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Steve Pettis, Jr.

Extension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Horticulture Henderson County Centersteve_pettis@ncsu.edu

OFFICE (828) 697-4891

MOBILE (828) 393-5673

Office Phone: (828) 697-4891

Cell Phone: (828) 393-5673

Fax: (828) 697-4581

Street Address: 100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Mailing Address: Henderson County Center
100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Unity ID sdpettis

Job Description Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent

Website henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/steve-pettis

Recent Posts by Steve Pettis, Jr.

This spring we are getting an alarming number of reports of limbs dying in shrubs and trees. Hollies, cherry …

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Carpenter ants are generally beneficial insects. They help decompose trees in forests excavating rotten trees, stumps and logs to …

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Physarum polycephalum is a yellow slime mold. It advances as it grows on the front side then dies on …

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Trees Failing Post-Helene We have been seeing lots of plants dying Spring 2025. We have also had reports of trees …

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Every year, greenhouse growers make their mortgage note selling Easter lilies Lilium longiflorum. In an era where people so often want …

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Vole holes at the base of a Japanese Maple In my position as an NC State Extension Agent in Henderson …

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Ambrosia beetles are tiny usually less than 1/8 inch long Ambrosia beetles are killing trees across Western North Carolina. Storm …

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Vegetable gardening at home provides you with fresh nutritious food and great exercise. Western North Carolina is a wonderful place …

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