Table 2. Horticultural Specialty Operations and Sales of Commodity Groups by Value of Sales: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
$2,500,000 
or more 
$1,000,000 
to $2,499,999 
$500,000 
to $999,999 
$250,000 
to $499,999 
$100,000 
to $249,999 
All horticultural specialty operations 
operations 
23,221 
968 
1,344 
1,582 
2,098 
3,729 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
13,789,048 
8,770,877 
2,082,590 
1,114,059 
733,822 
586,303 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
11,859,976 
8,209,694 
1,778,616 
867,792 
485,757 
317,201 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
1,929,073 
561,183 
303,974 
246,267 
248,065 
269,102 
Annual bedding/garden plants 
operations 
7,964 
325 
343 
480 
737 
1,407 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
2,567,534 
1,604,376 
321,172 
206,443 
169,158 
140,537 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
2,044,090 
1,520,477 
244,096 
131,544 
78,882 
43,775 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
523,444 
83,899 
77,076 
74,899 
90,276 
96,762 
Potted herbaceous perennial plants 
operations 
6,291 
339 
362 
425 
666 
1,205 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
944,850 
651,945 
109,326 
57,546 
50,874 
40,717 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
794,915 
629,105 
84,105 
31,801 
25,478 
16,150 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
149,936 
22,840 
25,220 
25,745 
25,396 
24,567 
Potted flowering plants for indoor or patio use 
operations 
4,059 
265 
261 
354 
447 
783 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,084,274 
792,864 
114,291 
80,671 
37,028 
36,182 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
993,437 
782,136 
98,782 
65,204 
20,833 
19,372 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
90,837 
10,727 
15,510 
15,467 
16,195 
16,811 
Foliage plants for indoor or patio use 
operations 
2,644 
152 
199 
221 
283 
472 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
721,889 
474,467 
136,285 
46,398 
34,563 
17,175 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
702,029 
472,881 
130,565 
44,507 
32,014 
13,895 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
19,860 
1,585 
5,720 
1,891 
2,548 
3,281 
Cut flowers and cut lei flowers 
operations 
1,998 
49 
66 
77 
88 
241 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
462,098 
301,890 
67,917 
29,572 
17,606 
16,856 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
417,108 
300,512 
48,121 
27,561 
13,302 
12,579 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
44,990 
1,379 
19,795 
2,011 
4,303 
4,277 
Cut cultivated greens 
operations 
728 
20 
20 
37 
65 
132 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
99,040 
40,674 
16,484 
13,742 
11,900 
8,612 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
95,640 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,390 
8,133 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
3,400 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
510 
479 
Nursery stock sold (see text) 
operations 
8,226 
444 
560 
663 
882 
1,542 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
4,266,631 
2,693,382 
692,310 
356,078 
233,199 
175,186 
wholesale sales $1,000) 
3,834,953 
2,540,539 
626,929 
307,635 
177,974 
115,467 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
Propagative horticultural materials, bareroot, and 
431,678 
152,843 
65,381 
48,443 
55,225 
59,719 
unfinished plants (see text) 
operations 
1,067 
161 
131 
125 
116 
158 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
695,126 
523,489 
88,593 
41,494 
20,883 
12,750 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
670,651 
519,935 
83,341 
37,270 
16,164 
8,882 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
24,475 
3,554 
5,252 
4,224 
4,720 
3,868 
Sod, sprigs, or plugs sold (see text) 
operations 
1,289 
106 
200 
246 
239 
243 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,138,465 
538,751 
305,006 
167,389 
78,401 
37,772 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
858,280 
433,120 
231,818 
114,406 
49,450 
23,662 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
280,185 
105,631 
73,188 
52,982 
28,951 
14,110 
Dried bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers 
operations 
204 
14 
18 
9 
14 
28 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
74,014 
52,514 
12,784 
3,522 
1,280 
1,432 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
64,800 
(D) 
10,851 
2,299 
(D) 
818 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
9,214 
(D) 
1,933 
1,224 
(D) 
614 
Food crops grown under protection 
operations 
2,521 
54 
78 
85 
128 
319 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
796,664 
562,956 
97,252 
45,503 
22,902 
29,690 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
606,025 
427,781 
88,665 
37,879 
14,827 
19,195 
Transplants for commercial vegetable and 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
190,639 
135,175 
8,587 
7,624 
8,076 
10,495 
strawberry production 
operations 
693 
42 
29 
33 
57 
100 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
371,817 
315,225 
31,616 
9,148 
5,026 
5,409 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
339,123 
289,718 
(D) 
7,435 
3,240 
3,582 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
32,694 
25,507 
(D) 
1,713 
1,786 
1,828 
Vegetable seeds 
operations 
385 
8 
30 
31 
46 
76 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
135,122 
55,167 
37,966 
17,497 
11,409 
7,506 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
117,848 
(D) 
36,949 
13,697 
(D) 
7,156 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
17,274 
(D) 
1,017 
3,799 
(D) 
349 
Flower seeds 
operations 
169 
4 
8 
14 
26 
44 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
31,607 
(D) 
7,898 
4,551 
2,994 
1,916 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
28,665 
(D) 
(D) 
4,120 
2,673 
437 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
2,942 
(D) 
430 
322 
1,479 
Aquatic plants 
operations 
345 
9 
15 
29 
42 
80 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
20,205 
(D) 
3,807 
3,037 
4,262 
2,803 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
17,324 
(D) 
(D) 
2,739 
4,107 
1,394 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
2,881 
(D) 
(D) 
298 
155 
1,409 
Cut Christmas trees sold (see text) 
operations 
3,352 
31 
45 
67 
133 
401 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
366,632 
145,358 
39,883 
30,367 
30,406 
46,087 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
269,996 
141,324 
35,330 
25,503 
21,790 
21,378 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
96,636 
4,033 
4,553 
4,864 
8,616 
24,709 
Short rotation woody crops sold (see text) 
operations 
49 
1 
- 
1 
4 
18 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
1,845 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
687 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
1,289 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
588 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
557 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
100 
Tobacco transplants 
operations 
183 
3 
- 
5 
7 
50 
all sales ($1 ,000) 
11,236 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,986 
wholesale sales ($1,000) 
3,806 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
740 
retail sales ($1 ,000) 
7,429 
- 
(D) 
4,246 
-continued 
2 2014 CHS - United States Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
