January 2025 Nursery News Notes

Below, we’ve curated the latest news and insights from trusted sources across the industry. Stay updated with these key highlights.


Trade Journal Articles 

Pressure-Compensating Spray Stakes: Efficient but Costly for Nurseries

By: Gerry Spinelli & Chris Shrogren / NurseryMag Dec 2024


Hot Media Affects Root Growth and Fertilizer Release

By: James “Jim” S Owen Jr, & Jake Shreckhise / NurseryMag Jan 2025


Silicon Boosts Pest Resistance in Rhododendron

By: Jana Lee / Digger Jan 2025


Scientific Journal Articles 

Reduced Water Content: Effects on Landscape Shrub Growth

By: Ji-Jhong Chen and Youping Sun / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2


A New Loropetalum Option for Oregon Growers

By: Jia-le Peng, En Wu, Da-mao Zhang, Ling Li, Yi-wen Wu, Xiaoying Yu, Don-lin Zhang,  and Yan-lin Li  / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2 


Hongzi Die: A New Flowering Crabapple Cultivar

By: Minghan Luo, Sijun Qin, Deguo Lyu, and Jiali He  / HortScience Vol 60: Issue 2 


Do Hybrid Butterfly Bushes Produce Fewer Seeds? Impacts on Oregon’s Invasive Plant Rules

Cara Still and Ryan Contreras / Journal of Environmental Horticulture Vol 42 Issue 4 


Boxwood Production Costs and Strategies for Nursery Growers 

By Charles Hall / Journal of Environmental Horticulture Vol 42 Issue 4


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