SHORT BIO: Dr. Dave Creech, Professor Emeritus, has been at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas since September, 1978. Dr. Creech received his BS in Horticulture from Texas A and M University in 1970, the MS in Horticulture from Colorado State University in 1972, and he returned to TAMU and was awarded the PhD in 1978. After a long career teaching, Dr. Creech retired to return as Director of SFA Gardens in 2007 (half-time). The SFA Gardens is a 138-acre on campus horticultural resource. SFA Gardens includes the Mast Arboretum, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, the Gayla Mize Garden, and the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. His research arena is varied and includes fruit and vegetable research, ornamentals evaluation, endangered plants, and woody tree and shrub studies. He has authored numerous scholarly and trade articles and lectures widely. Dr. Creech has accumulated a long list of international work since 1981 to Pakistan, Guatemala, Mexico, Nepal, Israel, New Zealand, Chile and China. In fact, in the last twenty-five years he has undertaken over 30 consultancies to China working with the Blueberry Improvement Program and Taxodium Breeding and Improvement Program at the Nanjing Forestry University. He is an advocate of increasing forest cover, smart use of land and plant resources and introducing new cultivars to the industry. He introduced kiwifruit into Texas in 2011 and has a tranche of new selections from the TopFruit brand based in South Africa. In 2022, he received the national award for International Horticulture Contributions by the American Society of Horticultural Science. Dr. Creech was President, 1991-1992, of the Native Plant Society of Texas, President of the Southern Region American Society of Horticulture Science, 2012-2013, President of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, and President of the International Plant Propagation Society Southern Region, 2017-2018. He signs all his correspondence “Let’s keep planting.”

                                                   DAVID L. CREECH – LONG RESUME

                                  PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HORTICULTURE

PO Box 13000, Department of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas 75962                           

936-468-4343 (Office)

936-679-3460 (Cell)

936-468-4047 (FAX)

dcreech@sfasu.edu (E-mail)

EDUCATION

1978 Ph.D. in Horticulture, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas

Dissertation: Effect of defoliation on vegetative bud break, spring bloom, and bud abscisic acid levels of peach, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch.

1972 MS in Horticulture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Thesis: Ethylene production by the potato tuber.

1970 BS in Horticulture, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas

WORK EXPERIENCE

1970-72: NSF Fellowship, Graduate Research Assistant, Vegetables, Horticultural Sciences Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; Dr. Milton Workman, advisor.

1972-74: Tom Slick Fellowship, Graduate Research Assistant, Pomology, Horticultural Sciences, TAMU, College Station, Texas; Dr. Hollis Bowen, advisor.

1974-78: Technician II, Pomology, Horticultural Sciences, TAMU, College Station, Texas; Dr. Hollis Bowen, supervisor.

1978: Extension Horticultural Specialist, TAMU, Overton, Texas.

1978-82:  Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

1982-86: Associate Professor of Horticulture, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

1986-2008: Professor of Horticulture, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

2008 – present: Professor Emeritus and Director, SFA Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. ½ time

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023    Colorado State University, Distinguished Alumni Award

2022   American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), International Award

2021    Fellows Award, Louisiana State Horticulture Society

2021    SFASU Silver Award for external grants funding

2020    Fellows Award, International Plant Propagation Society Southern Region.

2019    President, Texas Chapter of the Azalea Society of America

2019    Charles Leonard Weddle Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Texas Native Plants

2018    President, International Plant Propagation Society, Southern Region, USA.

2017    SFA Distinguished Grant Award, Bronze Level, in recognition of external funding

2015.   Received “The Special Friend of Azaleas Recognition” Award from the Azalea Society of America at the annual conference of the Society, Nacogdoches, TX. 

2013    President, Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science

2010    Honorary Membership Award for Lifetime Achievement, Texas Nursery and Landscape Association

2010    SFA Nancy Speck Development Award

2009    Sidney Meadows Award for Distinguished Achievement, International Plant Propagator’s Society Southern Region

2008    Professor Emeritus, Stephen F. Austin State University

2006    Regents Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University

2000    Lynn Lowrey Memorial Native Plant Conservation Award, Native Plant Society of Texas.

1997    L.M. Ware Teaching Award, Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural   Science.

1996    SFASU Foundation Faculty Achievement Award – University.

1987    Honorable Mention Outstanding Faculty Member – Student Government                           Association.

1987    Department of Agriculture Outstanding Faculty Member

1967    Danforth Award, Raulston Purina outstanding Texas Agriculture Freshman, 1967

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

China.  December 2026.  Jiangsu Science and Technology Award, nominated by my colleagues and friends at Nanjing Forestry University

Chile.  March 12-27, 2019. Hosted by Miko Asia, Ltd, Auckland, NZ. Tour the kiwifruit industry near Santiago where Miko Asia has several joint ventures for export of fruit to Japan Pacific Rim countries.

International visitors.  Feb 9-14, 2019.  Coordinated the visit of Ross Stevenson and Murray Malone, Miko Asia, Ltd., Auckland, NZ, and Flipee Hansen, Top Fruit, South Africa.  Visited farmer fields cooperating on kiwifruit project and general discussions on the evaluation plan for Yanoon kiwifruit varieties.

China.  April 17-May 4, 2018.  Consultancy with Nanjing Botanical Garden with trips to Yunnan, Jiangsu, Hunan, and Zhejiang provinces.  Taxodium collaboration with Professor Yin Yunlong; Blueberry collaboration with Professors He Shanan and yu Hong.  One major presentation at the Hongyue World Garden Show and Conference, Haining, China.  Trees and Shubs for the 21^st century.  75 participants.  Several other presentations to smaller groups. 

Sept 16 – 21, 2018.  Host for New Zealanders Ross Stevenson and Murray Malone, Miko Asia, Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.  Spent week visiting Kiwifruit cooperator sites, including Simonton, TAMU College Station, Tyler, Daingerfield and Mt. Pleasant. Miko Asia, Ltd., is interested in a golden kiwifruit venture in East Texas. 

New Zealand.  April 25 – May 15, 2017. New Zealand. One week Kiwifruit business and two weeks in a rental car on the South Island with Janet, visited five botanical gardens. Christ Church, Dunedin, Queenstown

China.  July 22 – August 9, 2017. Trip to China. One week at the International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China, where I presented a paper and moderated a session. Then, two weeks of blueberry and Taxodium consultations at Changsha, Nanjing, Jingjiang, and Ninghai, China. Also visited a Kiwifruit breeder at Changsha, CN

Aug 2016.  Visiting scientist, Professor Hua Jianfeng, Nanjing Botanical Garden, for one year project on Taxodium and salinity tolerance.  Visiting scientist

China, May 30 – June 14, 2016.   Consultancy to China, long term collaboration with with Professors Yin Yunlong and YuHong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden, Nanjing, China.  Numerous meetings – presentations – with a focus on blueberries, Taxodium nurseries, kiwifruit, and pecans. 

China, Aug 12 – Sept 2, 2015. Consultancy to China, long term collaboration with Professors Yin Yunlong and YuHong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden, Nanjing, China. Presented five seminars seminars – 166 total in audience.

Aug 2015, Visiting scientist, Yuhong Zheng, ‘Jade’, arrived, began one year genetic characterization proejct with Taxodium, a collaboration with Biotechnology and SFA Gardens.

China, Aug 12 – Sept 2, 2015.  Consultancy to China – working with Professors Yin Yunlong and YuHong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden, Nanjing, China.  Presented five seminars seminars – Presented five seminars to various academic and commercial groups.166 total in audience

Mexico, Mar 6-13, 2013. Taxodium, bald cypress focus. Host was Dr. Teobaldo Equiluz, Mexico City, President of the the Taxodium salvation project and nurseryman. Three Chinese colleagues flew in for the week. Three Americans. Dr. Todd Lasseigne, Mr. Mark Weathington, and I. Meetings, two seminars, and visited various Taxodium sites. A first for a China, Mexico, USA scholarly group focused on Taxodium.

China, Nov 10 – Nov 29, 2012. Continued with ongoing collaboration with three Professors at Nanjing Botanical Gardens: Professors Yin Yunlong, He Shanan, and Yu Hong. Taxodium and blueberry related projects. This year, I was an invited speaker and a session moderator at the International Association of Botanical Gardens (IABG) which was held in Guangzhou. Several blueberry and USA nursery related talks . Numerous presentations. 

China, Nov 10 – Nov 29, 2012.  Continued with ongoing collaboration with three Professors at Nanjing Botanical Gardens: Professors Yin Yunlong, He Shanan, and Yu Hong.  Taxodium and blueberry related projects.  This year, I was an invited speaker and a session moderator at the International Association of Botanical Gardens (IABG) which was held in Guangzhou.  Several blueberry and USA nursery related talks .

Jun 14 – Jul 3, 2012 – Consultancy to China, collaboration with Professor Yin Yunlong of the Nanjing Botancial Garden with primary focus on Taxodium improvement

Jul 26 – Aug 7, 2012 – China and continuing collaboration with Professor Yu Hong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden.  I facilitated the visit of Dr. Stephen Stringer, USDA blueberry genetectist (USDA, Poplarvile, MS). Visited several blueberry farms and research plots in Jiangsu province – 

China.  August 22 – Sept 13, 2011. Research collaboration with Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong, Nanjing Botanical Gardens (blueberry research and extension, and 2) with Professor Yin Yunlong, Nanjing Botanical Garden (urban tree research).

China.  August 22 – Sept 13, 2011.  Research collaboration with Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong, Nanjing Botanical Gardens (blueberry research and extension, and 2) with Professor Yin Yunlong, Nanjing Botanical Garden (urban tree research) – mostly based in Nanjing but travels to Ninghai, Lianyungang, and the Yunnan.  Meetings and presentaitons.

February 24-27, 2010 – Visit of Professor Yin Yunlong and colleagues from Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. 

Aug 23 2010 – Sept 12, 2010.  China.  Consulting with Nanjing Forestry University.

April 19 – 25, 2008.  Hosted a six-member delegation of Chinese faculty from Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.

Feb 3- 11, 2006 – visit by Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong, Nanjing Botanical Garden.  SFA Mast Arboretum served as host and covered in-country costs of an itinerary that began in Orlando Florida and ended in Nacogdoches, primarily touring blueberry research stations (Tifton, Georgia and Poplarville, Mississippi) and farms in Mississipi and Texas.  In Orlando, Professor He Shanan served as the main presentation to the Southern Region ASHS small fruit working group – about 35 scientists from universities across the south.  Presentation was “Status of Blueberry Production in China” which elicited excellent audience interest.  In Nacogdoches, Professor He Shanan presented an Arboretum special events lecture “Status of Botanical Gardens in China, 2006” to an audience of 62. 

Dec 13 – 23, 2005 – consultancy to China – contracted by CHIIC (China Holdings in International Commerce) – www.chic.com – to provide information related to blueberry production – reviewed and evaluated existing fields in Northern (Dandong-Shandong) and Central China (Yichang). 

June 10 – 18, 2005 – consultancy to China – cooperative project with Professor Yin Yunlong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden and Zhang XiHe, nuseryman and businessman of Ningbo, China – I led two Texas nurseryman to China on a potential joint venture opportunity (Doug Arnold of Trees USA. Lindale, TX, and Maarten van der Giessen of Van der Giessen Nursery, Semmes, Alabama).

March 11 – 16, 2005 – expedition to Oxaxca Mexico – finally able to see up close the world’s largest tree – Arbole de Tule . . . estimated at 2000 to 3500 years old with a 190’ circumference – and enjoyed a private tour of the St. Dominque ethnobotanical garden.  This was actually my honeymoon with Janet.

March 1 – 7, 2005 – visit of two Chinese counterparts – Yin Yunlong, Professor of Horticulture, Nanjing, and nurseryman Zhang XiHe – 1000 miles, visiting Texas nurseries, potential joint venture explored – capped off with Houston Rockets game and meeting Yao Ming!

Oct 2 – 12, 2004 – Consultancy to China – three different projects covered: 1) First International Sweet Osmanthus Conference” – 108 participants – present paper, tours, 2) Consult with Zhang XiHe, nurseryman near Ningbo and Professor Yin Yunlong, Taxodium/nursery development work – seeking potential joint venture – Bill Brown of Magnolia Gardens Nursery, Texas serves as TNLA representative for first exploratory meeting, 3) China Blueberry Company, new crop for China, 15 years of research and plot history – potential joint venture with USA investors.

June 1 – 14, 2004 – consultancy to China; invitation by Professor Yin Yunlong, nursery industry related.  Taxodium improvement as a focus but now broader in focus.  Future project work includes improvement of Hydrangea, Nursery Technology exchange, and nurserymen visits – with the long-term goal of creating an environment for joint ventures.

July 21 – 26, 2004 – consultancy to China; invitation by Professor He Shanan, Chinese Academy of Science; blueberry industry related – an interesting interaction of university and business that may lead to potential joint venture opportunities that deserve attention.  At my invitation and the Chinese, Dr. Kelly Bell, Jr., visited China with me for the sole purpose of connecting with the players in the blueberry world in China (businessmen and Professor He Shanan’s research/extension world at Nanjing Botanical Garden.) for a possible joint venture.  Blueberries are a USA native crop – there’s no significant acreage yet in China – big potential market – some imagine incredible profits.

July 11- 16, 2003 – Cayman Islands – with Andrew Guthrie, Director of the Queen Elizabeth II Royal Botanical Gardens.  60-acres of interesting tropical botanical garden politics/support/research/outreach and plant materials.  Rare blue iguana habitat.  Amazing tropical palm collection.  Rare agaves.  Interesting theme gardens. 

June 19-28, 2002 – Visit of Professor Yin Yun Long from the Nanjing Botanical Garden; Taxodium project for SE China; reception with Mayor Roy Blake presenting Professor Yunlong with the key to our city; trips to bald cypress habitats in Texas and Louisiana, Texas nurseries,  San Antonio Botanical Garden.

June 10 – 14, 2002 – Part of SFA team to University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.  Signed a cooperative agreement for future projects, faculty and student exchanges.  President Tito Guerrero initiated and participated in this visit – with Fine Arts, Liberal Arts, Education, Nursing, Science and Mathematics, Agriculture and Forestry faculty represented. 

Dec 12, 1996 – Jan 8, 1997.  Expedition to China, financed by a mixture of funds – hosted by Professor Shiyou Li, SFA.  We successfully collected seeds of C. acuminata, C. yunnanensis, and C. lowreyana from central to south China. 

Aug 3, 1990 to Sept 4, 1990 – Horticulture consultancy to Nepal for the Asian Development Bank (ADB), contracted through Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.  Assignment was a “horticulture research sector” review to develop guidelines for future donor activity in Nepal, with specific emphasis on manpower and facility resource needs.  Report published as a chapter in a book on Nepal’s Agricultural research history, current status, and future needs: “Horticultural Crops Research: 1975-2005″ in Nepal Agricultural Research Study, Winrock International 1991 publication TA No. 1182 – NEP: 69 pp.

Oct 28, 1989 to Nov 10, 1989 – Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas-Israeli Exchange: Invited participant in agricultural study tour of Israel

Jun 16, 1988 to Jul 17, 1988 – USAID fruit consultant to Pakistan contracted through Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas.  Assignment to review existing temperate fruit research and production in three provinces.  Seminar presentations and programs at fruit farms, research institutions and research plantings.  Focus on germplasm and research manpower base as well as prioritization  of constraints and recommendations concerning both.  Creech, D.L. 1988.  A study of temperate fruit research and production in Pakistan. PARC/USAID/WINROCK/MART Consultancy Report July 1988: 53pp.

Nov 1988 – Plant-hunting expedition to the San Madre Oriental Mountains, Mexico.  Team members:  Lynn Lowrey, Meg Hoey (North Carolina State University), Ted Doremus (Doremus Nursery, Warren, TX), Dr. John Fairey (TAMU), and Alice Staub (Environmental Engineer, Houston, TX). 

July 1987 – ten day plant hunting expedition to the San Madre Oriental Mountains, Mexico.   Team members:  Lynn Lowrey, Ray Jordan.

Mar 17 – 22, 1985 – USAID fruit and vegetable consultant to Guatemala contracted through PIP to deliver a postharvest techniques short course to research and extension personnel in the western highlands. Fifty participants in this two-man, three-day program.  I covered harvesting, handling, and packing constraints and Dr. Al Robertson, an engineering consultant from Florida, covered coolers and field heat constraints (GTS Report No. PIP/Guatemala/March 85/No. 52 – Pt. 2, 36 pp.).

Oct 28, 1984 to Nov 10, 1984 – USAID fruit and vegetable consultant to Guatemala (10/28/84 to 11/10/84) contracted through PIP to review and evaluate harvesting and handling techniques and make recommendations to the USAID project team at Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.  (GTS Report No. PIP/Guatemala/Oct-Nov 84/No. 52 – Pt. 1, 84 pp.).

Dec 17, 1982 to Jan 11, 1983 – USAID fruit and vegetable consultant to Pakistan contracted through PIP (Postharvest Institute for Perishables, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho).  Part of Project Identification Document development team – responsibility focused on training and equipping of extension component of a fruit and development project in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan.

Dec 28, 1981 to Jan 14, 1982 – USAID/OICD fruit consultant to Pakistan to conduct Extension type tree pruning, training, and general production workshops for provincial and federal agricultural workers.

Dec 14, 1980 to Jan 21, 1981 – USAID/OICD fruit consultant to Pakistan to review and evaluate the deciduous fruit research effort in the  Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).

SFA GARDENS AS A UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE

Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens celebrated its 40^th anniversary in 2025 as a well-recognized horticultural and educational resource featuring a diverse collection of woody ornamentals and fruiting plants while offering educational programs for adults, youth and families. The SFA Gardens, comprised of six themed gardens encompassing 138 acres, continues to thrive with the support of state and external funding, volunteers and dedicated staff under the direction of Dr. David Creech. Four of the gardens, Mast Arboretum, Kingham Children’s Garden, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, and Gayla Mize Garden, are funded, in part, through endowments.

Revenue from the annual plant sales in 2025 totaled $129,029, with the spring and fall sales ranking third highest in the history of the plant sales. Gifts, donations, membership dues, contract growing revenues, event registration fees, building rental fees and youth educational program fees provide additional funds that support the SFA Gardens activities. Nine endowments with a corpus of $2.5 million generate about $100,000 per year. Five grant applications were awarded to the SFA Gardens in 2025 for a total of $322,593 in external funding for use in 2026 and 2027.

Work continued on two major research projects that were funded prior to 2025. A grant from Moody Gardens in place since 2021 has funded the “Climate Resilient Ornamentals for a 21^st Century Galveston Island” project.  Since 2016, this grant has provided funding for five completed MSc thesis students with and two are underway in 2025.  A Texas Department of Agriculture/USDA Specialty Crops grant has supported the “Pineapple Guava, a Potential Fruit Crop for Texas” project.

Eight people make up the paid staff of the SFA Gardens. Four of them are garden technicians who maintain the six gardens and trails. The nursery/greenhouse manager is responsible for propagating, growing, and maintaining the plants sold at the plant sales and planted in the gardens. The environmental education programs coordinator brings youth and families to the gardens for educational events. Two members of the staff, the director and the assistant to the director, work half-time. Total salaries plus fringe for SFA Gardens is $434,917.86 with 27% provided by the state ($115,754.94) and 72% provided via external funds ($311,312.57). 

Eighteen SFA students worked as student assistants in the nursery, greenhouse and gardens, propagating plants, maintaining nursery stock, and planting and weeding demonstration gardens as well as preparing for and leading educational activities for youth and families. Volunteers contributed 1,840 hours of their time and service to the SFA Gardens in 2025 propagating plants, maintaining nursery stock, leading environmental education programs and maintaining demonstration gardens.  The current monetary value of volunteer time in Texas is $33.59 per hour, according to the Independent Sector, thus the value of the time contributed by volunteers for the SFA Gardens is $61,805.

A core mission of the SFA Gardens is providing educational programs and outreach programs. In 2025, seven outreach programs were delivered off-site or virtually, with 495 people in attendance. Eleven guided tours of the SFA Gardens were provided, with 1,169 people in attendance. Twenty-eight adult educational programs were offered by SFA Gardens in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building in 2025 with 2,453 people in attendance. Four family events were held serving 125 adults and 56 youth. Thirteen youth educational programs were hosted in the SFA Gardens with 515 adults and 1,453 youth attending. In total 99 events were held in the Conservation Education Building with many more hosted in other areas of the gardens. The gardens within SFA Gardens are used as an outdoor laboratory by multiple faculty and departments at SFA impacting hundreds of SFA students each year.

Annual Reports for SFA Gardens can be found here:  https://www.sfasu.edu/academics/colleges/forestry-agriculture/research-outreach/sfa-gardens/about/newsletter-annual-reports

PERTINENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1980-2025

The following chronology summarizes the thrust of the research program in Horticulture since Dr. Creech arrived at SFA in 1978.  Trained in fruit and vegetables, most of Dr. Creech’s early career at SFA focused solely in that arena and he still continues that interest today.  In the mid-1980s, the creation of the Arboretum opened up avenues for research and extension with ornamentals.  Much of that work has focused on evaluating new plant materials for Southern landscapes and production/propagation strategies. 

Creech, D.L.  1980.  Reflections on the 1979 East Texas peach season. Texas Fruit Growers Handbook.

Creech, D.L.   1980.  Effects of the March 1 and 2, 1980 spring freeze on yields of pruned and unpruned FV9-166 peach trees. Texas Fruit Growers Conference, College Station, Texas, October 7 and 8, 1980.

Creech, D.L.  1981.  Rovral – Promising future alternative to Benlate.  Texas Fruit           Growers Handbook: 62-63.

Creech, D.L.  1981.  Effects of the March 1-2, 1980 Spring Freeze on Peach Flower          Embryo mortality as influenced by stage of the flower development.  Texas Fruit           Growers Handbook: 43-44.

White, Jack L. and David L. Creech.  1981. The influence of slow release fertilizers on establishment of Rabbiteye blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 10-12.

Creech, D.L.  1981.  Promising peach selections for the 600 hour chilling regions of Texas.  Oral presentation to the Texas Fruit Growers conference, College Station, Texas October 6-7, 1981.

Creech, D.L.  1981.  The potential and problems of rabbiteye blueberry growers in East    Texas.Texas Blueberry Growers Association Proceedings: 6-9.

Creech, D.L.  1982.  Pomology in Pakistan.  Oral presentation to the Texas Fruit Growers Association Conference held at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, October 6-7, 1982.

Creech, D.L. and Jack White. 1982.  Influence of slow-release fertilizers and organic matter on establishment of rabbiteye blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 21-26.

Creech, D.L. and L. Dale.  1982.  Growth of container-grown, large barefoot, and small barefoot rabbit eye blueberry nursery plants in the field.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 26-30.

Crack, D.L. and Jack White.  1982.  Influence of nitrogen rate and source on growth of ‘Delite’ blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 30-34.

Creech, D.L.  Short-term international consulting and its benefits in the classroom. Oral presentation       at the mid-winter conference on Plant and Soil Science, Agriculture Consortium of Texas, San Marcos, Texas, February 3-4, 1983.

Creech, D.L.  1983.  “Influence of N Rate and N Source on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Content of ‘Delite’ Rabbiteye Blueberries”, annual conference Texas State Horticulture Society, Fort Worth, Texas, May 25, 1983.  In the Proceedings.

Creech, D.L.  1983. “Site Selection and Tree Handling” was presented to the New Growers short course at the annual Texas Fruit Conference in College Station, Texas, October 3-4, 1983.

Creech, D.L. and L. Dale.  1983.  Growth, yield, and leaf elemental content of container-grown, large bareroot, and small bareroot ‘Tifblue’ rabbiteye blueberry nursery plants in the field.  HortSci. 18(4): 561 (abst.).

J.L. Young and D.L. Creech.  1983.  Influence of slow-release micronutrients and organic matter on growth of ‘Tifblue’ rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 18(4): 584 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. and J.L. Young.  1983.  Influence of nitrogen source and rate on growth and leaf elemental content of ‘Delite’ rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 18(4): 583 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. and J.L. Young.  1983.  Influence of sulfur and rate on soil pH and rabbiteye blueberry             growth in the presence of high pH irrigation water.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 17-23.

Creech, D.L. and J. Anderson.  1984.  Cauliflower/broccoli studies at Stephen F. Austin State University, 1980-1983.  Oral paper at the technical session of the annual conference of the Texas State Horticultural Society, San Antonio, Texas February 25, 1984.  Served as moderator for the morning technical session.

Creech, D.L. and J.L. Young.  1984.  Water Quality Demonstration on Blueberries.  Texas Hort. 10(9): 4c.

Creech, D.L. and J. Anderson.  1984.  Broccoli potential in eastern Texas.  Texas Hort. 10(9):18-20c.

Bennett, G.W., D.L. Creech, and J.L. Young.  1984.  Influence of media, N rate, and incorporated           slow release micronutrients on growth and leaf nutrient content of containerized blueberries, Vaccinium ashei Reade.  HortSci. 19(3): 563 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1984.  Soil amendments and mulching of blueberries. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 3-9.

Creech, D.L. 1985.  Growing cauliflower and broccoli in East Texas.  Oral presentation to the Popular Gardening session of the Texas State Horticultural Society conference, Dallas, Texas, March 1-2, 1985.

Creech, D.L., J.L. Young and G. Nimr.  1985.  Trials show East Texas broccoli potential.  Texas Hort. 11(10): 10-11.

Creech, D.L., J. Richardson and J.L. Young. 1985. Influence of mist pH, slow-release micronutrients and media on rooting of peach and rabbiteye blueberry softwood cuttings.  HortSci. 20(3): 538 (abst.)

Creech, D.L. and J. Walters.  1985.  Field tests suggest lower herbicide rate effectiveness.  Texas Hort. 12(6): 4.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Blueberry weed war – new types of ammunition now available.  Texas Hort. 12(8): 13.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Blueberry growers encouraged to break up root ball for planting.  Texas Hort.              12(8): 14.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Banding fertilizer not recommended for blueberries.  Texas Hort. 12(9):  9.

Creech, D.L.  1986.  Broccoli fares better than cauliflower in trials.  Texas Hort. 12(11): 16.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Peach grower recounts “strangest” winter/spring on record.  Texas Hort. 12(11): 16.

Creech, D.L. 1986. Guatemala: Fruit acreage expanding; technology improving.  Fruit South 7(3): 16-19.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Utilizing a Landscape Plant Material course as an Arboretum development tool.  HortSci. 22(5): 713(abst.).

Creech, D.L., KL Patten, and E. Neuendorff.  Influence of sodium on growth and leaf elemental content of ‘Tifblue’ rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 22(5): 717 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1986.  Experiment shows rabbiteye blueberry is poor lateral translocator of nutrients.  Texas Hort. 13(5): 12.

Creech, D.L., R. Smith, and T. Bell.  1986.  Rabbiteye blueberry field survey.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 42-55.

Creech, D.L. 1986.  The influence of fertilizer placement on growth and nutrient distribution on a split-root study of azalea and rabbiteye blueberry.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 28-34.

Creech, D.L. 1986. Study shows need for quality irrigation water.  Texas Hort. 13(4):      11.

Creech, D.L.  1987.  Blueberry studies reveal “there’s no such thing as a fertilization recipe”.  Fruit South 8(4):  6-8.

Creech, D.L.  1987.  Banding not a good idea; apply fertilizer evenly around plant. Texas Hort.13(5): 12.

Creech, D.L. 1987.  Blueberry production up; marketing groups organize.  Fruit South 8(3):  14-16.

Creech, D.L.  1987.  Interest in group blueberry marketing  increases.  Texas Hort.  14(1): 1, 10-11.

Creech, D.L. 1987. Preliminary study on blueberry nutrition spotlights “speed of uptake.”             Fruit South 8(1) 17-18, 20.

Creech, D.L. 1987. Rabbiteyes can maintain water relations when one side is moist.  Texas Hort.             13(8): 13-14.

Creech, D.L. 1987.  The influence of three mulch and six incorporated media treatments on root and shoot growth of ‘Climax’ and ‘Brightwell’ rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 22(5): 1095 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1987. The influence of shallow and deep placement of organic matter in the planting hole on root and shoot growth of rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 22(5): 1104 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. and T. Bell. 1987.  Results of the 11986-1987 rabbiteye blueberry nutrient status field survey.  Proceedings of the Ark-La-Tex Blueberry Growers Conference: 23-38.

Creech, D.L. 1987.  Site selection.  Oral presentation to the New Grower’s mini-shortcourse at the 35th annual conference of the Texas Fruit Growers Association, Waco, Texas, October 5-7, 1987.

Creech, D.L. 1987.  Influence of three above-ground mulch treatments and four in-ground amendment treatments on growth of ‘Climax’ and ‘Brightwell’ rabbiteye blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 66-72.

Creech, D.L., T. Bell, K. Patten, and L. Neuendorff. 1987.  Results of the 1986-1987 rabbiteye blueberry field survey. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 140-154.

Creech, D.L. 1987.  Fruit Growing in Pakistan.  Keynote banquet speaker at, Annual Conference of the Texas Fruit Growers Association, College Station, Texas, October 3-5, 1988.

Creech, D.L. 1988.  Research Update on Mulch.  Oral paper at the Third Annual Ark-La-Tex Blueberry Conference, Mansfield, Louisiana, September 6, 1988.  Proceedings of the Ark-La-Tex Blueberry Growers Conference: 16-24.

Creech, D.L. 1988.  Influence of mulch treatments and in-ground amendment treatments on growth and yield of ‘Brightwell ‘and ‘Climax’ blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 66-75.

Creech, D.L., M. Bales, K. Patten, and L. Neuendorff. 1988.  A nutritional survey of rabbiteye blueberry fields in East Texas.  HortSci. 23 (5); 822-823(abst).

Creech, D.L. 1988.  Influence of three above-ground mulch treatments and four in-ground amendment treatments on growth and yield of ‘Brightwell’ and ‘Climax’ rabbiteye blueberries.  S.E. Texas Blueberry Growers News, December 1988: 1-6.

Creech, D.L. 1989.  International experiences in Agriculture.  Oral presentation to the Texas-Louisiana Aglime and Fertilizer Association Annual Conference, January 27-29, 1989, Nacogdoches, Texas.

Creech, D.L., M. Bales, J.L. Young, and T. Bell. 1989.  Influence of four water qualities, four medias and three gypsum rates on growth of `Tifblue’ rabbiteye blueberries. HortSci. 24(5): 749 (abst).

Creech, D.L. 1989. “LISA – Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture”, to a Texas Department of Agriculture Forum on Diversification for Sustainable Systems, Nacogdoches, Texas, March 28, 1989.

Creech, D.L. 1989.  The Stephen F. Austin State University Arboretum – Developing an Outreach Potential. Invited Speaker to the 10th Annual Texas Wildflower Day, Denton, Texas, April 21, 1989.

Creech, D.L. 1989.  How much water is enough?  Texas Blueberry Grower Association News 3(1): 3-4.

Creech, D. L. 1989. Potential of Asian Vegetables in East Texas – Spring 1989 Results. Banquet presentation to the monthly meeting of the Dallas Agricultural Club on July 3, 1989.

Creech, D.L., D. Ferree, M. Mainland, K. Patten, P. Lyrene, D. Makus, J. Clark, J. Spiers, and M. Austin. 1989.  Analysis of soil, leaf tissue, and irrigation water samples associated with blueberries in the U.S. Southern Regional Germplasm Evaluation Program.  Program and Abstracts of the 86th annual meeting of the ASHS: 104.

Creech, D.L. 1989. Status of the polyfabric, bark mulch, zero above-ground and peat moss, bark, zero below-ground amendment study.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 68-74.

Creech, D.L. 1989. Labor pools: How to find someone who wants to work.  Oral presentation at the Texas Blueberry Growers Association (TBGA) annual conference, Beaumont, Texas, September 21-23, 1989.

Creech, D.L. 1989.  Nutritional parameters associated with three blueberry genotypes that are part of the USDA Southern Regional Germplasm Evaluation Program. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 75-82.

Creech, D.L., T. Bell, L. Dale, and J.L. Young, 1989.  Results of the 1986-88 blueberry field study.              Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 83-94.

Creech, D.L., and M. Bales, 1989.  Influence of four water qualities, four medias, and three gypsum rates on growth of  `Tifblue” blueberries.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 95-102.

Creech, D.L. 1990. Alternative crops and technology for east Texas (Asian Vegetables). Oral presentation at the 40th annual East Texas Bankers Agricultural Conference, Tyler, Texas, January 25, 1990.

Rankin, R. and D.L. Creech. 1990. The Stephen F. Austin State University Arboretum: Developing an Educational Outreach Potential.  HortSci. 25(8): 848 (abst.)

Anderson, J. and D.L. Creech.  1990. Performance of a wide range of Asian Vegetables at two locations in East Texas.   HortSci. 25(8): 856 (abst.).

Creech, D.L., C. Martindale, and R. Rankin. 1990. Influence of mulch and in-ground amendments on root weight and distribution of rabbiteye blueberries.  HortSci. 25(8): 852 (abst).

Creech, D.L. 1990.  Oriental Vegetable Marketing.  Presentation at the annual east Texas Vegetable conference, Tyler, Texas, January 25, 1990.

Martindale, C. and D. Creech. 1990. Site analysis of a proposed woody plant preserve.  Paper presentation of an accepted abstract presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), Seattle, Washington, June 27-30, 1990.

D.L. Creech and C. Martindale. 1990.  Site analysis of a proposed woody plant preserve.  Oral paper             presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, March 2-3, 1990 (published abst. 210).

Creech, D.L. 1990. Alternative crops and technology for east Texas (i.e., Asian Vegetables).  A presentation at the annual east Texas Bankers Agricultural Conference, Tyler, Texas, January 25, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990. New educational initiatives panel.  Presentation at the TDA conference, Agricultural Education in Texas: Responding to Economic Development opportunities.  Also delivered a presentation in one of the concurrent workshops: Issues in Demonstrations, Extension and Organizing Community Initiatives.  Austin, Texas, June 19, 1990.

Creech, D.L.  1990.  The sweetspire: an east Texas native of merit. Native Plant Society of Texas             News 8(3): 3.

Creech, D.L. Field growing of Herbs.  Presentation at the fourth annual Texas Herb Growers conference, Tyler, Texas, September 15-16, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990. Fruit Growing in Nepal.  Banquet speaker at the “President’s Luncheon”, Texas         Fruit Growers Association annual conference, College Station, Texas, October 8-10, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990.  Monitoring salt levels in fertigation water for maximum performance and economy. Presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Fruit Growers Association, College Station, Texas, October 8-10, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990.  How to use an arboretum.  Presentation at the annual meeting of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Houston, Texas, October 19-21, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990. Establishing a blueberry orchard in east Texas. Presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association, Nacogdoches, Texas, October 25-27, 1990.

Creech, D.L. 1990.  Final Report on the polyfabric, bark, and zero above-ground mulch study.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 40-48.

Creech, D.L. 1990.  Making sense out of pH and conductivity readings.  Proceedings of the Texas             Blueberry Growers Association: 49-55.

Creech, D.L. 1990. Nutritional parameters of southern highbush, highbush, and rabbiteye blueberries. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers: 56-61.

Creech, D.L. 1990.  The SFASU Arboretum (1985-1990). Presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanic Gardens, Fort Worth, Texas, November 1-3, 1990.

Creech,    D.L. 1991. Market niche in place for Asian vegetables. Texas Hort. 17(8): 1-   2, 12.

Creech, D.L. 1991. Integrating CADD into horticulture curriculums – opportunity or headache? HortSci. 26(5): 485 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1991.  Monitoring as an essential tool for fertigation management – a case study.  HortSci. 26(5): 487 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1991.  Production workshop – specialty vegetables.  Oral presentation at the sixth annual Direct Marketing Conference, Austin, Texas, March 6-8, 1991.

Creech, D.L. 1991. The Strawberry bush, a native of merit. NPSOT News 9(3):3,5.

Creech, D.L. 1991. Under-utilized native shrubs.  Gardens and More 5(3):12-15.

Creech, D.L. 1991.  Biodiversity – threats and challenges.  Banquet speaker at the annual conference of the International Oleander Society, Galveston, Texas, October 30, 1991.

Creech, D.L. 1991. Plants of the Orient. Banquet speaker at the thirty fourth annual fall meeting of the southern zone – Texas Garden Clubs, Nacogdoches, Texas, November 8, 1991.

Creech, D.L. 1991.  On the trail of the Silky Camellia.  NPSOT News 9(5), 1-2.

Creech, D.L. 1991. The East Texas blueberry industry in 1991: Facing the Future. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association:   1-8.

Creech, D.L.  1991.  Blueberry germplasm evaluation report. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 9-15.

Creech, D.L. 1991.  The Native Plant Society of Texas: facing the future.  NPSOT 1991              Symposium Proceedings, 1-8.

Creech, D.L. 1991.  A biodiverse Texas; can we keep it that way? NPSOT 1991 Symposium Proceedings, 130-139.

Creech, D.L. 1992.  Factors affecting the development of a computer-assisted design laboratory in a horticultural program.  HortSci. 27(11): 1179 (abst.).

Creech, D.L.  1992.  Conradina canescens; Give it sun and watch it go.  Gardens and More VI(8):        17.

C. Gupton, J. Clark, D. Creech, A. Powell, and S. Rooks.  1992. Genotype X Location Interactions in Blueberry.  HortSci. 27(6): 657.

Creech, D.L. 1992. Bald . . . is beautiful.  Gardens and More VI(10):14-17.

Creech, D.L.  1992.  Advertising and promoting Texas Fruits – Where do we go from here?  Oral presentation the Texas Fruit Growers Association annual conference, College Station, Texas, October 5-7, 1992.

Creech D.L. 1992.  Interpreting soil, leaf tissue and irrigation water analyses.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 98-105.

Creech, D. 1992. Blueberry germplasm evaluation: The 1992 Season. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 106-115.

Creech, D.L. 1992.  Promoting Texas Blues – Where do we go from here? Proceedings of the Texas             Blueberry Growers Association, 116-126.

Loos, Peter, D. Creech, and G. Lowry. 1992. The ecology of the two known Texas stands of silky camellia, Stewartia malacodendron L.  Symposium Proceedings of the Native Plant Society of Texas, 1-9.

Creech, D.L. and C. Martindale. 1992.  Site analysis of a proposed plant preserve, Nacogdoches county, Texas.  Symposium Proceedings of the Native Plant Society of Texas, 10-20.

McDonald, D., D. Creech, and D. Kulhavy. 1992.  Geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool in native plant species conservation.   Symposium Proceedings of the Native Plant Society of Texas, 83- 90.

Creech, D.L. 1992. Alternative and non-traditional crops.  Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Agronomy Society, Nacogdoches, Texas, February 14, 1992.

Creech, D.L. 1992.  The SFASU Arboretum: a new resource for the nursery industry.  Oral presentation to the Texas Association of Nurserymen conference, Region II, Houston, Texas, May 19, 1992.

Creech, D.L. 1992.  Favorite natives in the SFASU Arboretum.  Oral presentation to the Houston chapter of the Native Plant society of Texas, Houston, Texas, May 21, 1992.

McDonald, D., D. Creech, and D. Kulhavy. 1992. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) role in cultural biodiversity conservation.  Oral paper at the III International Congress of Ethnobiology in Mexico City, Mexico, November 14, 1992.

Creech, D.L.,  and D. McDonald.  1992.  CAD/GIS as a tool in native plant species conservation.  Oral paper at the annual conference of the southern region of the ASHS. Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 30 – February 2, 1992.  Abstract in HortSci 27(4):

Consultant for: 100 Texas Wildflowers, published by the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, ISBN 1-877856-35-5, in association with the Native Plant Society of Texas, 116 pp.

Creech, D.L., J. Singhurst, and Darrel McDonald. 1993. Interfacing an arboretum computer mapping program with outreach needs.  Poster paper at the annual meeting of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Orlando, Florida, June 30-July 3, 1993.

Creech, D.L. 1993. Graphic art using AutoCAD and Coreldraw.  On-the-computer presentation in the “Computer software in Action” workshop, American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Orlando, Florida, June 30-July 3, 1993.

Creech, D.L., D. Kulhavy, and D. McDonald. 1992.  GIS and CAD as a tool in native plant species conservation.  Oral paper at the annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Science, Denton, Texas, March 4-6, 1993 (Because of back ailment, Dave Kulhavy presented the paper).

Creech, D.L. 1993. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool in native plant species conservation.  HortSci. 28(4): 273 (abst.).

Creech, D.L., J. Singhurst, D. Kulhavy, G. Seibel, and D. McDonald.  1993.  The woodland vegetation of Stephen F. Austin State University revisited: a CAD/GIS analysis.  HortSci. 28(5): 482.

Creech, D.L. and Darrel McDonald. 1993. Geographic Information Systems: A Conservation Tool.              Journal of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta: The Public Garden 8 (4):18-20, 36.

Thomas, Greg and David Creech. 1993. Frost Protection of fruit crops. Proceedings of the Texas             Blueberry Growers Association: 33-40.

Creech, D.L. 1993.  Blueberry Germplasm Evaluation: the 1993 Season.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 41-48.

Creech, D.L. and T. Bell. 1993. Interpreting soil, leaf tissue and irrigation water analyses. Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 49-54.

Creech, D.L. 1993.  Fruit production in a global market – an international perspective.  Banquet speaker for the annual meeting of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association, Royal d’Iberville Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi, November 11-13, 1994.

Creech, D.L. 1993.  Creating a Border . . . Texas Style.  Native Plant Society of Texas News (November – December, 1993): 1,4.

Thomas, Greg. 1993.  Cold Protection in Fruit Crops: What worked in the March 1993 freeze.  Presentation at the 41st Annual Texas Fruit Growers Association Conference and Trade Show, Oct 4-6, 1993, Kerrville, Texas. (First-year results of a two-year MS thesis project under my direction).

Thomas, Greg and D. Creech. 1994.  Frost Protection of Fruit Crops.  Texas Blueberry Growers News 1: 1-2.

Creech, D.L. and J. Singhurst.  1994.  The SFASU Arboretum: A conservation strategy for the endangered plants of east Texas.  HortSci. 29(5): 485 (abst.).

Clark, J.R., D. Creech, M. Austin, K. Patten, L. Neuendorff, P. Lyren, J. Spiers, D. Makus, M. Ferree, and M. Mainland.  1994.  Foliar elemental levels of Rabbiteye, Southern Highbush, and Highbush blueberries grown at several southern locations. HortSci. 29(7): 735 (abst.).

Lindley, Susan and D. Creech.  1994.  ArcCAD as a GIS platform for understanding urban vegetation.  Presented as an oral paper at the Texas Academy of Science annual meeting, Houston, Texas, March 4, 1994 in the Geography and Landscape Ecology symposium.

Jason Singhurst, D.L. Creech and J. Williams. 1994.  Remote sensing as a tool in native plant conservation.  HortSci. 29(7): 729 (abst.).  Norman F. Childers graduate paper competition. Did not place.

Susan Lindley and D.L. Creech. 1994.  ArcCAD as a GIS platform for understanding the vegetation of Stephen F. Austin State University. HortSci. 29(7): 729 (abst.). Norman F. Childers graduate paper competition. Did not place.

Creech, D.L. and Jason Singhurst.  1994.  The endangered plants of east Texas: a conservation strategy.  Poster paper at the annual meeting of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Pasadena, California, June 15-18, 1994.  Published abstract.

Singhurst, Jason and D. Creech.  1994.  Remote sensing as a tool in east Texas endangered plant species conservation.  Presented as an oral paper at the Texas Academy of Science annual meeting, Houston, Texas, March 4, 1994 in the Geography and Landscape Ecology symposium.

Creech, David. 1994.  Free Computer Maps.  American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta Newsletter 229: 5.

Creech, D.L.  1994.  These vines are Texas-tough.  Gardens 8(7): 46.

Creech, D.L. 1994. The North American Blueberry Industry . . . Where do we go from here?  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 1-8.

Creech, D.L. 1994. Blueberry Germplasm Evaluation: the 1994 Season.  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 1-8.

Creech, D.L. 1994.  Alternative crop experiences in East Texas.  Seminar presentation to the faculty and students, Horticultural Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., October 31, 1994.

Jason Singhurst, Darrel McDonald, and David Creech. 1994.   Oral paper presentation by graduate research assistant: “Monitoring the status of the nineteen endangered and sensitive plants within the piney woods region of east Texas.”  at the 21st annual Natural Areas Conference, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, October 19-22, 1994.  Published abstract.

Gregg Thomas and D. Creech.  1994.  Cryoprotectants and Frost Protection . . . Are they worth the money?  Proceedings of the Texas Blueberry Growers Association: 9-17.

Creech, D.L. 1995.  The SFASU Arboretum woody and herbaceous plant evaluation program: plants with promise.  HortSci. 30(3): 433 (abst.).

Creech, D.L. 1995.  Two oral prsentations presented at the annual Spring Gardening Conference, Tyler, Texas, February 4, 1994: 1) Biodiversity: Meeting the Challenge (General Session: 350 in attendance), 2) Outstanding Native Plants for East Texas Landscapes (Ornamentals session: 200 in attendance).

John R. Clark, David Creech, Max E. Austin, M.E. Butch Ferree, Paul Lyrene, Mike Mainland, Don             Makus, Liz Neuendorff, Kim Patten, and J.M. Spiers. 1994.  Foliar elemental analysis of Southern Highbush, Rabbiteye, and Highbush blueberries in the souther United States.  HortTechnology 4(4): 351-355.

Creech, D.L. and Darrel McDonald.  1995.  Flowers, Fruits and Foals:  Aspects of East Texas Landscape Gentrification post World War II.”  This paper was delivered at the Conference on East Texas and World War II:  The Home Front; sponsored by the SFASU History Department and Phi Alpha Theta at SFASU.  April 10, 1995.

Creech, D.L. 1995.  The SFASU Arboretum: Plants with Promise.  Featured speaker. Nurserymen’s             meeting at TreeSearch Farms, Houston, Texas, May 23, 1995.  100 in attendance.

Creech, D.L.   1995.  New plants for Texas landscapes.  Presentation to the Northeast Texas Nursery Growers Association.  Tyler, Texas, June 22, 1995.

Erin Smith and David Creech. 1995.  A propagation and reintroduction strategy for the Neches River Rose Mallow, Hibiscus dasycalyx. HortSci. 30(4): 805 (abst.).

Creech, D.L.  1995.  Research investment needed to make woody plant evaluations work in and for Texas.  Texas Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, April 1995: 1-3.

Creech, D.L.  1995.  Promising woody ornamentals in the Stephen F. Austin State University Arboretum.  Texas Botanical Garden Society Newsletter, July 1995: 1-3.

Creech, D.L.  1995.  SFA Blueberry Research Report: 1) the 1995 Texas Blueberry season, 2) results of the 1995 USDA/ARS Blueberry Germplasm Evaluation Program, and 3) the influence of distance away from and depth below a drip irrigation line on soil pH, conductivity, and nutrient content as affected by a fertigation program. Oral presentation at the Texas Blueberry Growers Association meeting, San Antonio, Texas, September 21-23, 1995.

Creech, D.L. 1995.  New plant introductions: what’s hot and what’s not.  Presentation at   the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Landscape Contractors, George            R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, October 21, 1995 (30 in attendance).

Creech, D.  Seminar to the faculty and students in the Department of Horticultural             Science, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, November 2, 1995.         Title: The SFASU Arboretum: History of our Development Effort. (60 in     attendance).

Creech, D.L. 1996. Research with Native Plants: What the Universities are doing.             NPSOT News 14(1): 8-9, 11.

Invited participant in the American Forest Congress, Texas Roundtable, Fredonia Hotel,   Nacogdoches, Texas, January 12, 1996. 

Creech, D.L.  1996.  Endangered species – issues and answers.  Presentation to the            Friends of the NCSU Arboretum lecture series, June 27, 1996.  50 in attendance.

Creech, D.L.  1996.  The influence of a long-term blueberry fertigation program on soil    pH, conductivity and nutrient levels.  Oral paper at the Southern Region         American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference, Greensboro,        North Carolina, February 3-5, 1996.

Emrich, Rachel and D.L. Creech.  1996.  Influence of lignite-activated water on seed germination, cutting propagation, and plant performance.   Collegiate branch paper competition at the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, February 3-5, 1996.Rachel’s paper placed first; $300 award.

Creech, D.L. 1996.  Ornamentals that merit more attention.  Presentation to the     Northeast Texas Nursery Growers Association annual convention, Mesquite, Texas, February 10-11, 1996.  Accompanied by five students.

Creech, D.L.  1996.  The SFASU Arboretum’s “Plants with Promise” program.  Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta held at Mercer Arboretum, Houston, Texas, February 16 –    17, 1996.  SFASU chosen as site for the 1997 meeting.

February 29, 1996.  Institute of Museum Services (IMS) consultant, Mr. Donald Buma was here for the day.  Meeting from 1 to 3 with VP Ashley, VP Holbert, J.L. Young and myself.  Meeting from 3 to 5 pm with members of the Board and Volunteer Corps (21 in attendance).  Consulting report distributed May 3, 1996 to Arboretum Board of Advisors, Volunteers, and SFA administration.

Creech, D.L..  Two presentations at the first annual CEMAP (Coordinated Educational Marketing Assistance Program) Plant Materials Conference, a TAMU invitation-only group of industry, research and extension personnel. Two presentations 1) Development of the Stephen F. Austin State University Arboretum, and 2) Dense-flowered loosestrife, Lysimachia congestiflora, (a new groundcover for Texas promoted by the SFA Arboretum).  Dallas, Texas, April 16 – 18, 1996.   90 in attendance.

Clark, Liz.  1996.  Saving the Species.  Article by editor on the SFA Arboretum’s endangered plants program and sidebars promoting the Arboretum Garden Gala Day in May, 1996.  I wrote one sidebar on endangered species and a list of specialty nurseries that deal with uncommon native plants.  Gardens 10 (5): 32-35.

Thomas, Sami.  July, 1996.  Move beyond the basics.  Article and color pictorial on the SFA Arboretum’s plant evaluation program.  Nursery Management and Production12(7): 34 – 44.

Gupton, C., J. Clark, D. Creech, A. Powell, and S. Rooks.  1996.  Comparing stability indices for ripening date and yield in blueberry.  J. Amer. Soc. Hort Sci. 121(2): 204-209. 

Creech, D.L., Susan Lindley, D. Kulhavy, and D. McDonald.  1996.  Impact of the SFA Arboretum on the Nacogdoches urban environment.  Oral presentation presented to the fourth International People-Plant Interactions in Urban Areas research and educational symposium, San Antonio, Texas, May 23 – 26, 1996.   Proceedings article to appear in December, 1996.

Creech, D.L. 1996.  The SFA Arboretum – past, present, future.  Oral presentation to the Southern Garden Writers conference held at the Texas Association of Nurserymen’s Convention, Houston, Texas, August 16 – 18, 1996.

Creech, D. and Gene Bickerstaff. 1996.  Effects of a long-term fertigation program on soil pH, conductivity and nutrient levels.  HortScience 31 (5): 751 (abst.)

Emrick, Rachel, D.L. Creech and G. Bickerstaff. 1996.  Influence of Lignite-activated water on seed germination, cutting propagation and plant performance. HortScience 31 (5): 751 (abst.) – collegiate branch paper.

Creech, D.L. 1996.  SFA Arboretum’s Three R’s Conservation Program – Rescue, Research and Reintroduction.  Native Plant Society of Texas News 14 (6): 6-7.

Scott, Stacy and David Creech. 1997.  Saving the rare Neches river rose mallow, Hibiscus dasycalyx.  Native Plant Society of Texas News 15 (1): 10.

Creech, D.L. 1997.  In support of Biodiversity.  American Nurseryman 184 (12): 38-43.

Creech, D.L. The East Texas blueberry industry: Past, present and future. Presentation to the Texas Blueberry Growers Association conference, San Antonio, Texas, September 21, 1996 -82 attendees.

Creech, D.L. 1996.  SFA Arboretum Plants with Promise.  One hour slide presentation at the annual East Texas Daylily Conference, Tyler, Texas Nov 9, 1996.  (130 attendees).

Creech, D.L. 1997.  The SFA Arboretum: the first ten years.  HortScience 32(4): 594-596 (abst.); oral presentation at the Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Birmingham, Alabama, January 31-February 3, 1997.  (30 attendees)

Creech, D.L. 1997.  Agricultural developments in Texas.  Invited paper to the annual conference of the North American Blueberry Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 7, 1997.  (50 attendees)

Creech, D.L. 1997.  The three R’s conservation program: rescue, research, reintroduction.  Presented at the Texas Wetlands in Retrospect and Prospect conference, a symposium sponsored by the Center for East Texas Studies, SFA, Nacogdoches, Texas, May 7, 1997. (50 in attendance).

Scott, Stacy.  1997.  The horticultural treatment and introduction of a rare wetland plant – Neches river rose mallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx).  Presented at the Texas Wetlands in Retrospect and Prospect conference, a symposium sponsored by the Center for East Texas Studies, SFA, Nacogdoches, Texas, May 7, 1997. (50 in attendance)

Creech, D.L.  1997.  The SFA Arboretum’s “Plants with Promise” program – an opportunity for change.”  Slide presentation at the annual banquet of Sigma Xi, held at the AgricuSlture building with dinner in the Arboretum’s “Texas Heritage” theme garden, May 8, 1997.  (33 in attendance)

Creech, D.L.   1997.  The three R’s – Rescue, Research and Reintroduction.  Slide presentation to the NPSOT Longview chapter, May 15, 1997.  (30 in attendance)

David Creech. 1997.  Discovering plants at the SFA Arboretum.  Slide presentation at the 3^rd annual Louisiana Plant Materials Conference, Hammond, La., May 28, 1997. (150 in attendance).

David Creech, S. Lindley, David Kulhavy, and Darrel McDonald.  1997. Impact of the Stephen F. Austin State University Arboretum on the Nacogdoches urban environment.  In. Proceedings Plant-People Interactions in Urban Areas – research and education symposium, San Antonio, Texas, May 23-26, 1996. (eds. Pat Williams and J. Zajicek, TAMU): 157-164.

Creech, D. 1998.  Fulfilling the vision . . . the Campus as Arboretum at SFA.  Presentation, 11^th annual conference of the University Grounds Managers Association, San Antonio, Texas, January 21-22, 1998.  (106 in attendance).

D. Creech. 1998.  SFASU’s new azalea garden cultivates public and private partnerships.  Gardens XII (2): 20.

D. Creech. 1998.  SFASU’s new azalea garden cultivates public and private partnerships.  Gardens XII (2): 20.

D. Creech, D. McDonald, D. Kulhavy, and P.R. Blackwell.  1998.  Utilizing a GIS vegetation model for a campus-as-arboretum development.  Oral paper at the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, January 30 – February 2, 1998.

Dawn Parish and D. Creech. 1998. Applying conservation horticulture to save Hibiscus dasycalyx, the endangered Neches river rose mallow. Oral paper by GRA at the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, January 30 – February 2, 1998.  Dawn took 2^nd place in the graduate research paper competition ($200 award).

D. Creech. 1998.  What’s happening at the SFA Arboretum?  Presentation to the Lone Star Daylily Society, Alvin, Texas, February 15, 1998.

D. Creech. 1998.  Two presentations : 1) SFA Arboretum Past Year in Review Update, and 2) Texas Horticulture – Forefront or Backwaters of Ornamental Horticulture?  At the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, San Antonio, Texas, February 20-22, 1998 (40 in attendance).

D. Creech.  1998.  Endangered species – perceptions and realities.  Slide presentation to the Harris county Master Gardeners, Houston, Texas, March 17, 1998 (126 in attendance).

D. Creech. 1998.  Lines of Vines at the SFA Arboretum.  Nursery Management and Production 14(4): 29-32.

D. Creech. 1998.  New Plants, New Plans.  Slide presentation to the Friends of the Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh, NC, July 9, 1998 (106 in attendance).

Tate, Cheryl and D. Creech.  1998.  Inspiration to reality: Development of the SFA Arboretum’s Children’s Garden.  Poster presentation at the International People-Plant Symposium “Towards a New Millenium of People-Plant Relationships,” University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.  July 19-22, 1998.

D. Creech. 1998.  The SFA Arboretum’s 3 R’s Conservation Endangered Plants Program – Rescue, Research, Reintroduction.  Presentation to the annnual Cullowhee Plants Conference, Cullowhee, NC, July 22-26, 1998 (300+ in attendance).

D. Creech. 1998.  Hunting plants for the 21^st century.  Presentation to the Tarrant county Master Gardeners, Ft. Worth Botanical Garden, Fort Worth, Texas, Aug 6, 1998 (106 in attendance).

D. Creech.  1998.  New woody ornamentals for Texas.  General session slide presentation to the Texas Association of Nurserymen, Educational seminar, Houston, Texas August 19, 1998 (150 in attendance).

Sitton, Diane.  1998. SFA Arboretum – Perennial Favorite.  Texas Highways 45(3): 18 – 25.  An eight-page color bonanza and home run.

Sitton, Diane.  1998.  SFA Arboretum:  Putting Texas to the Test.  Texas Gardener 17(6): 22-25.

Creech, David. 1998..  Durable plants for demanding landscapes.  Joint meeting of the Metropolitan Tree Improvement Alliance (METRIA) and Landscape Development Center conference.  Presentation to the general session.  St. Louis, Missouri, Sept 30-Oct 1, 1998. 110 in attendance.

Creech, David.  1998.  SFA Arboretum lecture series. The year in review and a few favorite gardens. 86 in attendance. September 17, 1998.

Creech, D. 1998. New plants and new plans for the 21^st century.  Slide presentation to the Six-State Plant Materials Conference.  Stillwater, OK.  October 21-22, 1998.  90 attendees.

Creech, D. 1999.  New trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines and ornamental grasses.  Slide presentation to the annual conference of the University Grounds Managers Association.  Fredericksburg, TX.  January 19 – 21, 1999. 

Creech, D., Dawn Parish, and Bea Clack. 1999.  Saving the Neches river rose mallow, Hibiscus dasycalyx.  Native Plant Society of Texas News XVII (3): 1, 3.

Stump, B. 1999. University in East Texas building a world-class Azalea Garden.  The Azalean – Journal of the Azalea Society of America 21 (2): 30-31.  National promotion of the SFA Ruby Mize Azalea Garden

Parish, D., D. Creech, B. Clack and J. Greer. 1999.  Genetic characterization and conservation horticulture of Hibiscus dasycalyx, the endangered Neches river rose mallow.  Annual Southern Region meeting of the American Society of Horticultural Science, Memphis, Tennessee. January 28 – February 1, 1999.

D Creech.  1999. Plant hunting for the 21^st century.  Presentation to the Southern Region International Plant Propagators Society (IPPS), Mobile, Alabama, October 3-6, 1999. (250 in attendance).

Barbara Stump, GRA with thesis project, “Site Analysis and Design of the SFA Ruby Mize Azalea Garden”, served as the editor of The Azalean, the Journal of the Azalea Society of America . . . with the following article.

Stump, Barbara.  1999.  The SFA Mast Arboretum announces the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden.  Journal of the Azalea Society of America 21 (3): 55.

Kathleen Davis, D. Creech and B. Clack.  1999.  Propagation and reintroduction of Hibiscus dasycalyx, the Neches river rose mallow.  Slide presentation by GRA Davis to the Big Thicket Science Conference, Beaumont, TX, Oct 7-8, 1999.

D. Creech.  1999.  The SFA Mast Arboretum and the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center.  Slide presentation at the Lufkin Landscape Design seminar, October 12, 1999. (60 in attendance).

Creech, D. 1999.  Plant Hunting in Asia.  Slide presentation to the Oktober Gartenfest, Winedale, Texas, and in the Proceedings of the 6^th Annual Gardening Symposium of the Oktober Gartenfest: 21-25. October 23, 1999,.   (40 in attendance).

Texas Highways, March 1999, Exploring Old Nacogdoches, pp. 42-49.  Article by Maxine Mayes with SFA Mast Arboretum as part of the piece.

D. Creech.  Slide presentation: “Proven performer woodies for the South”.  Mercer Arboretum’s Fall Gardening Symposium.  Houston, Texas.  (40 in attendance). October 30, 1999. 

Creech, D. 1999. Chionanthus retusus: Chinese Fringetree.  TNLA Green 1(10): 33.

Creech, D. 2000.  Scuttelaria suffrutescens: Pink Skullcap.  TNLA Green 2(1): 33.

Creech, D. 2000.  New Plants for the 21^st Century.  Slide presentation to the “Green and Growin” convention, North Carolina Association of Nurserymen, Winston-Salem, NC, Jan 11-15, 2000 (250 in attendance)

Creech, D. 2000.  Growing Western Plants in Eastern Climes.  Slide presentation at above convention. (150 in attendance).

Creech, D. 2000.  New Woody Plants for the Deep South.  Hilltop Arboretum’s “Winter Celebrity Guest Lecture Series”, Baton Rouge, LA, January 22, 2000.  (60 in attendance).

Creech, D.  2000.  Ornamentals for Central Texas.  Slide presentation to the Professional Grounds Maintenance Conference, Belton, Texas, January 25, 2000.  (900 in attendance).

Creech, D. 2000.  New Plants for the 21^st Century.  Keynote speaker at the Arkansas Plants 2000 Convention (Arkansas Association of Nurserymen and Arkansas Greenhouse Growers Association), Hot Springs, Arkansas, February 4-5, 2000.  145 in attendance.

Creech, D.  2000.  Sustainable Horticulture – a better gardening idea?  Slide presentation to the annual East Texas Landscaping Conference, Tyler, Texas, February 5, 2000.  350 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000.  Perennials forever.  Slide presentation to the February meeting of the East Texas Daylily Society, RTDC, Tyler, Texas, February 13, 2000.  24 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000.  SFA Mast Arboretum – the year in review.  Texas Association of Botanical Gardens Annual Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, February 17 – 19, 2000.  90 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000.  New Landscape Plants for Texas.  Annual spring symposium Harris county Master Gardener’s Association, Houston, Texas, April 29, 2000.  210 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000. West meets East.  Slide presentation to the 9^th annual Perennial Plants Conference in Gainesville, Florida, May 29-June 1, 2000.  200 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000.  The natives are restless.  Slide presentation to the Gulf Coastal Plain chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, Conroe, Texas, June 11, 2000. 30 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2000.  Establishing an Endowment for the Garden.  Invited presentation at the annual conference of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), seminar by the University and College Gardens committee, Aheville, NC, June 27- July 1, 2000.

Creech, David, Greg Grant, and Dawn Parish.  2000.  The SFA Mast Arboretum Plant Evaluation Program.  HortSci. 35(4): 567. (abstract).

Creech, D.  2000.  Celtis sinensis ‘Green Cascade’.  Nursery Management and Production 16 (8): 12.

Creech, D. 2000.  Arboreta and botanical gardens – more than just another pretty face.  Presentation to the Oklahoma Landscape Plant Materials conference, Stillwater, OK, October 18 – 19, 2001 (150 in attendance)

Creech, D. 2000.  Plants for the shade and part-shade garden.  Presentation to the Oklahoma Landscape Plant Materials conference, Stillwater, OK, October 18 – 19, 2001 (150 in attendance).

Creech, D. 2000.  Daphniphyllum macropodum, a large woodland evergreen shrub.  Nursery Manager and Production 16 (10): 44, 46.

Creech, D. 2000.  Euschapis japonica, the Korean Sweetheart Tree.  Nursery Manager and Production 16 (10): 57-59.

Creech, D. 2000.  Plant hunting for the 21^st century.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society (volume 49): 454 –459.

Article featuring Pineywoods Native Plant Center in Fall issue of Native Plants 17 (3/4): 21.  Article describes this new resource and mistakenly puts me down as the PNPC Director, which is, of course, not true; I am CO-DIRECTOR with James Kroll in Forestry.

Creech, D. Pest Management: turf and ornamentals.  Slide presentation to the Angelina County Extension Service Conference on Pest Management (for TDA and PSCB certification), Lufkin, Texas.  (81 in attendance). 12/05/00. 

Creech, D. Texas Blueberries – past, present and future.  Slide presentation to the annual meeting of the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association, Nacogdoches, TX.  (43 in attendance).  Hosted an in-the-garden Bar-B-Q for the growers at lunch. 12/10/2000.

Creech, D. Slide presentation to the Gulf Coast Fern Society.  Plants for the darker side of life, Houston, Teexas.  (35 in attendance) . 01/15/2001. 

Stump, Barbara. 2001.  Building a new public garden – the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden – from the ground up.  The Azalean – Journal of the Azalea Society of America 22(4): 82-84.  GRA writes and publishes a great piece on the Azalea garden, something going into the hands of all the azalea nurseries, garden clubs, and azalea enthusiasts in the South.

Creech, D. 2001.  From attractive nuisance to regional resource.  Slide presentation at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (TABGA), Heard Museum and Natural Science Center, McKinney, Texas.  Voted by Officers of TABGA to continue in the Presidency position. 90 in attendance. With Greg, four graduate students, and three staff (Parish, Welch, Nichols). 2/08-10, 2001. 

Creech, D.  Native trees for Texas landscapes.  Slide presentation at the annual conference of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Native Plant Society of Texas symposium.  This year’s theme:  Celebrating Trees.  Austin, Texas.  125 in attendance.  02/24/2001. 

Creech, D. Trees, shrubs and vines you shouldn’t live without.  Garden symposium, Rice University, Continuing Education. Houston, Texas.  90 in attendance. 03/14/2001.

Creech, D. Landscaping with Natives.  Master Gardener Mercer Arboretum Training Session, Humble, Texas.  51 in attendance.  Attending from SFA: Barb Stump, Wes Nichols and three graduate students in the Public Garden Management class. 04/12/01. 

Creech, D. The natives are restless.  At our First Cullowhee Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference; multi-day conference, dorm assignments, 243 registrants with all but 20 from outside of Nacogdoches.  Bus tours of East Texas.  Two luncheon banquets.  One social.  A Saturday night bar-b-que and dance.  Great success. 05/30 – 06/03/2001

Creech, D.–, What’s new at the SFA Mast Arboretum – 50 in attendance. 08/17/2001 TNLA convention, Dallas, Texas.

Creech, D. 2001.  – slide presentation on the status of the PNPC, FRI annual research reports by scientists receiving FRI funding – 25 in attendance. August 21, 2001.  Nacogdoches, TX

Creech, D. 2001.  “New Landscape Plants for the South”, slide presentation to the Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association, Louisville, KY.  (200 in attendance). Sept 6-8, 2001.

Creech. D. Sept 20, 2002 – Slide presentation: “JCR Arboretum – People, Plants, Plans” – keynote at the dedication of the Ruby McSwain Educational Center in the JCR Arboretum.  Unbelieveable building – 4.2 million dollars, cut into slope, rooftop garden – windows everywhere – 410 in attendance.  Home Run. 

October 4, 2002 – Guest lecture, TAMU, Horticulture seminar:  The role of Arboreta, Botanical Gardens and Public Gardens in Communication and Education.  College Station, TX.

October 9, 2002 – slide presentation “New Woody Trees and Shrubs” at the Landscape Seminar, Master Gardeners, Lufkin, Texas, 113 in attendance.

October 16, 2002 – slide presentation “Living in a Fire Ecology” at the annual conference of the Texas Urban Forestry Council, Waco, Texas, 74 in attendance.

October 18-20, 2002 – two slide presentations: “New Woody and Herbaceous Plants for the South” and “How to Choose, Plant and Grow Native Plants” at the annual World of Gardening Conference, Shreveport, Louisiana.  183 in attendance.

January 18, 2002 – Les Reeves Lecture Series – 100 in attendance – for Jeff Abt’s presentation titled: “Let me say this about that.”  Outstanding.

November 4, 2002 – slide presentation to the Tyler chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, “The Pineywoods Native Plant Center, a new regional resource for all of us.”  Tyler, Texas. 54 in attendance.

November 14, 2002 – slide presentation at the annual banquet of the Harris County Landowners Association, “Native Plants in the Urban landscape.”  Houston, Texas. 47 in attendance.

December 12, 2002 – slide presentation “The Year in Review” to the Les Reeves Lecture Series, SFA Mast Arboretum, Nacogdoches, TX.  67 in attendance.

February 1 – 4, 2002 – to annual meeting of the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Orlando, Florida.  Paper presentation titled “Ornamental Plant Evaluation at the SFA Mast Arboretum.” 

At above meeting, I made the “Texas” presentation to the Small Fruits Working Group, about 20 research and extension professionals, all working on blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, grapes . . . etc.  8-hour roundtable.

February 28 – March 2, 2002, Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.  Creech, Norman, and Parish make 20 minute slide program updates on the past year.  35 in attendance.

March 26, 2002 – “Landscaping with Natives” – presentation to Master Gardeners training session, Mercer Arboretum, Houston, Texas.  41 in attendance.

March 28, 2002 – “Making Peace with the Natives” – presentation at the Texas Forestry Museum, Lufkin, Texas.

April 27, 2002 – “Great new plants for Texas” – presentation at the Tex-Scape conference, Hughes Spring, Texas, as part of the Wildflower Trails week of events. 

May 11, 2002 – SFA’s lst ever Texas Cutflowers conference.  Morning conference, afternoon field trips.  I served as moderator and delivered talk on “Irrigation for Field-Grown Cutflowers.”  52 participants.  Four speakers on the morning agenda, including Jeff Khueny from LSA presenting their cut flower work.

May 16, 2002 – USDA Poplarville MS Chris Cheetham and Steve Stringer visit Arboretum and our blueberry germplasm plots at Mill Creek Blueberries for annual evaluation

June 19-28, 2002 – Visit of Professor Yin Yun Long from the Nanjing Botanical Garden; Taxodium project for SE China; reception with Mayor Roy Blake presenting Professor Yunlong with the key to our city; trips to bald cypress habitats in Texas and Louisiana, Texas nurseries,  San Antonio Botanical Garden.

July 20 – 27, 2002 – Trip to SC, GA, ALA visiting nurseries, botanical gardens and university personnel.  Returned with a big smile on my face – and a truck load of what may be our finest collection trip of new and rare plants ever! 

August 8, 2002 – Presentation on “Shrubs and Vines for East Texas” to the Friends of Lufkin Gardens, City Hall, Lufkin, Texas – 50 in attendance.

August 15, 2002 – Les Reeves Lecture Series – “What’s hot at the nursery.” – Aubrey King – 80 in attendance.

November 4, 2002 – slide presentation to the Tyler chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas, “The Pineywoods Native Plant Center, a new regional resource for all of us.”  Tyler, Texas. 54 in attendance.

November 14, 2002 – slide presentation at the annual banquet of the Harris County Landowners Association, “Native Plants in the Urban landscape.”  Houston, Texas. 47 in attendance.

December 12, 2002 – slide presentation “The Year in Review” to the Les Reeves Lecture Series, SFA Mast Arboretum, Nacogdoches, TX.  67 in attendance.

January 30 – February 3, 2003.  Oral paper presentation, “Taxodium X ‘Nanjing Beauty’ – a new landscape plant for the South.”  Presentation at the 63^rd annual conference of the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science.  Mobile, Alabama.  Shuttle explosion over Nacogdoches that Saturday becomes the benchmark of grief for the participants at the conference – and even worse back at home. 

February 6, 2003 – three-hour class on “An Introduction to Native Plants” – delivered to the Conroe Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX – 81 participants.

February 17, 2003 – Landscape Plants and Design – presentation to the Nacogdoches county Master Gardeners – 20 participants.

Creech, David.  2002.  The Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum’s Ornamental Plant Evaluation Program.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society volume 51.  542-546.

Creech, David. 2003.  Trees for Eastern Texas and the Mast Arboretum.  Slide presentation at the Advanced Horticultural Studies on Urban Trees Conference.  TAMU Research and Extension Center, Dallas, TX.  40 in attendance.

February 2003.  Creech, David.  The Bald and the Beautiful.  American Nurseryman 197(4): 30-35.  National trade magazine for the nursery industry; China breeding and innovation with Taxodium.

February 20-22, 2003 – SFA Mast Arboretum’s Year in Review – presentation at the annual conference of the

Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta hosted by the San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX – 90 in attendance.  I serve as President.

April 4 – 5, 2003 – “Plants for the Dark Side of Life – Gardening in the Shade”; Better Living Conference and Convention, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX.

September 15, 2003 – How to choose, plant and grow the very best natives – presentation to the Master Gardeners and public – Conroe, TX – 83 in attendance

September 24 – 28, 2003 – Nursery Production Practices in China – invited speaker to the Florida Nursery and Allied Trade Society (nursery/landscape industry) – Production session.  Meet Universal Studios reps creating a Shanghai theme park – interest in Landscape Plant Materials.

October 5 – 8, 2003 – New Landscape Plants for the South – presentation to the Southern Region Conference of the International Plant Propagators Conference, San Antonio, TX – 150 in attendance.

October 14, 2003 – presentation “New plants for the South” to the North Texas Nursery Growers Association at SW Perennials near Dallas, TX – 100 in attendance.

November 6, 2003 – Twenty plants that’ll make your neighbors green with envy- Presentation to the monthly Friends of Lufkin Garden Group, Lufkin, TX – 35 in attendance

January 30 – February 3, 2003.  Oral paper presentation, “Taxodium X ‘Nanjing Beauty’ – a new landscape plant for the South.”  Presentation at the 63^rd annual conference of the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science.  Mobile, Alabama.  Shuttle explosion over Nacogdoches that Saturday becomes the benchmark of grief for the participants at the conference – and even worse back at home. 

February 6, 2003 – three-hour class on “An Introduction to Native Plants” – delivered to the Conroe Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX – 81 participants.

February 17, 2003 – Landscape Plants and Design – presentation to the Nacogdoches county Master Gardeners – 20 participants.

Creech, David.  2002.  The Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum’s Ornamental Plant Evaluation Program.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society volume 51.  542-546.

Creech, David. 2003.  Trees for Eastern Texas and the Mast Arboretum.  Slide presentation at the Advanced Horticultural Studies on Urban Trees Conference.  TAMU Research and Extension Center, Dallas, TX.  40 in attendance.

February 2003.  Creech, David.  The Bald and the Beautiful.  American Nurseryman 197(4): 30-35.  National trade magazine for the nursery industry; China breeding and innovation with Taxodium.

February 20-22, 2003 – SFA Mast Arboretum’s Year in Review – presentation at the annual conference of the

Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta hosted by the San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, TX – 90 in attendance.  I serve as President.

April 4 – 5, 2003 – “Plants for the Dark Side of Life – Gardening in the Shade”; Better Living Conference and Convention, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX.

April 26, 2003.  Two presentations:  Japanese Maples.  Native woody plants you shouldn’t live without.  Annual Conference of the Texas Master Gardeners Association.  Tyler, Texas.  110 in attendance.

May 7, 2003 – New plants for Austin Landscapes.  Presentation to the Master Gardener’s Association, Austin, Texas. 83 in attendance.

May 8, 2003.  Native plants for the Southern Landscape.  Presentation to the Master Gardener’s Association, Mercer Arboretum, Houston, Texas.  62 in attendance.

August 14, 2003 – New Plants for Texas Gardens – at Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Conference – 150 in attendance.

September 25, 2004 – Two presentations at the Lufkin Friends of Gardening Native Plant Symposium – “The Three R’s, a conservation strategy of the PNPC at SFA” and “Taxodium – China likes our native son”.  57 in attendance

October 15-17, 2004 – Two presentations at the annual Native Plant Society of Texas conference, Longview Texas – Banquet presentation: Going Bald in China, and general session talk: Conservation Horticulture at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center.

Creech, David.  2004.  The conservation horticulture program at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center (PNPC).  Proceedings of the 2004 annual confercence: 52-61.

November 6, 2004 – Plant Hunting in China – presentation to the Ozark Chapter of the Azalea Society of America, held in Nacogdoches, TX – 31 in attendance

November 9, 2004 – Alternative Crops for East Texas – presentation to the Texas Department of Agriculture’s conference on alternative Agriculture, Carthage, TX – 35 in attendance

November 13, 2004 – Remembering Lynn Lowrey – presentation at “A Symposium: A lifetime of Botanizing in Mexico and Texas” – Rice University, Houston, TX – 86 attendees.

December 16, 2004 – End of the Year Review – Les Reeves Lecture Series

January 12, 2005 – The China Connection – annual conference Louisiana State Horticultural Society, Lake Charles, LA – 40 in attendance

January 18, 2005 – Plants you shouldn’t live without – presentation at the Sugar Land Garden Club – 148 in attendance

January 19, 2005 – Tough Plants for Tough Areas – presentation at the annual Professional Grounds Manager’s Conference, Belton, Texas – 1100 in attendance!

February 1, 2005 – The Longview Arboretum – A concept Plan – Taking the first step.  Presentation to the City and interested individuals, Maude Cobb Convention Center, Longview Texas – 110 in attendance

Creech, D. February 4-7, 2005 – Status of Blueberry Production in China – oral paper presentation at the Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Little Rock Arkansas

February 4-7, 2005 – The first flowering event of Corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, in Texas – Dawn Stover and David Creech, authors.  A poster paper presentation at the Southern Region meeting of the ASHS, Little Rock Arkansas.

February 7, 2005 – elected Poster chairman for the 2006 Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science.  Serve as ACB chair Southern Region ASHS (American Collegiate Branch).

February 10-12, 2005 – TABGA conference, Dallas, TX

February 14, 2005  – Native Plants Workshop – 3 hr. Master Gardener course – 80 in attendance

February 15, 2005.  New Woody Ornamentals for Texas Landscapes.   Plant Symposium, Dallas Arboretum, 85 in attendance

February 19, 2005 – Yes, we can grow Japanese maples in East Texas – annual Spring Gardening Conference, 350 in attendance

February 26, 2005 – Spectacular Color in the Shade Garden – Neil Sperry’s Garden Show, Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX

Hughes, Roger.  The Fern Garden at SFASU – Nacogdoches, Texas.  In the Hardy Fern Foundation Quarterly, Winter 2005, pp 13-15.

Cover of Texas Highways features the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, article.  March 2005.

February 26 – 27, 2005.  Shade Spectacular.  Two presentations at Neil Sperry’s Lawn and Garden show; 600 handouts and ran out!

April 16, 2005 – Exciting new plants for your garden – Presentation to the Texas Rose Rustlers, Agriculture building, SFA, 45 in attendance

April 30, 2005 – Keynote presentation: Texas tough plants for difficult landscapes.  Water Smart Conference.  Pasadena, TX. 325 in attendance.

May 5, 2005 – New Exotics for the East Texas landscape.  Lufkin Gardening Series.  40 in attendance.

May 7, 2005 – two presentations: 1) Jack – the first corpse flower to bloom in Texas, and 2) China Connection.  At the annual Texas State Master Gardener Conference, Denton, Texas.

June 24-25, 2005 – ‘Crapemyrtles in China’ at the first annual conference of the Crapemyrtle Society, McKinney, TX – 110 in attendance – a Neil Sperry Production.

July 26, 2005 – Longview Arboretum – presentation of the concept plan, Longview, TX – 120 in attendance. 

Creech, D. August 2, 2005 – China Connection – Western North Carolina Mountain Research and Extension Center, Fletcher, NC – 60 in attendance

Creech D. August 3, 2005 – China Connection – Guilford County Extension Center, Greensboro, NC.  70 in attendance

Creech, D. August 4, 2005 – China Connection – JC Raulston Arboretum Lecture Series, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC – 110 in attendance

Creech, D. October 14, 2005.  The Natives are Restless.  Presentation to the Federated Garden Clubs of Houston.  110 in attendance.

Creech, D. October 22-26, 2005.  New plants and plantiig strategies from China.  Southern Region IPPS conference, Gainesville, Florida.  210 in attendance.  Article to appear in Proceedings.

Creech, D. December 1, 2005.  Plants, planning, and people in China.  Keynote at the Denton County annual Master Gardener’s annual Banquet.  Denton, TX.

Creech, D. February 3-6, 2005.  Improvement, propagation, and use of Taxodium in southeastern China.  Poster paper at the annual meeting of the Southern Region of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Orlando, Florida.

MS theseis directed:  Kimberly Conway, Identification of New Sources for Camptothecin and Related Alkaloids, Stephen F. Austin State University, December 2006.  37 pp.

2) Lijing Zhou, Salt Tolerance, Propagation, and Provenance Evaluation of Taxodium as a Landscape and Coastal Wetland Tree.  MS thesis.  Stephen F. Austin State University, May 2007.   60 pp.

October 14, 2005 – The Natives are Restless – presentation to the Federated Garden Clubs of Houston, Houston, TX – 97 in attendance

October 18, 2005 – SFA Horticulture Overview – presentation to the board of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association meeting in Nacogdoches for their annual Board meeting – 24 in attendance

October 23 – 26, 2005 – The China Connection – People, Plants and Plans of a Horticultural Giant – presentation to the International Plant Propagators Society Southern Region Conference, Gainesville, Florida – 220 in attendance

December 1, 2005 – The China Connection – keynote presentation to the Tarrant County annual Master Gardener conference, Texas Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Plano, Texas – 110 in attendance

December 14 – 23, 2005 – three seminars in China during consultancy for China Holdings in International Commerce (CHIIC).  Blueberry related. 

January 27, 2006 – Year in Review – banquet presentation to the annual Arboretum Volunteers banquet.  SFA, Nacogdoches, TX – 90 in attendance

February 3-6, 2006 – Propagation, Improvement and Use of Taxodium in Southeastern China.  Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science annual meeting, Orlando, Florida – 30 in attendance.

February 16 – 18, 2006 – the Year in Review – presentation to the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta – San Antonio, TX – 110 in attendance.

February 23, 2006 – Native Plants for East Texas Gardens – Montgomery County Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX – 90 in attendance

February 24-26 – two presentations: 1) Color in the Shade Garden, and 2) Azaleas, Japanese maples and Camellias.  Presentations at the annual Neil Sperry Show and Convention – Arlington Convention Center, Arlington, TX  – 250 in attendance at each.

February 27-28, 2006 – New plants for the Nursery trade – presentation to the Central Florida Nursery Association, Ocala, Florida – 35 in attendance

March 11, 2006 – New plants – Garden seminar, Shelby County, Center, Texas – 50 in attendance

March 25, 2006 – New plants for the garden – annual conference of the Master Gardeners at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette – 90 in attendance

April 6, 2006 – Azaleas, Japanese maples, and Camellias – presentation to the Friends of Gardening, Lufkin, TX – 60 in attendance

April 20 – 22, 2006 – China Connection – keynote presentation to the annual conference of the Louisiana Master Gardeners Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 240 in attendance.

April 25, 2006 – China Connection – presentation to the Grapevine Master Gardeners, Grapevine, TX – 88 in attendance

April 28, 2006 – D. Creech and D. Stover – The first flowering event of Corpse Flower, Amorphophallus titanum– presented as a poster presentation, Bright Ideas Conference, SFA, Nacogodoches, TX.

June 3-6, 2006 – 3^rd Lone Star Regional Cullowhee Native Plant Conference – 180 participants in a major extravaganza – five bus tours, 3 banquets, 18 speakers, a Proceedings, two socials and a Saturday night dance and presentation by Dr. Barney Libsomb, BRIT. 

In Illustrated Flora of East Texas: D. Creech and D. Stover.  2006.  A suggested list of ornamental native plants: trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, wildflowers, and ground covers for east Texas.  Appendix 15: pages 1231-1241. 

In Illustrated Flora of East Texas: D. Creech and D. Stover.  2006.  A suggested list of ornamental native plants: trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, wildflowers, and ground covers for east Texas.  Appendix 16: pages 1243 – 1263. 

Wong, Venessa.  2006.  On the Blueberry Trail.  Insight – the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.  May 2006.  pages 8-10.  (article based on a questions interview via email on the potential of blueberry production in China – two other participants).

June 11 – June 25, 2006 – expedition to Mexico.  Guest of Mountain States Nursery to participate in an eight member team on a 2500 miles in-Mexico plant expedition.  Botanists, Horticulturists, and nursery industry.  Three Jeep Cherokees, San Madre Oriental and San Madre Mountain focus, camping out and ½ star hotels – emphasis  Agaves, Hesperaloes, Yuccas, Dasylirions and other desert lilies – plus an amazing array of trees/shrubs/vines.  1000 images to sort through. 

Creech, D. 2006.  Notes from the SFA Mast Arboretum.  Column in Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News – Apr/May/June 2006: 17.  New plants.

Sept 5, 2007.  Creech, D. 2006.  New plants for Central Texas.  Presentation at the annual banquet of the Austin Region Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, Austin, TX.

Sept 6, 2007.  Visit with Tom Foley, Ball Seed Company, Chicago, Illinois – possible collaboration on new plants.

September 9, 2007.  Presentation on “New Varieties and Ideas for Texas Blueberry Growers” – to the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association, Nacogdoches, TX. 

Oct 1, 2006.  International Oak Society toured the SFA Mast Arboretum, PNPC, and Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden. 

Feb 23-25, 2007.  New Plants and Plans for Texas landscapes.  Two presentations at the Neil Sperry Convention, Dallas, Texas.

Feb 8, 2007.  Native Plants for Pineywoods Gardeners.  2.5 hour presentation to the Master Gardeners, Conroe, Texas.

Creech, D. 2006.  Notes from the Mast Arboretum – Wisteria frutescens ‘Dam B’. Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News (3): 17.

Creech, D. 2007. Notes from the Mast Arboretum – five new plants to try. Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News 29 (4): 17.

Creech D. 2007. Notes from the Mast Arboretum – Indian pink – Spigellia marilandica.  Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News 30 (2): 17.

Peer-reviewed Book Chapter:  Krauss, K.W., J.L. Chambers and D. Creech.  Salt tolerance of tidal freshwater swamp species: advances using baldcypress as a model for restoration.  In: Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands in the Southeastern United States (W.H. Conner, T.W. Doyle, K.W. Krauss, eds.). Springer Publishers, Germany

Creech, D. 2006.  Going bald in China.  Ornamental Outlook 16(1): 26-27.

Brennan Whitehead* and David Creech.  2007.  Influence of a Modified Pot-in-Pot Production Strategy on Root Temperature and Growth of Rhododendron X ‘Mrs. G.G. Gerbing’ in Full Sun.  Paper presentation at the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science conference, Mobile, Alabama, Feb 2-5, 2007, published abstract HortSci. 42 (3): 437.

Lijing Zhou* and Dave Creech.  2007.  Influence of Four Salinity Treatments on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Content of Three Taxodium Genotypes.  Paper presentation at the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science conference, Mobile, Alabama, Feb 2-5, 2007, published abstract HortSci. 42 (3): 436

Esther A. Mondoza, David Creech, and Beatrice A. Clack.  Analysis of East Texas Hibiscus Populations Using Intersample Sequence Repeats to Identify Genetic Diversity Among H. dasycalyx, H. laevis, and H. moscheutos (Malvaceae).  Submitted to the Journal of Heredity (under revision).

Creech, D. 2007.  Taxodium studies at the SFA Mast Arboretum – Part One.  Conifer Quarterly 24 (2): 6-12.

Creech, D. 2007.  Taxodium studies at the SFA Mast Arboretum – Part Two.  Conifer Quarterly 24 (3): 10-18.

Creech, D. 2007.  New plants for southern landscapes.  Presentation to the Southern Plant Conference, Mobile, Alabama, Sept 4-8, 2007.  225 in attendance.  Also ran the live plant auction with Michael Dirr, University of Georgia.

Creech, D. 2007.  Maple mania.  Barnwell Lecture Series, Shreveport, Louisiana, Sept 11, 2007.  100 in attendance.

Creech D. 2007.  The Natives are Restless.  Delivered two session presentations of this talk at the annual La Master Gardeners Conference, Lafayette, LA, October 10 – 12, 2007 – Plus led the rare plant auction at the Thursday night social.  300 in attendance.

Creech, D. 2007.  Notes from the SFA Mast Arboretum.  Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News 30 (3): 17.

Creech, D. 2007.  Who are these people in my garden and why are they there?  Keynote to American Public Garden Association conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, TX, Oct 19, 2007

Creech, D. 2007.  Plant Hunting in Mexico.  – International Plant Propagators Society, Chatannooga TN, Oct 28-Oct 31

Creech, D. 2007.  New plants making waves at the SFA Mast Arboretum.  Northwest Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association (NWNLA) meeting, Shreveport, Louisiana, Nov 7, 2007

Creech D. 2007.  The China Connection.  College Symposium at Austin College, Sherman, Texas.  Also delivered a lecture to Dr. George Digg’s botany class on plant hunting in Mexico.

Creech, D. 2007.  The Year in Review.  Les Reeves Lecture Series, Nacogdoches, TX.  December 20, 2007.  45 in attendance.

Stump, B. 2007.  Azaleas in the Pines – A Texas Garden Party.  The Azalean 29 (3): 52-56.

Christine Diamond.  2007.  Volunteers work to re-establish endangered Texas Wildflower.  Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel December 24, 2007: 1, 5. 

Creech, D. 2008.  The Natives are Restless.  Banquet talk for the annual Denton County Master Gardeners Association.  January 9, 2008.   Lewisville, TX

Creech, D. 2008.  Three presentations.  1) Landscape trends in the south, 2) Plants, people and Plans for the South, 3) Top Ten Plants and how to use them in the Landscape.  North Carolina Nursery and Landscape Association Green ‘n Growin’ show, Greensboro, NC. Jan 15 – 19, 2008.  350 total attendance. 

Creech, D. 2008.  Will the Real Montezuma Cypress X Japanese Cedar Hybrid Please Stand Up?  Conifer Quarterly 25 (1): 40-44.

Expression Of Leaf Blight Symptoms Vary Among Provenances Of Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Richard Garry V. McDonald¹, Geoffrey C. Denny², Andrew King³, Donita L. Bryan³, Michael A. Arnold³, Larry W. Barnes⁴, and David L. Creech⁵

                ¹316 Plant Science Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701, ²Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida IFAS, 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, Florida 33598, ³Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2133, ⁴Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2132, ⁵Agriculture Department, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13000 SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 – presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX. – presentation by Garry McDonald at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.

David Creech.  2008.  Images of and reflections on the developing blueberry industry in China.Department of Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 – presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.  Oral paper presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.

David Creech¹*, and Henry Sunda² .  2008.  A retrospective analysis of two decades of production and climate data at Mill Creek Blueberry Farm, Nacogdoches, TX.  ¹Department of Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, ²Mill Creek Blueberry Farm, Rt 1 Box 3170, Douglass, TX 75943.  – presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX. Oral paper presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.

Lijing Zhou* and Dave Creech. 2008.  Continuing studies in salinity tolerance of Taxodium.

            SFA Mast Arboretum PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 – oral paper presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.

Dawn Stover* and David Creech.  2008.  Ornamental plant evaluation at the SFA Mast Arboretum – two decades of trials and tribulations.  SFA Mast Arboretum, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  – poster presentation at the ASHS Southern Region meeting, February 1-4, 2008, Dallas, TX.

Creech, D. 2008, Panel Presider.  Remembering Lady Bird: A Conversation Among Friends, Reminiscences and a General Discussion.  With panelists Duke DeWare (Jefferson, TX), M’Liss Hindman (Tyler Jr. College), and Damon Waitt, University of Texas, Austin.  The East Texas Historical Association Spring Conference, Tyler, TX, February 14-16, 2008.

Creech, D. 2008.  Growing Blueberries in the Pineywoods.  Presentation at the annual Spring Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Tyler, Texas.  February 19, 2008 80 participants

Creech, D. 2008.  Native Plants.  Master Gardener class lecture (3 hrs) to the Montgomery County Master Gardeners conference, Conroe, TX – February 21, 2008 – 50 participants.

Creech, D. 2008.  Gardens that work; gardens that don’t.  Two presentations at Neil Sperry’s All Garden Show, Arlington, TX, March 1-3, 2008.  225 in attendance total – $300.

Mallory, Randy. 2008.  March Gladness.  Texas Highways 55 (3): 26-33

Creech, David.  2008.  Plant Hunting in Mexico.  American Nurseryman 207 (5): 32-47.

Creech, David.  2008.  Native plants.  3 hr presentation to the Huntsville Master Gardeners class, Huntsville, TX.. 30 in attendance. 

Creech, David. 2008.  Made in the Shade.  Bidenharn Garden Symposium, Monroe, Louisiana, 180 in attendance

Creech, D. 2008.  Notes from the SFA Mast Arboretum.  Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News 31 (1): 23.

Sept 1, 2008.  New Plants.  Harris county Master Gardeners.  Houston, TX.  102 in attendance.

Sept 10, 2008.  China connection.  Rotary Program, Fredonia Hotel, Nacogdoches, TX 79 in attendance.

Sept 17, 2008.  Gardens that work, gardens that don’t.  Friends of the Fort Worth Botanical Garden, Fort Worth, TX. 77 in attencance.

October 9, 2008.  New plants.  Presentation to the Northeast Texas Nursery Growers Association, at JBerry Nursery, Grand Saline, TX. 50 in attendance.

Oct 17 – Nov 1, 2008.  Led 7 SFA faculty members, four spouses to Nanjing, CN.  Collaboration with Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, CN

Nov 1, 2008.  Fall Fandango at the Children’s Garden Pavilion (donor appreciation dinner).

Nov 12, 2008.  Native Plants.  Center Garden Club, Center, TX. 20 in attendance.

Nov 8, 2008.  Tour of PNPC for Herb Society of Texas –  48 in attendance.

Nov 16 – 20, 2008.  Two presentations in Florida.  1) New Plants you shouldn’t live without.  Keynote at the Annual banquet of the Friends of the Quincy Gardens, Quincy, Florida – 90 in attendance, 2) Urban trees, dry gardens, and new plants you shouldn’t live without.  Leu Botanical Gardens, Orlando County Extension office, annual conference.  Keynote.  220 in attendance.

Creech, David. Dec 2008.  End of year Review.  Les Reeves Lecture Series.  35 in attendance.

Creech, David.  Jan 6, 2009.  Fifty plants you shouldn’t live without.  Harris Co. Master Gardeners.  24 in attendance.

Lijing Zhou*¹, Dave Creech¹ , Leon Young¹, Yin Yunlong², Kenneth Farrish¹, and Dave Kulhavy¹.  Effects of Salt Sources and Rates on Three Taxodium Genotypes.  ¹College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000; ²Nanjing Botanical Garden, PO Box 140035, Nanjing, China.  HortScience 44 (3): 578.

David Creech*, Status of the Developing Blueberry Industry in South China in 2008.  Department of Agriculture, College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000.  HortScience 44 (3): 564.

Dave Creech.  An Overview of the Significant Woody Ornamental Collections in the SFA Gardens.  Department of Agriculture, College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State Univeristy, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000.  HortScience 44 (3): 562.

October 24-28, 2009 – International Plant Propagators Society conference in Biloxi MS – one presentation, “SFA Gardens – Plants and Plans” – 140 in attendance

Nov 4, 2009 – World of Gardening conference – “Making Shreveport Gardening Easy.  Shreveport, LA.  90 participants.

Creech, David and H. Sunda.  Retrospective analysis of two decades of production at Mill Creek Blueberry Farm, Nacogdoches, TX USA.  Journal of Jilin Agriculture University 2009, 31 (5): 549-555. 

January 13, 2010.  Fifty Plants you shouldn’t live without.  Louisiana State Horticulture Society, Lake Charles, Louisiana.  60 participants.

January 25, 2010 – Creech, David.  The Natives are Restless.  Jasper County Master Gardeners training program.  Jasper, TX.  35 particpants.

Jan 29-30, 2010.  Who are all these folks in my garden and why are they here?  Keynote banquet presentation to the national meeting of the American Camellia Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana – 80 participants.

David Creech* and Elyce Rodewald.  2010.  History and Analysis of the Environmental Education Program at SFA Gardens.  College of Forestry and Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  HortScie. 45(4):489 – presented at ASHS Southern Region Conference, Orlando, Florida, Feb 5-8, 2010.

Lijing Zhou* and Dave Creech.  2010.   Effects of Submersion and Salt Rates on Two Taxodium Genotypes. College of Forestry and Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  HortSci. 45(4): 489.

David Creech*¹, Lijing Zhou¹, Yin Yunlong², Don Rockwood³, and Ken Krauss⁴.  2010.  Taxodium Genotype Performance at SFA Gardens. ¹College of Forestry and Agriculture, PO Box 13000, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, ²Nanjing Botanical Garden, PO Box 1435, Nanjing, China 210014, , ³School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611-0410, ⁴U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, 700 Cajundome Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70506.  HortSci 45(4): 492-493.

C. Melea Martin*, Michael A. Maurer, and David Creech. 2010.Effects of Organic Rooting Treatments on Vaccinium darrowii ‘Native Blue’ Blueberry Cuttings.  Department of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13000, SFA    Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962

February 18, 2010 – SFA Gardens Year in Review – presentation to the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Houston, TX – 97 in attendance.

February 23, 2010 – The Natives are Restless – 3 hr training session for the Montgomery County Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX – 56 in attendance

February 24-27, 2010 – Visit of Professor Yin Yunlong and colleagues from Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China. 

March 9, 2010 – SFA Regents Lecture Presentation to the faculty, SFA, Nacogdoches, TX 36 in attendance (?). 

March 23, 2010 – Exciting new plants for the landscape – presentation at Arborgate, houston, Tx – 43 in attendance

March 27, 2010 – Japanese maples, camellias, azaleas and more – presentation at Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX – 23 in attendance

April 8, 2010 – Bright ideas conference – graduate student Lijing Zhou poster presentation.

July 22-24, 2010 – Visit of 5 Chinese, including Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong and three Chinese businessmen – tours of east Texas blueberry operations – hosted a banquet for our visitors at Szechwan’s. 

July 25, 2010 – Blueberries in Texas – History, Trends and Cultural Strategies – presentation to the North American Blueberry Research and Extension Conference, Kalamazoo, Michigan – 167 in attendance.

August 20, 2010 Texas Nursery and Landscape Association conference – received the Lifetime Honorary Membership Award – contributions to nursery and landscape industry.  180 in the audience.  Also, at the convention – with Janet, and Taylor Wynn, ran the educational booth on the convention floor. 

August 31, 2010 –– The Natives are Restless – best of the best native plants for landscapes in the south – presentation Jasper Master Gardener Training 48 in attendance. 

May – Aug 2010 – at the SFA Rec Trails and Gardens – wrapping up the Texas Parks and Wildlife Trails grant. As project comes to an end, Ray Mize steps in and makes himself a substantial donor – a remembrance gift for his late wife Gayla, a beautiful lady and a long-time friend of the garden.  Negotiations beginning in August 2010 led to a $500,000 endowment in December 2010.

During my three week trip in China (Aug 23 2010 – Sept 12, 2011) – three seminars, numerous office and in the field visitation

Creech, D. Sept 12-14, 2010 – China connection – Presentation at Bill Welch’s Landscape Design School, College Station, Texas.  180 participants.

Sept 18, 2010 – Fifty best landscape plants for Houston gardens.  Buchanan’s Gardening Lecture series, Houston, Texas – 54 participants.

Notes from SFA Gardens, a column for Louisiana Nursery and Landscape News 2010  vol. 33(No. 3): 19

Creech. D. January 25, 2010 – Maple mania at SFA – Dallas Arboretum special seminar, Dallas, TX – 52 participants

Creech, D. October 6, 2010 – SFA is curing nature deficit disorder in children – presentation to Jacksonville Rotary and others, special seminar – Jacksonville, Texas – 48 participants

Creech, D. Oct 9-13, 2010 – Presentation of paper: Winners and losers at SFA Gardens; the winter of 2009-2010.  International Plant Propagators Society, Raleigh, NC.  220 participants.  I also serve on the IPPS Fellows selection committee.

Oct 15-17, 2010 – “Maples for southern landscapes” and “Who are these children in my garden and why are they here”.  Two presentations at the Southern Gardening Symposium, St. Francisville, La.  105 in attendance at first presentation and 240 at second (general session)

Oct 19-20, 2010 – visit of Mr. Tom Cox and wife, Evelyn from Georgia.  Past President and editor of the American Conifer Society Journal.  Visiting the SFA Gardens conifer collection.

October 23, 2010 – “Dry Gardens and other Landcapes” – Norton Museum special seminar, Shreveport, La.  20 participants.

October 28 – November 1, 2010.  “Maple Mania at SFA Gardens”.  Presentation to North American Branch annual conference, International Maple Society.  40 in attendance.

November 3, 2010 – visit by Hugh Angus and Peter Gregory, Westonbirt Arboretum, U.K. – luncheon at Tucker house with Dean and Asst. dean and others – day spent studying maple collection.

November 6, 2010 – “The China Connection” – keynote presentation to the annual conference of the Texas Society for Ecological restoration” – STFER – held at Camp Tyler, Whitehouse, TX.  53 in attendance

November 6, 2010 – Fandango – progressive dinner 2 PM to 5 PM in the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, SFA Mast Arboretum, and Pineywoods Native Plant Center – donor appreciation event.

November 17, 2010.  Presentation to the Millenia Club (China and beyond).  Lufkin, TX – 8

Lijing Zhou, David L. Creech, Ken W. Krauss, Yin Yunlong, and David L. Kulhavy. 2010.  Can We Improve the Salinity Tolerance of Genotypes of Taxodium by Using Varietal and Hybrid Crosses?  HortScience 45(12):1773–1778.

Dec 16, 2010.  Tales from SFA and Beyond.  Presentation to the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series.  45 in attendance.

Labry, Suzanne.  2010.  Pineyoods Native Plant Center.  Texas Gardener 30 (1): 24-27.  An article on the PNPC with six photos. 

Jan 10, 2011.  Can a University Garden Stay Relevant during Hard Economic Times.  Presentation at the National Green Conference, St. Louis, Mo.  22 in attendance

Jan 27-20, 2011.  SFA Gardens – the year in review.  Presentation at the annual Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Austin, TX.  Accompanied by six staff.  85 in attendance.

Feb 2, 2011 – guest lecture for David Kulhavy Landscape Ecology class – 16 in attendance

Feb 3, 2011 – visit of nurserymen Pat McCracken, McCracken’s Nursery, Zebulon, NC and David Parks, Camellia Forest Nursery, Chapel Hill, NC.  Plant swapping.

Feb 5-7, 2011. Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science Conference, Corpus Christi, TX. 

C. Melea Martin, Michael A. Maurer, and David Creech.  Comparison of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Development of Containerized Rosa hybrid ‘Radtko’ and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Evangeline’. Department of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  ASHSSR

Feb 11, 2011 – Visit of Dr. Teobaldo Equiluz, Grupo GenFor, Texcoco, MX. –

Feb 12, 2011 – visit of George and Fay Young Foundation representatives (CEC building discussion)

Feb 15, 2011 – Native plants – a 3 hr training session for the Montgomery county Master Gardeners class, Conroe, Texas.  63 in attendance

February 28, 2011.  The Natives are Restless.  Presentation at the Davidson College Horticultural Symposium, Davidson College, North Carolina. 160 in attendance

March 12, 2011 – Deciduous azaleas – a presentation at the Azalea symposium, Nacogdoches, TX – 15 in attendance

March 22, 2011 – Favorite native plants – presentation at the Longview Native Plant Society of Texas meeting, 30 in attendance

March 29, 2011 – New and exciting landscape plants – presentation at Arborgate, Houston, TX.  40 in attendance.

March 8, 2011 – Taxodium research at SFA – Big Thicket conference, near Tyler, TX – 55 in attendance

July 18, 2011.  Lecture to Dr. Joe Ballenger’s Marketing class.  China connection.  25 students.

July 21- July 29, 2011.  Trip to Chicago.  Chicago Botanical Garden.  Morris Arboretum.  Conversations with admin and staff. 

August 18-21, 2011. TNLA.  Booth with students. 

August 22- – Sept 13, 2011.  Consulting in China.  Research collaboration with Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong, Nanjing Botanical Gardens (blueberry research and extension, and 2) with Professor Yin Yunlong, Nanjing Botanical Garden (urban tree research) – mostly based in Nanjing but travels to Ninghai, Lianyungang, and the Yunnan. 

Release of ‘Earlibirdblue’ a joint USDA/SFA release.

Patent process on ‘Purple Pride” plum, a dark burgundy foliaged seedling of Prunus angustifolia ‘Guthrie’.  Cost $2800. 

August 22- – Sept 13, 2011.  China.  Research collaboration with Professor He Shanan and Yu Hong, Nanjing Botanical Gardens (blueberry research and extension, and 2) with Professor Yin Yunlong, Nanjing Botanical Garden (urban tree research).

Creech, David. 2011.  Winners and Losers at Stephen F. Austin Gardens: Surviving the Winter of 2009-2010.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society 60: 526-530.

Creech, David and L. Young. 2012.  The Texas Blueberry Industry – History, Trends and Cultural Strategies.  International Journal of Fruit Science, 12:1-3, 92-99

Creech, David.  Oct 21-25, 2011.   Selection and Production of Mexico Oaks.  Presentation at the Southern Region conference of the International Plant Propagators Society, Valdosta, Valdosta Georgia.  220 in attendance.

David Creech, Lijing Zhou, Yin Yunlong, Teobaldo Eguiluz.  2011.  Can Taxodium be Improved?  Arnoldia 69 (2): 11-20. 

Wei Yuan¹, Lijing Zhou², Guangrui Deng¹, Ping Wang¹, David Creech² and Shiyou Li¹.  2011.  Anthocyanins, Phenolics, and Antioxidant Capacity of Vaccinium L. in Texas, USA.  Pharmaceutical Crops, 2011, 2, 1-13.

Feb 3-6, 2012.  Creech, David.  2012.  Surviving the drought of 2010-2011.  Oral paper at the Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Floriculture/Ornamentals Session, Birmingham, Alabama. HortSci47(9) (Supplement): S25-26. 24 in audience.

Feb 3-6, 2012.  Creech, David. 2012.  Impressions on the Status of China’s Developing Blueberry Industry.  Oral paper at the Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Fruit session, Birmingham, Alabama.  22 in audience.

Feb 14, 2012.  The Natives are Restless.  MG Training on Native Plants in Conroe, TX.  65 in attendance.

Feb 16, 2012.  The Natives are Restless.  MG Training on Native Plants in Huntsville, TX.  64 in attendance.

Feb 21, 2012 – SFA Gardens – presentation to Center Rotary Club, 24 in attendance

Feb 28, 2012.  Creech, D. Growing Blueberries in the Pineywoods.  Presentation to the Spring Gardening Conference, Tyler, TX.  43 in attendance.

March 10, 2012. Creech, David.  Drip Irrigation – Tips and Tricks.  Annual Azalea Garden Symposium and guided tour of Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden for participants, Nacogdoches, Texas. 13 in attendance.

Mar 27, 2012.  New plants you shouldn’t live without.  Arborgate presentation, Houston, TX.  63 in attendance.

David Creech and Leon Young.  2012.  The Texas Blueberry Industry – History, Trends and Cultural Strategies.  International Journal of Fruit Science, 12: 92-99.

March 2012.  Great new plants for the Pineywoods.  Natchitoches, La.  126 in attendance.

Registration of Earlibirdblue in Cultivar Registration List– a southern highbush blueberry release between SFA and USDA. 46.   HortScience 47(5) :540

Apr 24, 2012 – Native plants – a primer.  Presentation to the Diboll Garden club, Diboll, TX – 21 in attendance.

May 17-19, 2012 – Cool Plants for a Hot Climate – Sixth Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference hosted by SFA at student center – 61 in attendance. 

Jun 14 – Jul 3, 2012 – Consultancy to China, collaboration with Professor Yin Yunlong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden with primary focus on Taxodium improvement. 

Aug 16-18, 2012 – Exciting new exotics to color your landscape – presentation at the educational conference of the TX Nursery and Landscape Convention, Houston TX – 62 in attendance. 

Jul 26 – Aug 7, 2012 – China and continuing collaboration with Professor Yu Hong of the Nanjing Botanical Garden.  I facilitated the visit of Dr. Stephen Stringer, USDA blueberry geneticist (USDA, Poplarville, MS). Visited several blueberry farms and research plots in Jiangsu province – 

Aug 3 – 6, 2012 – Managing Drip Irrigation Systems for Maximum Efficiency – Presentation at the China Blueberry Development conference, Yichun, CN – 433 in attendance.

Aug 20, 2012 – Bringing color into the landscape – presentation to the Montgomery county Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX – 125 in attendance

December 14, 2011 – Center Garden Club, Center, TX – presentation on Pruning and training trees – 20 attendees

Serve as member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Birmingham, Alabama, Feb 3-6,  2012.  Beginning my term as President of SR-ASHS.

Mar 5, 2012.  Native Plants.  Jasper Master Gardeners, Jasper, TX – 27 in attendance.

Mar 5, 2012.  Native plants.  Master Gardeners, Conroe, TX training 63 in attendance

Mar 10, 2012 – with Barb Stump, host of Azalea symposium – 12 in attendance.

Mar 29, 2012 – Tour of Arb for Smith county Master Gardeners.

September 8, 2012.  D. Creech.  Cool Plants for a Changing Climate.  Green Thumb Seminar.  American Rose Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.  46 in attendance.

October 10, 2012.  How many maples are enough?  Lecture to the Dallas Arboretum symposium on landscapesing. – 150.  I spoke after Peter Gregory7, which is like speaking after God, at least in the Maple world.  From Westonbirt in England, He wrote the book. 

October 10, 2012 – host for four Chinese visitors.  Professor Yin Yunlong and three others. For a week. 

Oct 14-17, 2012.  David Creech.  2012.  Small Flowering Trees Deserving Greater Use.   Presentation at the IPPS Southern Region North America meeting in Auburn AL – 210 in attendance. 

November 8, 2012.  Nature’s Way.  Presentation  to the Northeastern Council of Garden Clubs, Center, Texas.  82 in attendance

November 13-15, 2012.  Invited presenter and session moderator at the 13^th Conference of the International Association of Btoanical Gardens, Guangzhou, CN. Session moderator:  Session: Breeding and Development of Horticultural Plants. Proceedings article to be published “soon.”

November 13-15, 2012 – David Creech.  2013.  Genetic Improvement of Woody Ornamentals in the Southern USA.  Oral presentation at the 13^th Conference of the International Association of Btoanical Gardens, Guangzhou, CN.  42 in attendance.

November 16-20, 2012.  David Creech.  2013.  Blueberry Harvest and Post-Harvest Strategies in the USA.  Seminar presentation to a group of growers, researchers, extension and government officials, near Kunming, China at the Yang Shuyan farm.  93 in attendance.

David Creech, 2013.  New Woody Ornamentals for the Yunnan.  Seminar to the Landscape and Parks Department, government officials, and researchers in Kunming, China..  36 in attendance.

David Creech, 2013.   Landscape Design Trends in the Southern USA.  Two hour seminar to a group at the Jiling Agriculture and Science Technnology University, Nanjing China.  296 landscape design undergraduate students in attendance + 7 faculty.

David Creech, 2013.  Blueberry harvest and post harvest strategies.  Seminar presentation to a small group of Nanjing Botanical Garden researchers, growers, and extension personnel.  20 in attendance.

December 13, 2012.  The Year in Review.  Lecture to the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series of SFA Gardens.  63 in attendance.

Jan 10, 2013. “China connection, SFA Gardens update, and why we are, could be, and just might be the Garden Capital of Texas if Barb and Diana have their way.”.  Presentation to the Nacogdoches County Master Gardeners ‘Lunch n Learn’, Nacogdoches, TX – 85 in attendance

Feb 15-18, 2013.  Cool Plants for a Hot Climate.  Presentation to the Gulf Coast Horticultural Expo, Mobile, AL – 82 in attendance.

February 1-4, 2013: I served as President of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Sciences in Orlando, Florida.  Delivered the Presidential address, “Lessons Learned” to the assembly at the General Session.  140 in attendance.

SFA competed in the J. Benton Storey Horticulture Judging Contest at the 2013 Southern Region meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, which was held this year in Orlando, Florida, February 1-4, 2013. With six University Horticulture judging teams competing, SFA came up with a number of awards. The contest is a two hour test of student skills in four classes, which involves identifying and judging woody ornamentals, greenhouse and floral crops, fruits and nuts, and vegetables.SFA was # 2 overall team award (Texas A and M University was lst). In the four classes, SFA was #1 team for Woody Ornamentals,#3 team for Vegetable Crops, and #3 team for Greenhouse Floral and Foliage.In the individual awards, Felicia English was the #1 high scoring individual, Greenhouse Floral and Foliage Plants and Vegetables. Rounding out the team, Eric Golstan was the # 1 high scoring individual, Fruit and Nut Crops and Ken Moyer, # 2 high scoring individual Woody Ornamentals. 

Spence Simmons*, Dave Creech, Leon Young, and Lacey Russell. Influence of N Source and Rate on Growth and Leaf Nutrient Content of a Taxodium Clone. SFA Gardens, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75961. HortScience 48(9) (Supplement): S16

Creech, David.  2013.  The Natives are Restless.  Montgomery County Master Gardner  training, Feb 12, 2013 – 3 hrs, Conroe, TX 52 in attendance

Feb 14, 2013 – The Natives are Restless.  Walker County Master Gardener Training, 3 hrs, Huntsville, TX – 32 in attendance

Feb 16, 2013 – Tour of Arboretum and Ruby Mize Azalea Garden for the Jasper Master Gardeners – 28 participants.

Feb 21-23, 2013 – SFA Gardens Review – Presentation at the annual Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta hosted this year by Chandor Gardens, Weatherford, TX.  54 in attendance.

March 4, 2013 – presentation to the Botanical Garden, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico – Taxodium Studies at Stephen F. Austin State University – 36

March 18, 2013 – Best Natives for East Texas Landscapes, presentation seminar for the Angelina County Master Gardeners, Lufkin, TX – 42 in attendance.

Mar 26, 2013 – Cliff Sunda thesis defense

Apr 12, 2013 – Trip to Jasper Arboretum with 11 Azalea Society of America Texas Chapter members, board meeting

April 15, 2013 – Plants for the Shade Garden – presentation to the Sugarland Garden Club, Sugarland, Texas – 121 attendees.

May 4, 2013.  Best Plants for the Southern Garden.  Lecture at the Calendar Garden, Houston, TX. 11 attendees

May 14, 2014.  Visit of James Spivey, Peerless Farms, San Antonio, TX

May 15, 2014.  Visit of Janet Rademacher, Mountain States Nursery, Phoenix, Arizona.

May 21-28, 2013 – Visit of Zhang Xi He and Wang Xiaonang, YongFeng Nursery and Greening Company, Ninghai, China.

May 24, 2013.  Best Trees and Shrubs for the Gulf Coast.  Lecture at the first Margie Jenkins Lecture Series, Hammond, La.  64 in attendance.

Jun 1, 2013 – Are 250 Hydrangea Varieties Really Enough?  Presentation to the Mid-South Hydrangea Society, Memphis, Tenessee – 214 in attendance

Jun 2, 2013 – Fifty Plants You Shouldn’t Live Without.  Lecture to the Dixon Museum and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee.  147 in attendance.

July 30, 2013.  Dedication and Recognition of Nacogdoches as the Garden Capital of Texas, as decreed by the Texas legislature.  Travis Clardy, State Representative, SFA administration and a group of friends at an event at the Healing Garden, PNPC. 

Aug 5-8, 2013.  Taxodium Evaluation at SFA Gardens.  Presentation and proceedings article for Research Conference at the Southern Nurserymen’s Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 46 in attendance.

Aug 14-16, 2013 – The Best Small Flowering Trees for Southern Landscapes – oral presentation, Education session, to the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, Dallas, TX – 103 in attendance

David Creech.  Selection and Production of Mexico Oaks.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators’ Society 61: 436-441.

David Creech.  A Dazzling and Magical Barnyard Full of Crapemyrtle Diamonds.  TNLA Green, Mar-Apr 2013: 35-37.

Aug 22-25, 2013 – April Jackson, PhD student, Rutgers University, New Jersey, was here for four days working Acer species.  Assisted her collections of Acer barbatum and Acer leucoderme from various provenances in the Pineywoods, and assisted in her collections of tissue from Acer skutchii, collected from our plots at SFA’s Science Research Center

China, Nov 9 – Dec 7, 2013.  Four member USDA assigned team to China as part of a USDA/China Ministry of Agriculture Scientific Exchange team.  Beijing, Nanjing, and Kunming focus.  Part of six seminars with a total of 307 in audience. 

Sept 6-9, 2013.  Woody ornamental trees with potential.  Gulf States Horticultural Expo, Gulf Shores, Alabama. 32 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2013.  Shrub Evaluation at SFA Gardens.  Presentation at the International Plant Propagators Society annual conference, Athens, Georgia.  210 in attendance. 

Oct 26, 2013.  Cool plants for a hot climate? . . . presentation in the woodlands, Houston, Texas.  140 in attendance.

Oct 3-4, 2013.  China Connection.  Presentation to the Tennessee Urban Forestry Association.  116 in attendance.

Creech, David. Dec 19, 2013.  Raising a Garden is like raising a Kid.  Lecture to the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture series, SFA Gardens.  41 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2013.  Is Conservation Horticulture and Opportunity or a Headache?  TNLA Green Nov – Dec 2013: 31-33.

Creech, David.  Small Flowering Trees Deserving Greater Use.  2012. Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators Society, Annual Combined Proceedings 62: 325-330.  (Published Jan 2014).

Creech, David and Dawn Stover. 2014.  Notes from SFA Gardens: Connecting People, Plants and Plans.  TNLA Green 16 (1): 53-55.

David L. Creech*, David L. Kulhavy, Daniel R. Unger, and Matthew A. Wade.  A Spatial Analysis of a Colony of Hibiscus dasycalyx, the Neches River Rose Mallow, Established in 1996 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.  Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962. (dcreech@sfasu.edu)

Creech, David*, David L. Kulhavy, Daniel R. Unger, and Matthew A. Wood Is Pictometry^® a useful tool for tree, shrub and landscape evaluation?  Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  (dcreech@sfasu.edu) Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2014 American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region annual conference, Dallas, Texas

Wells, Daniel, Allen Owings, and David Creech.  Overview of Recent New Crape Myrtle Cultivar releases.  LSU AgCenter, Hammond Research Station, 21549 Old Covington Highway, Hammond, LA 70430 and Stephen F. Austin State University, Department of Agriculture, 1924 Wilson Drive, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (dwells@agcenter.lsu.edu ) Jan 30 – Feb 2,  2014 American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region annual conference, Dallas, Texas

Creech, David.  As past-President, I serve on the Executive Committee of ASHS-SR

Creech, David.  Feb 6, 2014.  The Natives are restless.  Presentation to the Master Gardener class, Montgomery county, TX.  67 in attendance

Creech, David. Feb 19-21, 2014.  SFA Gardens Year in Review.  Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta.  The Fort Worth Botanical Garden, Fort Worth, Texas.  82 attending

Creech, David.  Feb 25, 2014. Fruit Trials at SFA Gardens.  At the Texas Fruit Growers Conference, Nacogdoches, TX 70 in attendance.

Creech, David.  Mar 20, 2014.  Fifty new plants.  Arborgate Nursery at Tomball, TX.  92 in attendance.

Creech, David.  Apr 20, 2014.  China Connection.  Presentation to Oklahoma City Master Gardeners.  194 in attendance.

Creech, David, David Kulhavy, Dan Unger, I-Kuai Hung and Dan Fyne. Neches River Rose Mallow, Hibiscus dasycalyx, Spartial Analysis and Survival.  A poster at the Bright Ideas Conference, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX 05-06-2014

Creech, David.  2014.  China Connection – Camellias from a Faraway Land.  Presentation to the Gulf Coast Camellia Society, Hammond, LA, Oct 1`7-18, 2014.  88 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2014.  The Maple Collection at SFA Gardens.  Presentation to the Southern Region International Plant Propagators Society annual conference, Hickory, NC, Oct 25-29, 2014.  205 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2014.  Shrub Evaluation at SFA Gardens.  Proceedings of the International Plant Propagators’ Society 63:  457-462.

Creech, David  2014.  Best Maples for East Texas Gardens. Garden Clubs of Texas, Fall District III Meeting, Palestine, TX, November 13, 2014.  122 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2014.  Japanese maples for East Texas Gardens.  East Texas Gardening Symposium, Tyler, Texas, November 15, 2013.  56 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2015.  The Natives are Restless.  Montgomery County Master Gardener Training, Conroe, TX.  Jan 20, 2015.  62 attendees.

Creech, David.  2015.  Hydrangea species, varieties, marketing.  Presentation at the Educational conference of the Gulf States Horticultural Expo, Mobile Alabama, January 28-29, 2015.  110 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  Influence of Three Pruning Strategies on Growth and Form of Three Taxodium Clones.  Oral paper to the American Society of Horticultural Science Southern Region conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Jan 30 – Feb 1.  26 in audience.

Creech, David.  2015.  Trees for a 21^st Century Texas.  Presentation to the 2015 North Central Texas Urban Forestry Conference, Feb 20, 2015.  Grand Prairie, TX.  158 in attendance.

Creech, David. 2015.  Blueberries, Blackberries, and Kiwis.  Presentation to the annual East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Nacogdoches, TX.  Feb 24, 2015.  85 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  Tour of PNPC, Arboretum, and Azalea Garden for students and faculty members visiting SFA from the Älvdalen Educational Center in Älvdalen, Sweden.  17 participants.    

Creech, David. 2015.  Welcome and the Year in Review.  Presentation to the annual conference of the Texas Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta – hosted this year at SFA Gardens, Nacogdoches, TX.  Feb 25-27, 2015.  85 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  Trees and Shrubs for the Pineywoods.  Presentation to the Sabine Parish Master Gardeners, Cypress Creek Resort, Many, Louisiana.  Feb 28, 2015.  222 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  A tribute to Ab – trailblazer.  Emcee and seven minute tribute to Ab at the event honoring Dr. F.E. Abernethy, trailblazer and father of the LaNana and Banita Creek trail system.  March, 3, 2015.  415 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2015.  Received “The Special Friend of Azaleas Recognition” Award from the Azalea Society of America, a surprise during the banquet of the Azalea Society of America Conference.  Nacogdoches, TX.  March 28, 2015.  90 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2015.  Introduction to SFA Gardens.  Presentation to the Azalea Society of America Conference.  Nacogdoches, TX.  March 28, 2015.  88 in attendance.

Received the Special Friend of Azaleas Recognition by the Azalea Society of America Mar 28, 2015

Creech, David.  2015.  Tour for the Smith County Master Gardeners.  April 6, 2015.  18

Creech, David.  2015.  Kiwanis, Nacogdoches, TX.  10 participants. 

Creech, David.  Tour of SFA Gardens.  Dr. Mike Arnold, TAMU Horticulture Professor, and his class of Landscape Plant Materials.  April 10, 2015.  8 participants.

Sculpture for All reception and opening.  April 17, 2015. 

May 22 – 27, 2015.  Zhang Xi He and Wang Xianrong, collaborators from China.  YongFeng Nursery, Ninghai, CN.  Visit SFA Gardens. 

June 1-16, 2015.  Board of Directors meeting for International Plant Propagators Society Southern Region.  Chatanooga, TN.  12 in attendance.

June 25, 2015.  A presentation to the Temple Board on SFA’s Environmental Education program.  12 in attendance.

June 26, 2015.  Wild about Woodies Industry field day.  Presentation to industry only invitees at SFA Gardens.  65 participants. 

Creech, David.  2015.  Hydrangea Culture Just This Side of Hell; A Synopsis From East Texas.  Presentation to the International Hydrangea Society, Cape Cod, MA.  July 13-15, 2015.  110 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  New, Interesting and Underutilized Woody Ornamentals for Zone 7.  Swarthmore College Woody Ornamentals Conference, Swarthmore, PA. .  July 16-17, 2015.  511 participants.

Creech, David.  2015.  Lessons Learned After Thirty Years of Plant Evaluation At SFA Gardens – A Retrospective.  Presentation at Southern Nurserymen’s Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.  July 20-24, 2015.  31 participants. 

Creech, David.  2015.  Acer saccharum ssp. skutchii, the Mexican Mountain Sugar Maple.  SNA Research Conference Proceedings Vol. 59: 197-213.  (http://www.sna.org/Resources/Documents/14resprosec07.pdf)

Creech, David. 2015.  The Japanese Maple Collection at SFA Gardens.  Proc. International Plant Propagators Society 64: 427- 429. ISBN 978-94-6261-080-4

Creech, David. 2015.  Notes from the Director.  Summer 2015 SFA Garden News 10 (3)

http://sfagardens.sfasu.edu/images/stories/PDF/summer2015%20newsletter.pdf

Creech, David.  2015.  Notes from the Director.  Spring 2015 SFA Garden News 10 (2).  1-2

(http://sfagardens.sfasu.edu/images/stories/PDF/spring%202015%20newsletter%20final.pdf )

Creech, David. 2014.  Notes from the Director.  Winter 2014-2015 SFA Garden News  9 (4): 1-2.

http://sfagardens.sfasu.edu/images/stories/PDF/winter2014-15%20(1).pdf

Creech, David. 2014.  Notes from the Director.  Fall 2014 SFA Garden News 9(3): 1-2

http://sfagardens.sfasu.edu/images/stories/PDF/fall2014.pdf

Creech, David. 2014.  Notes from SFA Gardens – Is Redbud The New Crapemyrtle? TNLA Green Vol 16 (6): 37-39.

( http://www.tnlagreen.org/tnlagreen/november_december_2014?pg=37#pg37 )

Creech, David.  2015.  Notes from SFA Gardens:  Japanese Maples – The Aristocrat of Small Trees. TNLA Green Vol 17 (1):47- 49.

( http://issuu.com/tnla/docs/jan_feb_greendigital2/47?e=8525810/11205971 )

Creech, David.  2015.  Notes from SFA Gardens: SFA Gardens to Host First Horticulture Field Day for Industry Professionals.  TNLA Green Vol 17 (2): 27-29.

( http://www.tnlagreen.org/tnlagreen/march_april_2015?pg=27#pg27 )

Creech, David.  2015.  Influence of Three Pruning Strategies on Growth and Form of Three Taxodium Clones David Creech SFA Gardens, Dept. of Agriculture, 1924 Wilson Dr., Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches TX 75962-3000. HortScience 50(9) (Supplement)—2015 SR–ASHS Annual Meeting—30 January–1 February 2015 S33

Creech, David.  2016.  Woody Ornamentals for the Gulf South.  Presentation at the Southern Plant Conference, Southern Nurserymen’s Association, Athens, Georgia.  Aug 30-Sept 2, 2016.  213 participants.

Yuhong Zheng³, Bea Clack², Yin Yunlong³, David Creech¹.  Genetic Diversity of  a Range of Taxodium distichum Genotypes and Cultivars Based on ISSR Markers. ¹Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches TX 75962; ²Department of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962; ³Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China 210014. Hortscience 51(9): S24

Qin Shi, Yunlong Yin, Zhiquan Wang, David Creech & Jianfeng Hua.  Influence of soil properties on the performance of the Taxodium hybrid ‘Zhongshanshan 407’ in a short-term pot experiment. 2017.  Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.  Pages 1-8 | Received 17 Nov 2016, Accepted 14 Feb 2017, Published online: 20 Mar 2017

Creech, David.  2016Woody Ornamentals for a 21^st Century Landscape – A Perspective from Texas.  Presentation at the Southern Region International Plant Propagators Society conference, Virginia Beach, VA (Oct 22-26, 2016).  .  October 26, 2016.  210 participants.

E. Fowler, S.C. Wagner, K. Farrish, E. Harris, D. Creech. 2016. Assessment and Characterization of Microbial Communities in Salt Affected Soil on Galveston Island.  Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas.  November 11, 2016.  A presentation to the Texas Branch Fall Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, UT-Dallas, TX

E. Harris, K.W. Farrish, D. Creech, and J.L. Young. 2016. Soil Amelioration and Plant Establishment on Sodium Affected Soils on Galveston Island, Texas.  Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. A presentation to the Society for Ecological Restoration Texas Chapter, Livingston, TX, November 11, 2016.

Creech, David. 2016.  Hydrangea culture at Stephen F. Austin Gardens.  Proceedings of the 2015 International Plant Propagators Society 63:  361-363.  Nov 11, 2016.  Crape myrtles under attack.  Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel.  Guest column for Jeff Abt, a status report on Crape Myrtle Bark Scale. Creech, David.  SFA Gardens Has Gone Fruity.  TNLA Green 8 (6): 35-36.  

Edited after review and resubmitted Dec 2016:  Lei-hong Wang1 Jun-xian Yang2 Li Fu3 Yu-hong Zheng3,4* David Creech4.  Phylogeny of Elaeagnus L. based on morphology in China.  (1 School of Forestry & Landscape Architecture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 20036, China; 2 School of Science, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 20036, China; 3 Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing Botanical Garden, Mem. Sun Yat-Sen, Nanjing 210014, China; 4 Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches USA, 75962)

Creech, David.  2016.  Thirty years of Plant Evaluation at SFA Gardens: A Retrospective.  SNA Research Conference Vol. 60: 216-224.

Creech, David.  Winning Trees and Shrubs.  Presentation to TAMU seminar on ornamentals, Fort Worth, Texas. Dec 2, 2016.  20 participants.

Dec 14, 2016.  Winning Trees and Shrubs.  Presentation to TAMU Landscape Design Conference, College Station, Texas.  15 participants.

Dave Creech, Kenneth Farrish, and Elaine Harris.  2017.  Woody Ornamental Plant Establishment Studies on a Salt-Affected Soil, Galveston Island, Texas.  Presentation to 2017 Annual Conference of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Mobile, Alabama, Feb 3-6, 2017. 

Timothy P. Hartmann and David L. Creech.  2017.  Golden Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch.) as a New Potential Specialty Crop for Texas.  Presentation to 2017 Annual Conference of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Mobile, Alabama, Feb 3-6, 2017. 

Creech, David.  2017.  Lagerstroemia fauriei ‘Bayou View’ – Is This the National Champ?  TNLA Green 19 (2): 25-26. 

Creech, Daid.  Woody Trees and Shrubs to make your neighbors envy.  Presentation at The Arbor Gate, 15635 FM 2920, Tomball. TX.  50 attendees. 

Completion of the Labyrinth.  March2017.  Luke Stanley Eagle Scout Project.  $2400 GoFundMe generated.  SFA Gardens $4500.  Lots of free scout labor.

Three-week trip to New Zealand, one-week Kiwifruit business and two weeks in a rental car on the South Island with Janet, visited five botanical gardens.  Christ Church, Dunedin, Queenstown. 

Creech, David.  2017.  A Labyrinth is not a Maze.  May/June 2017 TNLA Green 19(3): 27-29

Fruit of His Labors.  Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel article, June 5, 2017.  Front page article on our kiwifruit work.  Several wrong quotes, some misinformation.

Anna Koonce, a young high schooler from Louisiana, has won second in the world in the ISEF Fair 2017, Los Angeles, CA, May 18, 2017 with a paper titled, “The Effect of Sodium Cloride on Hybrid Taxodium Selections.”  Anna had previously won the state completion in Louisiana.  We collaborated with Anna and Dr. Ed Bush, LSU, to bring this project to completion.  Results indicated the Taxodium hybrids were more salt tolerant than native bald cypress.

Creech, David.  Due to difficulties with the management of the SFA Gardens website, I created my own WordPress blog and I’m slowly building readership and followers.  That link is here: https://dcreechsite.wordpress.com/

Journal Article Reviews:  1) For the Proceedings of the 19th Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference, SILVICULTURAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES ON PLANTED CYPRESS PRODUCTIVITY. Donald L. Rockwood¹, Marvin Buchanan², and Monica Ozores-Hampton³; ¹Professor Emeritus, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; ²President, Central Florida Lands & Timber, Mayo, FL 32066; ³Associate Professor, SWFREC/IFAS/University of Florida, Immokalee, FL 34142

April 19, 2017 – at the SOAR conference at SFASU, received a Bronze award faculty member recognized for research grant funding received ($250,000 – $499,000 category since 2013)

April 20, 2017 – Leadership Nacogdoches at the Conservation Education Building for a thirty-minute powerpoint overview of SFA Gardens – 30 in attendance.

June 12, 2017.  IPPS-SR Board meeting in Chatanooga, TN. 

Creech, David.  2017.  SFA Gardens Overview.  Nacogdoches Association of Realtors.  June 27, 2017.  40 in attendance.

June 30, 2017.  Wild about Woodies.  Our third conference for industry professionals.  Four speakers representing four states.  Creech, D. (moderator) for Mike Schnelle (OK), Garry McDonald (AR), Greg Grant (TX), Rick Webb (LA). 

D. Creech*, K. Farrish, E. Harris, S. Wagner, and E.Fowler.  July 27, 2017.  Finding climate change friendly ornamentals for Galveston Island, Texas and the Strategies Needed  to Deal with a Salt Challenged EnvironmentArthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.  I moderated the T6-14 session on “Botanical Gardens and the Exploration of Salt Tolerant Crops.” Fifty in attendance.

Creech, David.  2017.  Hedgerows, Screens, Windbreaks and Shelter Belts.  July/Aug TNLA Green 19(4): 43-45.  

August 18, 2017.  Blueberries, Blackberries, Muscadine Grapes, Kiwis and more.  Presentation to the East Texas Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Overton, Texas.  65 in attendance 

September 30, 2017.  Kiwifruit Care and Culture Seminar.  With Tim Hartmann, TAMU, at the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building, SFA Gardens, Nacogdoches, TX.  23 registrants. 

September 30, 2017.  Kiwifruit Field Day at SFA.  Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel.  

October 1, 2017.  SFA testing fruitful proposition.  The Lufkin News. 

 Creech, David. Oct 28- Nov 1, 2017.  IPPS-SR conference; at end of meeting, I began serving as President of the Southern Region.  During conference, I assisted with the silent and live auction of plants which brought in a record $9836. I attended several Board meetings.  I was one of three at the Question Box in a forum named “Three old wise men on stools,” in an open and freewheeling discussion with industry on topics of concern.  210 participants 

Oder, Tom.  Nov 1, 2017.  Interviewed for the article “Should You Use Cypress Mulch, as part of article in Mother Nature Network.  https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/should-you-use-cypress-mulch

Creech, David.  Nov 4-5, 2017.  “China, Mexico, Texas and Beyond.”  Presentation at the Winn Ranch near Dripping Springs, TX to an eclectic crowd of Landscape architects, designers, nurserymen, and plantsmen of stature in the Austin region.  Toured “Devil’s Hole”, a unique collapsed cave and limestone feature on this private ranch. Hosted by the Madrone Group and Melinda Winn.  24 participants 

Creech, David.  Nov 10, 2017.  Memories of Ab.  At the Ab Park Dedication.  75 in attendance

Creech, David.  Oct 31, 2017.  Recognized as the incoming President, International Plant Propagators Society Southern Region.  IPPS-SR annual conference awards luncheon.  210 in attendance 

Creech, David and Dawn Stover.  Nov 13, 2017.  Opportunities for Collaboration.  Presentation to the Walsh Foundation, Walsh city, Texas.  10 in attendance

Creech, David.  Nov 14, 2017.  SFA Gardens Update.  To the Four Seasons garden club.  Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building.  22 participants

Creech, David.  Nov 2017.  Horticulture Research at Stephen F. Austin State University.  TNLA Green 19 (6): 29-30 

Creech, David.  Dec 14, 2017.  Surviving 2017 with no permanent injuries.  Presentation to the Les Reeves Lecture Series.  50 in attendance 

Creech, David.  2018.  Status of Blueberry Production in China.  Invited lecture to the SE Fruit and Vegetable conference, Savannah, Georgia.  Jan 11-14, 2018.  110 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2018.  New Woody Trees and Shrubs: The Perspective from Texas.  Wintergreen Trade Show and Convention, Duluth, Georgia.  Jan 24-26, 2018.  60 in attendance.

Creech, David. 2018.  Grafting Worskshop.  Brundrett Conservation Education Building, SFA Gardens, Nacogdoches, TX.  Jan 27, 2018.  30 attendees.

David Creech and Tim Hartmann.  2018.  Status of Kiwifruit Research in Texas.  Presentation at the annual conference of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science, Jacksonville, Florida.  20 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2018.  The Natives are Restless.  Three hour training presentation to the Montgomery County Master Gardeners, Feb 13, 2018.  65 in attendance.

Creech, David.  2018.  Horticulture in a Changing World.  TNLA Green 20(1): 47-48

Creech, David. 2018.  Woody Ornamentals for a 21^st Century Landscape: A Texas Perspective.  Proceedings of International Plant Propagators’ Society 66: 349-352.  ISBN 978-94-6261-170-2

Creech, David. 2018.  Twenty Years Sauntering in China: People, Plants and Plans.  Special Lecture Presentation to the Bill Welch Landscape Design School, George Bush Library, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, Feb 26, 2018.  92 in attendance.

Creech, David. 2018.  Alternative Fruits for East Texas/Native Plants.  Training session (3 hrs) to the Mt. Pleasant Master Gardeners, Mt. Pleasant, Texas. 52 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2018.  Trees for NW Louisiana – an East Texas Perspective.  Presentation to the Allen Owings Horticulture Symposium, American Rose Center, Shreveport, LA.  145 in attendance.

Bradford, Nicole.  2018.  Bundled for a Roadtrip; Research project leaves town, bound for urban landscape (cover story on Acer skutchii project).  The Daily Sentinel page one, March 15, 2018. 

Creech, David.  2018.  Winning trees and shrubs for a post Hurricane Harvey world.  Arborgate presentation.  Mar 22, 2018.  47 in attendance.

Creech, David. 2018.  Is there life after live oaks?  Landscape Architecture Continuing Education Seminar, Tomball, TX.  Mar 24, 2018.  $1500 donation to SFA Gardens.  22 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  Nov/Dec 2018.  The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – More Than Just Another Bad Smell.  21(4): 32 – 33. 

Fuller, Sarah 2018.  SFA Gardens’ Kiwfruit Crop Yields Impressive Harvest.  Sawdust Winter 2018 vol 45 (3): 35.

Creech, David.  January 30, 2019.  New and Exciting in Horticulture.  An oral presentation to the Gulf South Horticultural Expo, Mobile, Alabama. 110 in audience. 

Tim Hartmann*, Larry Stein, Fred Davies, Sam Feagley, David Creech and Justin Scheiner.  February 2, 2019.   Response of Field-Grown Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Plants to Soil Alkalinity.  Tim Hartmann oral presentation at the American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region, Birmingham, Alabama.  25 in audience. 

David Creech¹*, Malcolm Turner¹, Steve Wagner², Josephine Taylor², and Kenneth Farrish³. A Synopsis of Three Years of Tree Research at Moody Gardens, Galveston Island, Texas.¹ Department of Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, ²Biology Department, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, ³Division of Environmental Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962.  Oral presentation at the American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region, Birmingham, Alabama.  20 in audience. 

Tim Hartmann*, Larry Stein, Fred Davies, Sam Feagley, David Creech and Justin Scheiner. 2019.  Response of Field-grown Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Plants to Soil Alkalinity.  Texas A & M University Horticulture colleagues, an oral presentation by Tim Hartmann at the American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region, Birmingham, Alabama.  40 in audience. 

Creech, David.  Jan/Feb 2019.  Is there Life Beyond Japanese Maples?  TNLA Green 22 (1): 46-47. 

Creech, David.  Feb 14, 2019.  The Natives are Restless:  Best Native Plants for Texas Landscapes.  Montgomery county Master Gardener Training, Conroe, TX.  110 in audience.

March 12 – 26, 2019.  Dave Creech to Chile to view kiwifruit production during the southern hemisphere production.  Visited seven farms and two packaging, processing factories.  Guest of Miko Asia, Ltd., Auckland, NZ.

Creech, David.  2019.  Preparing for the Apocalypse: Blueberries, Muscadines, Figs, Kiwifruit and Other Alternative Fruits for the South.  Presentation to the JCR Arboretum Plants Symposium, Raleigh, NC.  220 in attendance.

Creech, David. May/June 2019.  Notes From the Director: Is Kiwifruit the Next Texas Gold?  TNLA Green 22(3): 24-28.  

Creech, David.  2019.  New Plants for the Gulf South.  Presentation at the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association annual conference and convention, San Antonio, Texas.  50 participants. 

Creech, David.  July/Aug 2019.  Notes from SFA Gardens: Exotics vs. Natives in the Era of Fast Climate Change.  TNLA Green 22 (4): 30-32. 

Creech, David.  Aug 9, 2019.  Plant Premonition: Selecting Ornamental Plants in an Era of Rapid Climate Change.  Presentation at the Growers Summit hosted by the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association at the Texas Farm Bureau Conference Center, Waco, Texas. 30 participants. 

Oct 11, 2019.  Presentation at the annual Smith County Fruit and Vegetable Conference, “Alternative Fruits for East Texas.” Tyler Convention Center, Tyler, Texas 85 participants. 

Nov 13, 2019.  Presentation, “Plant Premonition: Selecting Ornamentals in an Era of Rapid Climate Change.” Brazos Texas Farm Bureau Center, Waco, Texas.  90 in attendance.

Dec 6, 2019.  Presentation, “Climate Change Friendly Plants for South Carolina.”  Moore Farms Botanical Garden, Lake City, SC.  40 in attendance. 

Dec 11, 2019.  Presentation, “Diversity in the Genus Taxodium (Bald Cypress): Diseases, Insects, Soil Preferences and Landscape Performance”.  Texas Plant Protection Association, Brazos Valley Convention Center, College Station, TX.  35 in attendance.  Following paper presented and abstracted in the TPPA Conference Proceedings, abstract 41, page 27.

Jan 14-15, 2020.  Presentation on new woody ornamentals for the Dallas/Fort Worth complex.  Texas Nursery Landscape Association Region IV meeting, Dallas, Texas. 130 in attendance

Jan 21-23, 2020.  Invited speaker at the annual Connecticut Nursery and Landscape Association conference, Hartford, Connecticut. “Evaluating Ornamentals in an Era of Rapid Climate Change.”   227 in attendance

Creech, David L. and Malcolm Turner. 2020.  History, Inventory and Contributions of the Small Fruit Program at Stephen F. Austin State University.  Oral presentation at the American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region Conference, Louisville, KY.  January 30-Feburary 2, 2020.  In the proceedings of the ASHS-SR conference.

Hartmann, T.P., J.D. Spiers, D. Creech, L.A. Stein, and J.J. Scheiner.  2020.  Effects of Warm Temperature Interruption on the Winter Chilling Accumulation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Using Excised Canes. In the proceedings of the National American Society for Horticultural Science Conference. Orlando, Florida, August 2020.

Hartmann, T.P., J.D. Spiers, D. Creech, L.A. Stein, and J.J. Scheiner. Effects of Warm Temperature Interruption on the Winter Chilling Accumulation of Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Using Excised Canes.  In the proceedings of the National American Society for Horticultural Science Conference. Orlando, Florida, August 2020.

Hartmann, T.P., D. Creech, L.A. Stein, and J.J. Scheiner. Response of Young Field-Grown Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Plants to Fall Frost. In the proceedings of the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science Conference. Louisville, Kentucky, February 2020.

September 25, 2020.  SFA Gardens hosted a virtual conference, “Kiwis and Muscadines” with Texas Agrilife.  Speakers included Tim Hartman, Justin Scheiner, Dave Creech, David Anderson.  My presentation: 90 virtual participants.

Creech, David.  Summer 2020.  Public Gardens in the Era of Covid-19.  The Azalean Vol 42 (2): 31-33.

Creech, David.  May/June 2020.  Nurseries and Public Gardens in an Era of Covid-19.  TNLA Green 23(3):  26-27. 

October 25-28, 2020.  Zoom paper presentation, International Plant Propagators Society Southern Region virtual conference, “Tips and Tricks for Propagating Difficult to Root Species.”  511 virtual participants.

Creech, David.  2021.  Virtual tour of SFA Gardens for the annual conference of the Texas Master Gardeners conference.  May 19, 2021.  Pre-recorded and then a live 45-minute Q and A. 630 attendees by zoom was reported.

Creech, David.  SFA Azalea Gardens: Keynote talk: Past, Present and Future.  Azalea Society of America Annual Conference (virtual), Live powerpoint presentation and live Q and A.  May 22, 2021. 

January 19-22, 2021.  Creech, David.  2021.  Texas Tough Trees and Shrubs for a 21st Century Climate.  Zoom presentation for the Association of Water Board Directors, June 9, 2021.  126 participants. 

Creech, David.  2021.  Virtual.  Two presentations: 1) Propagation Tips and Tricks, and 2) Are Redbuds the Next Crape Myrtle?  Oklahoma State University Shackleford Lecture Series, June 17, 2021. 

Creech, David. 2021.  Two presentations: 1) Woody Ornamental Trees and Shrubs at SFA Gardens, and the keynote: 2) Fruit Work at SFA Gardens.  Louisiana State Horticulture Society Conference, Lake Charles, Louisiana. June 30, 2021.  45 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2021.  Texas Landscapes for the 21^st Century.  Zoom presentation for the Texas Association of Water Board Directors.  July 9, 2021.  145 participants.  Tara Klein was contact. 

Creech, David. 2021.  Azaleas, Camellia, Japanese maples and More; Lessons Learned after the February Mega Freeze.  Presentation to the Anderson County Master Gardeners, Palestine, TX.  Sept 21, 2021.  24 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2021.  Using Natives in the Landscape; Less chemicals, More Pollinators.  Zoom Presentation to the Woodlands Township, Oct 2, 2021.   Terrilyn MacArthur contact. 81 on line.

Creech, David.  2021.  Figs: Past, Present and Future.  Presentation to the tenth annual Texas Fruit Growers Conference, New Braunfels, Texas.  Oct 11-12, 2021.  130 attendees.

Creech, David.  2021.  The New Fruit Frontier:  Alternatives and Possibilities for Texas Growers.  Presentation to the tenth annual Texas Fruit Growers Conference, New Braunfels, Texas.  Oct 11-12, 2021.  130 attendees.

Creech, David.  2021.  SFA Gardens – The People, Plants and Planning for the Challenges Ahead. Les Reeves Lecture Series.  Dec 9, 2021.  39 in attendance.

Koonce, A., Bush, E. and Creech, D.  The Effect of Sodium Chloride on Hybrid Taxodium Selections. Journal of Environmental Protection, 11, 408-420. https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2020.115024

Lais Machado thesis defense.  Nov 30, 3021. Assessing Freezing Effect on Kiwifruit Cultivars and Mapping Suitable Areas for Growing the Crop in East Texas.  Dave Kulhavy, Advisor, and we provided additional support via the TDA Kiwifruit grant.

Creech, David.  2021.  Are Redbuds the Next Crape Myrtle?  Texas Gardener Vol. XL (3): 20-25.

Creech, David. 2021.  Going Bald is Beautiful.  Texas Gardener Vol. XL (4): 30-33.

Creech, David.  2021.  Ice, Ice, Baby.  Texas Gardener Vol. XL (5): 16-20.

Creech, David.  2021.  Get More with Less.  Texas Gardener Vol XL (6): 19-21.

Creech, David. 2021.  Trouble-free Fruits for Surviving the Apocalypse.  Texas Gardener Vol. XLI (1): 20-23.

Xuan, L.; Hua, J.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Z.; Pei, X.; Yang, Y.; Yin, Y.; Creech, D.L. Identification and Functional Analysis of ThADH1 and ThADH4 Genes Involved in Tolerance to Waterlogging Stress in Taxodium hybrid ‘Zhongshanshan 406’. Genes 2021, 12, 225. doi: 10.3390/genes12020225

Zheng, Y.; Wang, D.; Li, X.; Wang, Z.; Zhou, Q.; Fu, L.; Yin, Y.; Creech, D. Biometric Identification of Taxodium spp. and Their Hybrid Progenies by Electrochemical Fingerprints. Biosensors 2021, 11, 403. doi: 10.3390/bios11100403

Creech, David.  2022.  Received a grant from the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation for “A Research Platform for Woody Ornamentals at the Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation.”  $19,196

August 3, 2022.  Received the American Society for Horticultural Science “International Achievement” Award at the annual meeting in Chicago, July 30, 2022.  SFA Press Release: https://www.sfasu.edu/about-sfa/newsroom/2022/dr-david-creech-honored-international-contributions-horticulture-field

David Creech*, Steve Wagner, Kenneth Farrish, Elif Ilhan and Rachel Murray.   2022.  Evaluating Ornamentals in a Salt-Challenged Environment at Moody Gardens, Galveston Island, Texas.  ASHS Annual conference in Chicago, July 30, 2022.  Published abstract.

Interviewed at ASHS annual conference as part of the “HortLegends” series.  https://youtu.be/72b_N2MBA5w

Allen Owings.  2022.  The 2021 LSHS Life Member Award – Dr. David Creech.  Journal of the Louisiana State Horticulture Society 17: 35. 

Creech, David. 2022.  Recognition at Board of Regents meeting, Februay 1, 2022, for ATCOFA recognition based on Silver award for grantsmanship and LSHS life member award.  February 1, 2022.

Creech, David.  2022.  Woody Ornamental Winners and Losers at SFA Gardens after the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri.  Presentation in Floriculture/Landscape/Turf session, TNLA Hort Forum, TAMU, College Station, Texas, January 10, 2022.  12 participated in this session

Lais Machado, Dave Kulhavy and Dave Creech. 2022.  Assessing Freezing Effect on Kiwifruit Cultivars and Mapping Suitable Areas for Growing in East Texas.  Presentation at the M.S. competition, TNLA Hort Forum, TAMU, College Station, Texas, January 10, 2022.  12 participated in this session

Tim Hartmann and David Creech.  2022.  Survival of Young Kiwifruit Plants in Response to Winter Storm Uri in Texas.  Presentation in the Fruit Crops Session, TNLA Hort Forum, TAMU, College Station, Texas, January 10, 2022. 20 participated in this session.

Tim Hartmann, David Creech and James Spiers.  2022.  Evaluation of Trunk Protection Measures for Prevention of Cold Injury in Young Kiwifruit Plants. Presentation in the Fruit Crops Session, TNLA Hort Forum, TAMU, College Station, Texas, January 10, 2022. 20 participated in this session.

Creech, David. 2022.  Growing Berries in the Pineywoods.  East Texas Fruit, Nut and Vegetable conference, Tyler, Texas, January 14, 2022.  110 in audience.

Coast Monthly magazine, March issue, a feature article on our work at Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas.  https://www.coastmonthly.com/homegarden/gardenvariety/tree-test/article_790e8e02-a93e-57ea-ae1d-ec7a36eb0cb4.html

Creech, David.  2022.  The Azalea world at SFA Gardens – Challenges and Opportunities.  Presentations at the annual conference of the Azalea Society of America, Lafayette, LA.  March 9-13, 2022.  81 participants.

Creech, David.  2022.  SFA Gardens – a 2022 Update.  Ppt presentation to XX Garden Club, home of Debbie and Dennis Stevens.  9 attendees.

Creech, David.  2022.  SFA Gardens, a 2002 Update.  Powerpoint presentation to the Rotary, Fredonia Hotel, Nacogdoches, TX.  April 6, 2022.  102 attendees.

 Tim Hartmann¹* and David Creech² .  Survival of Young Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. and A. deliciosa A. Chev.) Plants in Response to Winter Storm Uri in Texas. ¹Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, ²SFA Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962  ²Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.  Oral presentation at the annual conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Feb 10-13, 2022.   (t-hartmann@tamu.edu)

Tim Hartmann¹*, David Creech², and ³James Spiers.  2022.  Evaluation of Trunk Protection Measures for Prevention of Cold Injury in Young Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev.) Plants.¹Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, ²SFA Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962. ³Department of Horticulture, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.   Oral presentation at the annual conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Feb 10-13, 2022 (t-hartmann@tamu.edu)

Creech, David.  2022.  The Natives are Restless.  Three hour class presentation to the Montgomery county Master Gardener class, Conroe, Texas.  94 attendees.

April 14, 2022.  Visit of Jason Bushong, Wenatchee, WA.  Giumarra | Wenatchee, p. (509) 663-4409, c. (509) 293-1319; https://www.giumarra.com/ – kiwifruit discussions

Creech, David. Jan/Feb 2022.  Building Green Walls, Barriers, Screens, Hedgerows and Windbreaks.  Texas Gardener Vol XLI (2): 36-39.

Creech, David.  Mar/Apr 2022.  Hollies: Tough, Durable and Versatile. Texas Gardener Vol XLI (3): 38-41.

Creech, David.  May/June 2022.  Where Have all the Horticulture Students Gone? Texas Gardener Vol XLI (4): 32-35.

Creech, David.  June/July 2022.  Plant Water-Smart from the Start.  Texas Gardener Vol XLI (5): 22-25.

Creech, David.  Sept/Oct 2022.  How many Japanese maples are enough?  Texas Gardener Vol XLI (6): 36-39.

Creech, David.  Nov/Dec 2022.  The Fig Preserve at SFA Gardens.  Texas Gardener Vol XLI(7): 22-25. 

Creech, David.  2022.  SFA Gardens Update.  Senior Citizen Center, Nacogdoches, TX 54

Ziyang Wang, Ming Yin, David L. Creech and Chaoguang Yu. 2022.  Microsporogenesis, Pollen Ornamentation, Viability of Stored Taxodium distichum var. distichum Pollen and Its Feasibility for Cross Breeding.  Forests 2022, 13(5), 694; doi:10.3390/f13050694

Shi, Q.; Hua, J.; Creech, D.; Yin, Y. 2022.  Biomass Estimation and Carbon Storage of Taxodium Hybrid Zhongshanshan Plantations in the Yangtze River Basin. Forests 2022, 13, 1725. doi: 10.3390/f13101725

Shi, Q.; Zhou, Z.; Wang, Z.; Lu, Z.; Han, J.; Xue, J.; Creech, D.; Yin, Y.; Hua, J. 2022.  Afforestation of Taxodium Hybrid Zhongshanshan Influences Soil Bacterial Community Structure by Altering Soil Properties in the Yangtze River Basin, China. Plants 2022,11,3456. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/plants11243456

Wild about woodies, 15 registered, 22 present

Mayfield, Hannah Celeste. 2022.  Effects of Excessive Soil Phosphorus Accumulation on Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Seedlings.  MS Thesis committee, defended July 11, 2022.

Visit by John Ramsdell to study our Taxodium genetics.  Oct 27, 2022.  Branch Chief at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Adams Run, South Carolina

Ilhan, Elif Canay. 2022.  Effect of Mycorrhizae Inoculation on the Growth and Success of Three Taxodium distichum hybrids in Saline-impacted Coastal Soils.  Project was partially funded by the Moody Gardens grant.  Elif defended her thesis April 22, 2022. 

Murray, Rachel.  2022.  “Soil Salinity and Sodicity of Galveston and Pelican Islands, Texas”, a project that produced the first ever Geographical Information Systems salinity heat map of the island, a platform we can build on in the years ahead and one that should be useful to land and vegetation managers on the island. Project was partially funded by the Moody Gardens grant.  MS thesis was defended July 15, 2022. 

Chamblee, Steve.  July 2022.  A nice article by Steve on SFA Gardens in Neil Sperry’s Gardens magazine:  https://neilsperry.com/2022/07/native-son-nac/

Nov 11, 2022.  Francisco Javier de la Moto Daniel, Director Houston Botanical Garden was our speaker.  Mediterranean plants.  27 in audience.

Creech, David.  2022.  How Many Japanese Maples Enough?  The Maple Society Newsletter Autumn 2022, Vol 32/3: 11-16. 

Creech, David.  2022.  Led a tour of the Texas Forest Service annual meeting attendees through the Ruby Mize Garden.  Dec 8, 2022.  80 in attendance. 

Creech, David.  2022.  How many Japanese maples are enough?  Presentation at the Les Reeves Lecture Series, SFA Gardens, Dec 8, 2022.  60 in attendance

Creech, David.  Jan/Feb 2023.  Beautyberry.  Texas Gardener vol XLII (2): 28-32

Creech, David.  Mar/Apr 2023.  Saying Goodbye to Linda Gay.  Texas Gardener vol XLII (3): 38-41.

Creech, David.  Feb 18, 2023.  Growing Fruit trees and Berries in East Texas.  A standup presentation at Plants for Texas, a new mega retail nursery at 17470 FM 2493, Flint, Texas75762 . South side of Tyler, Texas.  18 participants. 

Wang, Z.; Shi, Q.; Chen, P.; Sun, F.; Creech, D.; Lu, Z.; Yin, Y.; Yu, C. Grafting Causes Physiological Changes and Promotes Adventitious Root Formation in Rejuvenated Soft Shoots of Taxodium hybrid ‘Zhongshanshan’. Plants 2023, 12, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants12010201

Guo, J., Xue, J., Hua, J., Yin, Y., Creech, D. L., & Han, J. 2023. Research Status and Trends of Taxodium distichum, HortScience, 58(3), 317-326. Retrieved from https://journals.ashs.org/hortsci/view/journals/hortsci/58/3/article-p317.xml

Creech, David.  Jan 11, 2023 – Maples at SFASU.  Podcast by Tim and Matt Nelson, Mr. Maples, North Carolina. 

Creech, David. Jan 13, 2023.  Growing Figs in the Pineywoods.  Presentation at the East Texas Fruit, Nut and Vegetable Conference, Texas Agrilife, Tyler, TX.  160 attendees.

Creech, David.  Jan 14, 2023.  The Natives are Restless.  Keynote speaker presentation at the Master Gardener annual conference, Native Plants, Monroe, LA.  114 attendees.

David Creech¹*, and Mengmeng Gu².  2023.   Status on the Impact of the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri on Woody Ornamentals in Texas. ,¹2900 Raguet St., Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75965,  ²Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Box 1173, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. (dcreech@sfasu.edu) – a presentation at the ASHS SR annual conference, Feb 2-5, 2023, Oklahoma City, OK.  22 attendees

Poster judge at ASHS-SR annual conference with three other colleagues.  Competition included 32 posters at the Undergraduate, MSc and PhD levels.  Saturday, Feb 4, 2023 1-5 PM.  

Creech, David.  May/June 2023.  Climate-Resilient Plants for a 21^st Century Texas.  Texas Gardener vol. XLII (4): 32-35. 

March 15, 2023.  Tour of Ruby Mize Garden for the Taiwanese Club, Harris County, TX.  33 in attendance.

April 1, 2023.  KTRE, Mariela Gonzales news item:  https://www.ktre.com/video/2023/03/31/east-texans-search-their-perfect-plant-sfa-gardens-spring-plant-sale/

April 13, 2023.  Tour of SFA Gardens by Smith County Master Gardeners.  18 participants. 

Creech, David.  April 18, 2023.  Climate Resilient Plants for the Gulf South.  Presentation to the Sugarland Garden Club, Sugarland, Texas.  116 participants. 

Creech, David.  May 20, 2023.  Japanese maples, camellias, azaleas and more; How many varieties are enough?  Presentation to the Smith County Master Gardeners, Tyler, Tx.  106 participants. 

Guo, J. Xue J. Hua, J., Yin Y., Creech, D.L and Han, J. 2023.  Research Status and Trends of Taxodium distichum.  HortScience 58(3): 317-326.

Zhiquan Wang, Yunlong Yin, Mingyi Sun, and David Creech. 2023.  Michelia compressa cv. ‘Zhongshanhanxiao’: a New Michelia L. Cultivar (Magnoliaceae)..  Submitted to HortScience May 19, 2023.

Wang, Z.; Shi, Q.; Chen, P.; Sun, F.; Creech, D.; Lu, Z.; Yin, Y.; Yu, C. 2023.  Grafting Causes Physiological Changes and Promotes Adventitious Root Formation in Rejuvenated Soft Shoots of Taxodium hybrid ‘Zhongshanshan’.  Plants 2023, 12, 201. https://doi.org/10.3390/ plants12010201

May 17, 2024.  Hundreds of elementary students attend SFA Gardens’ annual Bugs, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms. https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0t7dxnQ5?pd=0EmCLWFO&lang=en_US&s=i16&_f=app_share&send_time=1716067238

Chen T, Wang Z, Wang J, Liu J, Zhang R, Jia X, Yu C, Yin Y, Creech D. 2023.  Transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses unveil the growth advantage mechanism conferred by heterosis of Michelia ‘Zhongshanhanxiao’. Tree Physiol. 2023 Apr 26:tpad 046. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpad046. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37099801.  Nanjing 210014, China; ²Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen, No. 1 Qianhu Houcun, Zhongshanmen Wai, Nanjing 210014, China. ³Co-Innovation Center for the Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, 159 Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China. ⁴Department of Agriculture, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000, USA. PMID: 38498333

June 6, 2024.  Creech, David.  Native Alternatives in the Landscape.  1 hour presentation, International Society for Arboriculture, Pruning and Training Workshop, at the Conservation Education Building, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX.  36 participants. 

July 29, 2024.  Toured our new President Neal Weaver and wife Kristi for 1 hr, 20 minutes through SFA Gardens property.  

Creech, David.  Aug 9, 2024.  “Zero Irrigation Trees and Shrubs for the Pineywoods.  Presentation to the Smith County Master Gardeners, Tyler, Texas. 40 attendees.

Creech, David. Aug 14, 2024.  Climate Resilient Ornamentals for a 21^st Century Texas – Reducing Water Use with the Right Species.  Texas Nursery and Landscape Association Conference and Convention, San Antonio, Texas.  92 attendees.

Facilitated Horticulture student Lee Hayden internship to New Zealand in Aug 2024.  Lee was exposed to the kiwifruit industry for a week. 

Ross, Robyn.  2024.  The Most Underrated Travel Experience in Texas: College Museums.  https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/the-most-underrated-travel-experience-in-texas-college-museums/.  Texas Monthly online.  (SFA Gardens was one of eight favorites – and a very nice write up)

Creech, David.  Sept 10, 2024.  Climate resilient plants for a 21^st century Pineywoods.  TFA “Reforest Lufkin” presentation, Lufkin, TX.  21 in attendance. 

KTRE Tyler Oct 8, 2024: https://www.ktre.com/video/2024/10/08/sfa-gardens-prepare-fall-festival-plant-sale/ and KTRE Tyler Oct 13, 2024:  https://www.ktre.com/2024/10/13/sfa-gardens-host-annual-fall-plant-sale/

CARRI Fall Showcase, Oct 15, 2024, held at Conservation Education Building.  Poster paper presentation on annual trials project, a collaboration with Dr. Andrew King. 

SFA Gardens helped two students to receive an IPPS scholarship and two students to receive support from the ATCOFA to attend the International Plant Propagation Society Southern Region annual conference, Tulsa, OK. Oct 27-30, 2024. This is a wonderful conference for exposing students to the industry. 

Holzapfel, A., E. Bush and D. Creech. November 2024. A Comparison of Raised Bed heights for Home Garden Production. Presentation and Poster. St. Gabriel Field Day. 65 participants.

Wild about Woody Ornamentals Conference, tour of gardens.  Three speakers in morning: Dave Creech, Rafia Khan (TAMU), Andrew King (TAMU).  12 paying attendees – four staff. Tour of Gardens with two vans. 

Dec, 2024.  Trip advisor names the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden the #1 place to visit in Nacogdoches, Texas. Dec 2024. 

Creech, David. Jan 10, 2025.  Container Blueberry Production Strategies.  Virtual conference, a zoom presentation to the Annual Texas Fruit Virtual Conference, 72 online

King, Andrew R. and David L. Creech.  Feb. 1,2025. Influence of stratification treatments on germination of Acer skutchii seed from seven different genotypes. A presentation at the Southern Region American Society for Horticulture Science annual conference.  Irvine, TX.  11 particpants.

Holzapfel, A., E. Bush and D. Creech. Feb. 1-3, 2025. A Comparison of Raised Bed heights for Home Garden Production. Southern Region American Society for Horticulture Science annual conference. Irvine, TX. 

Creech, David.  Feb 15, 2025.  Celebrating Natives.  A presentation to the annual conference of the Sabine Master Gardeners, Many, LA. 168 participants

Creech, David.  Feb 18, 2025.  Celebrating Natives.  A presentation to the Montgomery County Master Gardener’s class, Conroe, TX.  93 participants

Dilulio, Dani. 2025. Coastal Roots Program: Exhibitor at the Party for the Planet.  Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas. Booth. 

Alessandro Holzapfel¹, Edward Bush¹, David Creech².  2025.Improving Garden Production in Coastal Environments Using Raised Garden Beds.  American Journal of Plant Sciences, 16(3), 419-433. ¹Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, USA, ²Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, USA.  https://www.scirp.org/journal/ajps; ISSN Online: 2158-2750; ISSN Print: 2158-2742.

Creech, David.  Feb 22, 2025.  Grafting Workshop.  Presented at the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building. 24 participants

Creech, David.  Mar 9, 2025.  Growing Azaleas in a Hostile Land.  American Rose Center, Shreveport LA. 21 participants

Spring 2025. Seeing the Forest and the Trees.  Sawdust, Vol 52 (1): 28-30; Features a pic and explanation on our kiwifruit work. 

Creech, David.  May 20, 2025.  Climate Resistant Landscapes for a 21^st Century Lufkin.  Presentation to the Angelina County Master Gardeners.  46 participants. 

Creech, David.  June 11, 2025.  Climate Resilient Landscapes for a 21^st Century Gulf South.  SE Green Conference and Convention, Duluth, GA.  43 participants. 

Anna Mazurek.  June 2025.  Come to Texas’s Oldest City for the History. Stay for the Blueberries, Barbecue, and Gardens.  Texas Monthly: https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/nacogdoches-texas-oldest-city-history-blueberry-festival-trip-guide/

Shradhda Suman Jnawali ¹, Matthew McBroom¹, Yanli Zhang¹, Kevin Stafford², Zhengyi Wang³, David Creech¹ and Zhongqian Cheng^1*.  2025. Effectiveness of Rain Gardens for Managing Non-Point Source Pollution from Urban Surface Storm Water Runoff in Eastern Texas, USA. Sustainability 2025, 17, 4631 (https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104631)

Creech, David.  July 7, 2025.  Climate Resilient Plants for the Gulf South in an Era of Rapid Climate Change.  Presentation to the quarterly “Science Café” and membership meeting of the Big Thicket Association, Beaumont, TX. 34 participants.

Creech, David.  July 25, 2025.  Climate Resilient Woody Ornamentals for a Changing Pineywoods.  Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Overton, Texas. 53 participants.

Creech, David.  Aug 5, 2025.  Climate Resilient Trees for the 21^st Century.  A presentation at the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association annual Convention, San Antonio, TX.  – 36 participants

Creech, David.  Sept 19, 2025.  SFA Gardens Fruit Field Day.  A presentation on the fruit research projects at SFA Gardens (muscadines, Kiwifruit, Feijoas, Figs, and other alternative fruits).  Tim Hartman, co-PI on a TDA/USDA Feijoa project,  presented on alternative fruits with potential for Texas.  Afternoon tour of plots with emphasis on Feijoa plot. 21 participants.  

Creech, David.  Sept 25, 2025.  Highland Lakes Master Naturalists – short presentation in the Conservation Education Building and tour of the PNPC landscape and horticulture facility. 22 participants.

Article in Travel, Taste and Tour magazine puts a heavy emphasis on the SFA Gardens https://traveltasteandtour.com/2025/09/seasons-of-charm-fall-into-nacogdoches/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANdOoxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpSEOF_bFQyOQv1TiwoCxIJTHlLaTVd6vyefe3HFGapwSQYYO1AYqqLg-vxN_aem_hQMyxQf0utg7pn8NzL0vlg

Creech, David. Oct 14, 2025.  Presentation to the Pines Garden Club, Nacogdoches, TX. Local residence.  13 participants

Creech, David.  Oct 14, 2025. Tips and tricks when planting trees in a Hostile Land.  A presentation to the Texas Forestry Association meeting, Lufkin, Texas.  9 participants.

Jay White. 2025.  Two Colorful Anniversaries.  Texas Gardener Vol XLV (1): 6.  The editor’s column celebrated the 45^th anniversary of the magazine and the 40^th anniversary of SFA Gardens. 

Oct 19-24, 2025.  Attended the International Plant Propagators Society Conference held in Orlando, FL.  Board meetings, participated in the plant auction after the banquet, field trips, student Devin Stage, Forestry, received a scholarship to the conference.  Jonathan Carrillo participated. 

Oct 25, 2025.  40^th anniversary celebration of SFA Gardens.  At the Conservation Education Building.  A come and go celebration with good attendance in spite of storms.

Creech, David.  2025.  The Maples of SFA Gardens; Forty years and counting.  A presentation at the North American Maple Society annual conference, Irving, Texas. Nov 7-9, 2025.  Field trips, served as auctioneer for the plant sale. 66 participants 

Creech, David.  2025.  A presentation to the Urban Forestry class, Dr. Hans Williams.  History, development, focus SFA Gardens.  Discussed managing fertility and irrigation when the crop is so diverse (species, container size, etc.).  13 participants.

Creech, David.  2025. SFA Gardens: Against the Odds.  Les Reeves Lecture Series at the PNPC, Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building, 44 participants.

Press on Skutch maple in 2025:

1. Mr. Maple Youtube video on our work with Skutch maple: https://youtu.be/ltike3ng3Sw ;
2. The Weekend Gardener KXAN, https://youtu.be/UOBcNZ9H6JQ;
3. Natural Gardener video on opportunities with skutch maple and the role of SFA in its popularity. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1349025956697583  

East Texas and the potential for kiwi cultivation Link: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/9663517/east-texas-and-the-potential-for-kiwi-cultivation/

In addition, Dr. Creech led tours of the SFA Gardens for the 1) Greg County Master Gardeners, 3/19/2025 – 16 participants; 2) Nacogdoches Retired Teachers Association, 03/20/2025 – 18 participants; 3) Nottingham Forest Garden Club, 03/27/2025 – 18 participants; 4) Garden Club at PCA Charter School, 03/27/2025 – 16 participants; 5) Texas Garden Club Convention, 04/02/2025 – 11 participants; and 6) Del Webb Sweetgrass Garden Club, 04/04/2025 – 46 participants; NPSOT Longview Chapter, 11/01/2025 – 13 participants