SHOW DATES: AUGUST 21-23, 2024 SHOW HOURS: Wednesday: 10am – 5pm | Thursday: 10am – 5pm | Friday: 10am – 2pm Contact: 503-682-5089

Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

  1. Events
  2. Speakers
  3. Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

Vice President of Research and Development, Zynnovation LLC
Wei Zhang, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in engineering from Virginia Tech. He has worked in research and development for the green industry for 10 years. His research areas include watering solutions for landscape plants, plant health, green stormwater infrastructures, plant available water and plant protection against stresses.

TreeDiaper.com/About/Wei-Zhang

Events from this speaker
Today

Soil Moisture: Top Factor for the Survival of Newly Installed Plants

Room B110

Speaker: Wei Zhang, Vice President of Research and Development, TreeDiaper
Urban trees tend to struggle because it is not an ideal growing condition between pavements and buildings. Underwatering and overwatering are the most common causes. Water prescriptions are developed to address this problem, but too much of the water is wasted. The most important factor for tree survival is the soil moisture, not how much water is dumped onto the root ball. New methods of increasing plant available water and stabilizing soil moisture will be discussed.

Registration Required

Soil Oxygen: Tips for Ensuring Plant Roots are Healthy and Thriving

Solution Center (end of Aisle 10,000)

Speaker: Wei Zhang, PhD, VP of R&D, TreeDiaper
This FREE mini-session is included with your trade show pass!
Inspired by Professor Linda Chalker-Scott and Mr. Jim Uraban, two well-known professionals in the green industry, this presentation will be interactive with a live demo! We will explore why we must water our plants so often, what makes Plant Available Water different from irrigation water, and why we can’t supply plants with 1 month of water at a time. Wei will explain why roots don’t grow deep in the soil, why compacted soil is bad for your plants, and why volcano mulching is bad for your trees while piles of leaf litter in natural forests is not, and so much more!

FREE

Soil Oxygen: The Real Limiting Factor For Trees

Room B119

Speaker: Wei Zhang, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development, Zynnovation LLC

This presentation answers common questions, such as: Why do we have to water trees so often? Why can't we supply them with one year's water supply at a time? Why don’t roots grow deep? Why is compacted soil bad for urban trees? Why is volcano mulching bad for trees while leaf piling against tree trunks in natural forests is good? Why is deicing salt bad for plants? What makes the space under sidewalks so attractive to tree roots? One thing in common with all these problems - Soil Oxygen! Join us for live demonstrations throughout the seminar.

Registration Required

Above- & Under-ground Partners: What Urban Trees are Missing

Room B119

Speaker: Wei Zhang, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development, Zynnovation LLC

Trees in the forests live with their family and friends. Above the ground, young trees are protected by mature trees against extreme weather conditions such as scorching sunlight, damaging wind, and extreme cold. Equally, and maybe more important than the above ground partners, the underground partners; insects, worms, and root and soil microbiome, is critical for the survival and thrive of the baby trees. How can we expect turban trees to survive and thrive with compacted soils, excess stormwater runoff, salt, pollution, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and more.

Registration Required

Title

Copyright® 2024 Farwest Show
The Farwest Show is produced by the Oregon Association of Nurseries
SHOW DATES: AUGUST 21-23, 2024 | SHOW HOURS: Wednesday: 10am – 5pm | Thursday: 10am – 5pm | Friday: 10am – 2pm
SHOW LOCATION: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97232
MAILING: 29751 SW Town Center Loop W., Wilsonville, OR 97070
Phone: 888-283-7219 | 503-682-5089 | [email protected]
Go to Top