Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards

Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co. is a horticultural company based in Louisiana, Missouri, that specializes in growing and selling fruit trees to home gardeners and orchardists.

The Stark brothers traveled to the Hiatt farm and bought the rights to the Red Delicious apple in 1894.

Anderson Mullins sold the tree and propagation rights to Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co., which first marketed it as a companion to their Red Delicious apple in 1914.

[citation needed] In June 2001, the possibility of closure to Stark Brothers Nurseries, Louisiana, Missouri's oldest and largest employer, famous worldwide for the fruit trees it grew and sold, was a reality.

[citation needed] Stark Bro's has three main business areas: e-Commerce/Mail-Order, Wholesale, and the retail Garden Center.