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Southeastern Citrus Expo 2013

The 2013 Expo will be held, November 15th and 16th.

In 2003 Southeastern Palm Society member Stan McKenzie organized the first 
ever South Carolina Citrus Expo at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens in 
Columbia, South Carolina. The expo has changed over the years and 
has become the Southeastern Citrus Expo. It moves around from year to 
year.
The 2013 Southeastern Citrus Expo will take place on 
Saturday Nov. 16th at the Jefferson State Community College auditorium. 
The college is located at 1850 Lay Dam Rd, Clanton, Alabama. There will 
be the usual Citruholics Banquet on Friday the 15th at a Bar B Que 
Restaurant in the area ( to be announced later.) Tour this year will be 
of "Petals from the Past" Nursery in Jemmeson Alabama. Their property is 
surrounded with citrus and Asian Persimmon trees. There will be a fruit 
tasting at the Nursery with an array of citrus and a chance to sample 
the Golden Kiwi fruits that are a specialty of the Petals from the Past 
nursery
The location of the Citruholics Banquet will be the Peach 
Park Retail Fruit Market & Restaurant located at the intersection of US Hwy 
31 and I-65. Friday November, 15th. Meet & Greet from 6-7 
with the meal at 7pm. Expo starts with registration Saturday the 16th at the 
at the Jefferson State Community College auditorium from 8-9 with 
the first seminars slated to begin at 9. Fruit contest is still in place as 
always with entries to be submitted before 9 am.
As always, if 
you have any questions e-mail Stan McKenzie < citrusman99@hotmail.com
 > OR Darren at < TheCitrusGuy@netzero.com >
Here are the details...
The Agenda is as follows: There are 4 tours lined up for folks who want to 
drop by on Friday on the way in for the Expo. All info and addresses for the 
tours can be accessed by going to the Petals From The Past website 
and clicking on " Citrus Expo" info. 1.st Tour will be by Hayes Jackson 
at his place at 1300 Old Gadsden Hwy , Anniston, Ala.36206 2nd tour will be 
at Mr John Neighbors Citrus and Fruit Farm located near Alexander 
City, Ala. 3rd Tour will be at Petals From The Past Nursery, Jemison 
Alabama 4th Tour will be at the Research Center in Thorsby Ala. They 
have outdoor and protected citrus to view. Tours are available anytime 
from 9-3 pm Central time. Anyone wanting to attend the Citruholics 
Banquet at the Peach Park Restaurant will need to preregister for this 
event prior to Nov.1st. Dr Powell needs a head count for the restaurant. The 
menu is Bar B Que buffet with all the fixings along with a 
Vegetarian option.
Friday Night: Citruholics Banquet, Peach Park 
Retail Fruit Market& Restaurant,US Hwy 31/I-65 Clanton Ala. Meet 
& Greet 6-7 Meal at 7 Saturday Morning: 8:00 am-9:00 am Registration and 
Fruit Competition Entry time. Fruit Entry forms will be available 
on site along with display plates. 3 Fruits of any one speices is all 
that is required for an entry. Multiple entries of different species may be 
submitted.
9:00-9:45 Presentation by Mr. John Neighbors, 
citrus grower from Alexander City, Alabama who grows satsumas, meyer 
lemons and sweet limes using a hoop house method. Mr Neighbors was a 
guest speaker at the 2004 Expo at Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, SC.
9:45: - 10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:50 Presentation by Hayes Jackson who serves as the Urban 
Horticultural 
Regional Agent for the Central Alabama area. Hayes is an avid palm and 
citrus collector and is a member of the Southeastern Palm Society.
10:50-11:00 Update by Dr Wayne Hanna of Tifton, Georgia on his efforts to 
produce 
seedless changsha mandarins and ichang lemons using irradiated seed.
11:00-11:30 Question and Answer Session featuring citrus growing experts from 
across the South.
11:30-1:00 Break for Lunch. Lunch will be provided on site for those who 
register 
for the Expo in advance. For those who wish to leave the campus, there 
are various fast food places available in downtown Clanton.
1:00-2:00 Keynote speaker Mr Dallas Hartzog from South Alabama will be giving 
a 
presentation on his experiences growing satsumas for pleasure and 
profit. He has founded a coop of South Alabama growers and manages a 
sizable grove of his own.
2:00-2:30 Drawing for the raffle ticket prizes along with winners of the 
Citrus Fruits contest announced.
2:30 Southeastern Citrus Expo officially ends but a fruit tasting and tour 
of Petals From The Past Nursery is scheduled to start at 3:30. Items on 
the fruit tasting exhibit will include Asian Persimmons, Citrus from the 
Petals Nursery and Golden Kiwi Fruit that is a specialty crop they 
produce!
Motels in the area include: Best Western 801 Bradbury Ln 
Phone: 877-574-2464 Holliday Inn Express 815 Bradbury Ln. Phone:800 939 
4249 Days Inn 2000 Big M Blvd. Phone:205755 2420
 
-------------------------------------------- 
Now Zone 8a!!  Atlanta, GA 

Atlanta Fruits Club    

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Atlanta_Fruits/ 
North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX) 

   www.NAFEX.org 
Southern Fruit Fellowship (SFF) 
   http://southernfruitfellowship.wordpress.com/
Southeastern Palm and Exotic Plant Society (SPEPS) 
   www.sepalms.org
California Rare Fruit Growers 
   www.crfg.org 

My New Blog!! 
http://atlantafruitman.wordpress.com/

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On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 8:24 PM, rob hamilton <lostman_amiga@yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>
> Southeastern Citrus Expo 2013
>
> The 2013 Expo will be held, November 15th and 16th.
>
> In 2003 Southeastern Palm Society member Stan McKenzie organized the first
> ever South Carolina Citrus Expo at Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens in
> Columbia, South Carolina. The expo has changed over the years and
> has become the Southeastern Citrus Expo. It moves around from year to
> year.
> The 2013 Southeastern Citrus Expo will take place on
> Saturday Nov. 16th at the Jefferson State Community College auditorium.
> The college is located at 1850 Lay Dam Rd, Clanton, Alabama. There will
> be the usual Citruholics Banquet on Friday the 15th at a Bar B Que
> Restaurant in the area ( to be announced later.) Tour this year will be
> of "Petals from the Past" Nursery in Jemmeson Alabama. Their property is
> surrounded with citrus and Asian Persimmon trees. There will be a fruit
> tasting at the Nursery with an array of citrus and a chance to sample
> the Golden Kiwi fruits that are a specialty of the Petals from the Past
> nursery
> The location of the Citruholics Banquet will be the Peach
> Park Retail Fruit Market & Restaurant located at the intersection of US
> Hwy 31 and I-65. Friday November, 15th. Meet & Greet from 6-7
> with the meal at 7pm. Expo starts with registration Saturday the 16th at
> the at the Jefferson State Community College auditorium from 8-9 with
> the first seminars slated to begin at 9. Fruit contest is still in place
> as always with entries to be submitted before 9 am.
> As always, if
> you have any questions e-mail Stan McKenzie < citrusman99@hotmail.com
>  > OR Darren at < TheCitrusGuy@netzero.com >
> Here are the details...
> The Agenda is as follows: There are 4 tours lined up for folks who want to
> drop by on Friday on the way in for the Expo. All info and addresses for
> the tours can be accessed by going to the Petals From The Past website
> and clicking on " Citrus Expo" info. 1.st Tour will be by Hayes Jackson
> at his place at 1300 Old Gadsden Hwy , Anniston, Ala.36206 2nd tour will
> be at Mr John Neighbors Citrus and Fruit Farm located near Alexander
> City, Ala. 3rd Tour will be at Petals From The Past Nursery, Jemison
> Alabama 4th Tour will be at the Research Center in Thorsby Ala. They
> have outdoor and protected citrus to view. Tours are available anytime
> from 9-3 pm Central time. Anyone wanting to attend the Citruholics
> Banquet at the Peach Park Restaurant will need to preregister for this
> event prior to Nov.1st. Dr Powell needs a head count for the restaurant.
> The menu is Bar B Que buffet with all the fixings along with a
> Vegetarian option.
> Friday Night: Citruholics Banquet, Peach Park
> Retail Fruit Market& Restaurant,US Hwy 31/I-65 Clanton Ala. Meet
> & Greet 6-7 Meal at 7 Saturday Morning: 8:00 am-9:00 am Registration and
> Fruit Competition Entry time. Fruit Entry forms will be available
> on site along with display plates. 3 Fruits of any one speices is all
> that is required for an entry. Multiple entries of different species may
> be submitted.
> 9:00-9:45 Presentation by Mr. John Neighbors,
> citrus grower from Alexander City, Alabama who grows satsumas, meyer
> lemons and sweet limes using a hoop house method. Mr Neighbors was a
> guest speaker at the 2004 Expo at Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, SC.
> 9:45: - 10:00 Coffee break
> 10:00-10:50 Presentation by Hayes Jackson who serves as the Urban
> Horticultural
> Regional Agent for the Central Alabama area. Hayes is an avid palm and
> citrus collector and is a member of the Southeastern Palm Society.
> 10:50-11:00 Update by Dr Wayne Hanna of Tifton, Georgia on his efforts to
> produce
> seedless changsha mandarins and ichang lemons using irradiated seed.
> 11:00-11:30 Question and Answer Session featuring citrus growing experts
> from across the South.
> 11:30-1:00 Break for Lunch. Lunch will be provided on site for those who
> register
> for the Expo in advance. For those who wish to leave the campus, there
> are various fast food places available in downtown Clanton.
> 1:00-2:00 Keynote speaker Mr Dallas Hartzog from South Alabama will be
> giving a
> presentation on his experiences growing satsumas for pleasure and
> profit. He has founded a coop of South Alabama growers and manages a
> sizable grove of his own.
> 2:00-2:30 Drawing for the raffle ticket prizes along with winners of the
> Citrus Fruits contest announced.
> 2:30 Southeastern Citrus Expo officially ends but a fruit tasting and tour
> of Petals From The Past Nursery is scheduled to start at 3:30. Items on
> the fruit tasting exhibit will include Asian Persimmons, Citrus from the
> Petals Nursery and Golden Kiwi Fruit that is a specialty crop they
> produce!
> Motels in the area include: Best Western 801 Bradbury Ln
> Phone: 877-574-2464 Holliday Inn Express 815 Bradbury Ln. Phone:800 939
> 4249 Days Inn 2000 Big M Blvd. Phone:205755 2420
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Now Zone 8a!!  Atlanta, GA
>
> Atlanta Fruits Club
>
>    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Atlanta_Fruits/
> North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX)
>
>    www.NAFEX.org
> Southern Fruit Fellowship (SFF)
>    http://southernfruitfellowship.wordpress.com/
> Southeastern Palm and Exotic Plant Society (SPEPS)
>    www.sepalms.org
> California Rare Fruit Growers
>    www.crfg.org
>
> My New Blog!!
> http://atlantafruitman.wordpress.com/
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