Objectives:
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After completing reading in the manual, online module, and class activities, the student will in class:
- Differentiate between trees, shrubs and vines for woody ornamentals
- List selection criteria for woody ornamentals
- Describe correct pruning methods for woody ornamentals
- Describe correct planting method for woody ornamentals
- Use IPM process and appropriate resources to respond to general inquiries related to woody ornamentals
Lecture:
Quiz:
Student Materials:
Extra stuff
Dichotomous Key (Tree Identification):
- How to use a dichotomous key (YouTube playlist)
Diggers Hotline
Tree Planting:
- Proper Tree Planting, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Tree Planting, Purdue University Extension
- Planting Container Trees Part 1, University of Minnesota
- Planting Container Trees Part 2, University of Minnesota
- How Not to Plant Trees, The Wisconsin Gardener
- A New Way to Plant Trees, The Wisconsin Gardener
Additional Tree Resources:
- Choosing the Right Landscape Plants: Factors to consider
- Pruning Deciduous Trees
- Pruning Deciduous Shrubs
- Pruning Evergreens
- The Effects of Flooding on Plants and Woody Plants Tolerant to Wet Soil (PDF)
- TLC for Your Trees (PDF)
Other Sources
- Tree Pruning Essentials, Purdue University Extension
- Treesaregood.com
- New Tree Planting (PDF)
- Pruning Young Trees for Structure and Form
- Planting and Transplanting Trees and Shrubs, University of Minnesota-Extension
- Stem Girdling Roots: The underground epidemic killing our trees (PDF), Univ. of Minnesota / Xcel Engergy
- WATCH: Planting Container Trees Part 1, University of Minnesota
- WATCH: Planting Container Trees Part 2, University of Minnesota
- 24 Ways to Kill a Tree, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Coordinator Materials:
