Industry Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing nursery products, nursery stock, shrubbery, bulbs, fruit stock, sod, and so forth, under cover or in open fields and/or (2) growing short rotation woody trees with a growth and harvest cycle of 10 years or less for pulp or tree stock.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production are:
- Tissue culture farming
- Azalea farming
- Corms farming
- Christmas tree growing
- Nursery with tree production (except for reforestation)
- Tree crop farming (except forestry), short rotation growing and harvesting cycle
- Preseeded mat farming
- Fruit stock (e.g., plants, seedlings, trees) growing
- Field nurseries (i.e., growing of flowers and shrubbery)
- Short rotation woody tree growing (i.e., growing and harvesting cycle ten years or less)
- Turf farming
- Nursery stock growing
- Shrubbery farming
- Rose bush growing
- Flower bulb growing
- Herbaceous perennial growing
- Propagation material farming
- Sod farming
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Plant & Flower Growing in the US (11142)
Revenue 2025
$20.9bn
Growth 2025
1.55%
Key Trends
The influx of low-cost cut flower imports has challenged domestic price competitiveness
Downstream retailers set low prices, aiding the dispersal of plants and flowers on the market
Some larger domestic retailers will continue sourcing inputs from South American countries
Products and Services
Similar Industries
For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Growing vegetable and melon bedding plants--are classified in Industry 11121, Vegetable and Melon Farming;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Retailing nursery, tree stock, and floriculture products primarily purchased from others--are classified in Industry 444220, Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores.
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NAICS Hierarchy 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production
NAICS Code 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production sits in the 2-digit Nursery and Tree Production sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 11
Sector Title: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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1111 Oilseed and Grain Farming
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11111 Soybean Farming
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11112 Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming
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11113 Dry Pea and Bean Farming
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11114 Wheat Farming
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11115 Corn Farming
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11116 Rice Farming
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11119 Other Grain Farming
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1112 Vegetable and Melon Farming
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11121 Vegetable and Melon Farming
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1113 Fruit and Tree Nut Farming
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11131 Orange Groves
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11132 Citrus (except Orange) Groves
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11133 Noncitrus Fruit and Tree Nut Farming
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1114 Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production
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11141 Food Crops Grown Under Cover
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11142 Nursery and Floriculture Production
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1119 Other Crop Farming
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11191 Tobacco Farming
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11192 Cotton Farming
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11193 Sugarcane Farming
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11194 Hay Farming
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11199 All Other Crop Farming
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1121 Cattle Ranching and Farming
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11211 Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming, including Feedlots
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11212 Dairy Cattle and Milk Production
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11213 Dual-Purpose Cattle Ranching and Farming
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1122 Hog and Pig Farming
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11221 Hog and Pig Farming
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1123 Poultry and Egg Production
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11231 Chicken Egg Production
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11232 Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production
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11233 Turkey Production
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11234 Poultry Hatcheries
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11239 Other Poultry Production
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1124 Sheep and Goat Farming
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11241 Sheep Farming
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11242 Goat Farming
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1125 Aquaculture
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1129 Other Animal Production
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11291 Apiculture
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11292 Horses and Other Equine Production
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11293 Fur-Bearing Animal and Rabbit Production
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11299 All Other Animal Production
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1131 Timber Tract Operations
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11311 Timber Tract Operations
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1132 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
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11321 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products
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1133 Logging
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11331 Logging
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1141 Fishing
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1142 Hunting and Trapping
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11421 Hunting and Trapping
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1151 Support Activities for Crop Production
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1152 Support Activities for Animal Production
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11521 Support Activities for Animal Production
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1153 Support Activities for Forestry
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11531 Support Activities for Forestry
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