SPRING INTO SUMMER  

After an extremely mild winter we seem to be springing into summer!  I have never seen the oak trees leaf out in March in Virginia, but this year continues to be exceptional.  The lack of winter injury to overwintering nursery stock, and the savings on utilities has been a real blessing to everyone this year.  Hopefully, the good weather will continue through the spring and shipping sales will remains strong throughout the region.

Dr. Glenn Fain and the Local Site Committee in Auburn are working on final plans for a great conference. Continue Reading

Now is the time to nominate some of our outstanding members for our Sydney B. Meadows Award and for the Fellows.
It’s easy, click here to download the form. The deadline for both categories is July 15.
Both of these are high honors and we have many deserving members who have contributed greatly to our Society and the industry.
If you have any questions, please call the IPPS office at 803-743-4284.

Mike Worthington – New Ideas on Growing and Handling Container Trees

Matthew Sawyer - Mixing Up Your Marketing

Chuan Hong - Mitigating Irrigation Pathogens without Water Treatment

Don Covan - Propagation of Pecans and Japanese Persimmons by Grafting and/or Budding

Taylor A. Vandiver, Glenn B. Fain, Charles H. Gilliam, and Jeff L. Sibley -
Post-Distilled Cedar as an Alternative Substrate in the Production of Greenhouse Grown Annuals Continue Reading