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About the Meeting
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the exchange of scientific research results concerning the production and marketing of Christmas trees and greenery. Expected participants will be researchers, students, extension agents and extension specialists who work professionally with the Christmas tree industry.
- The conference will be held September 14-18, 2009. The conference program will include contributed talks, posters, extension discussion roundtable, and field tours of nearby Christmas tree research and production areas. Not to mention a few surprises, great dinners and interesting people to meet during the week.
Specific topics will include (but are not limited to):
- Planting stock propagation & production
- Plantation establishment and cultivation
- Fertilization and nutrition
- Genetics
- Pest management (disease, insects, weeds)
- Economics and management issues
- Post-harvest quality
- Certification, Import/Export Issues
It is expected that attendees present a paper or a poster. The conference language will be English. No interpretation will be provided.
This conference will be the latest in the following sequence:
| Date | Host Organization | Location | Country |
| October 1987 | Washington State University | Puyallup, Washington | USA |
| August 1989 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | USA |
| October 1992 | Silver Fall State Park | Silver Falls, Oregon | USA |
| September 1997 | Cowichan Lake Research Station | Mesachie Lake, British Columbia | Canada |
| July/August 2000 | Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute | Vissenbjerg | Denmark |
| September 2003 | North Carolina State University | Hendersonville, North Carolina | USA |
| October 2005 | Michigan State University | Tustin, Michigan | USA |
| September
2007 | Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute | Funen | Denmark |
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