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4 <strong>Florida</strong> Citrus Nursery Propagation<br />

Voluntary Registration since 1953<br />

M<strong>and</strong>atory Registration since 1997<br />

M<strong>and</strong>atory Greenhouse Production 2007<br />

Production <strong>2012</strong> 2011 2010 Number <strong>of</strong> Active Nurseries 47<br />

Increased Production 26 22 18 Number <strong>of</strong> New Participants 1<br />

Decreased Production 14 17 24 Propagations Increase By 805,723<br />

New or Resumed 7 3 3 Percent Increase 25.7%<br />

Did Not Propagate 2 6 2 Average Nursery Propagated<br />

*does not count three research agencies<br />

83,672*<br />

3.9 Million Nursery Propagations<br />

Sweet O.<br />

%<br />

Grapefruit<br />

%<br />

M<strong>and</strong>arin<br />

%<br />

Lemon/Lime<br />

%<br />

5 Nurseries propagated 42% <strong>of</strong> the trees 80.5 9.4 7.3 1.5<br />

10 Nurseries propagated 69% <strong>of</strong> the trees Type Number Increase/<br />

Decrease<br />

15 Nurseries propagated 79% <strong>of</strong> the trees Orange 3,172,966 +631,556<br />

The Most Popular<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> total nursery production<br />

Grapefruit<br />

M<strong>and</strong>arin<br />

369,924<br />

287,778<br />

+140,742<br />

+43,329<br />

ORANGE HAMLIN 34.6% Lemon/Lime 58,929 +4,950<br />

GRAPEFRUIT RAY RUBY 4.6% Pummelo 7,351 -32,741<br />

MANDARIN ORRI 0.9% Other 44,101 +17,887<br />

ROOTSTOCK SWINGLE 37%<br />

6 to 12% <strong>of</strong> the propagations<br />

are made for the homeowner<br />

market (see page 21 )<br />

County that produces the most citrus<br />

nursery trees<br />

Percent produced<br />

in Polk 44%<br />

Polk<br />

Citrus Industry Acreage<br />

541,328 acres<br />

173,732,946 total number <strong>of</strong> registered propagations made since 1953<br />

963 total budwood participants 1953 - <strong>2012</strong><br />

4 Annual Report <strong>2012</strong> (FY 2011-<strong>2012</strong>) Bureau <strong>of</strong> Citrus Budwood Registration

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