Results
2007 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-554)
2006 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-537)
2005 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-520)
2004 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-502)
2003 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-486)
2002 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-468)
2001 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-450)
2000 Nursery and Landscape Program Research Report (PR-437)
Bottlebrush buckeye
Echinacea
Hydrangea
Hydrangea vase life
Hydrangea 'Kyushu' postharvest treatments
Native plants
Pruning Aesculus
Posters
Post-harvest vaselife evaluation
on Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Hydrangea production in containers
as a system to generate floral cut stems
Hydrangea production in tunnels as
a system to generate floral cut stems
Development of a quantitative color
analysis system for hydrangea
Post-harvest vaselife evaluation
on two cultivars of Hydrangea paniculata
International Hydrangea Conference 2007
Nursery crop development
Objectives:
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Compact burning bush (Euonymus alatus 'Compactus') is one of the most popular shrubs for home landscape use. There are hundreds of thousands of field or container-grown plants produced annually by the nursery industry. However, many states on the East Coast have designated burning bush and its cultivars as invasive plant species, and some Northeastern states are considering legislation to ban the sale of burning bush. Burning bush is an easy-to-grow, profitable nursery shrub and the negative impact of this type of sales quarantine on the nursery industry is obvious.
Rudy Haag burning bush is a nearly seedless cultivar that has the potential to become an acceptable replacement for current burning bush cultivars. It was discovered in Kentucky, and the most cited planting is at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Clermont, Kentucky. It represents a significant market opportunity for Kentucky nursery producers if data to support its non-invasive character can be substantiated. Therefore, the objective of this project is to document the potential risk of Rudy Haag burning bush as an invasive plant species.
- To evaluate 43 cultivars of Hydrangea macrophylla for their bloom potential in Kentucky landscapes.
- To evaluate 43 cultivars of Hydrangea macrophylla that have not been previously evaluated for cut stem floral qualities using high tunnels as a production system.
- To evaluate market potential and desirability of 10 hydrangea cultivars in the "antiqued" or "classic" stage using high tunnels as a production system.
- To evaluate additional Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars using high tunnel cultivation in containers and controlling pH and aluminum availability in order to manipulate bloom color.
- To develop an objective system for identification of hydrangea flower color that can be used to communicate actual color to prospective buyers of hydrangea cut stems.
Rudy Haag burning bush as a non-invasive alternative to current burning bush cultivars for Kentucky nursery production
Hydrangea macrophylla as cut woody stems for the florist trade
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