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. You can also attend the NH-VT Fall meeting there on September 25, 2022

Save the dates and get your registration information here and in the mail sent to ECA members via USPS in July 2022

Reminder: You will need: a USA passport, a current vacination record and be signed into 'Arrive Canada' on your smart phone

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

See "Events Friday" and "Events Saturday" for more details


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