Length
30 minutes
Track
Tree Selection/Production
Audience
Introductory
Type
Concurrent
In this talk, the background and history of elm improvement at Morton Arboretum will introduce you to a dendrologist turned breeder and the vision that established a legacy of tree improvement at the Arboretum—a vision that continues to inspire breeding objectives in the New Plant Development Program
Speaker(s)
Kim Shearer, Tree and Shrub Breeder | Manager of New Plant Development, The Morton Arboretum
Fun Fact: Kim’s best friend, road companion, and plant hunting partner is a blue-brown merle Catahoula leopard hound-Lab mix named Maybelle Jones. Kim would clone her if she could.