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Dr. John Frampton leads the Christmas Tree Genetics Program at NC State University. The program is tailored to individual tree species to increase their value. North Carolina is ranked first in the nation for Christmas tree wholesale value and second in the nation for annual harvest.
Key Contacts
Dr. John Frampton
Professor and Christmas Tree Geneticist
3024D Biltmore Hall
Box 8002
Raleigh, NC 27659-8002
Tel: 919-515-7580
john_frampton@ncsu.edu
Dr. Dennis Hazel
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Extension Forestry
3028C Biltmore Hall
Box 8003
Raleigh, NC 27695-8003
dennis_hazel@ncsu.edu
Dr Jill Sidebottom
Area Extension Specialist, Mountain Conifer Integrated Pest Management
Extension Forestry
Mountain Horticultural Crops and Extension Center
Fletcher, NC
Tel: 828-684-3562, Ext, 118
jill_sidebottom@ncsu.edu
Jeff Owen
Area Extension Specialist, Christmas Tree Production
Extension Forestry
Mountain Horticultural Crops and Extension Center
Fletcher, NC
Tel: 828-684-3562, Ext. 119
jeff_owen@ncsu.edu
Christmas Tree Genetics Program Personnel FER Home : Research : Major Initiatives: Christmas Tree Genetics Program
Program Personnel: John Frampton , Christmas Tree Genetics Program Leader
Associate Professor of Forestry & Christmas Tree Geneticist
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
919-515-7580 john_frampton@ncsu.edu
Anne Margaret Braham
Research Specialist
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
919-515-6074
annemargaret_braham@ncsu.edu
Collaborators :Henry Amerson
Associate Professor
Natural Resources Biotechnology Research
919-513-0012
amerson@ncsu.edu
D. Michael Benson
Professor of Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology
919-515-3966 mike_benson@ncsu.edu
L. Eric Hinesley
Professor
Department of Horticultural Sciences
919-515-1223eric_hinesley@ncsu.edu
J.B. Jett
Professor of Forestry and Associate Dean for Research
College of Natural Resources
919-515-2890
jb_jett@ncsu.edu
Steven McKeand
Professor of Forestry and Environmental Resources and
Director of the Tree Improvement Program
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
919-515-3168 steve_mckeand@ncsu.edu
Ron Newton
Professor and Chair
Department of Biology
East Carolina University
