Dec 20, 2013

Saratoga Horticultural Research Endowment




Cooperative Extension San Joaquin County


The goal of this project is to expand current and previous work done evaluating water usage and climate zone tolerances of plants from the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars list as well as grower selections of heat-tolerant, water-conserving, disease-resistant plants that are potentially suitable for California’s landscapes. 


Saratoga Horticultural Research Endowment 2012-2013 

Principal Investigator:
Karrie Reid, UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor, San Joaquin County 2120 E. Earhart Ave., Ste 200
Stockton, CA 95206-3949
(209) 953-6109 office

(209) 953-6128 fax skreid@ucdavis.edu
Co-Investigators:
Lorence (Loren) R. Oki, Ph.D., CE Specialist, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis David W. Fujino, Ph.D., Director, California Center for Urban Horticulture, UC Davis Ellen Zagory, Director of Horticulture, UC Davis Arboretum
Executive Summary
The goal of this project is to expand current and previous work done evaluating water usage and climate zone tolerances of plants from the UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars list as well as grower selections of heat-tolerant, water-conserving, disease-resistant plants that are potentially suitable for California’s landscapes.