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Ph.D. - Physiological Ecology
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Melvin R. Koelling is a Professor in the Dept. of Forestry
at Michigan State University where he has teaching, research and
extension responsibilities. His extension appointment involves
working with the Michigan Christmas tree industry in the conduct of
educational programs, collection of production and marketing
information and serving as an advisor to the Michigan Christmas Tree
Association. He also presently serves as associate editor of the
American Christmas Tree Journal.
His research interest relates to species selection and use for
Chrismas tree production. Presently he is involved with establishing
and evaluating more than 30 species of true firs with respect to
their suitability for Christmas tree production in the Lake States.
He has written extensively on various apsects of Christmas Tree
production and is a frequent speaker at state, regional and national
Christmas Tree Association meetings. In addition to his professional
repsonsibilities relate to Christmas tree production, he also owns
and operates Tannenbaum Farms, a 100 acre commercial Christmas tree
farm located in Mason, Michigan.
Koelling, M.R. 1996. Fifteen years of changes in the Michigan
Christmas tree industry. American Christmas Tree Journal
40:17-21.
Koelling, M.R. 1996. Observations on price trends for wholesale
Christmas trees. Michigan Christmas Tree Journal 42:11-12.
Koelling, M.R. 1996. Where are we going in the Christmas tree
business and how are we going to get there? Christmas Trees Magazine
24:8-9.
Koelling, M.R. 1995. Research and the Christmas tree industry.
Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Association Bulletin No.
210:19-22.
Koelling, M.R. 1995. Soils and Christmas tree production, Part IV,
Organic Matter. Michigan Christmas Tree Journal 41:10-14.
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