Growing Christmas Trees: Shearing and More

Part of the Workshop Series: Growing Christmas Trees - from Site Selection to Sales

Join long-time Christmas tree grower Nigel Manley for a session on shearing, basal pruning, cone removal, weed control, mowing, and monitoring for insect and disease issues. Pesticide licensing and plant quarantines affecting Christmas trees will also be discussed. 

Presenters:

• Nigel Manley, Christmas tree grower, South Farm
• Rachel Maccini, Field Specialist, Pesticide Safety Education, UNH Extension
• Morgan Dube, Entomologist, NH Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
• Jim Frohn, Grafton County Forester, UNH Extension

This is the third workshop in a series on Growing Christmas Trees – from Site Selection to Sales. Attendees are welcome to participate in any or all of the workshops offered in this series. While each workshop stands alone, they are designed to be most effective when attended in their entirety.

Registration for this workshop is due July 20.  There is a $30 per person registration fee for this event.*  

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/Trees-Info-0726 

*A fee is charged for this Extension program to cover costs. A limited number of scholarships are available to individuals unable to pay.

If you need an accommodation to participate in our programming, please contact Jim Frohn, jim.frohn@unh.edu, 603-787-6944 prior to the event. Given ample time, we will make any reasonable effort to meet your needs, including language access services if requested, which will be provided free of charge.

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