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$676 Million
Approximate total sales for Oregon nurseries in 2010

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$676 Million
Approximate total sales for Oregon nurseries in 2010

28 world
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28
Oregon growers’ percentage share of global specialty crop sales in 2009

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3.2M
Acres of lawn Oregon’s annual grass seed production could plant

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$13,488
Grant awarded by the Oregon Department of Agriculture last year for a study of the “use of unmanned aircraft” in nursery inventory work

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50
Years devoted to the development of the Indigo Rose, Oregon State University’s new breed of deep purple tomato rich in antioxidants

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1⁄50
Canby nursery Terra Nova’s share of total US horticultural patents between 2008 and 2010

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700
New plant varieties Terra Nova has introduced to the market since its inception in 1992, including Summer Punch coreopsis, Fire Alarm heuchera, and Watermelon Taffy penstemon

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