The Kampong, 4013 S. Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
on Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1, 2003

This incomparable two-day event will include nine invited symposium presentations, a keynote address, plus a social event. The keynote address will be given by

 Mr. Don Ellison
 from Brisbane, Australia,
 author of
  Cultivated Plants of the World.

SPEAKERS
    UNUSUAL FLOWERING TREES IN AUSTRALIA    Don Ellison, Author, Cultivated Plants of the World

    INJECTING COLOR INTO THE LANDSCAPE    Jesse Durko, Proprietor, Tarpon Enterprises

    BOMBASTIC BOMBACACEAE    Kirsten Llamas, Author of Tropical Flowering Plants -  a guide to identification and cultivation, using the new systematics, based on DNA.

    WHAT'S NEW IN BOUGAINVILLEA    John Lucas, Proprietor, Tradewinds Nursery

    THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S TREES    Dr. Michael Maunder, Director of Horticulture
        Fairchild Tropical Garden

    BIG COLOR FROM SMALL FLOWERING TREES    David McLean, Professor of Horticulture
        Broward Community College

    SOME INTERESTING PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES IN AUSTRALIA Carol Newman of Aitken & Newman Tubegrowers, Queensland, Australia

    FLOWERING PLANTS OF DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM    Jim Thompson, Director of Horticulture, Disney World
       
    THE APPLICATIONS OF TISSUE CULTURE FOR FLOWERING TREES  Dr. Wagner Vendrame, Professor of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida Agenda

AGENDA
Friday, February 28
3:30—4:00 pm    Registration
4:00—4:15 pm    Opening Session - Mr. Robert Bobson, President TFTS
4:15—5:30 pm    The State of the World’s Trees - Dr. Michael Maunder
5:30—6:30 pm    What’s New in Bougainvillea - Mr. John Lucas
6:30—8:00 pm    Cocktail Reception at The Kampong   

Saturday, March 1
8:00—8:45 am    Registration, coffee and doughnuts
9:00—10:00 am    Unusual Flowering Trees in Australia - Mr. Don Ellison
10:00—11:00 am    Flowering Plants of Disney’s Animal Kingdom - Mr. Jim Thompson
11:00—11:15 am    Coffee Break
11:15—12:15 pm    Some Interesting Propagation Techniques in Australia - Ms. Carol Newman
12:15—1:00 pm    Bombastic Bombacaceae - Mrs. Kirsten Llamas
1:00—2:00 pm    Lunch
2:00—3:00 pm    Injecting Color into the Landscape - Mr. Jesse Durko
3:00—4:00 pm    Big Color from Small Flowering Trees - Mr. David McLean
4:00 —4:15 pm    Coffee Break
4:15—5:00 pm    The Applications of Tissue Culture for Flowering Trees - Dr. Wagner Vendrame