shakes
the dirt off the roots. It is something you should see if you ever have an opportunity. We
have similar machines for shrubs that attach to large tractors. They work in a similar
fashion but are much smaller, less expensive and dig faster. |
One of our evergreen
fields. These will be dug and sold as B&B or field potted plants. We sell
evergreen liners that would be somewhat younger and smaller plants. |
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Part of our container
production area. Sherman is expanding their container production every year. |
So what happens to the
plants after they are dug? They go to cold storage. Sherman has over 3 acres of cold
storage. You are looking at one part of one building. We have 3 cold storage
buildings and a shipping building. Note the semi trailer and how small it is in the
building. Huge racks will be put up throughout the winter to hold all the plants. |
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