I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Christmas tree growers who planted and maintained the Canaan Valley, West Virginia, balsam fir trees evaluated in this study. Without their help, the research would not have been possible.
James Ackerman
Mark Anderson
Frank Antenucci
Richard Barth
Glenn Battles
Ramon Battles
Joel Berry
Cackler Family Farms
Carlton Tree Farms
Don Chafin
Cowan Tree Farms
Mike Dunlap
Feisley Tree Farms
Bill Fulton
Richard Gainok
John Henson
Tom Herbert
Humphrey's Trees
Barb and Dan Jeffers
Bob Morrison
Tom Oberhouse
Pine Tree Barn and Farms
Pound's Nursery
Dave Reese
Paul Saum
Scheetz Tree Farm
Reed Strimple
Tom Vessels
Ted Wierzbicki Jr.
Avery Wilcox II
Woods Tree Farm
Appreciation is also expressed to Roger Hendershot and other personnel at the Ohio Division of Forestry Nursery at Marietta for growing the seedlings for the first set of plantings and the Canaan Fir Tree Company which was the source of trees for the second planting.
Appreciation is also expressed to Charles Vrotney, Forestry Supervisor, School of Natural Resources, OSU/OARDC, Wooster campus, for his contributions to all phases of the study; Cheryl Capek, Research Associate, School of Natural Resources, OSU/OARDC, for assistance in preparing data for analyses; and Bert Bishop and Carolyn Britt, OSU/OARDC Computing and Statistical Services, for preparation and analysis of research data.
I would also like to acknowledge the Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers' Association for its financial support of this project and the Ohio Christmas Tree Association, Inc., for its financial and other support for this and other Christmas tree research programs at OSU/OARDC.