Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association
Indiana Christmas Tree Growers Association
Meetings & Events

ICTGA 2013 Winter Meeting

The ICTGA summer meeting will be held on February 8-9, 2013 at Hawthorn Suites in Champaign, Illinois.  Thanks to the Illinois Christmas Tree Association for organizing the meeting and planning the program.  Speakers will be: 

Friday: 

9:30 am - Developing a Business Plan & Marketing by Deborah Cavanaugh 

10:45 am - Drip/Trickle Irrigation Methods by Jeff Kindhart 

1:00 pm - Roundtable discussions 

2:15 pm - Bows, Boughs and Beyond the Front Door by Joey Daniken 

2:15 pm - Spruce Problems: Pests and Cultural Issues  by Suzanne Bissonnette 

4:00 pm - Strategies to Reduce Wildlife Damage by Dave Shiley 

Saturday: 

9:30 am - Drought Effects of Suppliers & Growers by Jerry Peterson 

10:45 am - State Business Meetings 

1:00 pm  - Evergreen trees and shrubs for a dynamic landscape by Gary Kling

To register for the meeting contact Robert Grady - 309-362-2292                gradyrobert@sbcglobal.net 

 

Trees for Troops 2012

The pick up date for the 2012 Trees for Troops program was November 20th at Dull's Tree Farm. Over 300 trees will be shipped out to two bases in Kuwait. Several volunteers from the National FFA, Western Boone FFA, FedEx, Indiana Department of Ag and the local community will help sort, process and load the trees for shipment.  If you would like to donate trees for the 2012 Trees for Troops shipment please contact Tom Dull, 765-325-2418

  

2012 Statehouse Tree Program

Randy Caster is the coordinator for  the 2012 Statehouse Tree Program. The trees will be delivered to the statehouse on December 12 to be ready for the Trim the Tree program on the next day.  ICTGA is fortunate to have the opportunity to display our product in several different statehouse offices as well as in the rotunda. Hensler Nursery will provide the rotunda tree,

On the following day, Thusday December 13th, the first lady hosted the Statehouse Holiday Tree Trim program in which 4th graders from around the state attended to decorate the rotunda tree.  The DVD, Life of a Christmas Tree, produced by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, was shown on that day.  This DVD was produced in cooperation with Dull's Tree Farm to promote the environmental benefits of a real tree.