2014 Roots Plus Growers Workshop
Contact
Florida Chapter ISAfloridaisa@comcast.net
Office: 941-342-0153
Where
Arcadia area: Fish Branch Tree Farm1680 Fish Branch Road
Zolfo Springs, FL 33890
Driving Directions
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REGISTRATION FEES:
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Register according to your membership in the Florida Chapter ISA:
Florida Chapter ISA Member - $145
Guest of Florida ISA Member - $145
Non-member: - $165
Guest of Non-member- $165
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All at-the-door registrations are $200/person
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Attendee substitutions will be honored.
Thursday October 30, 2014
Fish Branch Tree Farm
1680 Fish Branch Road
Zolfo Springs, FL 33890
863-735-2242
CEUs:
ISA - 6.25 BCMA - .75(S) + 5.5(P) FNGLA - 4 LIAF - 4
LA - 6.25 (Course #0009515 Provider #0004488)
Hot Topics! We Cover It All This Year!
Palm harvesting, hardening off & root regeneration
Shade tree roots & hardening off
Grades & Standards for trees and palms
Planting details & specifications
Info for tree managers
Nursery pruning
Landscape pruning
AGENDA
8:00 - 8:30 Registration and coffee
8:30 – 9:15 MORNING GENERAL SESSION
Sabal Palm Harvesting, Hardening-off, and Root Regeneration
Russell Adams, Jones Edmunds and Associates (JEA)
Come see how sabal palms are harvested and packaged for delivery. The details may surprise you as it did a small team of palm specialists which witnessed it first-hand. It’s quick, it’s efficient, it’s damaging?
9:15-11:45 MORNING STATION ROTATIONS
(attendees rotate to each station every 45 minutes)
Shade Tree Roots and Hardening-off Trees
Lloyd Morgan, Fish Branch Tree Farm
Ideal root systems, quality B&B and container root balls, what is too big, and too old, liner prep, depth, harvesting and hardening-off.
Tree Grades and Standards
Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida and Michael Marshall, Marshall Tree Farm
This session will cover the current Grades & Standards for trees as well as updates and revisions that will be introduced within the next year.
Palm Grades and Standards
John Conroy, Fish Branch Tree Farm and Russell Adams, Jones Edmunds and Associates (JEA) This session will cover the current G&S for palms as well as work being done to revise the palm section into a functional and useable document that the industry can use.
11:45- 12:45 LUNCH, with Questions and Answers
Representatives from Florida Division of Plant Industry and morning speakers will be available to discuss Florida Grades and Standards.
12:45 – 1:15 AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION
Planting Details and Specifications: a National Online Initiative
Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida
A team of specialists has developed CAD-ready planting details and specifications for use by landscape architects, engineers, municipalities, and others engaged in the business of planting trees. They are brand new, they are up-to-date, were reviewed by a national committee, and they are available to you for FREE. Are they right for your operation?
1:15-3:45 AFTERNOON STATION ROTATIONS
(attendees rotate to each station every 45 minutes)
Bark Inclusions, Aspect Ratio, and Union Strength: New Information for Tree Managers
Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida
We know that inclusions weaken a union but are we sure that is the largest contributing factor to branch failure? We split apart 200 unions measuring various attributes including branch angle, inclusions, and branch diameter. Which was most important? Come see live demonstrations of union strength.
Nursery Production Pruning: Species Management
Lloyd Morgan, Fish Branch Tree Farm
Some trees need little training in the nursery and landscape, others require regular pruning to develop and maintain a dominant leader. Details of nursery production pruning differ by species. Live pruning demonstrations will show you the strategies growers use to make your job as a buyer easy when planting shade trees.
Landscape Pruning: 4 to 10 Inch Trees
Michael Marshall, Marshall Tree Farm
Pruning newly installed or established shade trees ensures the good form developed in the nursery carries over into the established landscape. Neglecting to conduct this important strategy can doom trees to poor form, even when they begin as high quality Florida #1 trees. Live demonstrations on large trees will showyou which branches to cut and why.
3:45 Award CEUs and adjourn
OUR SPEAKERS
Russell Adams is a graduate from the University of Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture. He has owned the Gainesville Tree Farm since 1988. He worked as the quality control and pest control manager for Oasis Landscaping in Gainesville from 1999 until 2004. Since 2004 he has worked with Jones Edmunds and Associates (an Engineering, Environmental, and Construction Inspection firm) as a Senior Landscape Inspector. In this role he has overseen the construction and establishment of nearly 100 projects for the FDOT throughout the state. In association with Montgomery Botanical Center, the New York Botanical Garden, and The University of Panama, he has collected palms and cycads throughout Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. He served as a member and past President of the Alachua County Horticultural Advisory Committee, was on the Executive Committee of the Urban Forestry Council from 2010-2011, and is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the North Florida Botanical Society.
John Conroy is President and owner of Fish Branch Tree Farm, Inc. He obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Education from Florida State University. In the 1970’s and 1980’s he owned garden centers with landscaping, irrigation and sod operations. John founded Fish Branch Tree Farm in 1988, a 300 acre tree farm located in South West Florida, and is largely responsible for the popularization of Phoenix sylvestris palms. He owns the plant patents to Boardwalk® and Park Side® live oaks. Fish Branch Tree Farm was the recipient of FNGLA’s Grower of the Year in 2008.
Dr. Ed Gilman is professor at the University of Florida in the Environmental Horticulture Department in Gainesville. He has received the prestigious Authors citation award in 1999 from the International Society of Arboriculture for his books and CD-ROMs on trees and landscape plants and has received numerous other awards for his horticultural writing from the American Society for Horticultural Science. He received the Gunslogen Award in 2001 from the American Horticultural Society for his innovative work in developing software for the horticultural industry. Dr. Gilman serves the landscape industry and allied professions with his tireless teaching and research efforts nationwide.
Michael Marshall is Vice President at Marshall Tree Farm a 500 acre landscape tree farm in North Central Florida. He studied horticulture at the University of Florida and received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture in 1994 and a Master of Science in 1997. Michael is active in the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association and currently serves as the Past President of FNGLA. Michael is serving a second term on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). ISA is a membership association which promotes trees and professional tree care and has over 21,000 members worldwide. Michael is the President of the Roots Plus Growers Association, a grower association that is dedicated to educating consumers about high quality landscape trees. Michael frequently speaks to industry groups about tree care topics that include tree pruning, production, grades and standards, transplanting and establishment.
Lloyd Morgan is general manager/grower at Fish Branch Tree Farm, a 300 acre tree farm located in South West Florida. He worked in landscape installation and maintenance before graduating from the University of Florida in 1999. Lloyd earned a B.S. degree in Environmental Horticulture and has been a certified arborist since 2002. Lloyd has worked for Fish Branch Tree Farm for the past ten years and was instrumental in the development of two patented live oak cultivars, Boardwalk® and Park Side®, in addition to growing quality shade trees and palms.