Tag:landuse=plant_nursery

landuse = plant_nursery
Description
Represents land that is used solely for plant nurseries, which grow live plants for sale
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Group: Landuse
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* operator=* plant=* genus=* species=*
See also
landuse=orchard
Status: approved
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A plant nursery grows live plants for sale, much like a farm grows crops for food. Unlike a farm, a plant nursery generally sells the whole living plant, rather than produce. Plants being grown can include flowers, trees including Christmas trees.

Useful combinations

To describe more details of the plant nursery the following additional tags can be used:

Tag	Description	Notes	Photo
landuse=plant_nursery	Defines that the land is being used as a plant nursery.	The purpose of applying this tag must be for land that is used to produce trees, any other plantations that produce food must use landuse=orchard.
name=*	The name of the feature, if applicable.
operator=*	The name of the farmer/company which owns the plant nursery.
plant=*	The generic type of plant that is grown.	Possible values: tree, herb, bush, grass, vine, fern, moss, green-algae
genus=* (avoid this if species is known)	Scientific name of the genus (first part of the scientific name)	Refer to Genus for details.
species=*	Scientific name of the species (popularly known as the Latin name). Please use the namespaces for local languages.	Refer to Species for details.

Unintended use

• Trees that are grown for food production, use landuse=orchard instead.
• Greenhouses. This tag landuse=plant_nursery is strictly meant for growing plants in open land, not inside a greenhouse, for these purposes landuse=greenhouse_horticulture is used.
• Vineyards, where grapes are grown for a variety of purposes, including the production of wine: landuse=vineyard.

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Tagging examples

A plant nursery owned by Arbor which grows white oaks:

• landuse=plant_nursery
• operator=Arbor
• plant=tree
• species=Quercus alba
• species:en=White oak

Christmas tree farm/plantation

• landuse=plant_nursery
• plant=christmas_trees

Some mappers also choose to add the tag:

• produce=christmas_trees

Other tags, such as plant=trees, are unnecessary in this instance.

See also

• Proposed features/Plant nursery
• Plant nursery on Wikipedia
• shop=garden_centre
• plant=trees - for fruit bearing orchards