Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center

Fruit Horticulture Program

Photo collage of apples, grapes and wine

Fruit Open House & Field Day

SPRING 2007 – Saturday, February 24, 2007

Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation in cooperation with
Washington State University – Northwest Washington Research & Extension Center
16650 State Route 536
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

ALL DAY West Auditorium: Information & display tables, scionwood & rootstock sales
8:30–9:00 AM

Registration – West Auditorium
9:00–10:00 AM

East Auditorium: Grafting
Bill Davis, STFS
Lobby/Kitchen: Cooking with fruit
Chef demonstration
10:00–11:00 AM Lobby/Kitchen: Cooking with fruit
Chef demonstration
10:00–10:15 AM BREAK [East Auditorium only]
10:15–11:00 AM East Auditorium: Pest Control & Management Panel – For Home Orchards
Dr. Bob Norton, Bill Davis, Dave Connors, Dick & Marilyn Tilbury
11:00–11:10 AM BREAK [East Auditorium only]
11:10–12:00 Featured Speaker – Carl Elliott

12:00–1:00 PM

12:05–12:30

LUNCH (on your own)

WWFRF Annual Members’ Meeting & Election of Officers

1:00–2:30 PM

Display Gardens: Field Demonstration of Pruning & Grafting

  • Dr. Bob Norton – mature fruit trees
  • Chuck Holland – young fruit trees
  • Kristan Johnson – espalier training
  • De Arbogast – blueberry pruning
  • Bill Davis – grafting demonstration, antique apples

IN ADDITION

Scionwood Sales – Rootstock Sales
Master Gardeners – Information & Publications from Cooperative Extension
Western Cascade Fruit Society – Information & Membership
Commercial Displays – Garden & Orchard Supplies, Catalogs, etc.

For Information contact
Kristan Johnson, WWFRF President
(360) 437-0999

WSU Mount Vernon NWREC, 16650 State Route 536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273, 360-848-6120, FAX 360-848-6159, Contact Us