PSS 125 Woody Landscape Plants
Fall Semester 2007
Instructor: Dr.
Mark C. Starrett, Hills Science Building, Room 5
Phone: 656-0467. E-mail: Mark.Starrett@uvm.edu
Teaching assistant: Steve
Torosian. Stephen.Torosian@uvm.edu 13 Hills. Office Hours: Thurs. 1- 3 PM
Textbook: Manual
of Woody Landscape Plants,
Michael
Dirr, Stipes Publishing Co., 5th ed. 1998.
Optional texts: DirrŐs
Hardy Trees and Shrubs. Michael A.
Dirr, Timber Press, 1997
Landscape
Plants for Vermont. Norman E.
Pellett and Mark C. Starrett, 2002
Landscape
Plants for Eastern North America
Harrison
L. Flint, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2nd edition, 1997
Landscape
Plants: Their Identification,
Culture, and Use
Ferrell
M. Bridwell, Delmar Publishers, Inc., 2nd edition, 2003
Websites: Cary
Award Winning Plants (http://www.caryaward.org/)
National
Arborday Foundation (http://www.arborday.org/trees/whatzone.html)
NCSU
Consumer Horticulture (http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/)
Noble
Foundation (http://www.noble.org/webapps/plantimagegallery/woodies.aspx)
Oregon
State U. Plant Images (http://www.orst.edu/dept/ldplants/)
OSU
Plant Images (http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/plantlisting/)
USDA
Plants Guide (http://plants.usda.gov/)
Vascular
Plant Images (http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm)
Virtual
Campus Plant Walks (http://www.hort.uconn.edu/plants/)
Format: Two
1-hour lectures on Tues./Thurs., 11:00 am - 12:00 PM, and
one
2 3/4-hour lab period per week on Tuesdays,
12:30
- 3:15 PM, Room 17 Hills Science
Description: In
this course, we will study the art and science of woody plant
identification. We will also study the culture, use,
and adaptation of
ornamental
plants in specific landscape situations.
Objectives: The
student will be able to:
1.) Identify Č 250 plants by their scientific and
common name, using correct spelling!
2.) Determine the most desirable ornamental
characteristics for these plants.
3.) Determine the most suitable locations
for specific plants based on their cultural
requirements
and landscape characteristics.
4.) Master the skill of plant observation
and description, both orally and in writing.
Assignments: 12
Plant Identification Quizzes = 60% (you may drop your two lowest scores)
Weekly
collection of pressed samples and final presentation = 10%
1
Culture and Identification Midterm Exam = 15%
1
Culture and Identification Final Exam =
15%
Grading: A+ =
97
- 100% C =
73
- 76%
A = 93
– 96% C-
=
70
- 72%
A- =
90
- 92% D+
= 67
- 69%
B+
= 87
- 89% D =
63
- 66%
B =
83
- 86% D- =
60
- 62%
B- =
80
- 82% F = below
60%
C+
= 77
- 79%
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