When his parents ventured their savings to start a small nursery at their family home north of Modesto, California - in the heart of the fertile San Joaquin Valley. With a degree in pomology from the University of California at Berkeley and many years of experience in the California fruit industry, Bill's father, Irvin Burchell, possessed both the training and the expertise to succeed in the nursery business. After earning his degree in pomology from U.C. Davis, Bill took his place alongside Irvin in the nursery. Together, father and son built the organization that our customers have come to trust and rely on. Bill became president in the 70’s and led the company through three decades while Bill’s son, Tom, worked in the nursery learning the process as his father did. Tom Burchell was to follow in his father’s footsteps. Tom graduated from Cal Poly State University in 1990 and joined the nursery full time. Father and son worked together until Bill’s retirement in 2004. Now Tom is president and leading the family business into the future.
65 years after Irvin Burchell opened his small business, Burchell Nursery is the recognized leader in the nursery industry, selling more than two million trees a year. The Burchell Nursery remains family owned and operated. At Burchell Nursery, we've combined the best of two worlds. The experience and proven successes of yesterday, along with the innovations and sophistication of tomorrow, to create the world-class nursery you see today. At the heart of every good business is a vision that explains where it's going. Ours is... "Plant good trees on good land, take care of them, and they will take care of you." For over 70 years our company values continue to be:
Quality - From seed to sale, quality remains the benchmark by which we measure our success. Integrity - We are the nursery of choice for many Central Valley growers because of our willingness to walk the fields, to understand your needs and above all, to treat you with honesty and respect. Consistency - As far as we're concerned, quality and consistency go hand-in-hand. We do everything we can to make sure the same level of quality is there time and time again. Innovation - We continue to develop new ways of keeping our nursery on the cutting edge. We are setting the pace in plant breeding and research and development.
