Patrick OMalley

Horticulture Specialist
Patrick O'Malley headshot

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Area of Expertise
organic crop production, vegetable crop production, turfgrass management and troubleshooting (athletic fields and golf course), fruit tree management, small fruit crop management, nursery and garden center management, arboriculture (tree care), landscape plant selection, landscape plant troubleshooting, herbaceous ornamentals (perennials/annuals), local foods, general commercial horticulture questions, plant identification
Education
B.S., Horticulture, Iowa State University, 1981
M.S. Horticulture, University of Hawaii, 1987
Ph.D. Horticulture, University of Hawaii, 1992
Awards
ARCS (Achievement Reward for College Scientists) 1989, 1991
Iowa State Horticultural Society Award of Merit 2013
ISU Extension & Outreach 2009 Team Award
Iowa State Horticultural Society 2013 Award of Merit
ISU Extension & Outreach 2008 Team Award
ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Team Award 2016
Contact
omall@iastate.edu
319-337-2145
319-330-0337
3109 Old Highway 218 South
Iowa City
Iowa
52246
Region: 
2
Counties Served: 
Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, Winneshiek