Winter Tree Identification Class this Saturday
Jan 18, 2012 by New Urban Forestry
Winter Tree Identification at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Instructor: Linda Chafin, Conservation Botanist
Saturday, January 21, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Visitor Ctr, Classroom 2 Members $45; non-members $50
Students will learn the basics of identifying deciduous trees in their dormant condition by observing and describing twigs, bark, leaf scars, fruits, branching patterns, and tree form. Students will learn to use a hand lens and guides to woody plants to identify species. Class time will be divided between classroom exercises and a field trip to the deciduous woods at the Botanical Garden.
To register, call (706-542-6156) or email Cora Keber (ckeber@uga.edu).
Tagged: tree identification, georgia trees, botanical gardens, athens tree