Judy Kowalski

Bio Science Research Technician, Christmas Trees

Contact me for Christmas tree resources.

971-801-0393
[email protected]

Expertise: Christmas Trees

Locations: North Willamette Research and Extension Center

Links: Christmas tree program

Biography

Judy Kowalski has been a research technician at NWREC since 2002. She currently assists Chal Landgren in the Christmas tree program as well as assisting with NWREC's website and Facebook page. Judy assists with research trials at the NWREC and at grower cooperator sites. She works on a wide range of research projects including the establishment and maintenance of Christmas tree seed orchards, genetic and progeny tests, cultural practices, pests and diseases mitigation and work with beneficial insects. She is a graduate of Clackamas Community College with A.A.S in Ornamental Horticulture and enjoys anything plant related, especially photography!

Content by Judy Kowalski

Christmas tree experimenting: what’s new and what stays the same after 40 years

This class will look at current events impacting Christmas tree growers, such as the June heat dome and summer drought. Next we will take a bit of a walk-through time and review some of the results from research trials ...

Chal Landgren, Judy Kowalski | Dec 2021 | Video

Historic heatwave offers lessons for Christmas tree growers

Damage assessments after the historic heat wave of June 2021 in Oregon provided lessons for the state's Christmas tree growers. Those assessments showed how damage varied by type of tree and location of farms.

Judy Kowalski | Oct 2021 | Article

How to promote beneficial insects on Christmas tree farms

Introducing beneficial insects to Christmas tree farms as part of an integrated pest management program may seem overwhelming. Where to begin? First step: Create habitat that attracts and sustains the beneficial insects.

Judy Kowalski | Jun 2021 | Article

Cone harvests for noble fir seeds

Every four years or so, noble firs produce a bumper crop of cones. One recent collection effort at two seed orchards yielded about 5,000 cones, enough seed for about 700,000 seedlings.

Chal Landgren, Judy Kowalski | Sep 2020 | Article

Noble fir seedling survival strategies

Christmas trees planted in unirrigated sites depend on the weather for survival. A research trial set out to find factors that would help seedlings survive during drought years. Results were mixed.

Judy Kowalski, Chal Landgren | Jan 2020 | Article

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