Friday, May 3 - American Paulownia Association
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Friday, May 3 - American Paulownia Association
AMERICAN PAULOWNIA ASSOCIATION VOL. 21 NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2013 TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN PAULOWNIA ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT VINCE LUCHSINGER, MG USAF, PHD by Ralph Donaldson, Editor Born in 1929 and raised on a dairy farm in Iowa, Vince Luchsinger developed a love for reading and learning early on in a one-room country school. The work was hard and the hours were long, but he says it was a “great place to grow up.” But learning seemed to be the beacon, so he graduated from high school in Dubuque and then graduated from Loras College with a B.A. about 1948. He could not get a job as a teacher (he was only 19) so he entered the Air Force. Vince Luchsinger, Leader, Educator & Professional He was young, but the Air Force was younger. He loved to read and study and learn; and the opportunities were there. He continued this exciting journey; became a pilot and earned his Master’s and PhD degrees in Texas. He flew in the Korean War and even served as pilot for the President of Korea for a while after the war. Vince worked mostly as a research scientist in the Air Force and retired as a Major General. He credits his success in the service to his love of learning. Two stars and a PhD are more accomplishments than most people enjoy, but Vince was not looking for a rocking chair. He sought and won a teaching position at the University of Baltimore Department of Management and International Business in 1981. He is currently listed as Professor of Management. Living and working in the Baltimore-D.C. area was good, but life lacked something. Vince was still a country boy at heart. Wife Lou, a South Carolina girl herself, found the place that became Arbor Vitae Farm. Listening to him describe the place, the writer believes they might have bought it for the 1800’s barn, and built their farm around that. A longtime member of the Rotary Club, he arranged a meeting program in the 1980’s in which he got two Maryland foresters to speak on their work. After the presentation, Vince asked what they would plant if they had acreage and wanted to maximize profit. They both said, Paulownia “tomentosa.” (Continued on page 5) President’s Message. . . Happy New Year, my Paulownia Friends! I hope 2013 has been bringing good things to you. This will be a major year for me. Lou and I are selling our house and farm. A while back, in my employment at the University of Baltimore, I was thinking; "So I'm hitting 84 years soon and why am I working? I enjoy it but I can't wait forever on my Paulownia trees.” Therefore, I'm retiring as of 1 July 2013 and moving to Austin, TX where we have 3 kids. We'll be at Longhorn Village. I have enjoyed my 21 years in the American Paulownia Association, and the highlight has been growing our wonderful tree and associating with you as fellow growers. Our Association is in good shape and will go on with the efforts of fine colleagues. I have resigned as President, but will stay with the organization, and I thank you for your effort, friendship and advice. We've learned a lot and hope our futures will prove beneficial for all. God bless y'all and our country...... Vince Luchsinger A Letter to Mr. T. So you operate one of, if not the, premier construction companies in your country. Highways are part of your resume; you introduced concrete highways to your country. Bridges are another forte; one project completed is a timber-framed suspension pedestrian bridge over 1,500 feet long. Clear span warehouses are another area in which you operate, as is tunneling through mountains made of rock when they are in the path of your road building efforts. Yours is certainly not a one-horse outfit. But you live in a country, Georgia, formerly a part of the Soviet Union, where all of the forest land is owned by the government and it takes extensive permits to cut timber; it is almost easier to import. You want to continue to construct wood-framed buildings and you are convinced that glued-laminated (glue-lam) beam construction is the way you want to go. Land is available. Soil is good. Climate is semitropical. You are wealthy and you are ripe; and you hear that Paulownia trees offer mature saw timber in six years. You travel halfway around the world, to Georgia USA, and visit several stands of Paulownia. One is twelve years old and might be harvested, but is 2 not considered ready by the grower. One stand is exactly six years old, and nowhere near maturity. Mr. Paata Trapaidze and son George join Ralph Donaldson in young Paulownias at dusk in early December 2012. (Continued on page 3) FEBRUARY 2013 (Continued from page 2) Some are younger. All are good solid stands of timber, but none show the unreal growth that you have been led to expect. You are disappointed. You go home. You maybe (hopefully) save millions. But your lumber needs are not met. You still need glue-lam for your clear-span warehouse construction. I submit to you, Mr. Trapaidze, that Paulownia may still be the solution to your problem. It is not a shortcoming of the species as a crop or as lumber that is the problem. Unrealistic expectations are the problems. Maybe you are a little embarrassed that you ever believed that structural lumber could be grown on a six-year rotation. Think back to the twelve-year old trees you saw first. Most would saw into one-inch boards very nicely. And we know that the porosity of Paulownia lends itself very well to gluing and bonding. What is not known, but could be determined reasonably easily, is the strength of various glue-lam beams. Paulownia may still be your solution. Ralph Donaldson, Editor, Fitzgerald Georgia, USA Donaldson Plantation 2009 MOUNT HOPE FARMS PAULOWNIA PLANT MATERIAL, LUMBER & SERVICES Northern grown Paulownia rootstock and plants available both retail and wholesale; species include: P. “tomentosa”, P. “elongata”, P. “fortunei”, and P. “kawakamii”. Free planting and care instructions provided with all orders. Professional plantation design, management recommendations, brokerage services, and consultation available upon request. Paulownia lumber “tomentosa” quality available: rough sawn boards and blanks; planed; glued panels; quarter sawn; millwork; snow & surfboard cores; and, carver’s chunks. Large, thick & wide “old-growth” material available. WRITE, CALL OR EMAIL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 16345 Mt. Tabor Rd., Hagerstown, MD 21740 Phone: (301) 790-2372; Fax: (301) 790-0269; E-mail: [email protected] FEBRUARY 2013 3 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION Your annual membership subscription is now due. Remember that your dues are what pay for the publication of the Association newsletter, postage, data archiving services, and other basic costs of operation that keep our organization viable. Annual dues are a modest $30.00 US for members residing in the continental United States while those in US territories and foreign counties are $60.00 US. If you have not already done so, please send in your dues now by use of the enclosed invoice; or, by use of PayPal services on the Internet. If you use our Internet payment service, go to https://www.paypal.com , then click on the “Home” and “Send Money Online” icons, and designate your payment for services at [email protected]. Do not forget to include your name and mailing address in the message section to ensure proper credit for your payment. Regardless of the method that you use, prompt payment will save our Secretary the time and postage necessary to send you a reminder. Your annual membership card and other member documents will be sent by USPS. Thank You! Save Postage - Use PayPal To Send In Your Dues! ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS For our annual Conference to be held May 3-4, 2013 in East Tennessee, the American Paulownia Association solicits approximately four 15-minute talks on members’ experiences with Paulownia. Format is flexible and only about four short takes can be accommodated in the schedule. So quickly get in touch with Ralph Donaldson or Dan Blickenstaff and participate in this sure-to-be interesting part of the program. ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ ✵ 4 FEBRUARY 2013 (Continued from page 1) About 1990 the Luchsingers planted 2500 Christmas trees and started asking nurserymen for Paulownia. They said, “What?” He did research (right down his alley) and learned of a Dr. Beckford (sp) at the University of Maryland, contacted him, and got his papers and a video. He still could not find seed or plantlets. So he violated one of the precepts that he was to later learn - “that of propagating only from the best specimen” - and got seed from a roadside tree near Aberdeen over by the Chesapeake Bay. A neighbor nurseryman propagated the seed, and he wound up with many thousands of plantlets. They planted 1,500 and gave maybe 5,000 to neighbors who were very curious about what he was laying off in eight-foot rows. acres of Paulownia, and a well; and, Parcel 2) 22 acres with the house, barn, and 8 acres of Paulownia. He does not believe that, in their pre-merchantable state, he will get any major value from the Paulownia on the land. “It is just a great bonus for whom ever gets them.” Luchsinger Plantation Parcel 1 Vince Luchsinger's Plantation - New Freedom, PA Parcel 2 Vince learned about the American Paulownia Association and attended his first meeting in 1992. The Association held his interest. The members were not competitive. In fact, they would tell all they knew—even go out of their way to help each other. “I decided last year, God!, I’m in my 80’s and here I am still working. What am I doing? So we decided we could not wait on the Paulownia any longer. We are disappointed that we missed the peak of the previous Paulownia market.” “Lou is the farm manager; is a great one; has a golf course-manicure approach, where mine is more a bush hog and Darwinian approach—grow or go.” “We made one major mistake, took bad advice, and planted trees eight feet apart. A few years ago we planted some P. ‘elongate’ from member David Drexler and they have done very well here, although they are more subject to wind damage.” Vince has divided the farm into two parcels: Parcel 1) 55 acres with a 40-acre alfalfa field, 4-5 FEBRUARY 2013 Luchsinger Plantation Parcel 2 “I value my time with the American Paulownia Association and with the people. It has been a great run. I really enjoyed it. I would do it again. Whoever buys the farm will get a free membership in the Association.” “I’m proud of my story about a country boy who went to the stratosphere and came back to the farm.” 33 years in the United States Air Force 32 years at the University of Baltimore 23 years growing Paulownia 6 years as President of the American Paulownia Association (Continued on page 8) 5 22nd ANNUAL AMERICAN PAULOWNIA ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2013 Tennessee Division of Forestry, Reba Williams Room, 1250 Hwy 73, Newport, Tennessee 37821 The FARMING and MARKETING of PAULOWNIA Marketing, Grower and Producer Reports Addressing Current Markets, State-of-the-Art Forest Production, Supply and Utilization Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:00 – 9:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting at Dr. David Sutton’s Office, 164 Old Cosby Rd., Newport, TN 37821 Telephone: (423) 278-8891 Friday, May 3, 2013 7:30 – 8:15 AM Registration and Vendor Setup; TN Div of Forestry, Reba Williams Room, 1250 Hwy 73, Newport, Tennessee 37821 (423) 823-1077 8:15 – 8:30 Conference Welcome and Introduction; Mr. Ralph Donaldson, Interim President, American Paulownia Association, Inc. 8:30 – 8:45 State of Tennessee Welcome; Mr. Tim Phelps; Member of Tennessee Division of Forestry 8:45 – 9:15 “The Process of Seed Certification”; Mr. Terry Hollifield, Executive Director, Georgia Crop Improvement Association 9:15 – 10:00 Break: Visit with Members, Vendors and Guests. 10:00 – 10:30 “Selling and Marketing Paulownia Plywood and Veneer”; Mr. William F. Doran, President BDI Consulting 10:30 – 11:00 “The Need to Certify Paulownia Wood as a Farm Produced Commodity”; Mr. Jack Dickey, Dickey Seed International 11:00 –11:30 “The Specialty Market of Paulownia Guitars”; Mr. Mario Martin, Guitar Mill/Mario Guitars, Murfreesboro, TN 11:30 – 12:00 Membership Meeting, Elections, Committee & Director Reports 12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch: Visit with Guests, Vendors and Members 1:30 – 3:15 “Agro-forestry and Diversification Using Paulownia”; Dr. Carl Jordan, Senior Research Scientist, University of Georgia 3:15 – 3:30 Break: Visit with Members, Vendors and Guests 3:30 – 4:00 “Ag Extension in Tennessee”; Steven Huff, Crop & Farm Management Advice, University of TN Extension 4:00 – 5:00 “Member’s Experiences & Recommendations.”; Various Speakers & Presenters 5:00 Adjourn Meeting 6 FEBRUARY 2013 *Special Note: During this year’s conference, member George Cates of Arkansas will be demonstrating the art of wood burning. He will be applying his talent to our favorite wood Paulownia. Samples of his completed work will also be on display. This is a first and I hear that he will be bringing some of his burnings as door prizes. Do not miss it! Saturday, May 4, 2013 Location: Tennessee Division of Forestry, Reba Williams Room, 1250 Hwy 73, Newport, Tennessee 37821 8:00 AM “25 Years of Paulownia Farming; Presentation & Orientation of the Field Trip”; Dr. David Sutton, Founding President 9:00 Field Trip to the Plantings of David Sutton. 15 min. drive. The first site is at the Sutton Home Place, 3 years of age, 40 acres. This Paulownia site is using the concept of agroforestry using wide spacing, growing wheat, hairy vetch, blackberries, short leaf pine, walnuts, and some oaks mixed in the site. Also will be shown are cutting beds from which roots are harvested and sold to the public. Paulownia grown are; “elongata”, “fortunei”, Shan-tong F2, “catalpifolia”, “tomentosa”, “kawakamii”, & Newman’s hybrid. 11:00 Break, coffee, & snacks 11:30 Depart to the second site, 2 miles away, 30 acres. This Paulownia site varies in age from 13 years to 25 years. The current practice of forestry management is used on this site rather than agro-forestry. Slow growth is the goal at this site. Primary “tomentosa” was planted along with a few “elongata” and “fortunei”. 1:00 PM Adjournment Conference Lodging Facilities PRIMARY HOTEL* Best Western, 1015 Cosby Highway, Newport, Tennessee 37821; Reservations (423) 623-8713; Ask for the American Paulownia Association booking to receive the convention rate of $59.95/day plus tax. Amenities: Free hot breakfast. Twenty rooms have been “reserved” at the Best Western for use by the American Paulownia Association until April 2, 2013. Rooms not booked by April 2, 2013 will be released and may not be available after this date. Make your reservations early. Additional Lodging Facilities Nearby: Holiday Inn Express, 1022 Cosby Highway, Newport, Tennessee 37821; Reservations (423) 623-2121 Red Roof Inn, 1010 Cosby Highway, Newport, Tennessee 37821; Reservations (423) 532-8300 *Note: All formal conference activities will be held at the Tennessee Division of Forestry, Reba Williams Class Room, 1250 Highway 73, Newport, Tennessee 37821. Telephone Number: (423) 623-1077. All other conference activities will initiate at the above facility at the times indicated in the Program FEBRUARY 2013 7 (Continued from page 5) Vince Luchsinger, Presentation to Sharon Blickenstaff 2011 Some men search for meaning in their lives. Some men search out meaning and fill their lives with it. We are indeed proud to know you, Vince. Vince Luchsinger Presentation by Ralph Donaldson 2011 DSI (Dickey Seed International, Inc.) (Street) 1 Memorial Circle, NE (Mailing) P.O. Box 1000 Rome, GA 30161 Shannon, GA 30172 Phone: (706) 676-5946 CONTRACT GROWERS OF PLANTATION PAULOWNIA Since 1963, DSI, a Georgia-based, agribusiness company and its affiliates have propagated, grown and marketed specialty agricultural commodities. Some of the Company’s achievements have included: • Becoming the largest processor and provider of Certified soybean seed in the USA Southeast during the 1980’s • Introducing, and facilitating, the commercial production of Canola in the State of Georgia (1982) • First to introduce, test and produce plantation Paulownia in the American Tropics of Central and South America. (2001) • First to facilitate the testing and production of Paulownia plywood outside of China (2000) • First to facilitate the testing and production in Japan of Paulownia plywood made from American-grown trees (2007) For further information, contact us at above address or phone number… or via email at: [email protected] Visit us on the Web at: www.dickeyseed.com 8 FEBRUARY 2013 THE PAULOWNIA MAIL BOX On 10/15/2012, S.C. wrote: Dear Mr. B, After speaking with you via phone today, I found the pictures I have of the damage to our Elf House. We need a craftsman to estimate the monetary damage to our Elf House after a tree fell on it, for insurance purposes. If you can refer us to someone, or if you can assist, it would greatly be appreciated. I do have pictures before it was damaged, and will locate them if needed. Our property is located in Finksburg, MD. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, S.C. Picture Notes: The hole was where a chimney was. There also was a roof over the door. **************** On 10/21/2012, D.B. responded: Elf House Hello S, After review of the pictures, I have determined that there is no method available to me for estimation of the original value or damage to the structure. It appears that the house was built using existing Paulownia stumpage growing from the ground and not constructed entirely above ground. It is also apparent that some wood decay has occurred over time, therefore there is no way that I could put a value on the original structure based on the Paulownia lumber or material value. To me, it seems that the value may be more sentimental and intrinsic. To my knowledge, there is no one that I can suggest you contact for an estimate of damage. Perhaps a local builder that constructs playground items and other outdoor furniture would be willing to take a look and give you an estimate of rebuilding the structure Elf House using Paulownia wood. For material cost estimates, I would suggest that a figure of $3.00 per board foot for lumber be used, if you decided to reconstruct the house using traditional milled material and methods. Regards, D.B. (Continued on page 10) FEBRUARY 2013 9 (Continued from page 9) On 10/12/2012 E.H. wrote: I have four paulownia trees that I need removed from my mother’s property. They are mature trees, do they have any value? Thanks, E.H. On 10/14/2012 D.B. responded: E.H., Please send me some pics of the trees for assessment of worth and value. Also, the general location, City & State will assist in locating a buyer. Thanks D.B. **************** On 10/14/2012 E.H. wrote: D.B. The trees are in the Parkville/Carney area of Baltimore County which is N.E. of the city. Thanks for your help. E.H. **************** 16 Oct 2012, D.B. responded: Thanks for the pics E.H., The trees appear too small of a diameter for buyers to make a special trip to purchase them. My advice would be to remove them as promptly as possible, to prevent damage to the building and other property, treat the remaining stumps with a herbicide containing 2-4-D, and store the logs under cover and off of the ground until a buyer can be located. Painting the cut log ends with a heavy latex paint will also keep them from drying too fast and also prevent end checking. As for log length, cut them as long as possible, without containing any major crooks, limbs or limb scars, or other defects. They should be at least 8.5 ft. in length. If the log is less than 12” diameter, it will not be valuable for use in sawing dimensional lumber. However, there are wood carvers that look for green Paulownia for their duck decoys and other projects. The larger diameter butt piece, on the one tree, may be cut a little shorter to get rid of the crook. Send me some more pics of the logs, once they are down and grouped together, and I will help in locating a buyer. The expected value received for the logs from a purchaser will likely be in the $0.75-$1.25 board foot range, Doyle Rule. Board footage of a log may be calculated by the following: (diameter of small end - 4”) x (diameter of small end - 4”) x log length(ft) / 16 Regards, D.B. 10 FEBRUARY 2013 N IA AN WN ATIO E RIC ULO SOCI LTERNATIV E A PA AS UR AM 12 Y 20 MA AMERICAN PAULOWNIA ASSOCIATION VOL. 21 NO. 3 OCTOBER 2012 IS PAULOWNIA SUSTAINABLE AS A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE? Our esteemed President, Dr. Vince Luchsinger, preaches and teaches (at the University of Baltimore, School of Business) and T d) about sthe environmental sustainability of OR RCE lope riable l enterprises—often including EP va ntia deve r various OU AMA ing othe Paulownia pote culture. And Paulownia culture E e be st of ucing C B er Y A w “holds up” pretty good against the measure of a ho od EN ERG AL 12 practicesate, and mber-pr ER environmental sustainability. E, 0 F L N 2 lu IL st , im .2 Let’s look at Paulownia culture, use the ON SV NO -14 e (as besects, clstroy the 2 IN 21 1 same term—sustainability—and use it in terms A L L. R mad ther, in to de gs. VO RIL UA ed of purely the business aspects of Paulownia wea serv antin AP with NN growing. Paulownia growing is a great hobby. have any pl ed ty, We know that. Let’s ask if it is a viable volv beau e of m n in th, in th enterprise for a diversified farming operation. gotte st grow lks ownia fo ve fa And let’s ask if it is a viable stand-alone ha lty, ost Paul may nove But m e of farming venture—monoculture. Don’t expect ity caus ople of its s. a lot of answersDetoform these questions in this essay. tt e pe use ason ere be ee e bu d the appropriate questions, e Tr startblasking But if we don’t Som a beca her re are th mag ite ni editathet su weeemay answers. ow of ot siness r. ze Da never a crget mbe Paul a lot e, Fr First, th no luat . givens. 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I’vewwritten inroa previous ive issue prob pmen e ou ng ul suburb ugh about the importance succession planning— lem t subu ld coof tim th atel an ar bo as rban nsidyour y to when ea you are “who’s going to cobe m mowing /rur er a trees wha s, exur monlyThe al point is pushing up daisies?” coun mixthatt IPaulownia ban. was the re regenerative culture—given trys ofqualities of Alo fe am natural rr id ed ng e, azed necessarily this deciduous tree—is inter-generational. to th we as A good plantation willbyoutlast the e wits ay, planter,Lomaybe extethat larg approa rraiwill I View several times over. It is good nsiv Paulownia Sc ne & you e circ ched of Cr e Spec ecen a Reed regenerate because it is relatively expensive toimhr start esce at yo lookedular dr the se go en nt D Tree st elo riv Paul u. A , Paul ivew veral (Continued onngpage e ata” 2)- “P. ay swee owni s the owni . No dwellin a a fe t feel plan individua blos matte gs fr so ts w m ing r on om of pr to Loral that ms ge which ted by nt ents ide pr ra di to ga and ine an ovid ly smile rectio a ze accom d R ed th d ba n at th e ee ck e be plishm d, I origin felt al auty ent of ou just ta the r fa king (Con vo tinue rite d on RIP NF ER EN CE OR T REP page N 3) Help Wanted Position: EDITOR of the American Paulownia Association Newsletter The American Paulownia Association needs an Editor for its three-times-annually newsletter publication. Duties Include: Soliciting written and photographic contributions from members and others; Writing and producing written projects for publication in the newsletter; Coordinating with the Publicist and the Printer’s Representative; Meeting deadlines. Note: This is a volunteer position earning the satisfaction of a job well done and the appreciation of the membership. The person (s) occupying this position is a voting member of the Association’s Board of Directors. Contact Ralph Donaldson or Dan Blickenstaff to volunteer. Growing America’s Forests One Family At A Time Membership Benefits: • Forest Landowner Magazine • Discount Hunt Lease Liability Insurance • Hunt Club Digest • Washington Update • Annual Forest Landowners Conference Call today for membership information or a free copy of Forest Landowner Magazine (800) 325-2954 www.forestland.org FEBRUARY 2013 11 22nd Annual American Paulownia Association Conference 2013 THE FARMING AND MARKETING OF PAULOWNIA Marketing Grower and Producer Reports Addressing Current Markets, State of the Art Forest Production, Supply and Utilization Friday, May 3 - Saturday, May 4, 2013 Tennessee Division of Forestry, Reba Williams Room 1250 Hwy 73, Newport, Tennessee 37821 Topics: The Process of Seed Certification • Member’s Experiences & Recommendations Selling and Marketing Paulownia Plywood and Veneer The Need to Certify Paulownia Wood as a Farm Produced Commodity The Specialty Market of Paulownia Guitars • Ag Extension in Tennessee Agro-Forestry and Diversification Using Paulownia Open to Members and Non-Members. Go to our web site at www.paulowniatrees.org or call 301-790-3075 WALNUT COUNCIL G & P Paulownia Plantation We are an association of over 1,000 members representing foresters, researchers, and growers of walnut and other fine hardwoods in 45 states and 4 foreign countries. One of our objectives is to transfer forestry research and other useful information from the laboratory to the timber grower. Ornamental Elongata Paulownia, 1-2 yr. old plants up to 10' high in containers. Survival guaranteed, plant anytime of the year, order today. 232 Copeland Rd. Swansea, SC 29160 (803) 568-3910 Wright Forestry Center, 1101 N. 725 W. West Lafayette, Indiana 47906-9431 Tel: 765-583-3501 OFFICERS Interim President Ralph Donaldson 1141 Deerfield Lane Dublin, GA 31021 (478) 984-5344 12 Secretary-Treasurer Sharon Blickenstaff 16345 Mt. Tabor Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740-1030 (301) 790-3075 Editor Ralph Donaldson 1141 Deerfield Lane Dublin, GA 31021 (478) 984-5344 Publicist Danny Blickenstaff 16345 Mt. Tabor Rd. Hagerstown, MD 21740 (301) 790-2372 [email protected] Past President Dr. Vince Luchsinger 4406 Stetlz Road New Freedom, PA 17349-9794 (717) 235-0846 FEBRUARY 2013