Marian Gardens Tree Farm

What Marian Gardens Tree Farm does

Marian Gardens Tree Farm is a wholesale container-grown tree nursery headquartered in Groveland, Florida. Founded in 1981 by Shaun Hillary on family ranch land originally purchased by Joseph Hillary in 1949, the company operates 1,000 acres of container tree production, making it one of the largest tree farms in the Eastern half of the United States. Its product line spans roughly ten species categories — Live Oak, Bald Cypress, Crape Myrtles, Hollies, Magnolias, Maples, Pines, Podocarpus, Sycamore, and Wax Myrtle — offered in standardized container sizes from 15 to 100 gallons, with explicit height, spread, and caliper specifications for each grade.

The company sells exclusively on a wholesale B2B basis to landscapers, re-wholesalers, and garden centers across a multi-state footprint stretching from Long Island, NY to San Antonio, TX and from Louisville, KY to Miami, FL. Distribution is managed through regional sales contacts assigned to specific territories, with quote-based pricing and a published product availability page rather than e-commerce. The underlying production technology combines container growing with vertically integrated substrate supply via Hillary Peat Company, which operates a 524-acre permitted peat reserve in Avon Park, FL and supplies custom blended potting soil.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held by the Hillary family with no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no digital marketing channels. Operations are mature and family-controlled, with 51-100 employees and continuous operation since 1949.

Name

Marian Gardens Tree Farm

Legal name

Marian Gardens Tree Farm

Website

https://mariangardens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Marian Gardens Tree Farm is a privately held wholesale nursery producing 1,000 acres of container-grown trees in Groveland, Florida, selling to landscapers, re-wholesalers, and garden centers across the Eastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Ornamental Trees

NAICS

Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Greenhouse, Nursery, and Floriculture Production (1114), Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (113210)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tree Nursery Stock Production (Seedlings, Saplings, Clonal Material) (AFAMACAA), Forest Nursery Growing Media, Containers & Inputs Supply (AFAMADAH), Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM), Seedling & Sapling Production (Containerized) (AFAMADAD)

Keywords

• Wholesale nursery
• Container-grown trees
• Landscape supply
• Ornamental trees
• Tree farm

Headquarters

HQ city

Groveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tree Product Sales: Wholesale B2B sales of container-grown trees to landscapers, re-wholesalers, and garden centers. Products sold in standardized container sizes (15 Gal to 100 Gal) with specific tree specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Marian Gardens Tree Farm is a wholesale container-grown tree nursery producing and selling containerized ornamental and shade trees in standardized sizes (15, 30, 45, 65, and 100 gallons) to professional buyers. The farm spans approximately 1,000 acres near Groveland, Florida, supplying landscapers, re-wholesalers, and garden centers across the Eastern United States, with vertically integrated peat mining and potting soil production through the affiliated Hillary Peat Company.

Product overview

Marian Gardens Tree Farm is a container-grown tree nursery offering a diverse portfolio of tree species across multiple product lines. The company's core offering consists of container-grown trees in various species including Live Oak, Bald Cypress, Crape Myrtles, Hollies, Magnolias, Maples, Pines, Podocarpus, Sycamore, and Wax Myrtle. These products are available in multiple container sizes (15 Gal, 30 Gal, 45 Gal, 65 Gal, and 100 Gal) to serve different landscape and commercial applications. The farm supplies landscapers, re-wholesalers, and garden centers across a broad geographic range from Long Island, New York to San Antonio, Texas and from Louisville, Kentucky to Miami, Florida. Marian Gardens operates as one of the largest tree farms in the Eastern half of the United States, covering 1,000 acres of container tree production space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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