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October 2019

By Bill Goloski — Posted September 30, 2019

Vendors can browse the seasonal gift items at Bauman Farm & Garden.
Photo by Brian Bauman

Learn how retail nurseries are bringing customers into the stores during the off-season. Plus, Christmas tree farmers who weathered through the rough recession share their outlook on the future, and Oregon State University talks about their new hazelnut cultivars.

In this issue:

  • Retail for the holidays: Garden centers transform themselves into destinations for fall and Christmas.
  • O, Christmas trees: The industry’s been on a rough ride, but some silver linings point to a bright future.

Columns:

  • A word of thanks: President’s Message by Mike Hiller
  • My Farwest Show favorites: What I’m hearing with Mike Darcy
  • Your success is OAN’s mission: Director’s Desk with Jeff Stone

Growing Knowledge, an ongoing series provided by Oregon State University in collaboration with the USDA and in partnership with OAN.

  • Ornamental hazelnut cultivars from Oregon State University: New cultivars bring combinations of interesting growth habit, leaf form and color, and resistance to the fungal disease eastern filbert blight.
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Please send your comments on the issue to editor Curt Kipp at ckipp@oan.org.

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About Bill Goloski

Bill Goloski is the publications manager at the Oregon Association of Nurseries and the art director for Digger magazine.

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