Tag:landuse=plant_nursery

landuse = plant_nursery
Description
Represents land that is used solely for plant nurseries, which grow live plants
Rendering in OSM Carto
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 plants (often for sale), much like a farm grows crops for food. Unlike a farm, a plant nursery generally relocates the whole of the plants they grow, as living plants, rather than only selling produce produced from them. Plants being grown can include any type of plant, from flowers to trees, including Christmas trees.

Useful combinations

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

Tag	Description	Notes
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 plants to be later relocated. Any plantings of trees used to produce food should use landuse=orchard.
name=*	The name of the nursery.
operator=*	The name of the company/organization which operates 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

• For 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 greenhouses, 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
• xmas:feature=* - Christmas season features (including Christmas trees selling)