2023 Annual Christmas Tree and Ornamental Workshop
N.C. Cooperative Extension - Avery/Mitchell, Annual Winter Christmas Tree and Ornamental Workshop Friday, January 27, 2023 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.Avery Community Center (Heritage Park) 661 Vale Road, Newland, N.C.Lunch will be provided to all attendees registered by Wednesday, January 25, 2023 deadline.
Presentations include: Emerging Pests in North Carolina and Potential Management Sam Marshall, Area Specialized Agent, Ornamental Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, MHCR&EC
Lunch
Update on Deer, Dollars, and Decades Jeff Owen, Area Extension Specialist, Christmas Trees, MHCR&EC
Armored Scale Management
Richard Cowles, Assistant Scientist, Associate Scientist and Scientist, Valley Laboratory, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
How the Smell of Christmas Trees May Protect Fraser Fir Against Deer Browse
Dr. Justin Whitehill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, NCSU Christmas Tree Genetics Program Co-Director Forest Biotechnology Group
Planned Projects for 2023
Jerry Moody, County Extension Director, Avery County *2.5 hours of pesticide credit have been approved in each of the following subclasses: L, N, O, D, & X.
Please register by calling the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Avery County Center at 828-733-8270 or online under the Events Section.
