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Moonnurseries

Logo: Moon Nurseries, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Wholesale nursery located in Chesapeake City, Maryland, US

Moon Nurseries is a wholesale horticultural nursery located in Chesapeake City, Maryland, USA. Moon grows different varieties of B&B (balled and burlapped) trees, shrubs, and container plants including grasses, roses and perennials. It began its operations in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1971 under the ownership of Walt Flowers and began production at the current Chesapeake City, Maryland location under the leadership of John Pursell in 1989.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Moon Nurseries is a wholesale horticultural nursery located in Chesapeake City, Maryland, USA. Moon grows different varieties of B&B (balled and burlapped) trees, shrubs, and container plants including grasses, roses and perennials. It began its operations in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1971 under the ownership of Walt Flowers and began production at the current Chesapeake City, Maryland location under the leadership of John Pursell in 1989. Today, Moon Nurseries is an employee owned and operated company producing over 40,000 trees and 350,000 container plants a year from their Maryland nurseries.2

The story

The company can trace its roots to William H. Moon, who founded the nursery in Bucks County, Pa. In 1767, founder William H. Moon sold the company's first tree for 8 shillings as the dollars did not even exist at that time. An old advertisement for ornamental and fruiting trees, written by William H. MOON can be found at theoldentimes.

The company has gone through location and ownership changes in 240 years. Today, Moon Nurseries is an employee owned and operated company producing over 40,000 trees and 350,000 container plants a year from Moon's Maryland nurseries.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moon Nurseries, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Moon Nurseries is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware Bay.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moon Nurseries, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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