ECA

Exotic Conifer Association

Annual Meeting

2022

Making the Trip to Canada





Join us: ECA's Annual Meeting, September 24, 2022 at
Larry and Marlene Downey's Tree Farm and Nursery,
Hatley, Quebec, Canada...
Followed by the NH-VT Fall meeting on September 25, 2022 also at Downey's Tree Farm and Nursery

SAVE THE DATES! Complete your registration online (click here) or by mail (sent to all ECA members via USPS in July 2022) by September 2, 2022.

Reminder: You will need:

This is the meeting we wait a decade to come around. See you there.

See "Events Friday", "Events Saturday" "Making the Trip" and "Registration Forms" for more details and updates.


Who are we?

We are a group of individuals interested in exploring alternative species of Christmas trees and ornamentals. The purpose of this association is to promote the use of potentially exciting and beautiful conifers that will enhance our home and landscape not only during the Christmas season but throughout the entire year.

ECA Mission

The mission of the Exotic Conifer Association is to educate, collect, and disseminate information from the experience of growing non-invasive exotic conifers as Christmas trees and ornamentals.


Many exotics can provide one or more of the following benefits:

    • Exceptional needle retention, foliage, color, density and texture

    • Desirable shape and form with little shearing

    • Insect and disease resistance

    • Frost and drought resistance

    • Aesthetically pleasing, interesting, and culturally educational

Our Objectives:

  1. To encourage quality seed availability and seed orchard establishment

  2. Coordinate group purchases of seeds, plugs, seedlings, and transplants when available

  3. Sharing of information regarding exotic conifers through field days and online discussion groups

  4. Organizing an annual field day to observe, discuss, and share experiences about exotics