PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
We grow Blueberry Nursery Stock in a variety of sizes and forms to meet your commercial growing needs. Following is a description of the plant products offered including specific product details, along with shipping and order information.
Finished Stock
No. 1 Container – Our Growers 1st Choice!
Fall Creek’s® No. 1 Field Ready blueberry plants are the result of many years of
our staff ’s combined efforts and horticultural expertise. The consistent quality
and predictable performance exemplifies the core of our commitment to customer
success.
Our premium field-ready container grown plants include No. 1 grow bags and No. 1 1-gallon size pots. Most Northern varieties finish as 18" to 30" size while some Southern varieties can be slightly shorter. Depending on the customer needs and the time of year the plants may be sheared to 22 inches prior to shipping. Fall Creek® plants transplant with little shock to the root system and in ideal field conditions are often ready for fruiting the second season.
No. 1 Containers (which average 4 ½ lbs. each) are carefully packed and palletized in Fall Creek® bin boxes for convenient pick up, delivery and handling by planting crews. Full bin boxes hold between 300-340 containers. Available September – June.
Advantage Cell Transplants
NEW! Introducing Advantage ™ Cell Transplants, our innovative solution to traditional bare root plants, grown in cell trays and then shipped bare root. These cells have full, strong root systems which eliminate digging and transplant shock, providing for stronger canopy growth, increased vigor and faster fruit production. Advantage™ 6 Cell, 18” to 30”+ size, 600 plants per Bin Box. Advantage™ 12 Cell, 14”+, 1500 Plants per Bin Box.
Liter Pot
This Liter Pot container measures 4 ½" across the top and 5" deep. The plant
is vigorous, strong, and transplants quickly. Most Highbush varieties average
12" to 18" height. Liter pots (which average 2 lbs/pot) are carefully packed and
palletized in Fall Creek® bin boxes for convenient pick up, delivery and handling by planting
crews. Full bin boxes hold up to 750 pots. As a custom-grown special order item, plan to
order Liter Pots 18 months in advance.
Available September – May.
2 x 5 Field Liner
Our one-year field-ready plants are designed for direct
planting into fields in a few select, carefully managed
growing areas. The 2 x 5 Field Liner (38 plants per tray)
is a deep rooted, grooved cell designed for mechanical
transplanting and long distance shipping. Plant height
averages 6" to 10". Average weight is 34 lbs. per 100
plants. As a custom-grown special order item, plan to
order 2 x 5 Field Liners 18 months in advance.
Available
October through April.
2" Cell
These liners are started as greenhouse cuttings, then
transplanted into 50 cell trays, finished and hardened
off outside. Most Highbush varieties are shipped at a
sheared of 6" to 7". These plants are suitable as liners
for transplanting to a No. 1 pot or nursery bed. As a
custom grown special order item, plan to order 2" cells
18 months in advance.
Available October-March.
