San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society
Join us for our October 10th SGVCSS meeting:
Our Speaker is John Trager
Program: SUCCULENT TREASURES 0F TAIWAN IN HABITAT AND CULTIVATION
Our meeting starts at 7:30 pm in Ayres Hall of the LA Arboretum
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John Trager Short Bio:
John Trager is the Bernie and Miyako Storch Curator of the Desert Garden and Collections at The Huntington. where he has worked since 1983. Prior to that. he worked with master propagator Frank Horwood at Abbey Garden Nursery when it was located in Carpinteria.
Trager’s horticultural writings have appeared in the Cactus and Succulent Journal. the Euphorbia Journal. and various other horticultural publications. He is also known for his photographyover 3,000 of his images have been published in numerous textbooks and horticultural journals. The annual Si introductions. published in the C&S Journal. also provide a venue for his writing and photography. In search of plants (and insects).
Trager has traveled to China. Costa Rica. Israel. Mexico, Namibia, South Africa. Taiwan. Thailand, and Venezuela. He holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from California State Polytechnic University. Pomona (1992) and earlier studied botany at Santa Barbara City College and University of California, Santa Barbara.
Program:
John Trager traveled to southern China and Taiwan in search of succulents in 2019. The current program details his return to the fascinating island of Taiwan in January 2024. focusing on succulents, both wild and cultivated.
Some of these are familiar. others are newer hybrids and cultivars. being produced by the vibrant horticulture industry there. Join us for a tour of beautiful habitats and some of the nurseries specializing in succulents.