March Speaker -  Ed Laivo

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Topic: Espalier Fruit Trees—Planting in Small Yards 

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​Ed Laivo has over 45 years of extensive varied experience in plant production, nursery management, sales, and marketing at both the retail and wholesale level. Ed is a fruit tree and edible landscaping specialist with a focus on small space gardening and water conservation. He has been involved with the introduction or reintroduction of many popular   varieties of fruits including figs, pomegranates, and blueberry selections to the home gardener. His focus has been techniques to better adapt these to the backyard grower.