Facilities
Ohio:
Yoder Brothers Inc. was founded in Barberton, Ohio, in 1920. Through the years, Yoder's production facilities have moved to other locations with the last Barberton greenhouse closing in 1978. However, the company remained close to its roots by establishing its corporate headquarters in a former dairy barn of the Barber Estate. The building was renovated in 1985 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It reflects Yoder today: an honorable melding of strong traditions with a commitment to being the best.
Located at the Barberton office are corporate management, accounting, data systems, inventory control, marketing, personnel and sales functions.
Florida:
Yoder came to the Fort Myers area in 1960. Today the Alva and Live Oak Farms, 15 miles east of the city, are not only the company's largest combined operations, but also symbolize the dramatic expansion that has transformed Yoder into one of the world's leading independent developers and producers of starter plants.
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Yoder's largest operations are in Florida. The Fort
Myers Farm, encompassing 118 acres, produces
most of
Yoder's mum cuttings. Dormant budded and ready-to-force azaleas ship
year-round and are Fort
Myers' second largest crop. No one else ships
fresh azaleas 52 weeks a year. Yoder’s breeding activities
for pot
mums, garden mums, azaleas and hibiscus are done in Fort Myers as well. |
Live Oak Farm (18 acres of greenhouses), established in 1975, produces flowered azaleas and hibiscus.
The farm has the largest 6-inch hibiscus potted plant program in North America. |
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In 1989, Yoder purchased the chrysanthemum research and production
facilities of the PanAmerican Plant Company, formerly a division of
Geo. J. Ball, Inc. in
Parrish, Fla. After the acquisition, Yoder added
six acres
of greenhouses at Parrish for producing mum cuttings. An additional nine acres are used for the production
of several specialty crops, including asters, pot roses, dahlias, hibiscus and poinsettias. |
Pennsylvania:
Yoder is the largest North American producer of vegetatively produced
perennial starter plants, which includes unrooted cuttings. In 1997, as
part of our expansion into garden products, Green Leaf Perennials in
eastern Pennsylvania was purchased. Yoder built a new production
facility and moved the perennial product line to Lancaster, Penn. in
1999. Today Yoder’s customer service department is located at this
facility, which is also home to an expansive perennial trial garden. |  |
Canada:
In 1977, Yoder purchased Yoder Atkin, now Yoder Canada Ltd., in
Leamington, Ontario. Yoder Canada has nearly 29 acres of greenhouses
and sells Yoder cuttings to Canadian greenhouse growers. Yoder Canada
specializes in finished mums, Fleurettes, azaleas, poinsettias, Easter
lilies, Persian violets and other flowering plants, including
perennials.