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Luke Owen

Luke Owen

Extension Agent, Agriculture - Commercial Horticulture Buncombe County Centerlcowen@ncsu.edu
Street Address: 49 Mount Carmel Rd
Suite 102
Asheville, NC 28806
Mailing Address: 49 Mount Carmel Rd
Asheville, NC 28806

Job Description Commercial Horticulture including areas such as ornamentals, vegetables, fruit/tree production, turf/landscape management systems, and other green industry as well as Regional Pesticide programming coordinator for the West District.

Recent Posts by Luke Owen

Picture of miscanthus sinensis seedheads and growth form.

Invasive Plant BOLO: Maidenhair Grass

Miscanthus sinensis (Maiden grass) Maiden grass form. (Warren County, NC)-Cathy DewittSource: NCSU Plant Toolbox Maiden grass is prevalent all across WNC. It …

Photo of tree-of-heaven in a forested setting.

Invasive Plant BOLO: Tree-of-Heaven

Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) Tree-of-Heaven can reach heights of up to 80′ tall but is often short and shrubby in the landscape.Photo …

Cover photo for Invasive Plant BOLO: Oriental Bittersweet

Invasive Plant BOLO: Oriental Bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental bittersweet) This invasive deciduous woody vine was introduced to the United States from Southeast Asia in the 1860’s …

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