THE KENTUCKY COLONELS ‘KERNEL’ “Scion” of the Kentucky Nut Growers Association Kirk W. Pomper – Editor/Publisher (502) 597-5942
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Volume 2-51 Number 1
Spring 2021
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OFFICERS
Ken LaVere Upton, KY – President (270) 369-8764 Fred Blankenship, Rhodelia, KY – Vice President (270) 272-7670 Cole Hamilton, KY–Vice President David Spainhoward, Spottsville, KY – Vice President Harold Upton, Waynesburg, KY – Vice President Larry Daulton, Nicholasville, KY – Vice President Blake Cothron, Stanford, KY – Secretary Douglas Hines, Paris, KY-Treasurer (859) 987-1211 Dr. Kirk W. Pomper and Sheri Crabtree, Frankfort, KY, Editor/Publisher Hugh Ligon, Henderson, KY Kenny Beard, E'town, KY Dr. John Strang, Lexington, KY Clifford England, McKee, KY Karl Klein, Crestwood, KY Chairman of Hickories Fred Blankenship
DIRECTORS (from KY):
Hugh Ligon, Henderson, KY Kenny Beard, E'town, KY Dr. John Strang, Lexington, KY Clifford England, McKee, KY Karl Klein, Crestwood, KY Chairman of Hickories Fred Blankenship
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Three Years – Doug Hines, Paris, KY - Expires 2019 Three Years – Danny Ganno, Henderson, KY - Expires 2019 Three Years – Fred Blankenship, Rhodelia, KY - Expires 2019
OTHER STATES
Danny Vessels, Chandler, IN
KENTUCKY NUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Spring meeting of the Kentucky Nut Growers Association has been cancelled due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions.
A late summer or early fall 2021 meeting (likely earlier than the usual October meeting date) is being tentatively planned at England’s Orchard and Nursery, McKee, KY. Please be on the lookout for a postcard or early fall newsletter with meeting day, time, and location information. For more information, please contact Cliff England at 606-965-2228 or nuttrees@prtcnet.org.
Inside This Issue
Corrective Pruning for Persimmon and Nut Trees Injured by the 2020 May Freeze.....2
Persimmon fact sheet.....3
Save Our Species: A blueprint for restoring butternut (Juglans cinerea) across Eastern North America.....5
Recipe.....5
In Remembrance.....6
We hope you are staying safe and healthy during this time and enjoying the beautiful spring weather.
Electronic Resources.....7
Upcoming Meetings.....7