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HORT-210 Woody Plants

Woody Plants is an introductory course for nursery and landscape purposes and also covers plants found in arboretums, forests and fields in various regions of the United States. The purpose is to provide a practical understanding of woody plant characteristics so students can relate knowledge taught to the field of ornamental horticulture. A study of plant taxonomy, groupings, plant material terminology and data, and an introduction to plant ecology constitute course topics.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HORT-100

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Identify samples of over 140 different woody plants by genus, species, any varietal name, and common
    name.
  2. 2. Distinguish the taxonomic categories for plants.
  3. 3. Identify the cultural needs of plants.
  4. 4. Evaluate, using the principles of ecology and plant associations, practical solutions for plant culture,
    conservation and landscape design.
  5. 5. Describe specific woody plants as they are seen in their native habitat or, in the case of hybrids or clones,
    their origin. Indicate how they would appear in nurseries, in planting designs and as mature specimens.
  6. 6. Select plant materials for solutions to functional and aesthetic landscape design problems.
  7. 7. Cite in some detail the many contributions of plants in ecology, medicine, history, economics and
    aesthetics.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Identify samples of over 140 different woody plants by genus, species, any varietal name, and common
    name.
  2. 2. Distinguish the taxonomic categories for plants.
  3. 3. Identify the cultural needs of plants.
  4. 4. Evaluate, using the principles of ecology and plant associations, practical solutions for plant culture,
    conservation and landscape design.
  5. 5. Describe specific woody plants as they are seen in their native habitat or, in the case of hybrids or clones,
    their origin. Indicate how they would appear in nurseries, in planting designs and as mature specimens.
  6. 6. Select plant materials for solutions to functional and aesthetic landscape design problems.
  7. 7. Cite in some detail the many contributions of plants in ecology, medicine, history, economics and
    aesthetics.