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LAN 200 - Sustainable Landscape Practices
Topic 10: CU Structural Soil and other Urban Planting Technology
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LAN 200 - Sustainable Landscape Practices
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Topic 1: Course Introduction
Topic 2: How Trees Grow
Topic 3: Tree Evaluation & Hazards
Topic 4: Causes of Tree Failure/Damage/Decline
Topic 5: Value of Trees
Topic 6: Planting Techniques & Selection
Topic 7: Fertilization
Topic 8: Pruning
Topic 9: Perennials
Topic 10: CU Structural Soil and other Urban Planting Technology
Labs
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Lab 1: ID Tree Hazards & Defects
Lab 2: Tree Measurement & Evaluation
Lab 3: Evaluate, Rate, Measure Campus Trees
Lab 4: Calculating Tree Values
Lab 5: Evaluating and Choosing Nursery Stock
Lab 6: Site Assessment
Lab 7: Planting Project and "Dig Safe"
Lab 8: Fertilizing Trees & Shrubs
Lab 9/10: Pruning
Lab 11: Evaluating Plans and Designing with Perennials
Lab 12: Winterizing Nursery Stock; Ground cover/bulb calculations
Lab 13: Hardwood Cuttings/Seed Collection
Lab 14: Tool Sharpening and Cleaning
Optional/Substiute Labs
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Sub-Lab 1: Protecting Trees During Construction
Sub-Lab 2: Bulb Planting/Fall Herbaceous Plant Care/Bed Winterization
Documents
Discussion Points
CU Structural Soils Video Homework
Video: Support Your Local Tree
Readings
CU Structural Soil: An update After More Than a Decade of Use in the Urban Environment
by Nina Bassuk, Director, Urban Horticulture Institute, Cornell University
CU Soil: A Comprehensive Guide
By Bassuk, Denig, Haffner, Grabosky, & Trowbridge of Cornell University
Tree Roots in Soil Cells - An Investigation
From Green Blue Urban
The Process of Successful Tree Pit Design
From Green Blue Urban
Soil Requirements of Healthy Urban Trees
From Green Blue Urban
GreenBlue Urban Soil Website
Cornell Urban Horticulture Institute
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