Tennessee Greentimes - Winter 2015

VOL. 16/NO. 4

Winter 2015

Japanese Maple Scale and Their Management in Tennessee Nurseries Version 2.0: UT’s New and Improved Turf Weed Science Website Plus, Highlights from the TN Green Industry Expo, September 17–18, 2015

VOL. 16/NO. 4 •

Pest in the Spotlight Japanese Maple Scale and Their Management in Tennessee Nurseries

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Turf Talk Version 2.0: UT’s New and Improved Turf Weed Science Website

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Departments From the President, Jeff Harrell.......................................................................................6 News from UT....................................................................................................................8 Calendar of Events...........................................................................................................22 TNLA New Members.......................................................................................................22 Index of Advertisers.........................................................................................................22

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Recent Event Highlights from the TN Green Industry Expo, September 17–18, 2015

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The Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association serves its members in the industry through education, promotion and representation. The statements and opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the association, its staff, or its board of directors, Tennessee GreenTimes, or its editors. Likewise, the appearance of advertisers, or their identification as Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association members, does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services featured in this, past or subsequent issues of this quarterly publication. Copyright ©2015 by the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association.

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From the President Jeff Harrell

Thank You for All the Opportunities TNLA Would like to

Thank

the following companies for being

Membership Sponsors Gold Membership Sponsors Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil Mix, Inc. Hale & Hines Nursery Co. Nashville Landscape Systems, Inc.

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have had the pleasure of serving this past year as the TNLA president, and as you know, my term as president has ended. I hope that, during my term, I have been able to make a positive impact on both the current and future of the Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. Thank you for the opportunity to lead and for your patience as I grew in my position. I am grateful for the chance given to me to serve.

My journey in leading the Association wasn’t done alone. I was accompanied by a great group of individuals, who shared in our successes and learned from our failures.

I am looking forward to staying on the board of directors as the ex-officio. I know that Kim Holden (incoming TNLA president) will be a great leader for our board and will continue to guide TNLA in the right direction.

As I look back on my time as president, I must say what a rewarding experience it has been to serve. I have met and been able to work with many great people who share my love for this great industry. This has afforded me the opportunity to learn from each of you and to share ideas and collaborate on ways to keep the nursery industry alive and prosperous.

In closing, I want to thank all who have advised me and worked with me along the way. It has been a privilege and a great learning experience for me. I hope to continue to contribute to our Association as the ex-officio. As Lao-tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” Here’s to moving forward.

Putnals Premium Pine Straw Randall Walker Farms Samara Farms

Jeff Harrell 2015 TNLA President

Swafford Nursery, Inc. Tennessee 811

Silver Membership Sponsors Allen Landscape Management Common Grounds Evergreen of Johnson City Freedom Tree Farms Warren County Nursery

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October 6-7, 2016 Civic Center • McMinnville, TN

www.tngie.com

The Tennessee Greentimes is the official publication of The Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association, Inc. 115 Lyon Street McMinnville, Tennessee 37110 (931) 473-3951 Fax (931) 473-5883 www.tnla.com Email: mail@tnla.com Published by Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, Tennessee 37064 (615) 790-3718 Fax (615) 794-4524 Email: info@leadingedge communications.com Editors Dr. Bill Klingeman Dr. Amy Fulcher Associate Editors Dr. Donna Fare Dr. Nick Gawel Dr. Frank Hale Mr. Gray Haun Dr. John Sorochan TNLA Officers President Jeff Harrell Tennessee Valley Nursery 1st Vice President Kim Holden Holden Nursery 2nd Vice President Josh Woodlee David’s Nursery 3rd Vice President Justin Stelter Justin Stelter Landscape

Gardening Secretary-Treasurer James Hines Hale & Hines Nursery, Inc. Associate Director Bob Elliott Ewing Irrigation Ex-Officio Matt Dawson Samara Farms Executive Director Louree Walker

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News from UT

Natalie Bumgarner, Meet

New to UT Extension

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reetings! To introduce myself, I am Natalie Bumgarner, and I joined the University of Tennessee’s Department of Plant Sciences and the UT Extension team in late October 2014 as the residential and consumer horticulture Extension specialist. While you may not have met me yet, my introduction to the TN green industry actually happened on my third day on the job when I had the opportunity to accompany several growers and members of Extension on an industry tour to Alabama.

I learned during that trip and have observed in the year since that the green industry in TN is active and vibrant, and it will provide many great collaborators and opportunities in the coming years.

As I look back on the horticultural journey that brought me to UT, I have benefited in many ways from my involvement with the green industry for more than 15 years. An after school job at a wholesale/retail greenhouse during high school led me to horticulture at West Virginia University, where I focused mainly on ornamental greenhouse production. As graduation neared, I realized that it wasn’t just plants, but also the peopleplant connection that had attracted me to horticulture. This understanding propelled me to a master’s degree at WVU and later a Ph.D. at Ohio State University, with the intent of serving in the plant-people interface of Extension. While I studied herbaceous ornamental and vegetable crops, it was often landscaping installa-

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tion and management jobs that kept me solvent during those several years of college. So, the green industry has benefited me in educational, but also quite tangible ways.

I am excited to be in Knoxville and a member of the UT Extension team, focusing on residential and consumer horticulture and coordinating the Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program.

Over the past several months and years, I have been able to work in research and outreach projects alongside many outstanding Extension educators. Extension fills a unique role in linking critical research with end users. That direct connection between collaborative research and client needs was what drew me back to Extension after working in industry for a few years after graduation.

When I consider the future needs and opportunities for residential and consumer horticulture in Tennessee, it is clear that many crucial areas will need to be addressed. One of the most important needs that I see for horticulture on a residential scale is educating and providing tools for addressing environmental impacts beyond the borders of our lawns and landscapes. As many of our communities become progressively more urban, stewardship of resources in residential areas will be increasingly important for us all.

In many ways, the stakeholders that I serve in my position are the same clients that the green industry serves, from production through landscape installation and

Natalie Bumgarner, Ph.D., UT Residential and Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist

management. These relationships have the potential to provide unique opportunities to address future challenges. I hope that through collaborative outreach, education, applied research and problemsolving involving professionals, consumers and Extension personnel, we can both enhance stewardship and strengthen the green industry here in TN. I look forward to interacting with you and the opportunities that lie ahead. C

Pest in the Spotlight

Observations of

Japanese Maple Scale Activity and Recommendations for Their Management in Tennessee Nurseries

By Karla M. Addesso, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, and Adam Blalock, Area Nursery Extension Specialist, Tennessee State University, Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center, McMinnville, TN

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Adult Japanese maple scale, about 1–2 mm long.

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apanese maple scale (JMS) is an armored scale that was first introduced to the eastern United States in the early part of the 20th century. Adult JMS are off-white and oyster-shaped, measuring only 1–2 mm long (Photo 1).

For these reasons, JMS are difficult to see, especially on trees and shrubs that have light colored or mottled bark. Often, JMS are unnoticed until large bark areas are covered (Photo 2). Adult JMS are also fairly cold tolerant and have been spreading southward into warmer states, including Tennessee.

Symptoms of a scale infestation include branch dieback, leaf yellowing, leaf wilting, stunted growth and reduced flowering, all leading to plant death. Individual female scales lay about 25 eggs that are protected beneath the waxy scale body.

With at least two generations per year in warmer regions of the U.S., the reproductive potential of JMS is enormous. Within three years, a single male and female scale can produce millions of new scales.

Under natural conditions, scale predators, parasites, disease and sub-optimal environmental conditions limit scale population size. However, field and container areas in nursery production often provide

optimal scale habitat due to a lack of natural predators and the close proximity of suitable hosts.

The host plant range of Japanese maple scale includes trees and shrubs in nearly 30 genera representing 13 plant families.

Among them are Acer, Amelanchier, Camellia, Carpinus, Cercis, Cladrastis, Cornus, Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Fraxinus, Gleditsia, Hamamelis, Ilex, Itea, Ligustrum, Magnolia, Malus, Oxydendrum, Prunus, Pyracantha, Pyrus, Rosa, Salix, Stewartia, Styrax, Syringa, Tilia, Ulmus and Zelkova.

Lifecycle and activity In Tennessee and southward, JMS lifecycle and activity patterns are not completely understood, complicating management decisions. In Middle Tennessee, scale crawlers (Photo 3) first appear in early May, about when Japanese lilacs (Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’) flower.

The small, purple crawlers emerge and seek feeding sites on plant surfaces.

Crawlers are the only JMS life-stage capable of infesting new plants and may be transferred to new hosts by wind and by dispersing onto adjacent, touching plants. Like other species of armored scales, JMS may also be capable of transport on other flying insects or birds.

Crawlers take two to three days to settle, begin feeding and initiate secretion of a waxy surface coating within just a few days. The crawler stage is most vulnerable and is the stage optimally targeted for contact pesticide control. The fact that JMS crawlers rapidly secrete their surface wax protection complicates this limited window of opportunity.

Our research In early 2014, we initiated a first-year scale evaluation in order to monitor and record the JMS activity pattern in a typical Tennessee field nursery. Weekly crawler monitoring helped confirm that JMS has two peaks of crawler emergence — thus two generations per year — in Middle Tennessee. The first, very pronounced generation began the second week of May and peaked the third week of May 2014, between 801-927 growing degreedays (GDD). The second generation

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Large bark areas covered by Japanese maple scale.

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Japanese maple scale crawlers appear in early May.

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Peak periods of Japanese maple scale crawlers.

involved emergence of fewer crawlers and peaked the last week of August 2014, between 2615-3024 GDD. Importantly, these two generations include overlapping life stages.

While crawler numbers decreased sharply in July, some crawlers remained active throughout the summer, between peaks (Chart 1). In fact, JMS crawlers were active for a total of 24 weeks in Middle Tennessee, from the second week of May to mid-October. A flight of male scales was also noted in July and peaked between 2,306-2,441 GDD. An early season male flight was also detected the first week of April 2015.

Insecticide trial In addition to monitoring seasonal JMS activity, we tested the ability of a selection of insecticides, including both soilapplied systemic drenches and contact insecticides, to reduce scale numbers.

Products chosen were based on current industry recommendations, insecticides currently used by Tennessee growers and suggestions of industry collaborators.

Treatments were applied across two plots of field-grown, 2.5" diameter ‘Kwanzan’ cherry trees. To assess insecticide efficacy, branch samples were taken at 30-day intervals post-treatment, and scales were scored as alive or dead after flipping the scale cover and viewed with a microscope.

Product evaluations In late March, a 2% dormant oil spray was applied to runoff on randomly selected trees using a backpack sprayer.

Thirty days after the dormant oil spray, the percentage of live scale was reduced from 58% to 14% (a 75% total reduction). Systemic insecticide drenches, including Kontos®, Safari® or Discus®, which were applied in April, had mixed results on reducing scale numbers. For example, trees drenched with Kontos®, a spirotetramat product, did not experience a subsequent reduction in the percentage of live scales during the monitoring period. Safari®, a dinotefuran product, suppressed scales for the first 60 days of monitoring, yet the product failed to suppress the second generation of crawlers,

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which began emerging between 60 and 90 days after the systemic drench. Discus® suppressed scales compared to controls, to below 10% live counts by the end of the 120 day monitoring period (Chart 2).

Insecticides applied in early June and that targeted crawlers, also yielded mixed results. Fulcrum®, a pyriproxifen insect growth regulator, reduced the percentage of live scales by the end of the season, compared with controls, and fewer than 5% live scales remained.

Foliar Safari® application suppressed scale establishment for the first 60 days but again offered no control after the emergence of the second generation of crawlers, as observed with the drench.

Applications of 1% summer oil, of M-Pede® insecticidal soap and Kontos® each failed to reduce the percentage of surviving scales (Chart 3).

Interestingly, applications of summer oil and M-Pede® both yielded a 75% increase in crawler numbers during the week following treatment. Following all other treatments, including the controls, crawler numbers began to decline. Summer oil and M-Pede® achieve insecticidal control by mechanically limiting and reducing waxy scale covers. In turn, this treatment may have enabled more crawlers to emerge following the application.

Summer oil is often suggested as an adjuvant to complement the application of growth regulators, and it improves surface coverage of the product. From our observation, an additional reason to apply a growth regulator in combination with summer oil when treating JMS would be to facilitate rapid emergence of crawlers from beneath the adult scale covering.

Enhanced emergence would enable more crawlers to be contacted by the growth regulator.

Summary No individual tested product offered 100% JMS control, yet JMS management may be enhanced when two or more effective treatments are used in combination to target both adults and crawlers.

For optimal control, use dormant oil in late fall or early spring, followed later with a growth regulator combined with

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Efficacy of spring-applied Japanese maple scale treatments.

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Efficacy of summer-applied Japanese maple scale treatments.

summer oil. Systemic neonicotinoids can suppress JMS, especially on thick evergreen hosts with canopies that are difficult to penetrate with contact insecticides, but care must be taken not to exceed a.i. limitations in the field (Discus N/G at 0.62 lb./acre/year). Dormant oils are highly recommended because they are relatively inexpensive, easy to use in rotation with other products, aid in preventing the

development of insecticide resistance and are a low-toxic, environmentally friendly product.

We plan to continue testing other products, so long as sufficient numbers of scale-infested plants are available.

For more information and to participate in JMS trials, please contact Karla Addesso at (931) 815-5155 or kaddesso@tnstate.edu. C

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Turf Talk

Version 2.0 UT’s New and Improved

Turf Weed Science

Website

By James T. Brosnan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Turfgrass Weed Scientist, and Greg K. Breeden, Extension Specialist, The University of Tennessee

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even years ago, The University of Tennessee (UT) turfgrass weed science website — at www.tennes

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seeturfgrassweeds.org — debuted online, and since then, it has become a valuable resource for many people throughout

Responsive-design technology changes the layout of the new website based on the visitor’s screen size.

Laptop View

iPhone View

the green industry. More than 120,000 individuals from 173 different countries have made use of the research-based information on weed management that’s available via the UT turfgrass weed science website.

Technology, however, has advanced greatly since 2008, with the use of mobile devices becoming almost ubiquitous throughout the turf industry. Statistics show that approximately 80% of adults own a smartphone, while 40% also access the internet via a tablet (Global Web Index, 2014). Traffic to the UT turfgrass weed science website certainly reflects this trend, as the percentage of visits to our website via mobile devices doubled every year from 2010–2013.

In 2014, the user interface of www.tennesseeturfgrassweeds.org was completely redesigned to meet the needs of clientele accessing the website from mobile devices. The new interface makes use of responsive-design technology,

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Figure 2

The new weed identification tool makes use of images from the field.

which means that the layout of each page within the website is automatically optimized based on screen size. If someone visits our website from a laptop computer, the layout will be different than if he or she had accessed it from a smartphone.

In each instance, the layout selected is optimal for the size of the screen being used to view web content (Figure 1).

Additional new features New weed identification tool

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Growing and cooling degree-day data are captured for multiple locations across Tennessee.

Our weed identification tool was the section of our website that received the most traffic since its debut online. A new and improved version of this tool has been incorporated into the latest version of our website. The new weed identification tool has been redesigned to make better use of images to aid in weed identification (Figure 2). Additionally, each listing within our weed database is linked to control recommendations via our mobile application — www.mobile weedmanual.com.

Herbicide-resistance resources Instances of herbicide resistance in turfgrass have increased steadily since the UT turfgrass weed science website was launched in 2008. As a result, a new suite of herbicide-resistance resources has been added to the most current version of the website. Users will have access to several different reference materials on herbicide resistance, including lesson modules from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA), reference materials outlining herbicidal mechanisms of action and instructions for reporting a potential case of herbicide resistance.

Considering that instances of herbicide resistance are more common in annual bluegrass (Poa annua) than in any other turfgrass weed, the new website provides users with an online tool for selecting herbicides for annual bluegrass control.

Given that annually rotating herbicidal modes of action is important for managing resistance, this new tool allows users to simply select the herbicide that was last

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used to control annual bluegrass, and the tool subsequently populates labeled pre-, pre-/post- and post-emergence herbicide options that vary in mode of action from what was last applied. These options are both color coded and sorted by WSSA group number to aid in selecting herbicides that vary in mode of action.

Field Day information pages Each year, The University of Tennessee hosts a Herbicide-Resistance Field Day in spring focused on annual bluegrass, as well as a larger Turf and Ornamental Field Day in September. The new version of our website contains information pages about both of these events, including options for online registration and for taking advantage of sponsorship opportunities.

Climate data The use of growing and cooling degreedays has become increasingly important in turfgrass management. Growing degreedays can be used to time applications of preemergence herbicides for crabgrass (Digitaria spp.), coordinate plant growth regulator applications for annual bluegrass seedhead suppression or time proper reapplication intervals of trinexapac-ethyl to minimize clipping yield. Similarly, research at The University of Tennessee has found that cooling degree-days in fall are helpful in timing herbicide applications for the control of perennial weeds such as dallisgrass (Paspalum dilatatum) and common bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.). The new version of our website automatically tracks growing and cooling degree-day accumulations for several locations across Tennessee, including Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga (Figure 3).

Be sure to check it out!

Our entire team is extremely proud of the new and improved version of our turfgrass weed science website. We hope that the website will continue to be a valuable resource for years to come. Please forward any comments, questions or concerns about the website to Dr. Jim Brosnan at jbrosnan@utk.edu. C

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Recent Event

Highlights from the

Tennessee Green Industry Expo September 17–18, 2015 • The Music City Center • Nashville, TN Congratulations to TNLA’s 2015 Award Winners!

Presented on September 18 during the TNLA Annual Business Meeting. • (Shown below with 2015 TNLA President Jeff Harrell)

Wholesale Nurseryman of the Year John Turner Turner & Sons Nursery Smithville, TN

Young Nursery Professional of the Year John Hines Hale & Hines Nursery McMinnville, TN

William James “Bill” Reilly Jr. Salesperson of the Year Vince Boren Dayton Bag & Burlap • McMinnville, TN

Landscape Contractor of the Year Volunteer Lawn, Inc. Knoxville, TN (Forrest Oliver, accepting the award)

Retailer of the Year Mary’s Greenhouse McMinnville, TN (Beth Jacobs, accepting the award)

Committee Chair of the Year Adam Blalock TSU Nursery Research Center McMinnville, TN

Hall of Fame 2015 Inductee Harald Neubauer Hidden Hollow Nursery Belvidere, TN

Hall of Fame 2015 Inductee Eric Walker Walker Nursery Company McMinnville, TN

Hall of Fame 2015 Inductee Randall Walker Randall Walker Farms Morrison, TN

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Congratulations to our Booth Winners!

Presented on September 18 during the TNLA Annual Business Meeting. • (Shown below with 2015 TNLA President Jeff Harrell)

1st Place Green Goods winner: Riverbend Nurseries

2nd Place Green Goods winner: Swafford Nursery

3rd Place Green Goods winner: Pleasant Cove Nursery

1st Place Hard Goods winner: Tennessee Valley Tractor & Equipment

2nd Place Hard Goods winner: J & R Garden, Stone & Rental

3rd Place Hard Goods winner: Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil

Thanks to our Exhibitors!

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Thanks to our Exhibitors!

Anderson Mulch & Soil, LLC Angel Creek Nursery Baker Environmental Nursery Barky Beaver Mulch & Soil Black Fox Farms Blankenship Farms & Nursery Botanico, Inc. Boyd & Boyd Nursery Cam Too Camellia Nursery Carlton Plants, LLC Cedar Valley Nurseries Cedarwood Nursery Cherokee Manufacturing Cherry Springs Nursery Classic Groundcovers, Inc. Cowart Mulch Products, Inc. Day Lily Nursery Dayton Bag & Burlap Decker’s Nursery DeVroomen Garden Products Dickens Turf & Landscape Supply Don Yancy & Son’s Nursery Dry Shave Mountain Nursery Dutchman Tree Spade Eller Trees, LLC Englert – Nashville LeafGuard Ewing Irrigation Farm Credit Mid-America Faron Green Nursery Flower City Nurseries Forest Nursery Co., Inc. GardeningCalendar.net General Equipment Co. Granite Industries Great Lakes Fastening Green Earth Solar Green Thumb Nursery Greenleaf Nursery Co., Inc. Griffin Greenhouse Supplies Hall’s Pinestraw Hamner Tree Farms Hans Nelson & Sons Nursery Harrell’s Fertilizer, LLC Haston Farm Nursery Hawkersmith & Sons Nursery Heather Farms Nursery, Inc. Herd Farms Nursery Heritage Farms Hidden Valley Nursery, LLC

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Highlandbrook Nursery, LLC Hunter Trees, LLC J & R Garden, Stone and Rental Jimmy Boyd Nursery JLPN, Inc. John Deere Landscapes Jones Nursery Company JSC Nursery JWEST, LLC Keith’s Nursery Kenneth Myers & Sons Nursery LeafFilter North of Tennessee, Inc. Liner Source, Inc. Liners USA Little River Nursery Medley’s Nursery Mid Tenn Turf Middle Tennessee Nursery Assn.

Mid-South Nursery Mize Farm & Garden Morton’s Horticultural Products Musser Forests, Inc. National Nursery Products, Inc. Native Forest Nursery Nelson Plant Food New Market Agricultural Equip. Co. New Market Nursery Newby Tree Farms Nursery Supplies, Inc. NYP Corp.

Odom Nursery Company Panter & Sunderland Nursery Pattillo Tree Farm, LLC PlantAnt Pleasant Cove Nursery, Inc. Posey & Son Nursery Power Equipment Company Premier Growers, Inc. Prichard’s Nursery Equipment Pro-C Putnals Premium Pine Straw Randall Walker Farms Ray Bracken Nursery, Inc.

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Richey Nursery Company, LLC Rimol Greenhouse Systems, Inc. Riverbend Nurseries, Inc. Riverbend Nursery, LLC Robinson Nursery Rocky Creek Nursery Rusty Mangrum Nursery Samara Farms Scenic Hills Nursery Select Seedlings Silver Bait Simpson Nurseries Sleepy Hollow Nursery Southern Agricultural Insecticides Southern Growers Specialty Tag & Label, Inc. Spring Meadow Nursery Steve Myers & Son Nursery Stewart’s Nursery Superior Trees, Inc. Surface Nursery, Inc. Swafford Nursery, Inc. Swan Mill Nursery Techo-Bloc Corporation

Tenn. Dept. of Agriculture Marketing Tenn. Dept. of Agriculture/ Plant Certification Tenn. Nursery & Landscape Assn.

Tenn. State University Research Center Tenn. Turfgrass Association Tenn. Valley Nursery, Inc. Tenn. Valley Tractor & Equipment Terra Scape The Greenhouse Company of South Carolina The HC Companies Thomas Nursery Trademark Printing Trivett’s Nursery Tupper Tree Farm Turner & Sons Nursery Underwood True Value Hardware & Nursery Supply Walker Nursery Company Warren County Nursery, Inc. Witty Creek Nursery

Digital Marketplace Scan the QR code: Download your favorite QR reader to your phone and scan the code to learn more about these companies.

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Calendar of Events

January 6–8

Mid-America Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD Contact: 800-431-0066 www.mants.com

January 11–15

New Members

January 27–28

KNLA Spring Training & Showplace (KY Nursery & Landscape Assn.)

Ramada Plaza Hotel Louisville, KY Contact: 502-320-3733 Email: mail.knla@gmail.com

Green & Growin’ Show (NC Nursery & Landscape Assn.)

Sheraton Four Seasons Hotel and Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Contact: 919-816-9119 www.ncnla.com

January 27–29

January 11–13

February 3–5

CENTS (Ohio Nursery & Landscape Assn.)

Greater Columbus Conv. Cntr.

Columbus, OH Contact: 800-825-5062 www.centshow.org

January 12–14

50th Annual TTA Conference and Trade Show (TN Turfgrass Assn.)

Embassy Suites Hotel Murfreesboro, TN Contact: 615-790-8600 www.ttaonline.org

January 18–20

AmericanHort Next Level (formerly ANLA and OFA) Fort Lauderdale, FL www.yournextlevel.org

January 21–23

SC Horticulture Industry Trade Show & Seminars (SC Nursery and Landscape Assn.)

Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC Contact: 803-743-4284 www.scnla.com

WINTERgreen 2016 (Georgia Green Industry Assn.)

Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA Email: info@ggia.org www.ggia.org iLandscape (the Illinois and Wisconsin Landscape Show) Schaumburg Convention Center Schaumburg, IL Contact: 630-472-2851 www.ilandscapeshow.com

June

TN Green Industry Field Day Univ. of Tennessee Gardens Knoxville, TN

OCTOBER 6–7

Tennessee Green Industry Expo To be held in conjunction with the Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (MTNA) Location: McMinnville Civic Center Contact: 931-473-3951 Fax: 931-473-5833 Email: mail@tnla.com www.tngie.com

Welcome,

TNLA New Members!

Active Members Green Works Landscape Design Brock Hughey P.O. Box 682511 Franklin, TN 37068-2511 Carpe Diem Farms Eric Hildreth 8040 Smithville Highway McMinnville, TN 37110 Rock Bridge Trees David Hughes 199 Dry Fork Creek Road Bethpage, TN 37022

Associate Members The HC Companies Mark Allwein 2450 Edison Blvd., Suite 3 Twinsburg, OH 44087 JWEST, LLC Joel Westrate 3948 Blackhawk Grandville, MI 49418 PlantANT Joe Horton 10200 State Rd. 84, Suite 204 Davie, FL 33324 Terrascape Ryan Brewer 2870 Old Fort Parkway Murfreesboro, TN 37085

Index of Advertisers Boshancee Nursery, Inc.............................................................................17

Lee-Smith, Inc...............................................................................................3

SiteOne Landscape Supply.........................................................................7

Braun Horticulture........................................................................................9

Low Falls Wholsale Nursery.......................................................................7

Smith Seed Services..................................................................................21

Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc...............................................................17

Mid Tenn Turf, Inc.................................................................................9, 21

Surface Nursery Inc.....................................................................................9

D & D Agri......................................................................................................9 Fairview Evergreen Nurseries.....................................................................5

Motz & Son Nursery...................................................................................16 Neely Coble Co............................................................................................14 OHP................................................................................................................21

Swafford Nursery....................................................................... Back Cover

Rainmaker Irrigation..................................................................................21 Richey Nursery Company, LLC...................................................................7

Thomas Nursery..........................................................................................21

www.boshanceensy.com www.braungroup.com

www.camtoocamellia.com

www.fairviewevergreen.com

Hidden Valley Nursery................................................................................21 www.hiddenvalleynursery.com

John Holmlund Nursery.............................................................................21 www.jhnsy.com

Lebanon Turf..................................................................Inside Front Cover www.lebturf.com

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www.lee-smith.com

www.lowfallsnursery.com www.midtennturf.com

www.ohp.com

www.richeynursery.com

Riverside Plastics........................................................................................12 www.riverside-plastics.com

www.SiteOne.com

www.smithseed.com

www.surfacenursery.com

www.swaffordnursery.com

Tennessee 811............................................................................................17 www.tnonecall.com

www.thomasnurserytrees.com

Wellmaster Carts........................................................... Inside Back Cover www.wellmaster.ca