Acorn Farms Nursery

 

Acorn Farms Inc was founded in 1980 as a Central Ohio wholesale nursery and tree farm on a 80 acre tract in the Alum Creek Valley of Central Ohio. Acorn Farms continues to grow and expand offering over 800 acres of the highest quality shade and ornamental trees and 80 acres of container stock including wholesale shrubs, perennials, annuals, succulents, poinsettias, mums, bulbs, and seasonal plants. Sales are generated by both on and off site staff, with truck delivery to the US East Coast including New York, Long Island, New England, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, and to the Midwest areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Kentucky, Virginia, W. Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.


We offer a vast selection of the highest quality plant material including hardy, native plants and unique, hard to find ornamentals. Our timely service, whether you are close or far away, has afforded us the opportunity to expand rapidly without compromising quality to become a leading producer of wholesale nursery stock across the US.

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Our Online Shop is open to our current wholesale customers! To view pricing and shop online you will need to Register for our secure portal. A human needs to verify your account with us, so if we are at lunch or closed, it may take a bit longer, but we will email you once your portal has been activated.

NOTE: Existing customers DO NOT fill out another Customer Application. Just Register for portal access if you want pricing and to order online.

If you are not yet a customer, find out how to become one.

Become a Customer!


We are wholesale only and not open to the general public. If you are in the business of reselling plant material and want to become a customer, please visit our Customer Forms section for more information on what we need from you. If you are looking for retail, please consider our sister company, Oakland Nursery.

HOURS
Mon-Fri: 8:00am-4:30 pm
Saturday: 8:00-11:30 am (Apr-Nov)

Note: Only authorized landscape personnel with a list of materials needed will be allowed on property.

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2026 HOLIDAYS (CLOSED)
- May 25 (Memorial Day)
- July 3-4 (Fourth of July)
- Sept 7 (Labor Day)
- Dec 18-Jan 4 (Christmas Break)

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    Acer jap. 'Rising Sun'

    Admired for its architectural 'Full Moon' foliage, 'Rising Sun' boasts expansive, fan-like leaves that feel more like the tropics than the temperate forest. Its exquisite character is defined by delicate red tassel-blossoms and a legendary fall transformation into shades of burnt orange and scarlet.

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    Juniperus chi. Gin Fizz®

    Add year-round structure and vibrant life to your garden with the densely branched 'Gin Fizz'. This hardy, salt-tolerant juniper is a berry-producing powerhouse, offering a lush, berry-heavy display that serves as both a visual masterpiece and a sanctuary for local birds.

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    Buddleia Pugster Pico Punch®

    Revolutionize your garden borders with the thick, sturdy stems and vivid 'punch' of color provided by this dwarf butterfly bush. Pugster Pico Punch® offers superior winter hardiness and a continuous summer-to-fall bloom cycle, ensuring your landscape stays saturated with brilliant magenta tones and fluttering butterflies all season long.

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    Gaultheria pro. Cherry Berries™

    Cherry Berries™ offers a charming year-round display of dainty bell-shaped flowers followed by an abundance of aromatic, bird-friendly fruit. This low-growing gem is perfect for woodland borders, releasing a nostalgic minty fragrance whenever its vibrant evergreen leaves are brushed.

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    Magnolia 'Sunsation'

    Magnolia 'Sunsation' is a superior late-blooming hybrid engineered for reliability, consistently avoiding the late spring frosts that damage earlier cultivars. This upright, pyramidal specimen produces high-impact, 7-inch goblet-shaped blooms in a distinct primrose yellow with a high-contrast rosy-pink base, offering a sophisticated vertical accent for modern landscapes.

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    Petunia Headliner™ 'Strawberry Picotee'

    Petunia Headliner™ 'Strawberry Picotee' delivers high-impact appeal with its early flowering and exceptional color stability. This vigor-balanced variety features oversized, vibrant strawberry-red blooms sharply defined by a crisp white margin, maintaining its clean bicolor pattern even under high-stress conditions.

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    Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily'

    Magnolia stellata 'Waterlily' offers a refined upgrade to the classic Star Magnolia, featuring a denser, more upright-oval habit and an increased petal count for a fuller, 'waterlily' floral effect. This cold-hardy deciduous shrub is a premier choice for early-spring interest, delivering a prolific display of fragrant, multi-petaled white blooms that emerge before the foliage on a well-branched, structural frame.

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    Callicarpa Bubble Up™

    Callicarpa Bubble Up™ represents a significant advancement, offering a refined, compact habit that eliminates the leggy growth typical of the species. This versatile deciduous shrub is great for mass plantings and mixed borders, providing a structural foundation of clean green foliage followed by an unmatched profusion of large, violet-purple berries in autumn.

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    Acer palmatum 'Mikazuki'

    Engineered for superior sun-scorch resistance, 'Mikazuki' offers exceptional versatility for both partial shade and full-sun landscape applications. Its vigorous yet refined growth habit ensures a well-branched, structural form, providing appeal for customers seeking a unique, architectural focal point.

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    Rhododendron Bloombux® Magenta

    Rhododendron Bloombux® Magenta offers a breakthrough in hedging, combining boxwood-like utility with a mass-flowering habit in a bold magenta hue. Engineered for durability, this lime-tolerant and disease-resistant hybrid provides vivid seasonal color while maintaining its dense, globose form, offering a sophisticated, low-maintenance alternative to traditional green-only borders.

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    Asparagus 'Jersey Giant'

    Distinguished by its superior resistance to Rust, Fusarium, and Crown Rot, 'Jersey Giant' Asparagus is a high-utility perennial vegetable ideal for large-scale production or edible landscapes. This hardy selection delivers a uniform harvest window and maintains its structural integrity over a long productive lifespan.

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    Delphinium elatum 'Violets Are Blue'

    Delphinium elatum 'Violets Are Blue' is a high-performance perennial distinguished by its exceptionally strong, self-supporting stems and compact, mid-sized habit. It delivers a prolific display of densely packed, deep violet-blue spikes with contrasting dark black centers, offering a vertical architectural element for sunny borders without the maintenance requirements of traditional staking.

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    Weigelia Watermelon Kisses™

    Selected for branch density and a uniform growth rate, Watermelon Kisses™ provides maximum appeal with its unique bi-color floral display and clean, mid-green foliage. This hardy, nectar-rich cultivar is an ideal pollinator-friendly choice for small-space landscapes, offering a reliable reblooming cycle that extends visual interest well beyond traditional varieties.

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    Ilex opaca (Male/Female Combo)

    Ilex opaca (Male/Female Combo) provides a streamlined solution for guaranteed berry production, featuring both pollinator and fruit-bearing selections grown in a single container. This integrated approach ensures a heavy crop of signature red berries against classic, spine-tipped evergreen foliage, eliminating the need for complex landscape spacing or secondary pollinator plantings.

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    Berberis thu. 'Orange Torch'

    Proven for its exceptional sun-scorch resistance and stable, uniform growth, 'Orange Torch' offers a high-impact solution for modern landscapes. Its fiery-hued canopy - emerging neon orange and maturing to a burnished copper - remains vivid even in high-heat. It provides a reliable vertical accent and superior winter stem interest for commercial and residential sites alike.


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