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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.
Learn to recognize the characteristics of native and common woody and herbaceous plants in the winter. While in their dormant, leafless state, trees and shrubs can be identified by bud types, leaf scars, fruit remnants, and other distinguishing marks. Specimens examined in class are supplemented by forays around the Garden. For on-site sessions at NYBG, please dress for the weather.

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

Please note that Plant Structure OR Basic Plant ID is sufficient for the pre-requisite.

Required Textbooks:
Core and Ammons, Woody Plants in Winter, The Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, Cal. 1958
Levine, Carol, A Guide to The Identification of Wildflowers in Winter, Yale University Press, 1995

Recommended Textbooks:
Watts and Watts, Winter Tree Finder, Nature Study Guild, 1970
Harlow, William, Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs. Dover Publications,1946 Brown, Lauren, Weeds in Winter

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Prerequisite(s):
Basic Plant ID

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