Online Deciduous Trees Course

DECIDUOUS TREES - HOME STUDY COURSE

• Learn about the major decidous tree groups
• Become an expert on decidous trees
• Save time and money by home study
• Extend your knowledge and confidence
• Save money by making the right choices - choose plants that are right
• Course suitable for horticulturalists and those wanting to create more energy efficent homes with deciduous trees

Not only are deciduous trees beautiful, but they play an important role in providing summer shade and winter sun.

Deciduous Trees are widely planted in both hemispheres. They are very important for both amenity horticulture and forestry. This course is a great foundation study for new or experienced horticulturists, landscapers, arborists, nursery workers, gardeners, parks managers; or anyone else concerned with the selection, propagation, care, maintenance or harvesting of deciduous trees.

There is such a range of uses for these beautiful additions to a garden, and this detailed course provides specialist knowledge. The course will provide specialised information on these trees; which arms you with a great resource, either for your own garden, or others’ gardens.

There are 8 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction
   • Taxonomy
   • Planting
   • Plant Selection
   • Soils
   • Nutrition and Fertilisers
   • Pruning
   • Propagation
      
2. Maple (Acer)
   • Introduction
   • Propagation
   • Culture
   • Pest and Diseas
   • Species and Cultivars
   • Growing Acers in Pots
   • What affects foliage Colour Changes
      
3. Birch (Betula)
   • Characteristics of the Betulaceae Family
   • Betula genus overview
   • Commonly Cultivated Betula species and cultivars
   • Betula species not commonly grown
   • Birch Propagation; cuttings, layering, seed, grafting
      
4. Ash (Fraxinus)
   • Introduction
   • Fraxinus sub groups; sub genus Ornus, sub genus Fraxinaster
   • Variations in leaf colour
   • Selected cultivars
   • Less commonly cultivated species
   • Culture; pests, disease, propagation, etc
      
5. Oak (Quercus)
   • Overview of genus Quercus
   • Species and Cultivars
   • Culture
      
6. Prunus
   • Overview of the genus Prunus
   • Culture
   • Cultivars and Species
   • Plums
   • Apricot
   • Prunus persicae (Peach and Nectarine)
   • Cherry
   • Prunus Propagation
      
7. Other Deciduous Trees
   • Alnus
   • Cedrella
   • Lagerstroemia
   • Liriodendron
   • Liquidambar
   • Magnolia
   • Malus
   • Platanus
   • Populus
   • Pyrus (Pear)
   • Salix
   • Sambacus
   • Syringia
   • Ulmus (Elm)
      
8. Special Project

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Aims:

• Review foundation knowledge in plant identification and culture as needed to properly build expertise specific to deciduous trees
• Develop knowledge in classification, identification and culture of plants, from the genus Acer.
• Develop knowledge in classification, identification and culture of plants, from the genus Betula
• Develop knowledge in classification, identification and culture of plants, from the genus Fraxinus.
• Develop knowledge in classification, identification and culture of plants, from the genus Quercus.
• Develop knowledge in classification, identification and culture of plants, from the genus Prunus.
• Review a range of other significant deciduous tree genera not covered previously in this course.
• Plan the establishment of a collection of different cultivars of deciduous trees suited to growing in a specified locality.

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