Join Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records, on November 2 at 2 pm to learn how plant inventory work is being tackled on Hemlock Hill at the Arnold Arboretum. Participants will travel less than a quarter mile over gravel, woodchips, and pavement. Meet at the bottom of Hemlock Hill Summit Road near Tsuga canadensis 1230-98*A. See map at website https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=59014 for on-site location.
In just a few hours on Sunday, June 11 from 9 – 1, Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, will teach you to identify 90 percent of the trees growing in Boston, both native and nonnative. Beginning in the classroom in the Hunnewell Building, you will briefly review the characteristics of the 25 most common trees and learn the botanical terminology necessary to describe them. You will then walk the grounds of the Arboretum to look at mature specimens of these trees.Bring a notebook or clipboard for this information-rich program. Fee $45 member, $60 nonmember. Register at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.
The Tilia (linden) collection is the largest genus of summer-flowering trees in the Arnold Arboretum—nearly 150 trees are in the collection, most along Meadow Road. In late June and early July they are at the height of their bloom, providing an exceptional opportunity for study, comparison, and enjoyment. Linden flowers attract pollinating bees and appreciative visitors with their wonderful, enticing fragrance. Join The Arnold Arboretum on Meadow Road for a horticultural tour of the Tilia collection with Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records at the Arboretum, and a tour focusing on honey bees with Heather Mattila, Assistant Professor at Wellesley College, whose research focuses on the mechanisms of honey bee behavior, the chemical ecology of colonies, and the microbiology of queens and workers. There will also be fun family activities focusing on the lindens. The event takes place from 1 – 3 on Sunday, June 21. Collections Up Close events offer great ways to explore plants at the Arboretum. Free – no registration required. Image from www.herbs-hands-healing.co.uk.
In just a few hours on Saturday, June 1, you can learn to identify 90 percent of the trees growing in Boston, both native and nonnative. Beginning at 9 am in the classroom in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum, you will briefly review the characteristics of the 25 most common trees and learn the botanical terminology necessary to describe them. You will then walk the grounds of the Arboretum to look at mature specimens of these trees. The class will be given by Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records at the Arnold Arboretum. Fee $45 Arboretum member, $60 nonmember. Register on line at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.
If yesterday’s Arnold Arboretum walk with Ajay Sequeira wasn’t enough for you, join Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records at the Arnold Arboretum, on Sunday, October 2, from 9 – 1 (meet at the Hunnewell Building), and in just a few hours you can learn to identify 90 percent of the trees growing in Boston, both native and nonnative. Beginning in the classroom, you will briefly review the characteristics of the 25 most common trees and learn the botanical terminology necessary to describe them. You will then walk the grounds of the Arboretum to look at mature specimens of these trees. Register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu. Fee $45 member, $60 nonmember.
Just how dumb do you feel when someone says “You’re in the Garden Club. What’s this tree called?” Perhaps you smile and say it’s a native Eastern whortleberry. Lie no more. In just a few hours on Sunday, October 25, you can learn to identify 90 percent of the trees growing in Boston, both native and nonnative (like the ailanthus, below). Beginning in the classroom in the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum, you will briefly review the characteristics of the 25 most common trees and learn the botanical terminology necessary to describe them. You will then walk the grounds of the Arboretum to look at mature specimens of these trees. Your instructor is Kyle Port, Manager of Plant Records at the Arboretum. To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.
Fee $45 Arnold Arboretum member, $55 nonmember.
