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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LANDSCAPE PLANT SHRUB AND VINE IRRIGATION TRIAL - PLANT RATING FIELD DAY<br>
You are invited to participate in <b>the Field Day on October 30, 2024 from 7:00 am – 11:00 am at the Campus Ag Center in Tucson</b> to rate shrubs and vines in the University of Arizona Landscape Plant Irrigation Trial. This trial evaluates plant material
to identify low water-use plants for Arizona. Plants are evaluated over a three-year period, are irrigated regularly during the first summer after planting, with performance assessment occurring over several differing irrigation treatments during the second
and third year. To ensure our evaluations are representative of industry opinions and preferences we would like to invite you to evaluate our plant material during our ratings event in 2024. At this event we have two trials, shrubs and vines. Evaluation of
the shrubs is for the second year of irrigation treatments, evaluation for the vines is for the first irrigation treatment year and will be continued in 2025.<br>
Once you RSVP for October 30, 2024, we will provide detailed directions the week before the event. Participation entails recording your aesthetic preferences for one individual shrub or vine per treatment for each species/cultivar, providing the opportunity
to evaluate the performance of the species across all treatments without rating the whole field. The ratings for the shrubs take about 45 - 60 minutes, the ratings for the vines take about 25-40 minutes to complete and participants may arrive any time between
7:00 am to 10:00 am. Participation is voluntary.</span><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">The ratings for the shrubs take about 45 - 60 minutes, the ratings for the vines take about 25-40 minutes to complete and participants may arrive any time between 7:00 am to 10:00 am.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Space is limited,
<a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKD2gDBhqLqcljE">please RSVP here</a>. A reminder along with a map to the site will be sent by email the week of the event.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Please pass this invitation to others who may be interested in participating.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you have any questions please contact Ursula Schuch at
<a href="mailto:uschuch@arizona.edu">uschuch@arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Ursula Schuch
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">(she/her)</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Professor and Specialist | Environmental Horticulture<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">School of Plant Sciences, Forbes Rm. 303| University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">1140 E South Campus Drive | Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Ph. 520-621-1060,
<a href="mailto:uschuch@email.arizona.edu">uschuch@arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#C45911;mso-ligatures:none">Desert Horticulture Conference May 10, 2024 </span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/">https://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being
home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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