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  • Tuesday, November 1, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Webinar: Urban Tree Selection in a Changing Climate

    Urban and community forests are likely to be among the first ecosystems impacted by climate change since projected temperature increases will be exacerbated by urban heat island effects. Based on current climate projections urban trees will experience dramatically warmer temperatures during their lifespans than the climates under which they evolved. Identifying appropriate tree genotypes for future climates is fraught with uncertainty and the potential for unintended consequences. In this program, Dr. Bert Cregg, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Forestry at Michigan State University will discuss on-going research and the challenge of identifying landscape trees for a warmer world.

    Dr. Bert Cregg is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist for landscape, nursery, and Christmas tree production at Michigan State University. His expertise includes stress physiology, plant nutrition, and plant response to environmental stresses. Dr. Cregg writes frequently on landscape and nursery topics regular and is regular contributor the MSU Extension News, the Michigan Landscape magazine, and the Great Lake Christmas tree journal. Prior to joining the MSU faculty in 1999, Dr. Cregg was a Tree Physiology Project Leader for International Paper and a Research Plant Physiologist of the USDA Forest Service. He earned his Ph.D. in Forest Resources at the University of Georgia and holds a Master of Science in Forestry from Oklahoma State University and Bachelor of Science in Forest Management from Washington State University.

    Free for ELA members, $10 for nonmembers. Register at http://www.ecolandscaping.org/event/webinar-urban-tree-selection-in-a-changing-climate/#sthash.wMy5ZWyT.dpuf

  • Thursday, September 17 – Monday, September 21 – American Dahlia Society Centennial Show

    In celebration of the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1915, the American Dahlia Society will hold a special Centennial Show September 17 – 21 in Hempstead, New York.  Hosted by the Mid Island Dahlia Society, this event includes tours of the dahlia garden at Planting Fields Arboretum as well as tours of private gardens, dahlia competitions, and educational symposium.  Three speakers sponsored by the American Horticultural Society will present: Hanu Pappu, head of the Dahlia Research Project at Washington State University, Allan M. Armitage, and Keith Hammett, ornamental plant breeder from New Zealand.  Register at www.dahlia.org by August 1.

  • Tuesday, June 3, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The Secret Dynamics of Plants

    Plants feed our planet and attract our attention with their beauty. Their immobility imparts the sense of calmness and makes us rest and relax in their shadow. Deep inside, however, plants are all but immobile and quiet. On a cellular and tissue level, plants are actually more active, variable and exciting than animals, at least in the opinion of Michael Knoblauch, PhD, Plant Cell Biologist and Director, Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center, Washington State University, and Bullard Fellow, Harvard Forest, Harvard University. On Tuesday, June 3, beginning at 7 pm, will lead you into the motile microscopic world of plants to discuss mysteries such as the “plant’s heart”, their “nervous system” and “green muscles”. The lecture is accompanied by an art exhibition of large scale microscopic images on display in the Hunnewell Building, May 28–June 13.
    The talk will take place in the Hunnewell Building at the Arboretum, and the talk is free for Arboretum members, $10 for nonmembers. Register online at http://my.arboretum.harvard.edu/SelectDate.aspx or call 617-384-5277.

  • Monday, April 1, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Becoming Hydrangea: The Wild History of a Popular Garden Plant

    Larry Hufford, Ph.D., Plant Systematics and Evolution at Washington State University, will speak in the Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum on Monday, April 1, beginning at 7 pm, on Becoming Hydrangea: The Wild History of a Popular Garden Plant. Hydrangeas are among our most popular garden plants, but what were they and where were they before hydrangeas entered gardens? Larry Hufford will explore the history of the hydrangea family in the wild. He will look at hydrangea’s desert roots, the origin of its two forms of flowers, including the flag flowers so prominent in garden varieties, and what happens when hydrangeas migrate to tropical forests.  Free for Arboretum members, $10 nonmember.  Register on line at www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

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