How nursery stock is bought
Someone planting an orchard chooses by variety and rootstock combination, because that pair decides yield, tree size and how soon it fruits. They need age, size grade, certification and a realistic delivery window, and they commit a season ahead. Nurseries that publish a list of tree names cannot serve that, so orchard projects buy imported stock and local nurseries sell the remainder to households at retail prices.
What we build for a nursery
First, catalogue by variety and rootstock with age, size grade, expected bearing and certification. Second, a planting calendar with reservation windows, because a nursery season is sold before it is grown. Third, pre-orders with deposits, which is what allows you to plan propagation instead of guessing. Fourth, volume pricing and delivery for orchard projects, the buyers who take thousands of trees rather than three.