This event has two days.

Day One

9:30 - Registration
 
10:00 - Join us for a nursery field day which will include nursery and arboretum tours, plant production demonstration, educational sessions on tree production, species selection, and discussions with a number of tree experts. A picnic lunch is included in your registration.

Tentative Topics, Demonstrations, and Tours
 
New Tree Research Updates
OSU Plant Breeding - Dr. Ryan Contreras, Oregon State University
New Tree Research Evaluation Area Tour – Keith Warren, J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
 
Tree Production Demonstrations
Influences of understocks and production methods
Trees of same variety of different ages in production
Different ways to grow trees (field, containers, air-pots, root bags, Pot-N-Pot, B&B)
 
Tree Selection Discussions
What is a native? - Nancy Buley, J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Cultivars/Selections of NW Natives
Schmidt Arboretum Tours
 
Online Resources for Urban Forestry
Tree Board University - Paul Ries, Oregon Department of Forestry
Tree Reference Guide - Jeff Lafrenz, J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
  
3:00   Adjourn

Location:

J Frank Schmidt and Company

9500 S.E. 327th Ave.
Boring, OR 97009

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Day Two

8:00 Registration
 
8:30 Welcoming Remarks

Rick Zenn President of Oregon Community Trees, and Peter Daugherty, Deputy Division
Chief, Oregon Dept. of Forestry. 
 
8:45  Keynote Address: "Roots of Change for the Better: Growing Quality Root Systems for a 
  Sustainable Urban Forest"  
Dr. Ed Gilman, Professor, University of Florida.  Ed will take you on a journey starting
with seeds and cuttings through production, planting, and establishment. You will leave
this one-of-a-kind presentation with a fresh perspective on trees from the ground down.
 
10:00  Break

10:15  Trends in Nursery Crop Development
Dr. Ryan Contreras, Assistant Professor, Horticulture Department, Oregon State Univer-
sity, Corvallis, OR.  Ryan will discuss Oregon State’s nursery crop breeding program focusing
on development of sterile forms of invasive or potentially invasive species as well as induced
sterility of species that produce large amounts of litter from fruit or seed, and the contribu-
tion of plant breeding to diversity in landscapes. 
 
11:00 Pruning Roots and Stems for Improved Health and Tree Stability
Dr. Ed Gilman. There is new research and practice showing the benefits of appropriate
pruning and developing strategies for managing trees early to prevent problems later. You
will learn techniques you can use next week in your daily work on trees of all ages.
 
12:00  Lunch (including State Urban Forestry Awards)
 
1:00  Street Tree Spacing Standards
Terry Flatley, Urban Forestry and Natural Resources Manager, City of Renton, WA
Terry will explain the process the City of Renton utilized in developing wider standards for
street tree spacing with the City’s Community and Economic Department and adoption by
City Council.  
    
1:30  Tree Standards Panel Discussion
Nursery Speaker TBA
Municipal Speaker TBA
Planner/LA Speaker TBA
This panel of professionals representing a cross-section of the urban forestry profession
will discuss tree growing and planting standards.
 
2:30  Tree Planting Program Strategies
Jennifer Karps, Grey to Green Coordinator, City of  Portland, OR Environmental Services
Bureau 
Jennifer will share strategies for developing community tree-planting programs and the
practical application of that strategy through partnerships, team-based program develop-
ment, and adaptive management.  
 
3:15  Wrap up comments
 
3:30  Adjourn

Instructor:

Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida

Location:

Oregon Garden Resort

879 W Main St, Silverton Oregon

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