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Landscape Plants: Fall Trees and Shrubs

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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.

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.

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Schedule:

Every week on Wednesday, starting on 10/16/24 and ending on 11/13/24

Times:

10:00am-01:00pm EDT

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Instructor:

Timothy Nolan Timothy Nolan

Timothy Nolan

Tim Nolan runs Gardens By Design, a landscape and garden design firm, and works as a horticultural consultant for designers, primarily in New York City and the Hudson Valley. He is certified in Sustainable Garden Design by NYBG.

Location:

NYBG, Watson Room 302
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458

Session Number:

252HRT331B

Price:

Price Non-Member : $345.00
Member : $315.00

Prerequisite(s):

Introduction to Plant Science

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