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Hort 331
Required Readings, Spring 2009

Tentative - Subject to change as reported in class
 Arboriculture , 4th edition, by R.W. Harris, J.R. Clark, and N.P. Matheny,  2004.


Week Chapter
Comments Additional
Jan. 12
1
Focus on  p. 1-2, 8-11

Jan. 19
2
Read p. 13-38, 42-51; skip p. 38-41. 
Important overview of the entire semester


Jan. 26
4
Optional reading - most is covered in Soils 201

Feb. 2
6
App 1
Read p. 126-135; skim p. 118-125
Read p. 519-520
Planting landscape plants
Feb. 9
5
Read p. 102-116
Planting myths:
1. Amendments I
2. Amendments II
3. Container drainage
Feb. 16
8
9
Read p. 185-206; skim p. 182-184
Skim p. 208-218; skip p. 218-220

Feb. 23
14 (start)
Read p. 335-360

Mar. 2
14
15
Read p. 360-366, 375-380, 383-390; skim p. 367-374; 381-382
Optional p. 392-403 - skimming recommended

Mar. 9
18
19

Read p. 456-465, 476- 484; skim p. 466-475, 485-487; glance at p. 489-500
Skim p. 501-518

Mar. 23
3 Read p. 52-72 -It helps in diagnosing abiotic problems.
Mar. 30 12
13

Read p. 280-286, 293-295, 299-301; skim p. 287-292, 296-298, 302-307
Read p. 315-318, 328-332; skim p. 309-314, 319-327

Apr. 6
11
17
Read p. 256-270, 276-278; skip p. 271-276)
Read p. 434-437, 442-443, 446-454; skip p. 438-441, 444-445

Apr. 13 7
10
Read p. 162-174; skim p. 137-152, 156-162, 175-180; skip p. 153-158
Skim p. 222-255

Apr. 20
16
Read p. 405-431
Good review of the semester




Virginia Lohr , Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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