Boston Flora

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  • Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm – Identifying the 25 Most Common Trees in Boston

    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.

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  • Sundays, May 15, 22, June 5, 12, 19, and 26, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – ID and Use of Trees for the Urban Landscape

    Learn to identify trees and consider their appropriate uses in the designed landscape in this six session course on Sundays, May 15 – June 26 (excluding Memorial Day weekend) at the Arnold Arboretum.  Using themes such as trees that provide native habitats or those appropriate for plantings along city streets to structure this class, landscape architect Emily Hamilton will use classroom presentations in the Hunnewell Building and tours through the Arboretum to familiarize you with the many trees appropriate for a variety of growing conditions and desired effects.  Fee $145 for Arboretum members, $175 for non-members.  Sign up at www.my.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Sunday, June 13, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm – All About Trees

    On Sunday, June 13, from 1:30 – 4 pm, explore our biggest plants, trees, their bark, twigs, leaves, and survival strategies, with Wellesley College Visiting Scholar Katie Griffith, a naturalist and environmental scientist with a strong interest in family education.  Meet at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden.  The program is free, but pre-registration is required.  Call 781-283-3094, or email horticulture@wellesley.edu.  Suitable for all ages, this is an interactive, informal way to become familiar with botanical concepts through many learning pathways.

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  • Saturday, October 24, 9:30 am – 12 noon – Assessing Tree Health and Structure

    Dave Ropes, Consulting Arborist, Tree Specialists, Inc., will give a class at Garden in the Woods in Framingham in collaboration with the New England Wild Flower Society and the Arnold Arboretum on Saturday, October 24, from 9:30 am – 12 noon.  Proper tree care requires assessment of the entire tree system from roots to shoots. Learn how to properly assess a tree’s health and structure with techniques used by professional arborists. Learn which types of structural defects compromise the integrity of the tree and require attention, and which are merely aesthetic concerns. Study and evaluate tree foliage, twig growth, and the presence of pathogens and diseases. A classroom session will cover tree physiology and site conditions that relate to tree health, followed by a field session to look at a variety of trees at Garden in the Woods. Appropriate for landscape professionals as well as property owners who want to know how to decide what can be done and when to call a professional arborist.
    Fee: $30 for Arnold Arboretum or NEWFS members, $36 nonmembers.  To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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  • Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 – 9:00 pm – Framework Trees of New England

    Trees are the dominant plant type of New England, with forests covering most of the land area.  Instructor Karen Sebastian addresses identification and natural history of individual species as well as forest ecology. Since understanding today’s forests requires familiarity with their history, she will review the changing landscape from the Ice Age through European settlement. Students learn to identify native New England trees and their habitats, to recognize different aged stands (pioneer, second growth, and other growth) and become familiar with forest communities of the northeastern temperate region.

    You will consider the natural conditions and human disturbance factors that produce the different forest associations. Weekend field trips take you to a variety of forest types off-site. Bring a bag lunch and water.

    Location:
    Garden in the Woods
    Framingham , MA

    Sponsor: New England Wildflower Society and Arnold Arboretum
    Time(s): Tues. Oct. 6,13, 20, 27 from 7-9 p.m.; Sat. Oct 17, noon-4 p.m.; Sat. Oct. 24, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Cost: $176 (Member) / $204 (Non-Member); pre-registration is necessary
    Phone: 508-877-7630, ext. 3303
    Email: registrar@newenglandWILD.org
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