There's value in being Oregon Grown™
Oregon is the top grower of nursery stock in the United States, and the third-largest grower of horticultural specialty crops overall in the nation, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (in March 2026).
Many of the growers you will find on this site are based primarily in Oregon, or have significant growing operations in the state. And no wonder. The state’s moderate climate, ample water supply, outstanding soils, long growing season and cluster of expert growers all contribute to the state’s ability to grow outstanding plant material of every type.
Grower surveys gathered by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) show that Oregon sold $1.3 billion in horticultural crops in 2024, including $889 million in nursery stock. The latter was enough to outsell California ($708 million), Florida ($679 million), Texas ($259 million), New Jersey ($244.7 million) and all other states.
Nursery stock mostly means woody material. It includes broadleaf evergreens, coniferous evergreens, deciduous flowering trees, deciduous shade trees, deciduous shrubs, fruit and nut plants, ornamental grasses, and several similar crops — and Oregon is a leader in most of these plant categories.
The figures show that Oregon is #1 in sales of:
- conifers ($233.3 million, 27% market share),
- deciduous shade trees ($197.9 million, 24%),
- deciduous shrubs ($149.6 million, 18%) and
- flowering trees ($86.8 million, 20%).
- The state is the top grower of Christmas trees in the nation as well, with $119.2 million in sales (25% market share).
Oregon is second in broadleaf evergreens ($105.2 million, 11%, behind Florida), third in fruit and nut plants ($71.7 million, behind California and Washington), and fourth in ornamental grasses ($8.4 million, behind Florida, California and Texas).
In horticultural specialty crops overall, Oregon was behind California ($3 billion) and Florida ($2.2 billion) but ahead of all other states. Horticultural crops is a broader category that includes all nursery stock categories, plus other crops like cut flowers, potted plants, bedding plants, Christmas trees, food crops grown under protection, cut cultivated greens and others.
It’s little wonder nurseries and greenhouses are the largest agricultural sector in Oregon by gate value — ahead of cattle, dairy and all others.
