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Tag: Ornamental Trees

  • Saturday, May 4, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Beyond Crabapples – The Four Season Beauty of Ornamental Trees

    Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road in Washington, Connecticut (the Berkshires) hosts a May 4 morning program entitled Beyond Crabapples – The Four Season Beauty of Ornamental Trees.

    Surround yourself with the beauty of small, ornamental trees. In this illustrated talk, Elisabeth Cary will teach us how this underutilized group of plants can play an important part in the four season garden offering flowers, fruit, foliage and structure. These small trees can have a role in the mixed border, as a focal point to brighten a dark corner or as a canopy to brighten a dark corner. Learn about the many species available for the zone 5 garden and explore how to select, site, and cultivate this great group of plants.

    Elisabeth Cary, former Director of Education at Berkshire Botanical Garden, has been gardening for over 30 years. She is currently developing Cooper Hill Farm, a micro flower farm in Sheffield, MA.

    Hollister House Garden Members $25; Non-Members $35. Register at https://hollisterhousegarden.org/events/beyond-crabapples-the-four-season-beauty-of-ornamental-trees/

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  • Saturday, April 27, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Transplanting Shrubs and Planting Small Ornamental Trees

    Learn by doing in this April 27 Berkshire Botanical Garden hands-on shrub and tree planting/transplanting workshop led by arborist Ken Gooch. All aspects of successful planting will be demonstrated, and participants will assist in transplanting a multi-stem shrub and planting a small tree. Learn how to successfully transplant shrubs through correct timing,placement, and techniques designed to create minimal disturbance and ensure smooth transition to a new site. Consider the differences between bare-root, container-grown, or balled-and-burlapped trees, and understand the importance of siting.

    Participants should dress warmly and bring pruners and work gloves; dress for the weather.  $15 for BBG members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/transplanting-shrubs-and-planting-small-ornamental-trees-0

    Ken Gooch is the Forest Health Program Director for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and a Massachusetts Certified Arborist. He is a long-time instructor for the Berkshire Botanical Garden.

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  • Saturday, April 26, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Transplanting Shrubs and Planting Small Ornamental Trees

    Learn by doing in this hands-on shrub and tree planting/transplanting workshop at the Education Center at Berkshire Botanical Garden in West Stockbridge on Saturday, April 26 from 9 – noon. All aspects of successful planting will be demonstrated, and participants will assist in transplanting a multi-stem shrub and planting a small tree. Learn how to successfully transplant shrubs by correct timing and placement and techniques designed to create minimal disturbance and ensure smooth transition to a new site. Consider the differences between bare-root, container-grown or balled-and-burlapped trees and understand the importance of siting.

    Ken Gooch is the Forest Health Program Director for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Additionally, he is a Massachusetts Certified Arborist and teaches arboriculture at the Garden. BBG member price $35, non-member $40. Register online at www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413-298-3926, x 15.

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  • Saturday, January 30, 9 am – 4 pm – Grafting Techniques for Ornamental Trees

    Join Plant Propagator Jack Alexander at the Dana Greenhouses at the Arnold Arboretum on Saturday, January 30 at 9 am for this day long workshop sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum. Grafting is the technique of joining parts of plants in such a manner that they unite and continue their growth as one plant. It is sometimes the most practical propagation method for the hobbyist, since it does not require special conditions or equipment. This workshop will teach methods of grafting and offer practice in making graft unions from actual plant material. You will graft both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants may include two- or five-needled pines and crabapples. (Simple aftercare will be required until planting out in late spring.) If you own pruning shears or a grafting knife, please bring them to class. You must sign an assumption-of-risk-and-release form in order to practice the techniques taught in class (yes, you can cut yourself if you’re not careful!)
    Fee $90  Arboretum member, $110 nonmember.  To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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