North Carolina Contacts in Christmas Tree Production
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North Carolina State University Specialists
| Location | Contact | Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|---|
| MHCR&EC | Jeff Owen, Area Extension Specialist Christmas Tree Production, Extension Forestry, CNR |
Email: jeff_owen@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.684.3562 Internet: https://mountainhort.ces.ncsu.edu/staff/jowen/index.html |
| MHCR&EC | Dr. Jill Sidebottom, Area Extension Specialist Mountain Conifer Integrated Pest Management, Extension Forestry, CNR |
Email: jill_sidebottom@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.684.3562 Internet: //christmastrees.ces.ncsu.edu/christmastrees-jill-sidebottom |
North Carolina State University Administration
| Location | Contact | Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|---|
| College of Natural Resources (CNR) | Dr. Myron F. Floyd, Dean | Email: mffloyd@ncsu.edu Internet: https://cnr.ncsu.edu/directory/myron-floyd/ |
| CNR | Dr. Robert Bardon, Assistant Dean Extension and Engagement |
Email: robert_bardon@ncsu.edu Internet: https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/robert-bardon/ |
| CNR – Forestry and Environmental Resources | Dr. Tom Gower, Head | Email: tom_gower@ncsu.edu Internet: http://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/people/tom-gower/ |
| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) | Dr. Richard Linton, Dean | Email: richard_linton@ncsu.edu |
| CALS | CALS Administrative Team | Internet: https://cals.ncsu.edu/about/administrative-team/ |
North Carolina Christmas Tree Production Counties
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Alleghany Cooperative Extension Center | 90 South Main Street, 3rd Floor PO Box 7 Sparta, NC 28675 Phone: 336.372.5597 Internet: http://alleghany.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: aaron_tompkins@ncsu.edu Phone: 336.372.5597 |
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Email: brad_edwards@ncsu.edu Phone: 336.846.5850 |
| Alleghany Christmas Tree Association | Internet: http://www.alleghanycta.com/ |
| Alleghany County Evergreen Trail Christmas Farms | Internet: http://www.evergreentrailchristmasfarms.com/ |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Ashe Cooperative Extension Center | 134 Government Circle, Suite 202 Jefferson, NC 28640 Phone: 336.846.5850 Internet: http://ashe.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: travis_birdsell@ncsu.edu Phone: 336.846.5850 |
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Email: brad_edwards@ncsu.edu Phone: 336.846.5850 |
| Ashe County Christmas Tree Association | Internet: http://www.ashecountychristmastrees.com/ Phone: 336.846.5850 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Avery Cooperative Extension Center | 805 Cranberry Street Newland, NC 28657 Phone: 828.733.8270 Internet: http://avery.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: jerry_moody@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.733.8270 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Buncombe Cooperative Extension Center | 94 Coxe Ave. Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.255.5522 Internet: http://buncombe.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email:cliff_ruth@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.255.5522 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Cooperative Extension Center | 39 Peachtree St., Suite 103 Murphy, NC 28906 Phone: 828.837.2210 Internet: http://cherokee.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: keith_wood@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.837.2910 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Clay Cooperative Extension Center | Creekside Plaza Suite 15 P.O. Box 156 Hayesville NC 28904 Phone: 828.389.6305 Internet: http://clay.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: silas_brown@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.369.6305 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Graham Cooperative Extension Center | Smith Howell Building 39 South Main St. P.O. Box 486 Robbinsville, NC 28771 Phone: 828.479.7979 Internet: http://graham.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: randy_collins@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.489.7979 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Haywood Cooperative Extension Center | P.O. Box 308 589 Raccoon Rd., Suite 118 Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828.456.3575 Internet: http://haywood.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: wsmarsh2@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.456.3575 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Jackson Cooperative Extension Center | 538 Scotts Creek Rd, Suite 205 Sylva, NC 28779 Phone: 828.586.4009 Internet: http://jackson.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: Phone: 828.586.4009 488.3848 |
| Jackson County Christmas Tree Association | Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Jackson-County-Christmas-Tree-Association-142483155829463/ |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Macon Cooperative Extension Center | Agricultural Services Center 193 Thomas Heights Rd., Franklin, North Carolina, 28734 Phone: 828.349.2046 Internet: http://macon.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: christine_bredenkamp@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.349.2046 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Madison Cooperative Extension Center | P.O. Box 609 20 Bailey’s Branch Road Marshall, NC 28753 Phone: 828.649.2411 Internet: http://madison.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: ross_young@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.649.2411 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| McDowell Cooperative Extension Center | 60 East Court St. Marion, NC 28752 Phone: 828.652.8104 ext 332 Internet: http://mcdowell.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email:molly_sandfoss@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.652.7121 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Cooperative Extension Center | PO Box 366 10 S Mitchell Ave. Bakersville, NC 28705 Phone: 828.688.4811 Internet: http://mitchell.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Swain Cooperative Extension Center | PO Box 2329 60 Almond School Road Bryson City, NC Phone: 828.488.3848 Internet: http://swain.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: Phone: 828.586.4009 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
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| Transylvania Cooperative Extension Center | 203 E Morgan St. Brevard, NC 28712 Phone: 828.884.3109 Internet: http://transylvania.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: cliff_ruth@ncsu.edu Phone: 828.697.4891 |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Watauga Cooperative Extension Center | Agricultural Services Center 971 West King Street Boone, NC 28607 Phone: 828.264.3061 Internet: http://watauga.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Email: paige_patterson@ncsu.edu Phone: 336.846.5850 |
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Email: brad_edwards@ncsu.edu |
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Email: jim_hamilton@ncsu.edu |
| Watauga County Christmas Tree Association | Internet: http://www.wataugachristmastrees.org/ |
| Organization / Contact | Address / Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|
| Yancey Cooperative Extension Center | 10 Orchard St Burnsville, NC 28714 Phone: 828.682.6186 Internet: http://yancey.ces.ncsu.edu/ |
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Phone: 828.682.7687 Email: stanley_holloway@ncsu.edu |
| Yancey Grown: Yancey County Christmas Tree Growers | Internet: http://www.yanceygrown.com/ |
State Christmas Tree Associations
| Organization | Contact /Address | Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Christmas Tree Association | Jennifer Greene, Executive Director 577-3 George Wilson Rd PO Box 1937 Boone, NC 28607 |
Email:info@ncchristmastrees.com Phone: 800.562.8789 Internet: http://ncchristmastrees.com |
| Eastern North Carolina Christmas Tree Growers | Brad Barick, Association President Email: brad@pointpartners.biz |
Phone: 910-658-8759 Internet: http://www.nc-chooseandcut.com/ |
NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
| Location | Contact /Address | Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Division | Bill Glenn, Marketing Specialist WNC Farmers Market 570 Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 |
Email: bill.glenn@ncagr.gov Internet: http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/markets/asheville/index.htm Phone: 828-253-1691 ext 13 Fax: 828-252-2025 |
| Marketing Division | Zach Mussler, Marketing Specialist Marketing Center 1020 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1020 |
Email: zach.mussler@ncagr.gov Internet: http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/facilities/ marketingcenters/ncdahq.htm Phone: 919.707.3147 Fax: 919.717.0155 |
| Marketing Division | NC Green Industry | Internet: http://www.ncgreenindustry.org |
| Marketing Division | NC Farm Fresh | Internet: http://www.ncfarmfresh.com |
| Marketing Division | Got to Be NC | https://www.ncfarmfresh.com/index.asp |
| STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL & PESTICIDE DIVISION – PESTICDE SECTION | Main website | Internet: http://www.ncagr.gov/SPCAP/pesticides/index.htm |
| Soil Testing Section | Main website | Internet: https://www.ncagr.gov/agronomi/uyrst.htm |
| Plant Industry Division | Main website | http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/ |
| Plant Protection Section | Main website | http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/plant/index.htm |
| Plant Protection Specialists | Map | http://www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/plant/nursery/fstaff.htm |
| Plant Protection Specialist: spruce pine | Tim Hartley Madison-Yancey-Avery-Mitchell- Haywood |
Phone: 828-260-0588 Email: Tim.Hartley@ncagr.gov |
| Plant Protection Specialist: Boone | Chad Taylor Alleghany-Ashe-Watauga-Caldwell-Alexander |
Phone: 336-466-0478 Email: Chad.Taylor@ncagr.gov |
| Plant Protection Specialist: Sylva | Ryan Holquist Cherokee-Clay-Graham-Swain-Macon-Jackson |
Phone: (828) 421-5445 Email: Ryan.Holquist@ncagr.gov |
| Plant Protection Specialist: Pisgah Forest | Sue Dial Buncombe-Henderson-Transylvania-Polk |
Phone: 828-577-0915 Email: Susan.Dial@ncagr.gov |
| Plant Protection Specialist: Connelly Springs | Amanda Cook Burke-Catawba-McDowell-Cleveland-Rutherford |
Phone: 828-443-1289 Email: Amanda.Cook@ncagr.gov |
| Pesticide Division Inspector | Scott Few, Pesticide Inspector I Mitchell – Yancey – Madison – Buncombe – Henderson – Transylvania Haywood – Jackson – Swain – Macon – Graham – Clay – Cherokee | Phone: 919.714.1058 Email: Scott.Few@ncagr.gov |
| Pesticide Division Inspector | Charlie Jones, Pesticide Inspector I Avery – McDowell – Burke – Rutherford – Polk – Cleveland – Lincoln – Gaston | Phone: 919.302.4935 Email: Charlie.Jones@ncagr.gov |
| Pesticide Division Inspector | Eric Ball, Pesticide Inspector I Watauga – Caldwell – Alexander – Catawba – Iredell – Davie – Rowan | Phone: 919.218.1935 Email: Eric.Ball@ncagr.gov |
| Pesticide Division Inspector | Brad Boyd, Pesticide Inspector I Ashe – Alleghany – Wilkes – Surry – Yadkin – Stokes – Forsyth – Davidson | Phone: 919.280.4777 Email: Brad.Boyd@ncagr.gov |
| Pesticide Division Inspector | Charles Clark, Pesticide Inspector II | Email: Charles.Clark@ncagr.gov |
North Carolina Forest Service
| Department | Contact | Email / Phone / Internet |
|---|---|---|
| NC Forest Service General Information | Main webpage | Internet: http://www.ncforestservice.gov/ |
| NC Forest Service | County Ranger Contacts | Internet:http://www.ncforestservice.gov/Contacts/contacts_main.htm contacts_main.htm |
| Forestry Store | Tree Seedlings | Internet: http://nc-forestry.stores.yahoo.net/ |
| Linville River Nursery | Anna Hollifield | Phone: 828.733.5236 Email: anna.hollifield@ncagr.gov |
| Pest Control Program | Rob Trickel , Pest Control Program Head | Phone: 919.733.2162 ext 256 |
| Pest Control West | Brian Heath Craig Lawing |
Email: Brian.Heath@ncagr.gov Email: Craig.Lawing@ncagr.gov |
Updated March 23, 2020