On Monday, September 12, 2011, the San Diego Horticultural society welcomes Tom Spellman, Southwestern States Sales Manager for the Dave Wilson Nursery, the largest growers of deciduous fruit, nut and shade trees in California. Tom will discuss how the objective of "backyard orchard culture" is the prolonged harvest of tree-ripe fruit from a small space.  He will show how many different varieties of fruit trees with different ripening times can be planted close together for smaller, but year-round harvests.  His will discuss how trees can be size-controlled by summer pruning, so that they can be cared for and their fruit harvested without the use of a ladder.  Tom will also discuss planting and training techniques, including the selection of compatible varieties, espaliering fruit trees, hedgerow growing, and other space-saving strategies.   Tom has more than 30 years experience in the nursery industry, the first twenty years of which were spent with Laverne Nursery specializing in the production and sale of avocados, citrus, sub-tropical and deciduous fruit trees, including landscape and orchard site consultation.  Tom’s professional memberships and affiliations include: International Plant Propagators Society, California Rare Fruit Growers and past board member of California Citrus Nurseryman's Society.  Tom is also a past board member, treasurer and current member of the Nursery Growers' Association, as well as a California certified nurseryman. Tom is President of the Citrus Label Society.   In addition to his professional and public presentations on Backyard Orchard Culture, Tom writes for Garden Compass Magazine on a wide variety of subjects including Antioxidants From Your Garden, California’s Second Gold Rush: Our Citrus Heritage, and Exotic Fruits. He also offers a workshop on Summer Fruit Tree Pruning.   The evening starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Surfside Race Place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Jimmy Durante Blvd. in Del Mar.  Parking is free and everyone is welcome. Admission is free for members and $10 for non-members. Before the lecture a plant expert will discuss one exceptional plant (a “Hot Hort Pick”) that is a star in the garden. An opportunity drawing featuring very special plants, including the Hot Hort Pick plant, will follow the lecture. For more information, call (760) 295-7089 or visit www.sdhortsoc.org.

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