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 & Tagging
Artificial coloring/Freshness
Cutting & Storage

Jill O'Donnell
Russ Kidd

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

News & Events

Gypsy Moth Spray tool Available on Enviro-Weather!
August 7-8, 2009
Michigan Christmas Tree Association Summer Meeting, Peacock Rd. Tree Farm, Laingsburg, MI Aug 12-15, 2009
NCTA Convention & Trade Show, Chattanooga, TN Sept. 13-18, 2009 International Extension and Research Conference, Oregon/Washington

Sept. 21-22, 2009 Growing True Fir in the Great Lakes Region II, Grand Rapids, MI

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