TO THE MASTER GARDENER STUDENTS: 50 ESSENTIAL PLANTS TO KNOW IN THE COMMERCIAL NURSERY TRADE

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1 TO THE MASTER GARDENER STUDENTS: 50 ESSENTIAL PLANTS TO KNOW IN THE COMMERCIAL NURSERY TRADE You will need 25 copies of the following template to use in class. Print it two-sided, use back & white (it s less expensive to print that way). Otherwise save this copy as a future template and bring a notebook. Print one copy of the following Plant List. There is also a list of good on-line resources. You don t need a copy. It s just for your information. There is a time-line for the class, so you can see what we ll be doing. I will make the class as hands-on as possible and am looking forward to seeing you there. Jackie Chama, Bloomer s Nursery, roychama@comcast.net

2 GENUS: SPECIES: VARIETY: COMMON NAME: Leaf /Needle Bud Fall Color Leaf or needle arrangement Bark Habit Seed/Cone Height and width: Culture: Water use: Sun Shade Sun to Shade High Medium Low Other:

3 ON-LINE RESOURCES, Master Gardner Class, 2012, Jacqueline Chama Rhododendron and azalea ID Greer Garden s site. Azaleas and evergreens the nursery trade over a number of years. Their best plant picks. Selections from members of ll%20woody%20plants.html Woody plants. Good detailed photos of buds, flowers, leaves as well as plant in general. Landscape plant ID site at Oregon State U. of Conn. plant ID site plants by name or characteristics. Woody plant database. Search for A national plant database. Pretty easy to use.

4 PLANT ID: 50 ESSENTIAL PLANTS TO KNOW IN THE COMMERCIAL NURSERY TRADE. Jackie Chama, Bloomer s Nursery, November, 2012 TREES: EVERGREEN: Chamaecyparis sp. (False Cypress) Thuja sp. (Arborvitae) Picea sp. (Spruce) Pinus sp. (Pines) Tsuga sp. (Hemlock) Cedrus sp. (Cedar) Cupressus sp. (Cypress) Juniperus sp. Calocedrus decurrens (Incense Cedar) Pseudotsuga menzesii (Doug Fir) Sequoia giganteum Sequoia sempervirens (Coastal Redwood) DECIDUOUS: Acer (Maples) Betula (Birch) Cornus (Dogwoods) Magnolia (deciduous and evergreen) Populus (Aspen and Poplar) Salix (Willow) Quercus (Oak) Prunus (flowering Cherry, Plum) Pyrus (flowering Pear) Malus (Crabapple) SHRUBS: EVERGREEN: SUN: Abelia Buxus (Boxwood) Choysia ternate (Mexican Orange) Cotoneaster dammeri C. salicifolia Euonymous fortunei Green and Gold Euonymous japonica Green and Boxleaf Calluna and Erica (Heathers) Ilex crenata; I. cornuta (Japanese Holly)

5 Juniperus (groundcovers) Nandina domestica Gulf Stream Prunus japonica (Laurel) Viburnum tinus Spring Bouquet Viburnum davidii SHADE: Archtostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinick) Azalea/Rhododendron Camellia Pieris japonica Forest Flame Sarcocca confusa Skimmia japonica (male & female) Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry) DECIDUOUS: SUN: Berberis (Barberry) Spirea japonica Viburnum plicatum (Doublefile) SHADE: Hydrangea macrophylla Nikko Blue

6 PLANT ID: 50 ESSENTIAL PLANTS TO KNOW IN THE COMMERICAL NURSERY TRADE Wow! That s a lot of plants to learn in two hours! True, we probably can t cover them all. So, the goal is for us to learn the key characteristics of the most commonly planted nursery plants (generally the key characteristics of the group or genus). And, for specific plants, to learn what visual information to gather that will let us identify a plant later on. We ll also explore some of the difficulties of identifying a nursery plant vs. one growing in a garden or native habitat. I also want to give you some tools to use to record the information and a little practice with the plants so you can begin building your own plant database. 6:30PM 7:00PM Introductions The commercial nursery trade and how it works: 1. what is a hybrid plant; cloning; genus, species, variety are they important? 2. starts/stem culture/rooted cuttings; wholesale vs. retail; growers vs. sellers; local vs. regional 7:00PM 7:15PM The plant ID template (what to look for). The list (what to know). Key on-line resources. 7:15PM -7:30PM Practice with an actual plant by drawing. Work in groups of 5. 7:30PM-7:45PM Break 7:45PM-8:15PM Split into groups of 5. Hands-on exercise in plant ID using plants and parts of plants. Evergreen and deciduous trees. 8:15PM-8:45PM Round robin ID of evergreen and deciduous shrubs in containers. 8:45PM-9:00PM Questions and discussion.