5th International Tropical Flowering Tree
 Color Conference
at The Kampong
Coconut Grove, Florida, USA

Special this year in conjunction with the  

 69th Annual Royal Poinciana Fiesta
and Art Show

The Kampong, 4013 S. Douglas Road, Coconut Grove, FL 33133

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

Dr. Harri Lorenzi

 

Friday, June 2
    6 - 7pm Cocktails at The Kampong
    7 - 8pm Dr. Harri Lorenzi

Saturday, June 3
    8:30 -9 am Coffee and doughnuts
    9 -10am Alan Meerow--Looking for New Flowering Trees and Shrubs In
            a time of diminishing opportunity. 
    10 - 11am Anton Van der Schans--Using Rare Flowering Trees in your
            Public Landscape
    11:15 -11:30pm Break
    11:30 - 12:30pm Wagner Vendrame
    12:30 - 1:30pm Lunch
    1:30 - 2:30pm Michael Ferrero Trees of South Africa
    2:30 - 3:30pm Robert Bobson--What IS the Tropical Flowering
              TreeSocietyUp To?
    3:30 - 3:45pm Break
    3:45 - 4:45pm Marc Frank

Sunday, June 4
    9:30 - 10am Coffee and doughnuts
    10 - 11am Don Ellison
    11 - Noon Michael Ferrero--Flowering Trees of Southeast Asia
    Noon - 12:15pm Close conference
    12:30 - 2:30pm Royal Poinciana Fiesta
            Lunch/Art Show, Crown Royal Poinciana Fiesta Queen
    2:45 - 5pm Royal Poinciana Fiesta Trolley Tour
    5 - 5:30pm Visit the oldest Royal Poinciana tree in Miami-Dade County
            planted in 1917 by Marian Fairchild), Cookies and punch

Monday, June 5
    7 - 9:30pm TFTS monthly meeting Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
            Dr. Harri Lorenzi - Flowering Trees of Brazil

Dr. Harri Lorenzi will be flying in from Brazil to speak. You  can order your books now to have him sign. We strongly recommend you buy both volumes: http://www.balogh.com/lorenzi/lorenzi.html
Volume 1 ISBN: 85-86714-17-8
Volume 2. ISBN: 85-86714-15-1