UMaine student Karen
Loennecker takes a close look at the
golden leaves of a maple on campus during
an in-field exam for LHC221 &endash; Woody
Landscape Plants I, taught by Reeser
Manley, assistant professor of
horticulture, biosystems science and
engineering. On this exam day, Loennecker
and the other students in the class had to
identify 25 different trees by the
morphology of their buds, stems and
leaves. When not in the field doing
identifications, the students are in the
laboratory studying plant cuttings. They
also spend time studying the landscape use
and cultural requirements of woody plants.
Photo by
Monty Rand
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