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This blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.
Explore how to identify and use major groups of shade trees and shrubs native to and hardy in our region, including Acer, Quercus, and Viburnum, which are particularly ornamental in fall. Prerequisite: Introduction to Plant Science.


Required Texts
Grimm, William C. and John T. Kartesz, The Illustrated Book of Trees - The Comprehensive Guide to More than 250 Trees of Eastern North America. Stackpole Books, 2001.

Recommended Texts
• Cope, Edward A. Muenscher's Keys to Woody Plants: An Expanded Guide to Native and Cultivated Species. Comstock/ Cornell University Press, 2001.
• Dirr, Michael A., Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. Stipes Publishing, LLC; 5th edition, 1998.


Click on "Full Schedule" below to see the exact meeting times for each class.

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Prerequisite(s):
Introduction to Plant Science

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