Dr. Michael A. Dirr Offering Future Tree Selections

C O N T E N T S182715FeaturesFuture Tree Selections: By Michael A. Dirr, Ph.D.................. 2WESTERN University: Staking Gone Crazy........................ 16WESTERN magazine is Online!......................................... 182010 WESTERN Trade Show Dates................................... 21On the CoverWESTERNDuring the 2009 WESTERN AnnualMeeting and Trade Show, Dr. Michael Dirraddressed future tree selections during hisgeneral-session presentation. His handoutwas chock-full of information that we knewyou would love to read, and you will findon pages 2-6.The WESTERN magazine is published three times a year by the WESTERN Nursery and Landscape AssociationEditor: Sarah Woody Bibens • westernexhibits@wnla.org Managing Editor: Robert Sinclair • westernpublications@wnla.orgDesigned and Produced by: Lisa Marie Kliethermes • westerngraphics@wnla.orgPO Box 8860 St. Joseph, MO 64508 • Phone: 888.233.1876 • E-mail: info@wnla.org • Web site: www.wnla.org2 16In This IssueThe President’s Perspective..................................................................92009 WESTERN Board.......................................................................10Calendar of Events.................................................................... 12WESTERN Membership Feature: Arlie Perry........................................15WESTERN wants to be LinkedIn with YOU........................................21*The views and opinions expressed in the WESTERN magazine are not those of the WESTERN Nursery and Landscape Association.The Magazine is Onlinehttp://www.wnla.org/promoting_mag_read_latestLog On Now! www.wnla.org21The WESTERN magazine is available whenever you want it, and whereveryou have access to the Internet! This exciting online version of themagazine allows you to zoom in or out, print it, download it … eventurn pages!Electronic-NewsletterSign up now (it’s free) to get up-to-the-minute updates about the 2010WESTERN, as well as the latest news and notes about WESTERN membersand exhibitors, and coverage of topics that affect the green industry fromaround the country and throughout the Midwest.The WESTERN magazine is printed on EuroArt, a PEFC-certified product that containsprime fibers, including pulp and internal recycling, and is fully recyclable with no harmfulresidue. The magazine also features soy-based inks.WESTERNVolume 11, Number 1Spring 2009888.233.1876 n