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


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

Nutrition
Fertilizer recommendations

Jill O'Donnell
Pascal Nzokou

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

Species Selection
Genetics
Site selection
Planting stock

Jill O'Donnell
Paul Bloese

Pascal Nzokou
Bert Cregg

1-231-779-9480
1-517-353-2026
1-517-432-5664
1-517-355-5191

Weed Control

Jill O'Donnell

1-231-779-9480

Shearing

Jill O'Donnell
Pascal Nzokou

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

Insect identification and management

Jill O'Donnell
Deb McCullough

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

Disease identification and  management

Jill O'Donnell
Dennis Fulbright

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

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
Pascal Nzokou

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

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Michigan Christmas Tree Association Summer Meeting. Bosch's Countryview Nursery. Allendale, MI
Aug 8-11, 2012
NCTA Convention & Trade Show. Sacramento, Ca Aug 24-25, 2012
Wisconsin CTPA Summer Convention. Harrisville Park. Marquette County, WI
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