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Grades and Standards 2022, 6th Edition – Now in Effect
The Florida Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry began the process of reviewing and updating the Florida Grades and Standards Manual in October 2019. Subcommittees with representative from the industry were formed for the tree and palm sections with the goal of reviewing and updating the 5th Edition that went into effect September 1, 2015. We are pleased to announce The Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants 6th Edition is completed and now ready to be viewed and downloaded. The manual can be accessed at the Division of Plant Industry’s home page under Popular Links, Regulatory Hot Topics: Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery plants 2022. https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Plant-Industry

The 6th Edition of the Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants went into effect July 1, 2022.

Industry Events

Florida ASLA Annual Conference and EXPO
Join us August 11-13th at the Sheraton Panama City Beach Golf and Spa Resort. Our 2022 conference theme is “Coast to Coast” to cover the range of challenges facing the state of Florida and our profession over recent years and into the future. Our profession has been challenged to respond to everything from climate change, social & economic issues, rising sea levels, resiliency and rebuilding through increasing storm impacts, master planning for rapid population growth, and environmental disasters from industrial development. Located in the panhandle for 2022, we have an opportunity to look at the impacts from Hurricane Michael and the response in the aftermath first hand, the rapid redevelopment and growth occurring in the panhandle and how other areas of Florida have responded to their own coastal impacts https://www.aslaflorida.org/2022_CoastToCoast
The Landscape Show
August 24-26, 2022, Wednesday – Friday at the Orange County Convention Center West Concourse. Join over 7000 attendees at the Southeast’s premier landscape and horticulture conference and trade event. The show will feature over 200,000 square feet of trees, shrubs, equipment, hardscape products, irrigation, production equipment, business services and garden center supplies and more from over 800 booth spaces. The Knowledge College, held in conjunction with The Landscape Show each year, offers programs geared towards garden center management, grower management, landscape design and landscape management. The TLS Knowledge College is the place where you can get the winning edge to become the best industry business you can be. Come visit us at Marshall Tree Farm booth # 1413. Register online, make hotel reservations and get complete details at https://www.thelandscapeshow.org/2022/public/mainhall.aspx
Trees On The Go Workshop
Join us Friday, December 2nd at Stewarts Tree Service in Brooksville, Florida for Trees On the GO!, a one-day educational program produced by the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association. This year’s workshop will have a special focus on the new 2022 Florida Grades and Standards as well as selection, production, handling and successful installation of palms and trees. Trees on the GO!! has partnered with Roots Plus Growers (RPG) to provide a hands-on outdoor workshop focused on the importance of quality trees in the success of our landscapes and urban forests. Our cities are growing rapidly but, if armed with the proper real-world strategies, landscape professionals can play an integral part in creating beautiful tree canopies for years to come. Speakers include Dr. Ed Gilman, Dr. Ryan Klein, John Conroy, Michael Marshall and Randy Stewart. This program will be an outside workshop format with hands-on demonstrations, lunch is included. Space is limited to the first 120 registrants. Registration information will be available later this summer at https://www.fngla.org/

ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO

August 22, 2018 No Comments

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The 2018 annual ASLA Meeting and EXPO will be held October 19-22 in Philadelphia, PA.  Over 122 education sessions, 16 field sessions, 5 workshops and 2 general sessions will be offered throughout the meeting. The ALSA EXPO is the largest trade show in the industry and has nearly 350 exhibitors. Explore hundreds of new products, services, technology applications and design solutions in the trade show. To learn more and register for this year’s conference, visit https://www.aslameeting.com/.

ISA International Conference & Trade Show

June 27, 2017 No Comments

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The ISA International Conference, Tree Climbing Championship and Trade Show will be held in Washington D.C. from July 28th-August 2nd, 2017. Pre-Conference Workshops, Tours and the International Tree Climbing Championship with Arbor Fair and Expo will be held July 28-30th. The ISA Annual Conference and Trade Show provides a forum for the exchange of information and opportunities to network with others in the arboricultural profession. This year’s conference will feature a lineup of educational sessions led by industry leaders from around the globe, sharing their thoughts and views about the newest trends in equipment, practice, technology and research.  The ISA Conference and Trade Show is the premier event for arborists from around the world. Consider attending as a way to build your business network, meet the industry’s leaders, and learn from the best in the profession.  To learn more about ISA or for more information on this year’s conference and trade show visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/index.aspx

The Nursery/Landscape EXPO

June 26, 2017 No Comments

tnlaThe Nursery/Landscape EXPO 2017 will be held from August 10-12th at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. The conference will give many opportunities for attendees to see new products and trends, create new business connections, gain education to build professionalism and a knowledge base, and meet up with peers in the industry and cultivate new ideas. The conference will feature two days of keynote presentations, and many different educational sessions to attend. Come visit us at Marshall Tree Farm booth. To learn more about the conference and register, visit http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org/.

Gulf States Horticultural EXPO

July 10, 2016 No Comments

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Gulf States Horticultural EXPO

The Gulf States Horticultural EXPO (GSHE) Trade Show will be from January 31 – February 1, 2019 at the Mobile Convention Center in Alabama. The trade show is a terrific place to keep up with the latest innovations and practices, discover new products and techniques, and build your professional network. Join thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors including greenhouse and nursery growers, retail garden centers, green industry allies suppliers, landscape designers, architects, and contractors at the premier winter trade show of the South. For more information, visit http://www.gshe.org/ and be sure to visit us at the Marshall Tree Farm booth.

Jacksonville Landscape Show

July 8, 2016 No Comments

The Jacksonville Landscape Show will be held in February 2018 at the Fairgrounds in Jacksonville. Exhibitors and attendees from throughout the Southeast will be in attendance to see the trends, build relationships and grow their businesses. For more information visit www.nefngla.org or call 904-292-1117 for more information.

Grades & Standards, 5th Edition: Now in Effect

October 12, 2015 No Comments

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Grades & Standards, 5th Edition: Now in Effect

The new Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants, 5th Edition, is complete and ready to be downloaded! The manual’s electronic online format allows DPI to insert minor corrections and additions when needed. The last revision was in 1998 – 17 years ago. DPI will convene an ad-hoc working group to review the manual again in five years.  This 5th Edition of the Florida Grades and Standards for Nursery Plants went into effect September 1st, 2015.  FNGLA and many leading members proudly worked with DPI during 2014 and 2015 to update the Grades and Standards. FNGLA salutes DPI for its stewardship in making available this updated and electronic industry bible for Florida’s nursery and landscape businesses!

Download the New 5th Edition

Trees tolerant of wet sites

September 17, 2014 No Comments

Trees tolerant of wet sites

Flood Tolerance of Selected Trees

Tolerant

Silver maple
Sweetgum
Persimmon
Green ash
Honeylocust
Overcup oak
Eastern cottonwood
Water hickory
Black willow
Tupelo gum
Bald cypress

Moderately Tolerant

Red mulberry
Swamp chestnut oak
Hackberry
Winged elm
Hawthorn
Osage orange
Boxelder
Loblolly pine
River birch
American elm
Sycamore
American holly

Intolerant

American ash
Chinkapin oak
Mockernut hickory
Shagbark hickory
Black locust
Sassafras
Sourwood
Southern red oak
American basswood
Blackjack oak
Black cherry
Shortleaf pine
Virginia pine
Eastern red cedar
Eastern redbud
Black walnut
Swamp hickory
American beech
Tulip poplar
Yellow buckeye
Sugar maple
Post oak

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES EXTENSION PUBLICATION FOR 94-061. 7/1994.

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