2/26/2015
Oregon Nursery Map App
Jennifer Polanz
The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) has introduced a new app for iOS devices (Apple) and soon Android devices that will help nursery industry businesses connect with each other. The Oregon Nursery Map app is the new digital counterpart to the OAN’s printed Wholesale Nursery Map. Buyers, truckers and green industry professionals have long used the paper map to find wholesale nurseries in the Portland area, the Willamette Valley and Greater Oregon.
“It’s more than a map,” says Scott Ekstrom, who works at Ekstrom Nursery and is president of the OAN Mt. Hood Chapter. “We believe it will be an on-the-road, time-saving device if you are a landscaper, plant buyer or a grower reaching out to a network of suppliers and growers.”
The app provides nursery contact information and links to the OAN’s online Nursery Guide, which is a searchable directory of plants, products and services. At the press of a button, users can call nurseries and verify
availabilities.
The Oregon Nursery Map app is available on both iTunes and Google Play for $4.99. Businesses pay to be featured on the app and part of the proceeds goes to raise funds for horticulture student scholarships.
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