Commercial Horticulture

If you are a nursery grower, landscaper, arborist, landscape architect or other professional in the horticulture industry, you can rely on the Commercial Horticulture Program for valuable information and exciting educational events.

• Provides individual consultations for professionals on horticulture topics related to trees, shrubs, and perennials in the nursery or landscape
• Develops outreach publications
• Coordinates regional conferences and educational programs
• Presents on various horticulture topics at local industry meetings and educational events
• Conducts on-site horticulture trials and demonstration projects

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Publications for Horticulture Professionals

We are continually creating outreach publications and posting publications from cooperating organizations to effectively help you or your business grow and utilize best management practices. These publications are geared for nursery growers, landscapers, arborists, landscape architects, and other horticulture professionals. You can use these publications to help communicate with your clients, train colleagues or coworkers, or just to increase your own knowledge.

Horticulture Resource Guide

• Long Island Horticulture Resource Guide. M. Vescera, Editor, 2020. (Email Mina Vescera for a hard copy)

Landscape Soil Health

• Long Island Pocket Guide to Landscape Soil Health. M. Vescera and T. Yeh, 2018.
• Soil, Media, and Plant Tissue Testing Labs. D. Aller, 2018

Soil Health and Diagnostics

• Cornell's Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities - http://blogs.cornell.edu/healthysoils/
• New York Soil Health Hub

Research Trial and Demonstration Reports

• Cover Crop Strategies for Field Nursery Production. M. Vescera, 2016

Nursery and Landscape Fact Sheets

• Mefenoxam: Reducing Risks to Groundwater from Nursery Uses. M. Daughtrey, 2016.
• Imidacloprid: Reducing Risks to Groundwater from Commercial Landscape Tree and Shrub Uses. D. Gilrein, 2018.

Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants

• Boxwood Leafminer-Resistant Cultivars, Saunders Brothers Nursery Trials, 2007-2016
  
• Norway Spruce Shoot Gall Midge: A New Pest of Norway Spruce. D. Gilrein & J. Stengle, 2017
  
• Photographic Guide of Boxwood Pests & Diseases on Long Island. M Daughtrey, D. Gilrein, and M. Vescera, 2016
• Frequently Asked Questions: Boxwood Blight. M. Daughtrey and M. Vescera, 2013 (Fact Sheet)
• Boxwood Blight: Suggested Disposal Practices of Infected Shrubs on Long Island. M. Daughtrey and M. Vescera, 2013 (Fact Sheet)
• New Blight Ravages Boxwoods. M. Daughtrey and A. Alvey, 2012. (Fact Sheet)

Horticultural Journal Articles and Books

• Choosing a Microscope for Business (or Pleasure). D. Gilrein, 2022.
  
• Efficacy of Conventional Tree Stabilization Systems and Their Effect on Short-Term Tree Development. A. Alvey, P.E. Wiseman, and B. Kane. 2009. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. (Journal Article)
• Weathering the Storm - Tree Stabilization Systems and Their Effect on Landscape Tree Growth and Establishment. A. Alvey, 2009. VDM Verlag, 84 p.
• Tree Stabilization: Current Products and Practices.B. Appleton, C. Cannella, P.E. Wiseman, and A. Alvey. 2008. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. (Journal Article)
• Promoting and Preserving Biodiversity in the Urban Forest. A. Alvey, 2006. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. (Journal Article)

Plant Lists

• Alternatives to Boxwood. 2013
• Long Island Native Woody Plants of Seaside Environments. Young et al., 2016
• Bee-Friendly Trees & Shrubs, HRI 2017
• Salt-spray Tolerant Groundcovers, Shrubs, and Trees for Eastern Long Island. M. Vescera, 2013.
• Trees Tolerant of High Soil pH. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)
• Woody Plants for Acid Soils. A. Alvey, 2011. (Fact Sheet)

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Last updated April 5, 2022