Plant Health Alert - Avoid Topping Trees
‘Topping’ refers to the wholesale removal of most of the branches of a tree. Often this is done to …
Steve Pettis, Jr.
Extension Agent, Agriculture - Consumer and Commercial Horticulture Henderson County Centersteve_pettis@ncsu.eduStreet Address: 100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Mailing Address: Henderson County Center
100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
100 Jackson Park Rd
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Job Description Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent
Recent Posts by Steve Pettis, Jr.
Home Fruit Options for Henderson County
Winter is the time to plant backyard orchards. Fruit trees such as apples and pears as well as small …
Plant Health Alert - Herbicide Damage
Accidental herbicide damage to landscape plants and vegetables can happen when an herbicide moves from the target site of application …
Mills River Park Pollinator Garden
The garden after completion in late summer 2023. Pollinators Native insect pollinators are important pollinators of our natural ecosystems while managed …
Native Plant Profile - Mountain Hydrangea
Our native Mountain hydrangea – Hydrangea arborescens Hydrangea arborescens or the Mountain Hydrangea grows wild in much of the southeast …
Plant Health Alert - Hydrangea Leaf Scorch
Hydrangeas sometimes get a burn on the leaves in the summer. This is called ‘hydrangea leaf scorch’. This is …
Farm City Day First Saturday of October
Farm City Day Started in 1955 as a collaboration between Henderson County Cooperative Extension and Kiwanis. Today, Farm City Day …
Pest Alert - Woodpecker Damage on Holly
Woodpecker damage on mature ‘Nellie R. Stevens’ hollies is causing tree health problems including dieback and creating woulds for …