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  Christmas Trees

  MSU Extension’s programming for Christmas tree growers utilizes field educators, campus-based specialists and researchers to provide educational programming.

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• Christmas tree production

  Published on March 21, 2016
  Getting started with growing and marketing Christmas trees

• Michigan State University Department of Forestry

  Published on March 19, 2012
  

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  A Pocket Guide for IPM Weed Identification in Christmas Tree (E2975)

  Published on November 11, 2015
  This is an IPM guide for weed identification in Christmas trees.

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  Integrated Pest Management Scouting in Perennial Agricultural Crops (E3295)

  Published on November 23, 2015
  Scouting and monitoring for pests is a critical step in quantifying potential damage that can be caused by a pest and aids in determining if intervention to control the pest is warranted.

• Fall is a great time to take foliar and soil samples in Christmas tree fields

  Published on September 30, 2011
  Foliar sampling your Christmas tree fields this fall can help you adjust your nutrient management program for the next growing season.

• Scout your spruce fields for Cooley and Eastern spruce gall adelgids

  Published on March 16, 2012
  These insects are small and difficulty to find now, but can easily be identified by the galls they form later in the summer. If an insecticide is needed, it should be applied in the spring when the overwintering immature females are still exposed.

• Why are my Douglas fir turning brown?

  Published on March 24, 2011
  Winter injury or infection from needlecast diseases could be turning your Douglas fir brown.

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  Greenhouse and nursery water conference recap – Part 1

  Published on August 11, 2015
  Highlights of the conference included checking system efficiency, wireless irrigation networks, recycling irrigation water, designing effective water treatments and marking plants grown under water conservation practices.

• Needlecast management

  Published on May 14, 2010
  

• Striped pine or tortoise scale?

  Published on June 26, 2009
  

• Looper damaging Fraser fir

  Published on September 24, 2010
  

• Gall rust found on Scots pines

  Published on May 14, 2010
  

• Small pests that can cause big problems on spruce

  Published on April 15, 2011
  Time to scout for Cooley and Eastern spruce gall adelgids.

• Pine needle scale hatching

  Published on September 10, 2010
  

• Other insects to be scouting for this spring

  Published on April 30, 2010
  

• Getting ready for the Christmas tree season

  Published on March 17, 2006
  

• It’s a great time to take foliar and soil samples in your Christmas tree fields

  Published on October 28, 2013
  Collecting soil and foliar samples in Christmas tree fields now can help you adjust your nutrient management program for the next growing season.

• Adults of Douglas fir needle midge have begun emerging

  Published on May 22, 2013
  Douglas fir needle midge can cause unacceptable needle loss. Larvae cause galls to form on current-year needles. Severe infestations can cause unacceptable needle loss.

• SureGuard herbicide issued Section 24(c) label for Michigan nurseries

  Published on October 3, 2011
  The State of Michigan’s Department of Agriculture has issued a 24(c) label for herbicide SureGuard for dormant application to field-grown ornamental nursery stock. Some application limitations need to be followed.

• Zimmerman pine shoot moth: A real problem to Scotch and Austrian pine trees

  Published on March 16, 2012
  Damage by Zimmerman pine moth can be effectively controlled by a combination of monitoring, timely destruction of infested trees and appropriate use of insecticides.