Christmas Tree Area of Expertise Team Christmas Tree Area of Expertise Team

Christmas Tree AoE – Who to Call

Area of Interest

Contact

Phone

General Christmas Tree Information
Basic considerations

Jill O'Donnell
Pascal Nzokou
Russ Kidd

1-231-779-9480
1-517-432-5664
1-989-275-4670

Nutrition
Fertilizer recommendations

Jill O'Donnell
David Rothstein

1-231-779-9480

Species Selection
Genetics
Site selection
Planting stock

Jill O'Donnell
Dan Keathley

Paul Bloese

Pascal Nzokou
Bert Cregg
Russ Kidd

1-231-779-9480
1-517-355-0093
1-517-353-2026
1-517-432-5664
1-517-355-5191
1-989-275-4670

Weed Control

Jill O'Donnell
Mike Marshall

1-231-779-9480
1-517-355-5191

Shearing

Jill O'Donnell

1-231-779-9480

Insect identification and management

Jill O'Donnell
Deb McCullough
Norm Myers

1-231-779-9480
1-517-355-7445
1-231-873-2129

Disease identification and  management

Jill O'Donnell
Dennis Fulbright
Norm Myers

1-231-779-9480
1-517-353-4506
1-231-873-2129

Irrigation
Water Management
Water Reporting

Pascal Nzokou
Jill O'Donnell

1-517-432-5664
1-231-779-9480

Live Trees – Pot-n-pot

Bert Cregg

1-517-355-5191

Find a farm
Wholesale or
choose-n-cut

Marsha Gray – MCTA
Jill O'Donnell

1-800-589-TREE
1-231-779-9480

Marketing trees

Jill O'Donnell
Pascal Nzokou
Marsha Gray – MCTA

1-231-779-9480
1-517-432-5664
1-800-589-TREE

Labor Issues

Vera Bitsch

517 353-9192

Grading

Jill O'Donnell

1-231-779-9480

Harvesting
Inventory and Tagging
Artificial coloring/Freshness
Cutting and Storage

Jill O'Donnell
Russ Kidd

1-231-779-9480
1-989-275-4670

News & Events

February 13-14, 2008 Christmas Tree Management Short Course, State College Ramada Conference Center, State College, PA


February 22-24, 2008 CTA Plus Conference National Christmas Tree Association, San Francisco CA


March 7-8, 2008 Michigan Christmas Tree Association Winter Meeting, Comfort Inn Mt. Pleasant, MI


August 1-2, 2008   Michigan Christmas Tree Association Summer Meeting, Ludington MI

 


August 13-16, 2008National Christmas Tree Association Convention and Trade Show, Des Moines, IA

 

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