DESERT HORTICULTURE CONFERENCE 2009
“Strategies for Success”
7:00 – 8:00
8:00 – 8:50
9:00 – 9:50
9:50 – 10:15
10:15 – 11:30
Extended
Session
11:30 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:20
1:30 – 2:20
2:30 – 3:20
Coffee and Registration
Arboriculture
Dendrochronology: When
this Ring’s True Tale is Told
Rex Adams, UA Tree Ring
Laboratory
Hot Topics
Citrus Greening
Dr. Judith Brown, UA Plant
Sciences Department
May 15, 2009
Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona
Design
Growing Cycads in
Southwest Landscapes
M L Robinson, University
of Nevada Cooperative
Extension
Edible Landscapes
National Phenology Network:
Death of Giants: Saguaro
Dr. Suzanne Nelson, Native
An Opportunity for All to
Spear Vitality
Cesar Mazier, Cesar Mazier
Contribute to Understanding a Seeds/SEARCH
Landscaping and Consulting
Changing Environment
Dr. Teresa Crimmins, UA Arid
Lands Studies
BREAK Please recycle, and thanks to the UA Recycling Program!
Arid Retro
Water in the Sustainable
When to Prune and Why:
David Cristiani, Quercus
Landscape
Recognizing Bad
Grant McCormick, UA Campus
Management Practices vs.
Planning
Smart Business Practices
Richard Adkins, City of
Phoenix and Shannon Scott,
AAA Landscape
LUNCH Networking, visiting sponsors, book signings
Bamboo: More than a Plant
The Sustainable Sites
Urban Forests and Climate
Matt Finstrom, Bamboo Ranch Initiative: Implications for
Change: Another Reason to
Arizona’s Green Industry
Hug a Tree
Dr. Chris Martin, ASU,
Dr. Greg McPherson, USDA
Applied Biological Sciences
SW Center for Urban Forestry
Department
Water Features in the
Soil Triangle: Silva,
Tree Roots 101: Growth,
Landscape
Structural and in Situ
Development and
Robert Davies, Backyard
Juan Barba, Juan J. Barba and
Management
Boulders
Associates
Richard Reitz, College of
Southern Nevada
Tree Roots for Extreme
Business Plan Basics: Tools
Photography and the
Environments
for Developing a Roadmap to Designer’s Portfolio
Dr. Chris Martin, ASU, Applied Success
Robin Stancliff, Robin
Biological Sciences Department Trent Teegerstrom, UA
Stancliff Photography
Agriculture/Resource
Economics Department
CEU SIGNUP IN THE LOBBY AT END OF THE DAY
Maintenance / Construction
Landscape Maintenance: A Job
or a Profession?
Paula Smith, Northwest
Landscaping
Smart Irrigation: Choosing the
Right Controller
Steve Montano, Ewing Irrigation
Desert Dangers
Liz Barta, AZ Poison and Drug
Information Center
Safety: Creating a Culture of
Caring to Protect People and
Profits
Shannon Scott, AAA Landscape
Biotic Landscape Problems
through the Year
Stacey Bealmear, UA
Cooperative Extension, Yuma
County
Citrus Care: Age and Variety
Make a Difference
Dr. Glenn Wright, UA Plant
Sciences Department