Are you interested in eucalypts? Do you want to learn how to grow and propagate them? Then this course was made for you! This online eucalypts course will teach you that and more, such as the cultural requirements for growing eucalypts, the different varieties, types and groups of eucalypts, and the commercial and other uses best suited for eucalypts.
Study Eucalyptus Course Online
In this course you will learn to identify and grow hundreds of different Eucalyptus plants.
This is a comprehensive foundation course on the genus Eucalyptus, covering identification, culture (propagation, soils, landscape uses, feeding), and uses. Throughout the course you build both a knowledge of the group as a whole, and of the range of species you can identify.
Eucalypts are primarily natives of Australia; but have been cultivated widely around the world, from the tropics to cool temperate areas and from very wet to very dry climates. In this course, you will learn that there are Eucalypts suited to just about any climate and location.
Course Outline
There are 8 Lessons in this course:
Introduction
Scope and Nature of Eucalypts
Taxonomy; Review of the system of plant identification
General characteristics of the Myrtaceae Family
Subdivisions of the genus Eucalyptus; Macrantherae, Renantheroideae, Renantherae, Terminales, etc
Popular subdivision into gums, box, stringybark, messmate, mallees, etc
Hybrid Eucalypts
History of Eucalypt taxonomy; botanical renaming and Corymbia
Plant Name Pronunciation
Eucalypt Flower Structure; inflorescence, flowers
Eucalypt leaf structure
Resources and further Information; nurseries, seed, herbaria, etc.
Culture
Soils and Soil Structure
Soil Chemistry
Nutrition
Fertilizers
Summary of Eucalypt characteristics and culture
Planting technique
Tree Guards
Pest & disease that are commonly found on Eucalypts
Watering
Weed Control
Soil Testing
Propagation
Scope and nature of Eucalypt Propagation
Treatment of Seed during Germination
Substrates for starting seed
Transplanting Seedlings
Potting up
Commonly grown Varieties of Eucalypts
Scope and Nature of Eucalypt Culture in Australia and elsewhere around the World
Review of many commonly cultivated Eucalyptus and Corymbia species
Other important groups.
Introduction
Hybrid Eucalypts
Why Breed Eucalypts
Review of Mallee Eucalypts
Review of Gums
Lesser grown varieties.
Boxes
Bloodwoods
Peppermints
Stringybarks
Ironbarks
Making the best use of Eucalypts
Introduction
Timber Production
Oil Production
Where to Plant Eucalypts; amenity trees, natural and bush gardens, xeriscapes
Agroforestry
Techniques for Planting on Slopes
Planting on Arid Sites
Growing in Dry Areas; overcoming dry conditions, sandy soils
Eucalypts and Fire Management
Windbreak Planting
Plant Selection
Understanding Plant Interelationships
Special Assignment
Problem Based Learning Project
Plan the establishment of a collection of different cultivars of Eucalypts
eg. Gums, Mallees, Tall Trees, Short Trees, or Dryland Species, suited to growing in a specified locality.
Are you interested in eucalypts? Do you want to learn how to grow and propagate them? Then this course was made for you! This online eucalypts course will teach you that and more, such as the cultural requirements for growing eucalypts, the different varieties, types and groups of eucalypts, and the commercial and other uses best suited for eucalypts.
Study Eucalyptus Course Online
In this course you will learn to identify and grow hundreds of different Eucalyptus plants.
This is a comprehensive foundation course on the genus Eucalyptus, covering identification, culture (propagation, soils, landscape uses, feeding), and uses. Throughout the course you build both a knowledge of the group as a whole, and of the range of species you can identify.
Eucalypts are primarily natives of Australia; but have been cultivated widely around the world, from the tropics to cool temperate areas and from very wet to very dry climates. In this course, you will learn that there are Eucalypts suited to just about any climate and location.
Course Outline
There are 8 Lessons in this course:
Introduction
Scope and Nature of Eucalypts
Taxonomy; Review of the system of plant identification
General characteristics of the Myrtaceae Family
Subdivisions of the genus Eucalyptus; Macrantherae, Renantheroideae, Renantherae, Terminales, etc
Popular subdivision into gums, box, stringybark, messmate, mallees, etc
Hybrid Eucalypts
History of Eucalypt taxonomy; botanical renaming and Corymbia
Plant Name Pronunciation
Eucalypt Flower Structure; inflorescence, flowers
Eucalypt leaf structure
Resources and further Information; nurseries, seed, herbaria, etc.
Culture
Soils and Soil Structure
Soil Chemistry
Nutrition
Fertilizers
Summary of Eucalypt characteristics and culture
Planting technique
Tree Guards
Pest & disease that are commonly found on Eucalypts
Watering
Weed Control
Soil Testing
Propagation
Scope and nature of Eucalypt Propagation
Treatment of Seed during Germination
Substrates for starting seed
Transplanting Seedlings
Potting up
Commonly grown Varieties of Eucalypts
Scope and Nature of Eucalypt Culture in Australia and elsewhere around the World
Review of many commonly cultivated Eucalyptus and Corymbia species
Other important groups.
Introduction
Hybrid Eucalypts
Why Breed Eucalypts
Review of Mallee Eucalypts
Review of Gums
Lesser grown varieties.
Boxes
Bloodwoods
Peppermints
Stringybarks
Ironbarks
Making the best use of Eucalypts
Introduction
Timber Production
Oil Production
Where to Plant Eucalypts; amenity trees, natural and bush gardens, xeriscapes
Agroforestry
Techniques for Planting on Slopes
Planting on Arid Sites
Growing in Dry Areas; overcoming dry conditions, sandy soils
Eucalypts and Fire Management
Windbreak Planting
Plant Selection
Understanding Plant Interelationships
Special Assignment
Problem Based Learning Project
Plan the establishment of a collection of different cultivars of Eucalypts
eg. Gums, Mallees, Tall Trees, Short Trees, or Dryland Species, suited to growing in a specified locality.
