TABLE 4

An overview of recorded plant material types. Material data are presented for 1095 herbaceous and shrub species for 341 vendors, across vendor types (NN = native nursery; GN/GC = general nursery/garden center; TF = tree farm).

Vendor type (n represented)n Pot (% row total)n Tray/plug (% row total)n Individual seed (% row total)n Seed mixture (% row total)n Bare root (% row total)n Sum
GN/GC (165)3094 (75.89)742 (18.20)35 (0.86)148 (3.63)  58 (1.42)  4077 (100)
NN (60)5398 (34.00)3900 (24.57)3483 (21.94)2655 (16.72)440 (2.77)15,876 (100)
TF (48)288 (63.58)47 (10.37)24 (5.30)0 (0)  94 (20.75)  453 (100)
Other (68)176 (9.15)50 (2.60)819 (42.59)610 (31.72)268 (13.94)  1923 (100)
Overall (341)8956 (40.00)4739 (21.16)4361 (19.48)3413 (15.24)860 (3.84)22,329 (100)