| About Us |  |
| Oregon Department of Agriculture, Plant Division, Nursery and Christmas Tree Program | |
| Mission Statement | |
| "The Nursery and Christmas Tree Program assists the nursery and Christmas tree industries in the production, marketing, and protection of Oregon nursery stock and Christmas trees." | |
| Organization | |
| Annual Performance Measures The program exists within the Plant Division of the Oregon Department of Agriculture and was developed to protect Oregon's nursery and Christmas tree industries from the introduction and spread of plant pests, disease, and noxious weeds. The program provides services to licensed Oregon nurseries and Christmas tree growers that assist in the production, marketing, and protection of Oregon nursery stock and Christmas trees The department offers three different types of nursery licenses, including one for dealers, one for greenhouse growers of herbaceous plants, and one for wholesale growers and collectors of native plants. All nurseries that operate as dealers, growers or agents are required to have a current nursery license with the exception of businesses whose total sales do not exceed $250 per fiscal year and/or a landscaping business that does not grow or store live plant material for more than one year. Growers of Christmas trees with acreage in excess of one acre are also required to license with the ODA. The Nursery and Christmas tree program has a staff of 17, consisting of 14 horticulturist, one assistant horticulturist, one program assistant, and one program supervisor. The program mainly serves Oregon's approximate 5,000 nurseries and 750 Christmas tree growers. Actions of the program also provide protection from damaging pest, disease, and noxious weeds to other segments of Oregon's agriculture and horticultural communities as well as the natural resources in the urban and rural environment. The program is financed entirely through license and other fees collected from nursery and Christmas tree growers. | |
| Programs | |
