HortMemo 2008- A University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Newsletter
for the Kentucky Nursery/Landscape Industry
by Winston C. Dunwell, Professor - Nursery Crops Development Center
UK Department of Horticulture
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TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
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See You at The Kentucky Landscape Industries Winter Conference & Kentucky Certified Nurseryman’s Exam, Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, South Wing B. The Program is at http://www.knla.org/images/2008/kli-conference2009-rev.pdf .
And at
The Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association Annual Member Meeting, Tuesday, January 13th, 0800-0900, in the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, South Wing B 101. Breakfast will be provided.
And at the
Mid-States Trade Show, Tuesday-Wednesday, January 13-14, 2009, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in the North Wing, Louisville, KY. For more information see http://www.mshe.org
William Jeffrey “BJ” Brymer has started in the Nursery Crops Extension Associate position at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton, KY. He is a very soon-to-be, December 19th, Auburn MS Horticulture/Nursery Management graduate. BJ was raised in his father’s landscape business and has worked for his nursery, Wales Station Nursery, 3 years before returning to work towards a Horticulture Master’s Degree. His work and educational experience in the nursery/landscape industry is extensive. He has been busy since starting and is looking forward to visiting nurseries and developing responses to questions and educational programming based on the nursery issues and informational needs. BJ Brymer can be contacted by writing P. O. Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445 or visiting 1205 Hopkinsville Street, Princeton, KY or by phone at 270.365.7541 x 279 or cell 270.206.5802 or e-mail, , bj.brymer@uky.e
For those in other horticultural enterprises Vaden Fenton has been in the Extension Associate for Vegetable and Fruit Crops since August. Vaden has his Master’s Degree from Southern Illinois University where he studied Tree Training and Management of High Density Tree Crop Production. He has experience as a Vegetable IPM Scout. Vaden can be reached by writing P. O. Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445 or visiting 1205 Hopkinsville Street, Princeton, KY or by phone at 270.365.7541 x 262 or cell 270.377.4074. or e-mail, vfe222@uky.edu
There is a plan to use ‘Silver Cloud’ Redbud as the cover image for the 2008 UK Nursery/Landscape Research Report. I was investigating the variegation of the leaves and remembered Dr. Bob Geneve explaining “jumping gene” variegations to me. I decided to include that in the image description and here it is: Cercis canadensis ‘Silver Cloud’ – Silver Cloud redbud is an outstanding Theodore Klein selection found in his nursery field of seedling redbuds. The white on green foliage is striking and holds up reasonably well through the summer. The variegation observed in Silver Cloud redbud is most likely the result of a “jumping gene” caused by a transposon. Transposons are pieces of DNA that move from one location to another on a chromosome. If the transposon moves into a gene important for pigment production, that cell is unable to produce that pigment. The resultant irregular patterns show up as blotches, dots, irregular lines and streaks. Dr. Barbara McClintock, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for describing this pigment variegation in corn grains.
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
The Return of the Kentucky Greenhouse Association Fall Meeting, Thursday, November 6, 2008, 2pm-6pm, at the UK Horticulture Research Farm, 4321 Emmert Farm Road, Lexington, KY.
Schedule of Events
2:00 Welcome and Introductions (Dr. Dewayne Ingram)
2:15-3:30 UK Horticulture research news (Dr. Rebecca Schnelle, Dr. Jack Buxton, and Sharon Bale)
3:30-4:00 Grant opportunities for greenhouse businesses through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (Bill Holleran, KY Dept. of Agriculture)
4:00-5:00 Panel Discussion- The future of the Kentucky greenhouse industry
5:00-6:00 Dinner
The U.K. Horticultural Research Farm is located on the South side of Lexington one block west of the intersection of Man O’War Blvd and Nicholasville Road (U.S. 27). The entrance to the farm (Emmert Farm Lane) is off Man O’War Blvd at the traffic light opposite the entrance to the Lowe’s and Wal-Mart.
Please call Dr. Rebecca Schnelle, Assistant Extension Professor - Greenhouse Crops, N310-D Ag Science Center North, Lexington KY, 40546; 859.257.4721; e-mail, rebecca.schnelle@uky.edu
Note from Rebecca: It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the Kentucky Greenhouse Association. I am your new extension specialist for floriculture and greenhouse crops at the University of Kentucky (the position vacated by Dr. Bob Anderson). I have heard from a number of you already expressing interest in re-forming the KGA. As part of my state extension role, I will be serving as educational advisor to the KGA. The panel discussion will be addressing the future of the KGA. Bring your ideas for KGA activities and topics for our greenhouse session at next year’s KLI conference. If you will not be able to attend, feel free to contact me with your thoughts and suggestions. Dinner will be provided so please call if you will be able to participate.
Win will share his observations from attending the Southern Region International Plant Propagator’s Meeting in Charlottesville, VA with a supplement to HortMemo 10.
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
Most HortMemo subscribers receive the newsletter by e-mail with about 60 still on the post mailing list. If you receive HortMemo by mail and would prefer to get it by e-mail (quicker and less cost to Extension) please e-mail cforsyth@uky.edu with the request that your name and e-mail address be added to the HortMemo e-mail distribution list.
Lawn and Landscape Pesticide Training (for Categories 3, 6, 10 and 12) will be held at Paducah City Hall Training Room, 300 South 5 Street, Paducah, KY 42002 on October 9 & 10, 2008. Pesticide CEU’s Available: October 9th - 4 General Hours and 3 Category Specific Hours Categories: 6 , 10 and 12; October 10th - 4 General Hours and 3 Category Specific Hours Categories 3, 10 and 12. For more information about Pesticide CEU requirements and personal hours status visit Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Webpage http://www.kyagr.com/ then scroll down to the bottom, right side of the page and click Pesticide Training Schedule or Status of Individual Licensing & Certification. For Questions and Registration, Contact Dava Hayden, UK Extension Horticulturist for McCracken County, 270.554.9520; Fax, 270.554.8283; e-mail: dava.hayden@uky.edu; url, http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/LawnLandscapePesticideTrnng0809.htm
Pesticide Applicator Safety Applicator Program web page provides resources and information for private and commercial certified pesticide applicators in the Commonwealth. http://pest.ca.uky.edu/PSEP/welcome.html
A two-day Invasive Species Conference will be December 12, 2008, 08-1730 at Four Points by Sheraton, Lexington, KY and December 13, 2008, 09-1400 at UK E. S. Goodbarn, Lexington, KY. For more information contact Laura Lhotka, UK Dept. of Forestry, 859.257.8718, laura.lhotka@uky.edu or Brianne Radcliff, Tracy Farmer Ctr, 859.257.3780, bcradc0@engr.uky.edu. Registration information at http://www.ca.uky.edu/invasives/
A precursorary look at a copy of Dr. Kenneth C. Sanderson’s A Dictionary/Index of Interior Plants indicates it is an incredible reference of “common and not so common plants used in interior environments”. Of particular interest is its primary use as a plant name reference that has the most commonly accepted scientific name along with the names derivation, meaning and pronunciation. I had talked with Ken about the book but was not aware it contained common names, a common name/scientific name cross reference index, useful descriptions and common usage of the plants. The book is being sold worldwide; a Google search shows Amazon.com has it.
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
The Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association Ninth Annual Summer Outing is Wednesday September 3, 2008 at Yew Dell Gardens! The REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 29; in the KNLA office by the 30th! On-site is possible but if you contact KNLA Exec. Dir. Betsie A. Taylor, you would be doing everyone a big favor; allowing for planning lunches and preparing name badges. Betsie can be contacted at 502.848.0055, 800.735.9791; Fax, 502.848.0013; e-mail, KNLA@mis.net; If you need a registration form, you may download the brochure off of the KNLA website at http://www.knla.org and click on "Summer Outing". On the brochure you will also find a complete schedule, directions, and hotel information. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture - Division of Environmental Services approved the following CEUs - 3 General Hours and 1 Specific Hour (Cat. 1A, 3, 10, 12, 19) and the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborists approved 4 ISA CEUs.
The PLANET CLT Certification Exam will be held on September 25, 2008 at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. This test is administered by the Kentucky CLT Collaboration which comprises of Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association, Kentucky Turfgrass Council, and Eastern Kentucky University. If you are willing to be a judge or volunteer please contact Debbie Barnes at 859-859-219-3299 or via e-mail at dasbarnes@alltel.net. If you have additional questions or would like to become a sponsor, you may contact the KY CLT Collaboration Chair, Roscoe Klausing at 859-254-0762 or via e-mail at roscoeklausing@klausinggroup.com. (from KNLA e-news)
The Eastern and Southern Regions of IPPS will be hosting meetings in the new 6 weeks. See Upcoming meetings lists for more information. Both Region tours and programs look great.
HORTMEMO 7
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Ginko info: I was talking with Bill Johnstone and Richard Wolford at an LNA meeting about the many names attributed to the horizontal rambling ginko they found when cleaning out some old nursery rows at Miss Lillard’s some years ago. I have heard Ginko biloba ‘Horizontalis’, Ginko biloba ‘Wolford’s’ and just “that one Richard puts into his landscape designs”. Bill and Richard came up with Ginko biloba ‘Noble’s Horizontalis’. Richard propagates his from cuttings and lets them go from the ground frequently as multiple trunks while others, such Ben Cecil of Sunnyray’s Nursery, are growing them from grafts and training to single trunks like the one at Bob and Pat Hill’s Hidden Hill Nursery.
The SNA Trade Show is moving from a summer show to a winter show for 2009. It will be February 12-13, 2009 at the Cobb Gallery Centre, http://www.cobbgalleria.com/. I have not found any information posted to the SNA website < http://www.sna.org/> but anticipate it soon.
The cost of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) testing for the nursery certification program has been increased to $100.00. The increase is to provide technologies that can confirm that the cyst nematode found is actually SCN and not one of the many other cyst nematodes that are not involved in quarantines. If you need to certify that your nursery fields are free of SCN take a regular soil sample for a free SCN test to your county Extension office. If the result is that there are cyst nematodes present do the SCN nursery test to confirm that the nematode(s) found are in fact SCN. Special thanks to Drs. Paul Vincelli and Don Hershman for their efforts to make this test more accurate.
Stephanie Tittle asked me about gardens to visit in Spain. Her request struck a cord because I have been reading the late J. C. Raulston’s narrative of his 1988 European traveling sabbatical and I was actually just starting his Spain adventure. For those that have not read J.C.’s narrative it is a great read if you enjoy visiting gardens. He starts out in the Friends of the Arboretum Newsletter Number 18 September 1988 issue with “---I briefly sketch some of the experiences of my university “Sabbatic” (sic) leave.” “Briefly” it isn’t at what must be 150 pages, but a fun read all the same which includes some interesting personal accounts. His introductory statement is a truism as far as I am concerned, he wrote “One of the wonderful things about visiting gardens is that every garden has its unique special points of interest – no garden can contain all plants for all ages, nor any one visit encompass the range of interest which varies throughout the year (a show of my forgetfulness this quote was used in HortMemo 5). So even if one has experienced the “great” gardens: Kew, Sissinghurst, Longwood, etc. – “minor” gardens, even an individual private home garden, always have something special and unique to offer the observer which has never been seen before.” The narrative is in J. C. Raulston Arboretum Newsletters 18-22 and they can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/jcraulstonarboretum/publications/newsletters/newsletters.php
HORTMEMO 6
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Scouting Nursery Crops will be held at Wilson Nurseries, 7773 Cropper Road, Pleasureville, KY on Thursday, July 10, 2008. Due to time restraints and fuel costs all of the program will be at Wilson’s with the previously advertised Shelby Co. Extension Office (Shelbyville) site eliminated. For more info contact Amy Fulcher, 859.257.1273, afulcher@uky.edu or Win Dunwell, 270.365.7541 x 209, wdunwell@uky.edu. The program is posted to our web site at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/ScoutingNurseryCropsProgram2008KDA.doc
The registration form is at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/ScoutingNurseryCrops2008Registration.doc
UK Horticultural Twilight Tours will be July 31, 2008 at the U.K. Horticulture Research Farm (Man Of War and Nicholasville Road, entrance off Man of War west of Nicholasville Rd onto Emmert Farm Lane), Lexington, Kentucky. For more information contact UK Department of Horticulture’s Pam Compton at 859.257.2909 or her e-mail pscomp1@uky.edu. I have posted the promotional poster for the event at http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/UKHortFarmTwilghtTour2008.pdf
I just read in GPN Greenhouse Production News about Hemerocallis Ruby Stella. The article had it in quotes as ‘Ruby Stella’ but the United States Patent 20050193452 says it is “varietal name ‘BERRUB’. This new variety is also sold under the trade name RUBY STELLA (Breeder's Ref. No. D 92-54).” Trying to make me crazy.
I was labeling slides and looked in Allan Armitage’s Herbaceous Perennial Plants 3rd Edition and learned that Cimicifuga racemosa is now Actaea racemosa. Allan says a James Compton paper in 1998 started it all. While accepting of the changes Allan writes “Personally, I dislike it, and have trouble understanding the rationale, however it looks like the changes are here to stay, so let’s get with the program. Here we go, welcome to the wide, wide world of Actaea.” For me I had to go back and re-label my old images, while doing so I decided the images were no good, deleted them, and went out to take new images. I posted some images to http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/Actaearacemosa.html
HORTMEMO 5
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Scouting Nursery Crops, Thursday, July 10, 2008, at Shelby Co. Extension Office (Shelbyville) and Wilson Nurseries, Shelby, Co. For more info contact Amy, 859.257.1273, afulcher@uky.edu
I recently had the good fortune to attend a professional meeting of the Southern Extension Research Activity - SERA 27. The group “focus is the identification, evaluation, selection and dissemination of information on superior environmentally sustainable landscape plants in nursery crop production and landscape systems in the southeast.” There is always a tie-in with touring nurseries and gardens to look at special plants. The late great J. C. Raulston wrote “One of the wonderful things about visiting gardens is that every garden has its unique special points of interest - no garden can contain all plants of all ages, nor any one visit encompass the range of interest which varies throughout the year. So even if one has experienced the "great" gardens: Kew, Sissinghurst, Longwood, etc. - "minor" gardens, even an individual private home garden, always have something special and unique to offer the observer which has never been seen before.” So it was with some excitement I postponed HortMemo 5 until I returned from this year’s SERA – 27 meeting in Richmond, VA hosted by Virginia Tech and organized by Drs. Alex Niemiera and Dr. Rumen Conev. So what does on learn in a day’s tour? We were surprised to see that Liberty Elm performed badly at the Maymont Garden with limb breakage and trunk splitting. Peggie Singlemann, Director of Horticulture, is replacing the Elms with ‘Princeton’ elms. We observed the Princeton Elms looked healthy, but they are not that old yet. Comments relative to the “new” elms were shared including the statement that ‘Valley Forge’ wants to be a shrub and requires some doing to train to a tree form. I was able to score images of Osmanthus fragrans blue fruit; not a plant I have seen in Kentucky. At the Great Big Greenhouse Garden Center, Doug Hensel told us that tropicals were a large part of his business, people were looking for plants certified organically grown, and water conservation was linked to the use of natives. Butch Gaddy of Colesville Nursery, shared that larger material was a trend in supplying his east coast landscape contractor customers; a trend I observed at the MANTS show in January.
Allan M. Armitage’s long awaited third edition of Herbaceous Perennial Plants: A Treatise on their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes is on the store shelves. The wait since the 1997 2nd Edition was worth it. Allan says of it; “I love this book; I love seeing it in peoples’ hands, on bookshelves, in retail garden center, on coffee tables, and worn out and tattered in the garden”. I love it, too; it is
HORTMEMO 4
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Amy Fulcher is planning her annual Scouting Nursery Crops program for Thursday, July 10, 2008, at the Shelby Co. Extension Office (Shelbyville) and Wilson Nurseries, Shelby, Co. Randy Zondag, Lake County, Ohio, Nursery Specialist, will be on the program with other production specialists. For more info contact Amy, 859.257.1273, afulcher@uky.edu
The Nursery/Landscape Sustainability conference/program is still in the planning stages if you have any input please contact, Win Dunwell, wdunwell@uky.edu or 270.365.7541 x 209.
The Woody Plant Seed Manual, Agriculture Handbook No. 450, is on-line. Mark Halcomb, UT Area Nursery Specialist sent out the news. The two editions (1948 and 1974) are some of the most coveted books in Ornamental Horticulture. I am so excited, I would love to have a copy of the complete new edition in my hands and on my bookshelf next to the other two, but this one I can access from where ever I am without dragging a large heavy book with me and it will be constantly updated as information is added. Mark wrote “Apparently, they are in the process of updating the manual, but rather than waiting for the new version to come out, they are posting the new information to the web version as it becomes available. Here is the main web site -- http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/. If you click on genera, you can find details on germination requirements of specific plants.” Happy Days!
Cicadas are coming to Kentucky. They will appear Statewide, except for Purchase and possibly Pennyrile areas. ENTFACT-446, Periodical Cicadas In Kentucky is available at http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef446.asp
Schedule notes by Lee Townsend appeared in Kentucky Pest News Number 1152, February 11, 2008." Here are a few significant dates from a study of the emergence of this brood back in 1991 at Robinson Forest by Dr. Paul Kaliz, UK Forestry Dept. Emergence began on May 4 with wide spread activity by May 10. There was a 9-day difference between dates of peak emergence from upper south slopes and lower slopes. The last nymph was caught leaving the soil on May 31. The last adult was heard calling on June 16, apparently there was no answer."
From Nursery Notes for April 30, 2008 by Mark Halcomb I cut and pasted the following “Periodical Cicadas will visit some places in May. If you had cicadas 17 years ago in 1991, you can expect them to return soon. They will emerge when the soil temperature 4 inches deep reaches 64 degrees. The males begin a high pitched singing 4 days after emerging. Their dry empty skin is found attached to branches. It is impossible to prevent the damage the female does to pencil size branches as she lays her eggs. The wound will later resemble a zipper. Cicadas emerge, sing, mate, lay eggs and die. Pesticides are ineffective since they do not eat. They can lay many eggs, damage many ornamentals before they encounter sufficient pesticide to die. They may live 4 to 5 weeks. Nursery fields surrounded by woods will have larger populations since they have already spent 17 years sucking sap from tree roots."
HORTMEMO 3
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
I was looking for a web site for Allan M. Armitage after realizing my Books link to a faculty UGA site was no longer working. I found GOLD at Armitage Images; http://www.armitageimages.net/ for those in the plant game check it out!!! It is not only images of herbaceous plants but includes grasses, trees, and shrubs.
While you are at it, for those interested in native plant and wildflower propagation see William Cullina’s page at http://www.williamcullina.com/ He is the author of an excellent resource The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada, (Houghlin Mifflin, 2000)
National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday in April which is April 25, 2008 (Arbor Day Foundation http://www.arborday.org/index.cfm).
I am curious if anyone has had any experience with Cornus xrutgerensis ‘Rutlan’ (Ruth Ellen®) Dogwood. I saw one I really liked at the Morris arboretum. Someone had told me it wasn’t special. If you have comments to share send me an e-mail wdunwell@uky.edu or call 270.365.7541 x 209 (comments are KNLA Nursery Views Spring 2008; Paul Cappiello says it is prone to disease, more so than other of Dr. Elwin Orton’s hybrids).
I was preparing a plant presentation and rummaging around in The Year in Trees by Kim Tripp and late J. C. Raulston when I came across a penciled note “Buddy Hubbuch likes it a lot” looking over to the underlined plant in question I found ‘Henry Hicks’ (Magnolia virginiana cv.). So out to the UKREC Magnolia collection to see how ‘Henry Hicks’ compares to ‘ Green Bay’. At the UKREC in Princeton, KY ‘Green Bay’ is spot free while the old foliage of ‘Henry Hicks’ has small black spots, otherwise for this winter they both have had good evergreen foliage all winter. The Magnolias in general look great even ‘Jon Jon’ that was killed to the ground in the 2007 April freeze has flower buds opening.
So far I have not received any nominees for the 2009 and 2010 Theodore Klein Plant Award. The committee will meet after the spring rush so please send in any nominations you have to wdunwell@uky.edu thanks.
HORTMEMO 2
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
OK, HortMemo is actually coming out a few days after February 29th. I just had to keep the once every four years date.
I was reading Horticulture magazine and came across several good, even great, articles. Paul Cappiello wrote about Don Shadow in both an informative and eloquent fashion. I particularly liked the “ -- Tennessee twang so sharp it could slice the shine off the mornin’ dew.” I checked, this pub is not available on-line at the Horticulture Magazine site but C. Coleston Burrell’s publication series on Invasive Species and alternatives to them are on-line at http://www.hortmag.com/article/The_Invasive_Problem1/ and http://www.hortmag.com/article/the_Invasive_problem2. Another article was interesting because I was not aware of the Wister Award for Daffodils and searched the web site of the American Daffodil Society site and found that the award normally given once a year had 9 daffodils awarded in 2007 and 2 in 2008; so I must assume they are trying to catch up or there has been a lot of breeding work going on in recent years. Those for 2008 are 'Brackenhurst’, a red and yellow large-cupped daffodil and 'Hawera’, a miniature yellow triandrus hybrid with several blooms per stem.
To recommend nominees for the 2009 and 2010 Theodore Klein Plant Award selections please e-mail or call Win Dunwell, wdunwell@uky.edu or 270.365.7541 x 209. The committee always ends up with many more than we can award so it is a difficult decision and frequently we hear - why didn’t such & such win; it has to be on the list to be considered.
I went to Bernheim Arboretum on February 27th and it started snowing but with cell phone guidance from Tony Nold I found the Acer henryi I spoke of in last months HortMemo. The plant I observed was similar to others I have seen; a multi-trunk plant about 20-30 feet tall with light-gray bark. The branch angles make for a slingshot provider if I ever saw one. It is near and behind a redbud on the sun shade trail. I forgot to document the redbud name but will report that later.
So many plants, so many great plants people, so many gardens and arboreta, so many nurseries and garden centers, so little time: I must hurry. Thankfully, we have many wonderful places worthy of a visit within a day trip of where any Kentuckian lives. See Plant Study Sites web page for information. http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/gardenslib.html
If you know of any meetings I should add to the Upcoming Meetings list please e-mail me at wdunwell@uky.edu or Christi at cforsyth@uky.edu
HORTMEMO 1
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements.
Amy Fulcher’s 2008 IPM Calendar is posted to and can be printed from http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/ipmcalendar2008.pdf
Lee Townsend’s publication Calendar for Common Kentucky Shade Tree and Woody Ornamental Pests is a good companion information source as is, Timing control actions for landscape insect pests using flowering plants as indicators
A REMINDER : The Nursery Winter Workshop 2008: Management/Marketing and 2008 Pest Management Update will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at the Hardin County Extension Office, 201 Peterson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701-9370 (Eastern Standard Time). CEUs available for Cat 3, 10, 14. Contact: Contact: Amy Fulcher, 859.257.1273, afulcher@uky.edu or Jeremy Griffith, 270.365.7541 x 279; e-mail, j.griffith@uky.edu or Win Dunwell, 270.365.7541 x 209, wdunwell@uky.edu. Get the program and registration forms at: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/UKNursWntrWrkshp08.html and http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/NurseryWinterWorkshopreform2008.doc
The 31st Annual Turf and Landscape Short Course will be February 18-22, 2008 at the Executive Inn East, Louisville, KY. Contact: Donna Michael, Extension Horticulture Agent, Jefferson County Jefferson County Extension Service, 810 Barret Ave., Louisville KY 40204; 502.425.4482; e-mail, dmichael@uky.edu or A.J. Powell, Jr., Extension Specialist-Turf, 859.257.5606; e-mail, ajpowell@uky.edu url, http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ukturf/ Description and registration form at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ukturf/Short_course%202008.pdf Program and CEUs list at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/ukturf/2008_shortcourse_program.pdf
And so it is that Dr. Robert “Bob” McNiel fully retired January 31, 2008, maybe, he will still be teaching in the department this semester. I have been inarticulate when speaking about the many wonderful years Bob and I have shared with Bob Geneve, other faculty and all the great students. I frequently give Bob credit for “saving me” from the mid-career slump by inviting me so many years ago to travel with he and the students. Those worldwide travel experiences: seeing the great nurseries, landscapes, gardens, arboreta, with a few cultural locations mixed in for good measure got me excited about knowing more about ornamental plants, all of them, not just the woodies I was partial to, and plant use and production, and the peoples and cultures of the world. The production part and plant development has always been a great part of the learning process for all who traveled with him; visiting Jellito in Germany when our friends Alan and Mary represent the company in the US and are right here in Kentucky and J. Frank Schmidt on the west coast when their representative is UK Dept of Hort. Alumni Kit Shaughnessy. Of course, his students enjoyed the hard working teacher; their mentor and friend; someone to learn from and even share a joke with; even if the joke might have been at his expense. I find myself continuing to be inarticulate. As Mark Krautman, Heritage Seedlings, always tells our students – “You have to have the fire in the belly”, the passion for what you are doing, and Bob always has had that! I guess what I would like to ask is that you share your stories about him with others let’s make Dr. Robert E. “Bob” McNiel one of the legends.
2008 Theodore Klein Plant Awards Winners
Fagus sylvatica 'Lanciniata'or 'Asplenifolia' – Cut Leaf European Beech
Parrotia persica – Persian Parrotia
Cercis canadensis ‘Silver Cloud’ – Silver Cloud Red Bud
Asimina triloba – Paw Paw
Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Karmina’ – Karmina Geranium
The Perennial Plant of the Year® for 2008 is Geranium ‘Roxanne’. For more information go to http://www.perennialplant.org
The Mid-States Expo and MANTS proved to be great learning experiences. I really was excited to see that the Moffitt’s had Acer henryi on the Snowhill Nursery, Shelbyville, KY plant availability list at Mid-States. I want one of the cold hardy (at Bernheim for many, many years) small trees approximately 30 feet or less with attractive trifoliate foliage that Mike Dirr says emerges red. In Maples of the World -- A. henryi was listed as rare in cultivation; of course, that was published in 1994. The pendulous racemes of “usually sterile” seeds are stunning as they emerge green then turn red and the yellow-red fall color is considered beautiful, but I have never observed it. I will make a point of it this year. Once I was on to Melvin having the A. henryi I made a point of checking to see what every one had and to talk to people about the good stuff. I found a great tight small Boxwood that was very interesting and I heard a rumor about a new Acer truncatum cultivar that sounds good; I will let you know when I get the word on that one. I noticed at MANTS that the clientele walking the halls were looking to see what booths had that was unique; some thing they were not already getting from suppliers they had long-term business relationships with.
HORTMEMO 00
TO: Horticulturists interested in Ornamental Horticulture
FROM: Win Dunwell, Extension Horticulturist
SUBJECT: Miscellaneous Information and Announcements. To subscribe send an e-mail to cforsyth@uky.edu or call Christi, 270.365.7541 x 221
Garden Gurus X with Roger Swain and Felder Rushing as featured presenters and Dava Hayden and Drs. Win Dunwell and Rich Durham on the program is from 8:30 registration to the conclusion of the speakers forum that starts at 3:15, Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Cherry Civic Center, 2701 Park Ave, Paducah, KY. There are displays and auctions. For more information. url, http://www.pamga.org
This 2008 - 00 HortMemo is to announce the Nursery Winter Workshop 2008: Management/Marketing and 2008 Pest Management Update with information on the Marketing/Pest management program prepared by Jeremy Griffith (marketing) and Amy Fulcher (pest management). CEUs for Cat 3, 10, 14 have been applied for. It will be held 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at the Hardin County Extension Office, 201 Peterson Drive, Elizabethtown, KY 42701-9370 (Eastern time zone).
The announcement can be found at http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/UKNursWntrWrkshp08.html
The registration form is on-line as a Word Doc file so it can be filled in on participant’s computers. It can be found by using the link from the announcement or going to: http://www.ca.uky.edu/HLA/Dunwell/NurseryWinterWorkshopreform2008.doc
For MoreNursery Winter Workshop 2008 Information contact:
Amy Fulcher, Extension Associate for Nursery Crops, 859.257.1273, afulcher@uky.edu,
Jeremy Griffith, Extension Associate for Nursery Crops, 270.365.7541 x 279, jegrif0@email.uky.edu
or Win Dunwell, Extension Specialist for Nursery Crops, 270.365.7541 x 209, wdunwell@uky.edu