2:00 PM

Pawpaw and the American Persimmon: Niche Tree Fruit Crops for the Midwest and Eastern United States Kirk Pomper, Kentucky State University; Sheri Crabtree, Kentucky State Univ; Jeremiah Lowe, Kentucky State Univ; Jerry Lehman, Indiana Nut Growers Association

2:20 PM

Nut Crops of the Midwest Michele R. Warmund, Ph.D., Univ of Missouri

2:40 PM

Elderberry Research and Development In Missouri Patrick Byers, Greene County Extension Office; Andrew Thomas, University of Missouri; John Avery, Missouri State University; Chad Finn, USDA ARS HCRL; Penelope Perkins-Veazie, North Carolina State University; Hwei-Yiing Li-Johnson, Lincoln University; Sanjun Gu, Lincoln University

3:00 PM

Blackberry Breeding In the Midwest John Clark, University of Arkansas

3:30-4:00 PM

Discussion

4:00-5:00 PM Fruit and Nut Tasting

5:00-6:00 PM American Pomological Society Business Meeting