Burchell Nursery In the News
UC Davis course helps answer need for pomology education
Diane Nelson
November 2, 2012
UC Davis course helps answer need for pomology education
by Diane Nelson, Senior Writer, UC Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
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Climate Specific Fruit Trees Come to Lassen County
Melissa Blosser – Susanville Stuff
June 17, 2012
A SusanvilleStuff Feature by Melissa Blosser. click here for site.
Nursery business may be growing
Central Valley Business Journal
March 1, 2012
Check out this article discussing the furure of nursery business. To see the article click here.
Market Watch: The Best Time for Stone Fruits
L.A. Times
July 28, 2011
Farmers market stalls are bursting with peaches, nectarines, Pluots and more.
July Flame in Variety Spotlight
Western Fruit Grower
July 20, 2011
July Flame cv.Burpeachfive is in the Western Fruit Grower Variety Spotlight. To see more click here.
Taste for Good Quality
Country News
October 11, 2010
Burchell Nursery’s John Slaughter recently took a trip to Australia to see how how Burchell varieties are performing. Click here to read all about John’s visit.
Garden gamble pays off for Burchell Nursery
Jacqui D. Sinarle, The Central Valley Business Journal
March 1, 2009
If farming is a gamble, then Burchell Nursery in Oakdale has been on a winning streak since 1942. Today, the operation is one of fewer than 15 nurseries of its kind in the state and sells two million trees a year to orchards throughout the country.
For more than 65 years, Burchell has been supplying farmers with peach trees as well as many of the plum, nectarine, prune, apple, cherry, apricot, pomegranate, olive, almond and walnut trees that produce a significant portion of our nation’s supply of fruits and nuts. Irvin Burchell opened the nursery in 1942, and it continued under his son Bill’s leadership.
President of Burchell Nursery Inc Receives Honor of Young Nursery Professional of the Year
Burchell Nursery, Oakdale California
June 30, 2008
Tom Burchell, President/CEO of Burchell Nursery Inc., was presented the Young Nursery Professional of the Year Award by the California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers during the recent Grower Summit Conference held at the Double Tree Hotel in Santa Ana, California.
This award honors those under 40 years of age who have demonstrated pronounced business success within the nursery industry along with a strong sense of civic duty and participation in local and international contributions. His contributions have been both significant and profoundly felt from ‘Ground Zero’ to the war in Iraq.
Following Footsteps…Values Run Deep
California Nurseryscape
April 1, 2007
“Grow trees of the highest quality, sell trees with the highest integrity, and represent them honestly.”
Words to live by if you are a Burchell. The family has dedicated their lives to the success of the nursery, and to the service and success of its customers. Their mission-provide growers with the healthiest, most productive stock that can be propagated for high yield, has exceptional color and flavor, and has the ability to stand up to the rigors of packing and shipping-has spanned more than six decades