WEDNESDAY
January 27
Mix or Match 4 Concurrent Sessions from these 3 tracks:
Super Ticket Options A, B, C or Registration Option D
SESSION 1
CENTER FOR APPLIED NURSERY RESEARCH NEW PLANTS
Room 2AB
Room 5A
Registration Option L
10:00 am The Days of Green Meatballs Are History:
The Center for Applied Nursery Research is pleased to hold
Future Tree and Shrub Introductions
their annual Open House in conjunction with the GGIA edu-
Defined By Color
cational program this year. CANR is committed to funding
Mike Dirr
and participating in applied research on a variety of topics
including: new cultivar development, irrigation efficiency,
Our new breeding company, Plant Introductions Inc.,
pest and disease issues, novel production systems, propaga-
has hosted numerous visitations to see our plants
tion systems, etc. This year, CANR will also house a poster
that we breed for unique traits, particularly color
display area for researchers to show off their latest research.
and longevity of same. This mini treatise presents
Please join us for the following talks on a variety of ornamen-
the WOW factor that will shape future gardens.
tal production topics.
8:45 am Welcome and introductions
9:00 am Matthew Chappell - Comparison of Above-
ground Pot-in-Pot System and Traditional Pad 11:00 am
Refreshment Break

System in Conifer Production & Ornamental
and Invasive Potential of Commonly Available
11:15 am Plants are Still Important
Miscanthus Cultivars
Allan Armitage, The University of Georgia
9:30 am John Ruter - Evaluation of Actino Iron
Incorporation in Container Production &
Two main open houses occurred in The Trial Gar-
Investigation of the Possible Causes of
dens at UGA in 2009, during which over 800 people
Distorted Growth Seen in Itea virginica
were asked to flag the plants that caught their eyes.
10:00 am Gary Knox - New Perennial Peanut Selections
In this presentation, the most-flagged plants and
for Southern Landscapes
others will be presented.
10:30 am Kelly Ivors - Water-borne plant pathogens: how
safe is your irrigation water?
11:00 am Gary Knox - Identifying Non-invasive Cultivars
12:15 pm
Lunch on Your Own
for the Green Industry
11:30 am John Ruter - Developing Sterile Plants for the
2:00 pm
Gold Medal Plants
Nursery Industry
Shelly Prescott, The State Botanical Garden
12:00 pm Amy Wright - Vegetative Propagation of
Southern Ecotypes of Kalmia latifolia
The Gold Medal Plant Program began in the early
(Mountain Laurel) and K. hirsute (Sandhill
1990s. Learn about of the winners since the begin-
Laurel)
ning of the program as well as landscape uses for
these award-winning plants.
Poster
Scott NeSmith - Evaluation of Elite Selections from UGA
Blueberry Breeding Program as Edible Landscape Plants
3:00 pm
Refreshment Break
Posters will remain on display Wednesday and Thursday.
UGA graduate students will also have posters on display
3:15 -
highlighting important research being conducted.
Discoveries and Developments in the
4:15 pm
World of Magnolias
Gary Knox
The world of Magnolias is opening up as many new
Landscape Session sponsored by
cultivars hit the market. We will focus on new
the Metro Atlanta Landscape and
cultivars (to the U.S.) that include large flowered
Turf Association, providing business
deciduous; late flowered deciduous; yellow flowered
and sustainability education to
deciduous; new species of evergreen magnolias; and
Georgia’s landscape industry.
new pink/red flowered forms of evergreen species.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm TRADE SHOW OPEN
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