Newly transplanted and staked tree (Lohr) Horticulture 331 - Landscape Plant Installation & Management

Description: Principles and practices for installation and management of exterior and interior landscape plantings,
with emphasis on woody plants; specifications, site preparation, transplanting, growth control, and diagnosis of problems.

   
 GENERAL COURSE TOPICS:
Overall landscape management objective for course topics:  Long-life of the tree
  • Introduction: How plants grow (including dormancy, juvenility, physiology, and anatomy) 
  • Installation, transplanting, and staking of plants
  • Growth control by pruning and with management decisions
  • Site preparation, management, and restoration (amendments, mulches, and ground covers)
  • Care of established plants (fertilization, construction, repair, and removal)
  • Problems: diagnosis, cure, and prevention (insects, diseases, culture, and people)
  • Economic and social values of plants

 
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

WSU Learning Goal
Outcome: By the end of the semester, you will be able to:
Topic or activity to advance the learning goal
Ways to evaluate proficiency
1. Critical & creative thinking
Evaluate the impacts of landscape installation and management practices on the health and longevity of trees, particularly by observing physical specimens
Lectures, readings, group projects, assignments, and class and lab activities on anatomy, practices, and impacts
Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3; Class and lab participation; Exams
1. Critical & creative thinking Recognize cultural, weather, & pest problems on landscape plants and find solutions to these problems
Lectures; readings; class and lab activities on diagnosing plant problems
Class and lab participation; Assignment 4; Exams
2. Quantitative reasoning
Determine economic value for individual landscape trees
Lectures; readings; lab activities on economic value
Group Project 2; Exams
3. Scientific literacy
Describe the biological basis for plant responses to common landscape practices and environmental conditions
Lectures, readings, assignments, group projects, and class and lab activities on anatomy and practices
Exams; Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3
4. Information literacy Find and interpret new knowledge, both in the scientific literature and in other forms, related to landscape plant installation and management
Lectures, lab activities, and assignments on finding scientific articles and other sources of information
Assignments 1 + 3; Group Projects 1, 2, + 3
5. Communication skills Write about topics related to landscape plant installation and management
Written assignments and class and lab activities
Assignments 2, 3, + 5; Exams
5. Communication skills
Discuss topics related to landscape plant installation and management
Class discussions and presentations
Assignments A + B; class presentations
6. Diversity
Recognize the contributions of people with different values working together in a group to achieve desired outcomes
Class and lab activities and group project interactions
In-class and lab participation; Group Projects 1, 2, + 3
7. Depth of learning
Determine physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of installation and management practices
Lectures, readings, assignments, and class and lab activities on impacts of practices
In class and lab participation; Exams; Assignments 2, 3,  + 5
7. Depth of learning
Make practical decisions regarding landscape plant installation and management and understand their impacts on woody plant longevity
Lectures, readings, group projects, assignments, and class and lab activities on biological impacts of various practices
Exams; Assignment 5; Group Projects 1 + 3


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