{"id":1171,"date":"2026-02-06T11:07:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/?p=1171"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:22:42","slug":"january-2026-nursery-news-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/nackleylab\/2026\/02\/06\/january-2026-nursery-news-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 Nursery News Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Trade Journal Articles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants.png 646w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-37-51-Oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/oregon-nurseries-light-the-way-for-houseplants\/\">Oregon nurseries light the way for houseplants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\">Lloyd Nackley<\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-35-46-With-trees-size-matters-1024x675.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-35-46-With-trees-size-matters-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-35-46-With-trees-size-matters-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-35-46-With-trees-size-matters-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-35-46-With-trees-size-matters.png 1074w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/with-trees-size-matters\/\">With trees, size matters<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\">Lloyd Nackley<\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-40-26-Consumer-fascination-with-hues-of-red-pink-and-burgundy-is-fueling-a-growing-tropical-plant-trend.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1179 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-40-26-Consumer-fascination-with-hues-of-red-pink-and-burgundy-is-fueling-a-growing-tropical-plant-trend.png 1023w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-40-26-Consumer-fascination-with-hues-of-red-pink-and-burgundy-is-fueling-a-growing-tropical-plant-trend-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-40-26-Consumer-fascination-with-hues-of-red-pink-and-burgundy-is-fueling-a-growing-tropical-plant-trend-768x533.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/consumer-fascination-with-hues-of-red-pink-and-burgundy-is-fueling-a-growing-tropical-plant-trend\/\">Red, Pink, and Burgundy Hues Drive Tropical Plant Demand<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/emily-lindblom\/\">Emily Hoard<\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-42-34-Darcy-IMG_8186.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-42-34-Darcy-IMG_8186.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-42-34-Darcy-IMG_8186.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-42-34-Darcy-IMG_8186.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-42-34-Darcy-IMG_8186.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/mike-darcy-olive-trees\/\">Olive trees may be perfect for arid Oregon summers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/emily-lindblom\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/mdarcy\/\">Mike Darcy<\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-45-49-DSCF2246.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1182 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-45-49-DSCF2246.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-45-49-DSCF2246.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-45-49-DSCF2246.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-45-49-DSCF2246.jpg-JPEG-Image-1200-\u00d7-900-pixels.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/canopiis-fully-automated-greenhouse-holds-promise-for-all-kinds-of-growers\/\">Canopii\u2019s Automated Greenhouse Shows Promise for Growers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/emily-lindblom\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/jbell\/\">Jon Bell<\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-52-48-Automation-helps-greenhouse-growers-promote-quality-and-efficiency.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1185 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-52-48-Automation-helps-greenhouse-growers-promote-quality-and-efficiency.png 619w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-10-52-48-Automation-helps-greenhouse-growers-promote-quality-and-efficiency-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/automation-helps-greenhouse-growers-promote-quality-and-efficiency\/\">Automation Improves Greenhouse Quality and Efficiency<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: <a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/lnackley\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diggermagazine.com\/author\/jbell\/\">Jon Bell<\/a><\/a> \/ Digger January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Scientific Journal Articles&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-03-54-Search-media-Wikimedia-Commons.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1190 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-03-54-Search-media-Wikimedia-Commons.png 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-03-54-Search-media-Wikimedia-Commons-300x254.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/jashs\/151\/2\/article-p112.xml\">Photosynthetic Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells in Greenhouses<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Parker Egan Persons, Marc W. van Iersel, Susanne Ullrich, Jie Zhan, Tu Anh Ngo, Tho Duc Nguyen, Paul M. Severns, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortSci: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2077-0472\/15\/21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/jashs\/151\/2\/jashs.151.issue-2.xml\">Volume 151: Issue 2<\/a>1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-10-55-2025_05_26_berberys_Thunberga_Berberis_thunbergii_Panewniki.jpg-JPEG-Image-4000-\u00d7-3000-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-30-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1194 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-10-55-2025_05_26_berberys_Thunberga_Berberis_thunbergii_Panewniki.jpg-JPEG-Image-4000-\u00d7-3000-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-30-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-10-55-2025_05_26_berberys_Thunberga_Berberis_thunbergii_Panewniki.jpg-JPEG-Image-4000-\u00d7-3000-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-30-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-10-55-2025_05_26_berberys_Thunberga_Berberis_thunbergii_Panewniki.jpg-JPEG-Image-4000-\u00d7-3000-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-30-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-10-55-2025_05_26_berberys_Thunberga_Berberis_thunbergii_Panewniki.jpg-JPEG-Image-4000-\u00d7-3000-pixels-\u2014-Scaled-30.png 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/1\/article-p1.xml\">Connecticut Nursery Industry Views on Invasive Plant Sales<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Lauren E. Kurtz, Alyssa J. Siegel-Miles, Mark H. Brand, Victoria H. Wallace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortTech: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/1\/horttech.36.issue-1.xml\">Volume 36: Issue 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-14-15-Haselnuss.jpg-JPEG-Image-640-\u00d7-353-pixels.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1196 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-14-15-Haselnuss.jpg-JPEG-Image-640-\u00d7-353-pixels.png 640w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-14-15-Haselnuss.jpg-JPEG-Image-640-\u00d7-353-pixels-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/1\/article-p86.xml\">Hazelnut Shell Mulch Improves Container Nursery Production<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Carter Miller, Herika Paula Pessoa, Seth Wannemuehler, Brandon Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HortTech: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ashs.org\/view\/journals\/horttech\/36\/1\/horttech.36.issue-1.xml\">Volume 36: Issue 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-16-37-Magicicada_ovipositing.jpg-JPEG-Image-1280-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x720.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1198 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-16-37-Magicicada_ovipositing.jpg-JPEG-Image-1280-\u00d7-900-pixels-1024x720.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-16-37-Magicicada_ovipositing.jpg-JPEG-Image-1280-\u00d7-900-pixels-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-16-37-Magicicada_ovipositing.jpg-JPEG-Image-1280-\u00d7-900-pixels-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5281\/files\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-06-at-11-16-37-Magicicada_ovipositing.jpg-JPEG-Image-1280-\u00d7-900-pixels.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jeh.kglmeridian.com\/view\/journals\/jenh\/43\/4\/article-p188.xml?body=PDF\">Oviposition Preferences of Periodical Cicadas in Nursery Trees<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By: Martine Bowombe-Toko, Jason B. 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