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HTIRC Mid-Season Breeding Update

HTIRC Mid-Season Breeding Update

by Caleb Kell, HTIRC Operational Tree Breeder 2025 Harvest Outlook An unusually wet and rainy June and July have transitioned into an extend period of cool, dry weather which has stimulated many nut trees to begin dropping seeds two weeks earlier than usual. Combined...

2024 HTIRC Annual Report Is Available

2024 HTIRC Annual Report Is Available

The 2024 HTIRC Annual Report details how the Center worked to further our mission of advancing the science and application of tree improvement, management and protection of hardwood forests. See the report.

HTIRC Partners with Tree Pro to Distribute Hardwood Seedlings

HTIRC Partners with Tree Pro to Distribute Hardwood Seedlings

The Purdue HTIRC has signed a commercial partnership agreement with Tree Pro to distribute select hardwood seedlings from its breeding program. The partnership, which will mark the HTIRC’s first commercial release of seedlings in its 25-year history, will see Tree Pro distribute bare root seedlings of six species across its timber select, conservation and wildlife lines. Species are on sale now and set for a March 2025 delivery date

Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Forest Health Applications

Alien Forest Pest Explorer: Forest Health Applications

Alien Forest Pest Explorer is an interactive, spatial tool that compiles data from many sources to visualize the current range of invasive pests and provide inventory statistics about status and trends of their hosts. Sue Crocker, Randy Morin, and Songlin Fei will...

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