We look forward to supplying your nursery liner stock needs this season.
Johnson's Nursery is a 500+ acre field growing nursery that produces primarily B&B trees, shrubs and evergreens. We container grow some perennials and shrubs as well. Over 600 taxa are listed in our field inventory. Most plants are sold wholesale, though an integral part of our business is our retail, landscape design and build operation. Our small propagation department helps support the field growing B&B operation. The propagators provide the nursery with liners, especially those which are difficult to obtain elsewhere. We are responsible for developing better plants for the nursery. This mission is accomplished in several different ways:
- We select and develop superior seed strains based on ornamental characteristics and provenances as well as growability in our nursery. Examples: Quercus x schuetii for alkaline soil tolerance; Carpinus caroliniana for red fall color.
- We also select and introduce new cultivars. Examples: Red Feather® Arrowwood and Redwing™
- We grow heavy transplants which are root pruned to increase transplantability as a B&B plant. Some species we do this with include: Quercus species, Gymnocladus dioicus and Ostrya virginiana.
- We obtain little known species and cultivars from arboreta and botanical gardens.
- We grow local ecotype native plants for use in restoration plantings.
We feel our customers can benefit from our work in the propagation department. Each year we publish a Lining Out Stock list to make excess stock available to other growers. Take a little time to see what we have available by clicking on our Lining Out Stock list in the side bar. There might be some plants that can help you, too.
Please call or email me if you have questions.
Ph: (262) 252-4980 Email: mike@johnsonsnursery.com
Thank You,
Michael Yanny
Plant Propagator