A partnership for the ages

Boring, Ore., is nestled in the heart of old timber country. Railways used to carry timber from Boring to Portland and vice-versa. And there in Boring, with a rich history of timber in the ground, is Iseli Nursery, a wholesale grower of rare dwarf conifers, Japanese maples, and other ornamental trees and shrubs.

One of Iseli’s primary forms of propagation is grafting, a process for which they employ greenhouses and Anderson Pots’ products. The nursery, founded in 1975, has been using Anderson products since its inception, nearly four decades ago.

“They’re part of our culture here; Anderson Pots is kind of a partnership. Our products seem to be connected with the Anderson products,” says Paul Halladin, Iseli Nursery propagation manager. “We use the 3?-inch bandpot for grafting, or what we call a GP for grafting pot, and they seem to last forever.”

Halladin says that some of Anderson’s products have been there for three decades or longer, without needing to be replaced.

“The only time we recycle GPs is when they get run-over by a tractor,” Halladin says, “It’s kind of amazing. The flats and bands are extremely durable. We also use their pots for all of the plants that we sell.”

Halladin has been with Iseli for 34 years and he says his nursery’s relationship with Anderson is a defining characteristic of their production. He says that Anderson pots are “simple but super.” The GP fits the Iseli size needs and continues to out-perform other pots.

“The Anderson pot is better. It performs better than any of these new style pots,” he says. “We use these pots year after year after year and have been doing so for a reason.”

Halladin adds that Anderson’s service extends beyond the corridors of business. He says that when the nursery would throw Christmas parties, the Andersons were some of the only vendors who would make an appearance.

“They’re part of our family,” he says, “Their service is great, their product is great, and we rely on what they do to make our products what they are.”

Did you know?
Iseli Nurseries was founded in 1975 by mathematician turned plant specialist Jean Iseli and now employs about 180 people.