South Florida Palm Society October 5 Meeting

[Leonard Goldstein]

While southern Florida's climate allows us to grow tropical flora that hobbyists in most of the rest of the country can enjoy only through photos, our many seaports make it fairly easy for plant diseases to enter the state. To stay on top of what's affecting some palms here, plan to attend Dr. Monica Elliott's program, "Palm Disease Updates on the Top Three Diseases in Florida," to be presented at the October 5 general meeting of the South Florida Palm Society.

 

Dr. Elliott is Professor and Acting Co-Director of the Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center of IFAS. She earned a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Montana State University and a law degree, summa cum laude, from Nova Southeastern University.

 

The meeting will be held in the Corbin Education Building at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Doors open at 7:00, and the program will begin after refreshments are served. A plant auction will be held at the conclusion of Dr. Elliott's program.

 

In addition to giving away fresh palm seeds, the SFPS will be distributing new PLANT A PALM bumper stickers. This marks the revival of the popular stickers more than 20 years since we last gave them away to the public.