Oak wilt, Tubaki leaf spot, bacterial leaf scorch. And what about Sudden Oak Death, wasn’t that found in Ohio this year – NO; though the pathogen did arrive from a West Coast nursery on rhododendron. Beech leaf disease – what causes it and where has it been found to date? What are its symptoms compared to beech bark disease?
What’s up with these lingering ash, lingering despite emerald ash borer? What has all the early season rain wrought? Why did ‘Candymint’ crabapple have more rust this year compared to other years in northeast Ohio? What caused bark peeling on thin-barked crabapple this spring? Will these plants die?
These and much more are the questions we shall explore at our annual Ohio Plant Diagnostic Workshop on September 6 at the Secrest Arboretum at OSU-Wooster. Read on for more details.
WHO: For: All those who wish to practice the art and science of diagnosing ornamental, tree, fruit/vegetable plant problems. Instructors: The Tree Amigos: Joe Boggs, Erik Draper and Jim Chatfield, along with their tamer Curtis Young – and all of you.
WHAT: The 86th Ohio Plant Diagnostic Workshop
Core Presentation on Host Range, Proper Pest Management Practices, and Pesticide Selection
The Season of 2019: The Usual, the Unusual, and the Bizarre
Oak Diseases
Clinic Catharis Sample Roundtables and Diagnostic Walk at Secrest
Lunch and Refreshments
WHEN: Friday, September 6, 10:00am – 4:00pm
WHERE: The Miller Pavilion and the Arboretum grounds of Ohio State University’s Secrest Arboretum on the OSU-Wooster Campus.
WHY: Because, “Diagnosis of the maladies of the plantes of the heathe and the moores is woman (and man’s) most pressing calling, penetrating the very heart of darkness of Nature gone wrong.” – Pelinor of Buckland
HOW: Register by going to go.osu.edu/chatfield (must be lower case “c”). Or you can contact Sarah Mays of OSU Extension at mays.201@osu.edu or 330-263-3831, fax: 330-263-3667. Registration is $40 and lunch and refreshments are included. Bring your walking shoes for the Arboretum walk. Lunch and refreshments included. Plant prizes shall be available for good questions, answers, and creative corrections and insults.
Also: Check out the site for the Sustainable Landscaping program at Secrest on September 3 and the Alexander von Humboldt Sestercentennial on September 13-14.
