Friday, August 19th 2011
12:00 p.m. Exhibitor setup begins – Island House Hotel
7:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner – (Dutch treat)
8:30 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting – Island House Hotel
Saturday, August 20th 2011
Island House Hotel - Orange Beach, AL
8:00 a.m. Registration and Exhibits Open. Register trees for contest.
8:45 a.m. Welcome and opening comments - Steve Mannhard, SCTA President
9:00 a.m. Do's and Don'ts of Having Santa at your Farm (Roundtable)
9:45 a.m. Potential Use of Fibronil For Tip Moth Control and the New Source for Virginia Pine Seedlings - Ray Gilbert, Gilbert Christmas Tree Farm
10:45 a.m Break – Visit Vendors - Bid on silent auction items
11:00 a.m. Fungicide and Colorant Applications - Peggy Clanton, Cleary's Chemical Corporation
12:00 p.m. LUNCH VOTE on Christmas trees
1:30 p.m. Marketing and Production of Living Christmas Trees - Steve Mannhard, Fish River Trees
3:00 p.m. Break – Visit Vendors - Bid on silent auction items
3:15 p.m. National Director Report -Bentley Curry
SCTA Business Meeting
6:30 p.m. Luau and Hawaiian themed Banquet (Poolside)
Wear your most outlandish Hawaiian shirt!
Sunday, August 21st 2011
Fish River Trees, Inc.—Summerdale, AL
8:30 a.m. Worship Service at Farm—Wesley Bass
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Farm Overview of Operations - Steve and Sandra Mannhard
9:15 a.m. Wreath and Garland Production and Sales—an Overview
9:30 a.m. Container-grown “Living Christmas Tree” Sales Operation
9:45 a.m. Display Techniques and Sales Operation for Pre-Cut Fir and Spruce Trees
10:00 a.m. Tree Staking Demo Using Fiberglass Stakes & Hurricane Disaster Recovery Operations
10:15 a.m. Production Techniques on New Species (Murray Cypress, Carolina Sapphire, Blue Ice,
Green Giant Arborvitae)
10:45 a.m. Tour of the Nursery Operation and Overview of Production of Living Christmas Trees
11:15 a.m. Farm Tour aboard “The Tannebaum Express”
At this time we are considering offering two, 60-minute, hands-on seminars on the following two topics for anyone who is interested in sticking around in the afternoon: (1) Detailed Techniques on Growing and Harvesting containerized Living Christmas Trees; and (2) Production Techniques for Growing Virginia Pines
