CBHL 2017 Annual Meeting Minnesota: Guest speakers

Mira Nakashima
Furniture designer at George Nakashima Woodworker. 

Peter C. Moe    
Director of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Introduction to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum  

         Tim Kenny

University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Director of Education and Statewide Director of the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program.       

           David Bedford

Scientist in the UM Horticultural Science Dept., Areas of research include Apple Breeding; Cultivar Development and Commercialization

AKA Apple King of Minnesota, Mr. Honeycrisp, Captain Crunch, and The Apple Guy. Introduced the 'Honeycrisp' apple. 

Dr. David Zlesak

Plant breeder extraordinaire and Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.   He has enjoyed breeding plants for greater adaptation to the upper Midwest since 1984 and has cultivars of roses, ninebark, heliopsis, and ageratum on the market.