Fall is an excellent time to learn to identify native trees by their leaves, fall color, buds, fruits, branch and bark patterns, and site and soil preferences. The class will be organized around the beautifully illustrated new book, Trees of Alabama.
In this class offered by Alabama Audubon, you will be introduced to the common and Latin names and identifying characters of over sixty prevalent native tree species from original photographs taken in the last year by the instructors, Henry Hughes and Michelle Blackwood.
The approximate class schedule will be:
Day 1: Gymnosperm Families: Cypress (juniper, bald-cypress) and Pine (pines, hemlock)
Day 2: Angiosperm Families: Sweetgum, Custard-Apple, Holly, Ginseng, Birch, Catalpa, Hop, Dogwood, Ebony, Heath, and Pea
Day 3: Angiosperm Families: Beech (chestnut, beech, oaks) and Walnut (hickory, walnut)
Day 4: Angiosperm Families: Laurel, Magnolia, Hibiscus, Fig, Olive, Sycamore, Rose, Willow, Soapberry, and Elm
Day 5: Exotic and invasive species, such as paulownia, tree-of-heaven, and mimosa
Pre-registration is required by 12 p.m. CDT Monday, October 18th, and space is limited. Visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-19/ for more information and to register.
This online course meets on five consecutive Tuesdays (10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, and 11/16), from 6–7 p.m. CDT.
Your one-time registration fee of $50 covers all five meetings.* (While you are not required to attend each class, do note that we cannot refund individuals for partial attendance.) We will be recording the webinar and making it available to participants for a week after the class. *We understand there are economic barriers that many are facing during this time. If you live in Alabama and would like to request financial assistance, please visit https://alaudubon.org/event/2021-10-19/.
2021/10/19 - 2021/10/19
Online/Virtual Space