Certificate Track 3 - Arboriculture

April

Learn the identification, classification, and landscape use of spring-flowering trees and shrubs. Major plant groups include Magnolia, Malus, Prunus, Viburnum,and other genera, which are particularly ornamental in spring. The class goes out on the grounds rain or shine. Prerequisite: Introduction more...
264HRT334A 04/08 We 10:30am-1:30pm Himmelman
NYBG
264HRT334B 04/10 Fr 10:00am-1:00pm Nolan
NYBG
264HRT334C 04/11 Sa 9:00am-12:00pm Simeone
NYBG

Learn common diseases of woody and herbaceous ornamentals and turfgrass, and the cultural, biological, and least-toxic strategies for their control.

Note: This class is a requirement in NYBG's Horiculture Certificate Program, Tracks 1, 2, & 3. It is not the same more...
264HRT481 04/16 Th 10:30am-1:30pm Kokinchak
NYBG

Learn the identification, classification, and landscape use of spring-flowering trees and shrubs. Major plant groups include Magnolia, Malus, Prunus, Viburnum,and other genera, which are particularly ornamental in spring. The class goes out on the grounds rain or shine. Prerequisite: Introduction more...
264HRT334D 04/21 Tu 5:00pm-8:00pm Gonzalez
NYBG

This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
264HRT300AO 04/23 Th 10:30am-12:30pm Halane
ONLINE
264HRT300B 04/27 Mo 6:00pm-8:00pm Alvarez
ONLINE

May

Designed for people interested in arboriculture, this course will help students develop their climbing skills. Learn techniques such as rope setting, knot tying, body thrusting, doublecrotching, foot locking, and limb walking. Taught on Garden grounds, this class offers expert instruction more...
264HRT304A 05/16 Sa 10:00am-3:30pm Vitagliano
Davila
NYBG

Soil is a dynamic, living organism and the very foundation of sustainable horticulture and agriculture.This course focuses on the texture, structure, density, and color of different soils and the dynamic relationship that exists among soil, water, and plants. Through lectures more...
264HRT301A 05/20 We 11:00am-2:00pm Lozefski
NYBG
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