LECTURE

WEEK 1

Mar. 27: Introduction to Course
Mar. 29: The Tree and Its Growth
Mar. 31: The Special Biology of Trees

UW CAMPUS:
Tree parts, Growth and form in Angiosperms and Gymnosperms

WEEK 2

Apr. 3: PINE FAMILY (Species List 1)
Apr. 5: Natural Variation
Apr. 7: Evolution and Adaptation

Apr. 10: What is a Species? (VOCAB QUIZ)
Apr. 12: The Geometry of Trees
Apr. 14: Forest communities and life-history strategies

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
Observations and Hypotheses

Apr. 17: PINE AND CYPRESS FAMILIES (Species List 2)
Apr. 19: Conifer Adaptations
Apr. 21: FIRST MIDTERM

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
SPECIES LIST 2

WEEK 5

Apr. 24: REDWOOD, YEW WILLOW AND DOGWOOD FAMILIES: (Species List 3)
Apr. 26: Reproductive Systems of Trees
Apr. 28: HYPOTHESIS TESTING

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
SPECIES LIST 3

WEEK 6

May 1: MAGNOLIA, ROSE, WITCH HAZEL, MAPLE AND BIRCH FAMILIES (Species List 4)
May 3: Pollination and Seed Dispersal
May 5: Plant-Animal Co-evolution

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
SPECIES LIST 4

WEEK 7

May 8: Human Influences on Tree Evolution
May 10: Trees for the Urban Environment
May 12: HEATH, ELM, LAUREL, SYCAMORE AND LEGUME FAMILIES (Species List 5 for lab in week 8))

WEEK 8

May 15: SECOND MIDTERM
May 17: Biological Invasions
May 19: Nature and Ornamentation

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
SPECIES LIST 5

WEEK 9

May 22: OLIVE, WALNUT, LINDEN AND BEECH FAMILIES
May 24: What is Old-Growth?
May 26: Tree Responses to Climate Change (PROJECTS DUE)

WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM
SPECIES LIST 6

WEEK 10

May 29: HOLIDAY
May 31: Quarter Project Reports
June 2: Review and Wrap-up