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IPPS Western Region to meet in Wilsonville October 17–20

By Curt Kipp — Posted October 3, 2017

The Western Region of the International Plant Propagators’ Society will hold its 58th Annual Meeting Tuesday–Friday, October 17–20, at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville, Oregon. This year’s conference theme will be “Growing in Diversity.” Conference organizer Melanie Miller promises something for everyone. “We will visit a wide variety of nurseries and listen to experts in […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Education, Operations, People, Plants, Trees, Wholesale Nurseries

Rising from the ashes

By Dawn Hummel — Posted August 1, 2017

Growers and specifiers seek replacements for trees decimated by the emerald ash borer.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Invasive species, OAN Members, Pests and Diseases, Plants, Trees, Wholesale Nurseries

The multiplicity of Japanese maples

By Elizabeth Petersen — Posted August 1, 2017

Oregon leads the way in production of this diverse family of beautiful landscape trees.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Consumer trends, Digger, Digger magazine, Home gardening, Landscaping, OAN Members, Plants, Trees

July 2017

By Peter Szymczak — Posted July 3, 2017

Flowering cherry and plum trees grace the cover of the July issue — plus, preview the Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase.

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Business, Consumer trends, Digger, Digger magazine, Farwest, Farwest Show, Home gardening, Landscaping, Operations, Oregon State University, People, Plants, Trees

Expanding the tree palette

By Elizabeth Petersen — Posted August 2, 2016

Experts from near and far recommend options for diversifying — and strengthening — the urban canopy.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants, Trees

Generations of red maples

By Elizabeth Petersen — Posted July 1, 2016

Oregon is a key player in the breeding and production of Acer rubrum, one of the country’s most successful shade trees.

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants, Trees

July 2016

By Peter Szymczak — Posted July 1, 2016

The July issue features red maples, previews of the 2016 Farwest Show and much more!

Filed Under: Issues Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Farwest, Farwest Show, People, Plants, Trees

Modern arboreality

By Loree Bohl — Posted November 1, 2015

Yards are shrinking, but these trees are sized just right for today’s smaller garden spaces

Filed Under: Plant Features Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, Plants, Trees

Sluggy trees aren’t coming to town

By Curt Kipp — Posted November 6, 2014

As reported by KGW-8 (Portland, Oregon), OAN member Christmas tree grower Kirk International Inc. has come up with a novel way to remove hitchhiking slugs from its trees — hot showers. This allows the trees to be shipped to a number of overseas markets that have strict rules about invasive species — places like Hawaii, Guam and […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Christmas trees, Invasive species, OAN Members, Pests and Diseases, Trees

Nancy Buley receives 2014 Arbor Day Award

By Curt Kipp — Posted April 17, 2014

Nancy Buley Nancy Buley, communications director at J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., is the recipient of a 2014 Arbor Day Award, the Arbor Day Foundation announced today. Buley will receive the Frederick Law Olmsted Award in honor of her lifelong commitment to tree planting and conservation at the state level. Buley is one of 13 […]

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