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2024 TREE SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, November 2 - 8:30 AM

In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

We have five great speakers lined up to present at this year's Tree Symposium, following is a focus on two of them and their presentations:

Richard Buckley, The Trouble with Beech: Beech Leaf Disease

If it's not one thing, it's another! Invasive insect pests and diseases have wreaked havoc on ash, elm, chestnut, hemlock, and many others, wiping some of them almost completely from American landscapes and forests. The recent emergence of a new nematode disease in Beech has the attention of all green industry professionals. This one hour session will cover everything we currently know about Beech Leaf Disease. Other diseases and insect pests of Beech will be included. Emphasis will be on proper identification, scouting and monitoring techniques, and integrated control strategies that include all cultural, biological, and chemical controls.

Richard Buckley is the Director of Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab. He received his BS in Entomology and Plant Pathology from the University of Delaware and an MS in Turfgrass Pathology from Rutgers that led to his current position. In addition to his responsibilities as Director of the Lab, Mr. Buckley is an instructor in Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School and teaches courses in diseases and insect pests of turfgrass and ornamental plants. He is also a frequent lecturer and invited speaker on disease and insect pest problems in turf and ornamentals, plant problem solving and disease and pest management techniques.

Ted Hildebrant, Grafting Methods for Tree Propagation

Master grafter Ted Hildebrant will present an overview of grafting methods and how they relate to the propagation of trees. The presentation will include a brief description of some of the more common methods of tree propagation with a focus on grafting and why it can be the method of choice. A live grafting demonstration will also be given along with a question and answer period.

Ted Hildebrant is a third-generation nurseryman and propagator, who, with his life partner Elly Keyel, owns and operates Coldwater Pond Nursery, a specialty woody plant propagation nursery in Phelps, New York. Ted enjoys plant propagation of all types and can be found periodically teaching woody plant propagation to both professionals and hobby gardeners as well as consulting for new and established nurseries. Coldwater Pond Nursery specializes in unique and rare nursery stock that is offered to gardeners, nurseries, and garden centers throughout the eastern United States. Ted and Elly reside on their nursery and farm with their two cats and far too many deer, groundhogs, voles and rabbits.

Attendees will have the opportunity to shop at the Symposium for unusual small conifers from Ted's diverse collection.

For information on the other speakers and to register, please click here to go to our Events page.