Phillip F. Hunter attended Mississippi State University to obtain his BS in Landscape Contracting in 1991. He spent 12 years as a landscape contractor working with Landscape Services, Inc. in Birmingham, AL, before becoming a founding member of Hunter Trees, LLC, in December 1999. He attends Asbury United Methodist Church with his family: wife Robin, daughter Carolyn, and son Patton. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing (both freshwater and offshore saltwater), golf, family and friends activities, and supporting BSC lacrosse.
Affiliations & Awards
- Alabama Farmers Federation and ALFA Insurance (ALFA) Board of Directors (2018 – present)
- Alabama Nursery and Landscape Association (ALNLA): Active Member, 2 terms on the Board of Directors
- Shelby County Farmers Federation: Active Board member
- Leadership Shelby County, AL: Class of 2023
- ALFA Greenhouse, Nursery, and Sod State Commodity Committee (2011-2019)
- ALFA Leadership Award – Shelby County Commodity Division (2017)
- ALFA Alabama Farm of Distinction (2014)
- Southern Nursery Association: David E. Laird Memorial Outstanding Service Award (2008)
- ALNLA Horizon Award (2002)