KIND OF

PLANT
NURSERIES
APPLIED TO
THE
PHILIPPINES
REPORTER: ISABELLE CATIPON
 PLANT NURSERY
 Nursery is a place where plants are grown, nurtured and sold out. Generally, various commercial crop

growers require a good quality saplings or grafts of genuine type.

 A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired age. They include retail

nurseries which sell to the general public, wholesale nurseries which sell only to businesses such as

other nurseries and to commercial gardeners, and private nurseries which supply the needs of

institutions or private estates.

 Nurseries grow plants in open fields, on container fields, in tunnels or greenhouses. In open fields,

nurseries grow decorative trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials.

EXAMPLES OF PLANT
NURSERIES
 TYPES OF NURSERIES
ALSO:

WHOLESALE NURSERIES SCHOOL

HOME
RETAIL NURSERIES
COMMCERCIAL
MAIL-ORDER NURSERIES
PROVINCIAL

BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY

SCHOOL
PLANT
NURSERY
KIND OF PLANT NURSERIES
 School Gardens are found in many countries, in different forms and sizes, with

varying aims. In most cases, the School Garden is an area of land within the school

grounds or nearby.

 Vegetables, flowers, medicinal plants, trees, bushes and many other plants are

usually grown. Occasionally, small animals are also kept in the School Garden, such

as ducks, rabbits, chickens, goats and even fish. In cities where schools have limited

space or lack open earth, the School Garden can consist of plants growing in

containers.
 The Department of Education (DepEd) has revived its School Inside a Garden

(SIGA) program that aims to establish nurseries of endemic and indigenous

trees and flowering plants in public schools nationwide.

 The revised SIGA program aims to focus primarily on making school campuses

throughout the Philippines green and colorful by planting trees and flowering

plants, prioritizing but not limited to indigenous and endemic species to the

Philippines
HOME
PLANT
NURSERY
KIND OF PLANT NURSERIES
 They do business by selling to individuals to grow plants for their home indoor

and outdoor and outdoor gardens. Plants are grown on limited acreage purely for

retail sales.

 is an area of land, individually owned, surrounding a house and usually planted

with a mixture of perennials and annuals.

 take on many forms, from a few plants in containers to large garden plots in the

backyard.
plants:

SELLUM MAKI SANTAN

RED PALM PALMERA PRINCESS PINK

COMMERCIAL
PLANT
NURSERY
KIND OF PLANT NURSERIES
This type of plant nursery having an extended area for growing,

grafting and transplanting stocks by selling in massive batches

at significantly lower prices to commercial farmers, government

agencies such as re-vegetation, parts and environmental

landscaping private estates and also to the other smallish

nurseries.
EXAMPLE OF A COMMERCIAL PLANT NURSERY: Cainta Plant Nursery
Cainta Plant Nursery is a commercial plant nursery engaged in the wholesale

propagation and production of a wide variety of plants and trees since the early

1960’s.

The current selection includes indigenous Philippine species, palms, bamboo, and

plants for use in landscaping and indoors.

 Ornamental Plants

Yellow Bignonia Musica Laurentii

Philippine Indigenous Plants
• Indigenous tree species have evolved in the same
area, region, or biotype where the forest stand is
growing. These trees have adapted to the specific
ecological conditions of the area.
Examples of Indigenous Plants

Bayag-usa
Balitbitan Binayuyu
 Palms
• Palms are extensively used in landscaping for their
exotic appearance. In many historical cultures, palms
were symbols for such ideas as victory, peace, and
fertility. Today, palms remain a popular symbol for the
tropics and vacations.
Examples of Palms

Red Palm
Palmera Pritchardia Palm
 Bamboo
• Bamboo is a fast-growing and hardy species with a woody
culm. Bamboo is beneficial to environmental and land
management, providing fast-growing cover for denuded and
deforested areas, soil erosion check, and assists in stabilizing
road embankments. Research is now being done to see the
role of bamboo in carbon sequestration efforts.
 Examples of Bamboo

Giant Buddha Mini

Green Buho
Bamboo Bamboo
PROVINCIAL
PLANT
NURSERY
KIND OF PLANT NURSERIES
Garden
City
Santa Cruz, Guiguinto, Bulacan
A
PLANTER'S
HAVEN
TABANG, GUIGUINTO
Bulacan
Provincial
Capitol
Malolos, Philippines
BUREAU OF
PLANT
INDUSTRY
PLANT NURSERIES UNDER BPI
The Philippines' Bureau of Plant Industry, (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Paghahalaman,

abbreviated as BPI) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of

Agriculture responsible for serving and supporting the Philippine plant industry sector.

BPI has the primary tasks of:

 Promoting the development of plant industries through research and development;

 Crop production,

 Crop protection, and

 Effective technology promotion and transfer.