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  • Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Director’s Series – Journeys: The Arnold Arboretum Meets the World’s Plants and Peoples, Online

    Join Moderator Dr. William (Ned) Friedman, Director, Arnold Arboretum, and Panelists Dr. Yota Batsaki, Executive Director of Dumbarton Oaks, Dr. Michael Dosmann, Keeper of the Living Collections, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Andrew Gapinski, Director of Horticulture, Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, for the annual Director’s Series. To celebrate the Arboretum’s sesquicentennial, this year’s series will explore the Magic and Meaning of a Garden of Trees. Over the course of four sessions, we will trace the Arnold’s significance in the landscape architecture movement, value for the people of Boston, and leadership in creating global connections between plants and people. This session will include brief presentations and a moderated panel. The program is free and is offered both in person and livestreamed.  This event will also be presented in-person at the Arboretum’s Weld Hill Research Building at 1300 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131. To sign up for the in-person event, click here. To register for the online stream, click here.

  • Saturday, May 4, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Landscape Plant Selection, Planting, and Establishment

    Ensuring the long-term health of your landscape starts with healthy plants from the nursery, proper site selection and preparation, and sound planting and establishment. Andrew Gapinski, Head of Horticulture at the Arnold Arboretum, will discuss professional standards and techniques, along with common issues and solutions for both balled-and-burlapped and containerized specimens.

    He will focus on landscape trees, shrubs, and perennials. Ornamental annuals and vegetables will not be covered in this offering. The lecture will take place in the Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, on May 4 from 1 – 3.

    Class will start indoors and then move outdoors to the Dana Greenhouse Nursery. $30 for Friends of the Arboretum, $42 for the general public. Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu, or call 617-384-5277.

  • Tuesday, January 29, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Plant Collecting in Western Hubei, China

    Valued for its rich diversity of temperate flora, Hubei, China has long been a destination for Arnold Arboretum explorers, from the time of E. H. Wilson on his first Arboretum trip, to the 1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition, and in more recent times, the 1994 North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC) expedition to explore the “Horticultural Heaven” of Wudang Mountain. Among Hubei’s botanical fame includes holding the remaining living wild-populations of dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) in the province’s southwest county of Lichuan. Please join Andrew Gapinski and Peter Zale on January 29 at 6:30 pm in the Hunnewell Building of the Arboretum as they share the history of exploration of the Province and tales of the their three-week Western Hubei plant collecting journey as part of the 2018 NACPEC expedition. Andrew Gapinski is Head of Horticulture at the Arnold Arboretum and Peter Zale, PhD, is Associate Director, Conservation, Plant Breeding and Collections, Longwood Gardens. Impatiens omeiana pictured below.

    Fee Free, registration requested. Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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  • Saturday, December 8, 9:30 am – 12:00 noon – Measure Twice, Cut Once: Introductory Tree and Shrub Pruning

    Put down the hedge shears! Through both classroom instruction and hands-on field training, this December 8 class at the Arnold Arboretum will include what’s, whys, and how’s of proper pruning approaches and techniques. Andrew Gapinski will focus on small ornamental trees, young shade trees, and shrubs with general approaches towards maintaining a plant’s natural form and encouraging health and vigor. Note: Pruning for fruit production will not be covered in this offering. Dress for indoor and outdoor learning. Class begins at 9:30 am in the Hunnewell Building. Fee $32 Arboretum member, $42 nonmember. Register at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

    Introductory Tree and Shrub Pruning

  • Monday, April 2, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Taking Stock Tree Walk

    A bit of magic happens when The Arnold Arboretum invites three tree professionals to wander a landscape together. In this case, we have matched professor with former student and three individuals with differing experiences and expertise in woody plants. Nina Bassuk (pictured), a leader in urban tree research, was one of Michael Dosmann’s professors while he earned his doctorate at Cornell. Michael is responsible for curating the 15,000 specimens of the Arnold Arboretum. Andrew Gapinski, who has worked at several arboreta prior to his tenure at the Arnold Arboretum, is charged with the horticultural care of the Arboretum’s 281 acres. On this arboreal walk, they will speak as moved by the sights and sounds of the Arboretum’s living collection. We can’t define the topics they may cover on this walk, but we do know that you will gain a richer appreciation for trees and absorb some nuggets of botanical wisdom to share with others. The event takes place April 2 from 2:30 – 4, and participants will meet in the Hunnewell Building. Fee $10 Arboretum member, $20 nonmember

    Register at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Color in the Collections: Fall Foliage Walk

    Tuesday, October 25, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Color in the Collections: Fall Foliage Walk

    Autumn in the Arnold Arboretum offers a spectacular show of color in both foliage and fruit. Join Andrew Gapinski, Manager of Horticulture, on Tuesday, October 25 from 3:30 – 5 for a very special tour of the October attractions found in the Arboretum landscape. Meet at the Hunnewell Building. For cancellations due to weather, call 617 384-5209. Free, registration is requested at my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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