George Edward Hull
Curriculum Vitae
1601 East Tuckey Lane
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Cell Phone 623-764 1030
Email George.Hull@asu.edu
Education
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
Master of Science with distinction in Horticulture May 1971
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture cum laude with a major in Landscape
Horticulture May 1971
Gamma Sigma Delta
Pi Alpha Xi
President’s Scholar
Joseph Shinoda Floriculture Scholar 1969, 1970
Academic Teaching Experiences
Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona 2011
Adjunct Faculty Agribusiness
Courses taught
Plant Propagation
Landscape Plant Identification
Glendale Community College, Glendale Arizona 2001-Present
Adjunct Faculty Agribusiness
Courses taught
Arid Landscape Plant Identification
Interior Foliage Plants
Landscape Design I
Landscape Plant Identification
Plant Propagation
Urban Plant Care
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 2003-Present
Faculty Associate Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Courses taught
Plant Identification for Landscape Architects
Urban Horticulture for Arid Environments
Applied Landscape Architecture
2005-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture winning at the San Francisco
Garden Show the Gold Medal, The People’s Choice Award and a Gold
Medal from Pacific Horticulture Magazine for the best regional landscape
design.
2004-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture winning at the
San Francisco Garden Show the Gold Medal, The People’s Choice Award,
and The Garden Creator’s Award
2005-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture winning at the
San Francisco Garden Show the Gold Medal, The People’s Choice Award,
and the Pacific Horticulture Magazine award for best regional landscape
design
2006-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture to again win the Gold Medal
at the San Francisco Garden Show.
2008-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture installing a demonstration
garden at the Desert Botanical Garden-Phoenix
2009-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture installing a demonstration
garden at the Tempe Arizona Festival of the Arts
2010-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture with another medal the result
at the San Francisco Garden Show
2011-Mentored students in Landscape Architecture with a Silver Medal and the
Garden Creators’ Award
Industry Service
The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center , Wooster, Ohio 1970-71
Research Assistant
Arizona Nursery Association Research Committee
Tucson Botanical Garden Horticulture Advisory Committee
Nursery Industry Invasive Species Committee 2001
Volunteer Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Volunteer Huntington Botanical Garden, San Marino, California
Research, Collections and Horticulture, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Lecturer in Horticulture
The International Plant Propagators Society, Southern Region
Southern California Horticulture Society, Los Angeles
San Diego Horticulture Society, San Diego
Los Angeles Arboretum Speakers Series, Los Angeles
Texas Association of Nurseryman Educational Lecture Series, Dallas
Texas Association of Botanical Gardens
Desert Landscaper School, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Mediterranean Plant Society, Athens, Greece
City of Peoria, Arizona Xeriscape Lecture Series
The American Association of Botanical Gardens, Dallas
SFA Lecture Series, Nacodoches, Texas
Sun City Grand Combined Garden Clubs Expo
Universidad Champagnat, Mendoza, Argentina December 2005
Xerijardinería Paisajismo sustentable para zonas áridas
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria Central Regional Mendoza
Master Gardeners Advanced Propagation Course
3rd Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference, Nacodoches, Texas
San Francisco Cactus and Succulent Society
The Garden Conservancy 2006 Ruth Bancroft Garden Horticultural Series
Los Angeles Arboretum Speakers Series, Los Angeles
Cistus Nursery Lecture Series, Portland, Oregon
Fronderosa Frolic, Gold Bar, WA
Los Angeles Arboretum Lilli Springer Series, Arcadia, California
Los Angeles Arboretum Baldwin Days Guest Speaker, Los Angeles
Dallas Arboretum Educational Series Lecturer, Dallas, Texas
SFA Lecture Series, Stephen F Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
The International Plant Propagators Society, Western Region
Websites
V&P Nurseries, Gilbert, Arizona
www.vpnurseries.com
Xeriscape Botanical Garden, Glendale, Arizona 2003
www.gc.maricopa.edu/glendalelibrary
Starr Nursery, Tucson, Arizona
www.starr-nursery.com
Mountain States Wholesale Nursery, Glendale, Arizona
www.mswn.com
Plantis – An on line searchable plant database
http://www.mswn.com/plantis1/index.asp
Shady Way Gardens, Apache Junction, Arizona
http://www.shadyway.com/
Steve Martino and Associates
http://stevemartino.net
Publications
Shade Tree Evaluation for
The International Shade Tree Conference coauthored with Dr. Mike Dirr
Phoenix Home & Garden May 2004-Featured Profile
Industry Work Experience
Harper’s Nursery, Phoenix, Arizona 1973-1979
Retail Store Manager
Landscape Designer
Greenworld Nursery, Phoenix, Arizona 1979-1985
Production Manager
V&P Nurseries, Phoenix, Arizona 1985-2001
Production Manager
Mountain States Nursery, Glendale, Arizona 2001-2008
Research and Development Manager of New Plants
Webmaster and author of the website, WWW.MSWN.COM
New Plant Introductions LLC, Phoenix, Arizona Present
Horticulture Research and New Plant Development
Professional Honors
Pi Alpha Xi National Floriculture Honorary Fraternity
Gamma Sigma Delta National Agriculture Honorary Fraternity
Professional:
The International Plant Propagator’s Society
Adjunct Faculty Association of Maricopa County, Arizona
Certified Nurseryman, Arizona Nursery Association
Adjunct Faculty Association of Maricopa County, Arizona
Horticulture Advisory Committee Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, Arizona
Research, Collections and Horticulture Committee, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
A career spanning over 40 years of research, development and education in the field of
horticulture has given George a wide ranging knowledge of plant materials from many
viewpoints. From research in appropriate shade tree selections for cityscapes to production
positions in the Southwest to development of new cultivars for the nursery trade and teaching
positions to becoming a frequent speaker and writer on uses of plant materials both in this
country and abroad, he has developed a strong working knowledge of plant materials. His
current projects are breeding and introduction of adapted materials for the southwest. Many
current selections in the horticulture trade in Phoenix have been introduced here by George.
One patent for a hybrid has recently been award George with twenty new ones in trials at this
time for potential patents in the United States, in the European Union and in Asia.
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Acalypha monostachya ‘Raspberry Fuzzies’ tm MSWN
Agave ovatifolia
Aloysia virgata MSWN & VP
Anisacanthus quad. V. wrightii ‘Mexican Fire’ MSWN
Bauhinia macranthera
Campsis grandiflora ‘Morning Calm’ MSWN
Chilopsis linearis ‘Bubba’ MSWN & VP
Chilopsis linearis ‘Rio Salado’ VP
Cortaderia selloana ‘Pumila’ MSWN
Fraxinus schiediana
Ipomoea x ‘Tightie Whitie’
Lonicera x Americana ‘Pam’s Pink’ MSWN & VP
Malvaviscus x ‘Big Momma’ MSWN & VP
Manfreda maculosa ‘Silver Leopard’ MSWN
Penstemon baccharifolius MSWN & VP
Pistachia mexicana
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Prosopis hybrid ‘Rio Salado’ VP
Rhus trilobata ‘Autumn Amber’
Russelia hybrid MSWN & VP
Tecoma hybrid ‘Sierra Apricot’ MSWN
Tecoma hybrid ‘Sunrise’ MSWN
Tecoma x Bells of Fire tm PPAF VP
Tecoma x Lydia tm PPAF VP
Tecoma x ‘Sparky’ tm PPAF VP
Vitex agnus-castus ‘Montrose Purple’ MSWN & VP
Vitex agnus castus ‘Sensation’ VP
Zephyranthes ‘Prairie Sunset’
MSWN-A Selection available at Mountain States Wholesale Nursery
VP-A Selection available at V&P Nurseries