01/26/2026
Come join us on Feb. 4th! We'd love to see you there.
Manor View Farm 27th Educational Seminar
Monkton, MD
February 4, 2026
10:00-11:00am
NANCY KRAUTMANN
Cultivating Cultivars – The How & Why of Urban Tree Cultivar Development
How do we grow a tree from seed to city? It takes many hands and a decade or more to grow landscape-ready trees, and even longer to develop, select, trial, and introduce improved cultivars. New tree development is a multi-generational effort that may take 15–30 years. Timelines for developing some top performers for your region will be shared. A changing climate adds urgency to the search for tough, resilient, adaptable urban trees. Understanding the timeline and process of new tree introduction helps us choose, plant and grow the best trees for the future urban forest.
Learn more about this event and register: https://www.manorview.com/special-events/
Nancy Krautmann
Known as Nancy Buley while serving as Communications Director for J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co., Nancy recently retired and married but continues to write and “talk trees.” Recognized nationally for tree advocacy and stewardship efforts during her 31-year career with Schmidt, Nancy was named a Lifetime Honorary Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2004. She received a national Horticultural Leadership Award (HILA) in 2019. She was honored with the Garry Oak Award for her decade of service on the board of directors of Oregon’s Friends of Trees. Nancy and her husband Mark reside near McMinnville, Oregon, where they enjoy restoring their family farm’s oak savanna and woodland habitats.
