Sixth Annual Southeastern Citrus Exposition 2008





This year’s Southeastern Citrus Exposition will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008, in Tifton, Georgia. The Expo and seminars will be held at the Tifton Campus Conference Center located at exit 64 on I-75. The expo will feature expert speakers, a citrus contest, plant sales and tours of the University of Georgia horticulture research.. The plant sale features citrus in addition to palms, camellias and other rare and difficult to find plants.



Citrus Expo Agenda 2008



8:00 AM Expo Registration and fruit contest entries. All fruit entries must be made by 9:00. Please fill out entries forms before arriving. Entry forms can be downloaded from the website. A form is required for each entry.



9:00 Opening welcome by the Director of the UGA Tifton Campus, Dr. Joe West.



9:15 New Developments in Satsuma Cultivation along the Gulf Coast.

Dr. Monte Nesbit, Auburn University, Gulf Coast Research Station, Fairhope, AL.



9:45 Citrus Greening and the Quarantine, Wayne Dixon.



10:15 Break and viewing of the fruit contest entries.



10:30 Citrus Pest control in your backyard, Jerry Selph, Retired Helena Chemical Company Technical Specialist, Indian River County, Florida.



11:00 Helpful topics in citrus culture-rootstock selection, grafting

compatibilities, virus considerations, etc Dr. Jack Hearn, Retired USDA Citrus Scientist.



11:30 Lunch – A box lunch is included in the registration fee. Winners of the fruit contest will be announced and ribbons awarded.



12:30 Citrus Plant raffle. (Proceeds to offset cost of expo)



1:30 Tour. Walking tour of citrus research at the UGA Tifton Campus. Dr. Wayne Hanna, UGA Dept. of Crop & Soil Sciences.



2:30 Tour of Ornamental Landscape Plant Research. Dr. John Ruter, UGA, Dept. of Horticulture, Tifton. Drive to other side of I-75 on US 41 where research plots are located.



3:30 Tour and expo end.





Plant Sale



A plant sale will take place from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Attendees are welcome to

bring plants for sale . Vendors will have citrus, palms, camellias and other difficult to find plants available.



Registration



This year there will be a $15.00 registration per person at the door that includes lunch and breaks. There are no lunch options on site.



Vendors are asked to donate one plant for the raffle.



Directions

Exit 64 off I-75. Follow signs to RDC or Conference Center (Conference Center is at the intersection of Highway 41 and I-75--you can see the Conference

Center from I-75).



Lodging



Special rates associated with events held at the Tifton Campus Conference Center. Citrus Expo Rate available up to Nov. 1 for the night of Nov. 14.



Holiday Inn $62 plus tax

229-382-6687



Hampton Inn $90 plus tax

229-382-8800



Comfort Inn & Suites $70 plus tax

229-382-8250



Fairfield Inn $89 plus tax

229-387-8288



Courtyard by Marriott $99 plus tax

229-388-0803



All rooms are doubles.



Other Tifton hotels can be found online at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/hotels_motels/hotels/us-ga-tifton.html









Pre-Expo Dinner



At 7:00 PM on Friday November 14, a group of “citraholics” will get together for dinner at Ole’ Times Country Buffet. All are welcome to attend and a large private dining room is reserved. Ole’ Times is located on US Route 82, ¾ mile east of exit 62 off I-75.





Sponsors



Dr. Wayne Hanna

Wayne is currently conducting citrus research at the Tifton experiment station. His goal is to develop seedless varieties of the best cold hardy citrus.



Mark Crawford.

Owns and operates Loch Laurel Nursery in Valdosta, GA. Mark specializing in camellias for exhibition and landscape. He also grows citrus and other winter blooming/interest plants. Visit online at www.lochlaurelnursery.com





McKenzie Farms Nursery, Scranton, SC

Stan “the Citrusman” McKenzie sells many varieties of cold-hardy citrus trees, palms, traditional fruit trees, vegetables and other plants. Stan will have citrus trees at the expo plant sale. Visit McKenzie Farms online at www.mckenzie-farms.com.





The Southeastern Palm Society

The Southeastern Palm Society is a chapter of the International Palm Society. Members are devoted to growing hardy palms and other novelty plants including hardy citrus. Visit the Southeastern Palm Society online at www.sepalms.org.

97 days.....I have a countdown timer on my Desktop.....My name is Darren and I am a Citruholic!

Darren

Come on, Patty! Only 11 hours drive down to my house, I'll drive the rest of the way!

Now that is real tempting Susan!! We could have a ball. I'll bring some of my homade wine & of course, some It sausage from Glorioso's here on Brady Street for ya.
I drove to Chatanooga in 10 -12 hours as my first stop going to Fl. Where in Tn are you?
Hey, why can't you guys have these expos further north

I'm a little east of Knoxville, you can make it from Milwaukee in 11 hours!
No need to bring anything!

If I try to go by myself Mr. "old poop" will talk me out of it.

Yes, I see the city you live in from your website. Nice biz you have there!
I stayed in Gatlinburg 2 nights...beautiful with the Great Smokey Mountains nearby.
I am not working now - living on a home equity loan to make my basement apt. which is taking longer than expected. What the hell...I can always borrow from that LOL.
Maybe we can get Theresa (citrusnut) to join us She lives just about 10 miles west of me. Oh, and then there's Joan in MN. Hey, the more , the merrier - and cheaper on gas. I'll just have to bring more wine LOL.
Hey Joan & Theresa, what do ya think? I don't mind sleeping on the floor Susan, or we could get a hotel/motel. Now you got me going.
I have to say that you won't meet any nicer people than Millet, Laaz, Stan, Ned, Darren, Gaylord & others yet to meet in person there. You won't be sorry for going.

I didn't know there was another WI person here.
Hi Theresa! (waving). I grew up in New Berlin (when it was a podunk town... the first fast food place came when I was in High School and it was so exciting! LOL). From '94 to 2006 I lived in Racine.

The more the merrier! We have a tiny house but we have a loft for quests with a double bed and room for cots. We can all share a room in SC if you want.

I have a Jeep cherokee that will fit 4 comfortably on the way to the Expo. On the way home will be another story- hope to bring home lots of loot!
Stan, get those Meiwas ready!

I know everyone on the list is really nice, and I'd have a great time. It's just that now that I'm "old" I'm supposed to stay at home. When I was single, I'd drive all over the country by myself, now I hardly leave the yard, just like an old porch dog. High gas prices just add to the woes. We do a farmers market about 7 miles away, and Harry refuses to take 2 cars, due to the high cost of gas.

Oh, I could go on and on.

BTW, hope you like dogs....

I'm still planning on making it for the convention. Looking forward to meeting some other citrus enthusiasts.

.....Alan.

I am thinking about making the trip with my family. Is this kid friendly? I have two girls 9 and 1.

Nevermind, I just mapped it out and 13h 25m with two kids is just not going to happen. We already went to Orlando from Arkansas this year, this would put my nerves over the edge.

Well Susan, if I leave here at 7 am tomorrow, I'd get to your house at 6 pm. I am kicking myself because there is nothing holding me back. I'm just realizing I coulda gone, but it's too late now to plan. How about a promise for next year?
I hope you all have a safe & fun trip. I will miss being there.
Don't forget to show lots of pics here!!