Commercial Horticulture Links

Horticulture Video Series

• Biochar: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-PQtqYZwdtBu1977PC7QBJi-TnhiQMA6
• Oak Wilt: (This playlist is listed as Agriculture. Can you change it to Oak Wilt?)
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-PQtqYZwdtA4dbxqT4MDwNM44JS5J3ZW

Professional Continuing Education Courses

• Pesticide Recertification CEUs:"New York State Pesticide Administration Database" (NYSPAD) portal http://www.dec.ny.gov/nyspad/?1
• For Landscape Architects and Certified Arborists: http://gibneyce.com/index.html

Industry Organizations & Government Agencies

Long Island

• Nassau Suffolk Landscape Gardeners Association - http://www.nslga.org/
• Long Island Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.linla.org/
• Long Island Arboricultural Association - http://www.longislandarborists.org/
• Professional Certified Applicators of Long Island - http://www.pcaofli.com/
• Long Island Farm Bureau - http://www.lifb.com/
• Long Island Flower Growers Association (LIFGA) - http://www.lifga.com/
• Plant Something - http://www.plantsomethingli.com/
• Long Island Native Plant Initiative - http://www.linpi.org/

New York State

• New York State Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.nysnla.com
• New York State Arborists, ISA Chapter - http://www.nysarborists.com/
• New York Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architects - https://www.aslany.org/
• New York State Council of Landscape Architects - http://www.nyscla.org/
• New York Farm Bureau - http://www.nyfb.org/
• NYS Ag and Markets Division of Plant Industry - https://agriculture.ny.gov/division-plant-industry
• DEC Reduced Risk Pesticides and Biopesticides - http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8862.html
• NY NRCS - http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/
• DEC Pesticide Program - http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/298.html
• DEC Currently Registered Pesticides - http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/27354.html

Regional

• International Society of Arboriculture - http://www.isa-arbor.com/
• AmericanHort - http://americanhort.org/
• Tree Care Industry Association - http://www.tcia.org/
• American Society of Landscape Architects - http://www.asla.org/
• American Farm Bureau - http://www.fb.org/
• PLANET - https://www.landcarenetwork.org/PLANET

Soil Health and Diagnostics

• Cornell Soil Health - http://soilhealth.cals.cornell.edu/
• NRCS Soils Website - http://soils.usda.gov/
• Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic of Cornell’s Department of Plant Pathology - http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/
• Soil Health Assessment and Management: The Concepts - http://www.css.cornell.edu/extension/WCU/Vol16No22006Mar-Apr.pdf
• Nitrogen and the Environment - http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/3240
• Soil Testing by CCE Suffolk

Cultural Practices

• An Integrated Approach for Managing White-Tailed Deer in Suburban Environments: The Cornell University Study ( Boulanger et. al., 2014)
  https://deeradvisor.dnr.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/resources/IntegratedApproachForManagingWTDeerInSuburbanEnvironments-28ax086.pdf
• Fall Transplant Hazard List - http://wefindplants.com/fall-transplant-hazards/
• Cornell Guide for Planting and Maintaining Trees and Shrubs
• Pruning: An Illustrated Guide to Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
• Livable Landscape Design

Business Management

• NY FarmNet - https://www.nyfarmnet.org/
• Cornell Small Farms Home - http://www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/
• University of Tennesee Horticultural Business Information Network - http://hbin.tamu.edu/

Plant Material

• ANLA Standard for Nursery Stock
• Herbaceous Perennials from the Test Plots at Bluegrass Lane - http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/Cornell_Herbaceous/
• National Wildlife Federation’s Top Ten Native Plants of the Northeast - http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife/Gardening-Tips/Using-Native-Plants/Northeast.aspx
• NRCS Plants Database - http://plants.usda.gov/
• Recommended Urban Trees - http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/recurbtree/index.html
• Cornell’s Invasive Plants Program - http://www.invasiveplants.net/
• Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S. - http://www.invasive.org/eastern/
• UConn Plant Database - http://hort.uconn.edu
• Power Trees - http://www.powertrees.com/
• Deciduous Woody Groundcovers - http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/pdfs/dwgc.pdf
• Visual Similarity and Biological Diversity: Street Tree Selection and Design - http://www.hort.cornell.edu/uhi/outreach/pdfs/visually_compatible_trees.pdf
• Weed-suppressive Groundcovers: https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/42430/weed-sup-groundcovers-BRO-NYSIPM.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
• Aquarium & Pond Plants of the World - http://idtools.org/id/appw/index.php
• Woody Plants Database, Urban Horticulture Institute - http://web.woodyplants-database.org/home

Disease Management

• NCSU Plant Disease Information Notes - https://pdic.ces.ncsu.edu/
• MSUcares Ornamental and Tree Diseases - http://msucares.com/lawn/tree_diseases/index.html

Insect Management

• University of KY complete list of entomology factsheets - http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/efhtmlst.htm
• NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (Pest Alerts) - http://www.pestalert.org/index.cfm?NAPPOLanguagePref=%27English%27
• Pheromone Traps for Insect Pest Management

Weed Management

• Cornell Weed Ecology Lab - http://weedecology.css.cornell.edu/

CCE Publications & Resources

• L.I. Horticultural Research and Extension Center - http://www.longislandhort.cornell.edu/
• Cornell Guidelines for Pest Management - http://ipmguidelines.org/
• Pest Management Education Program (PMEP) - http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/
• Recertification Courses and Sample Lawn Care Contract - http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/certification/Certification.aspx
• Urban Horticulture Institute - http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/
• CCE Suffolk County Horticulture Factsheets Online
• Updated Growing Degree Days and Evapotranspiration Rates
• CCE Nassau County Horticulture Webpage - http://www.ccenassau.org/
• Branching Out - http://branchingout.cornell.edu
• Connecticut Ag Experiment Station Plant Pest Handbook - http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2823&q=378182
• NCSU Nursery Crop Science - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/nursery/

IPM & Organics

• IR-4 Biopesticides and Organics Database - http://ir4.rutgers.edu/biopesticides.html
• DEC Reduced Risk Pesticides and Biopesticides - http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8862.html
• EPA 25b List of Minimum Risk Active Ingredients - http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/biopesticides/regtools/25b_list.htm
• NYS IPM for Nursery and Greenhouse - http://nysipm.cornell.edu/nursery_ghouse/default.asp
• Northeast IPM Center - http://northeastipm.org/
• An IPM Primer - http://neipmc.org/whatisprimer.cfm
• What is IPM? - http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/default.htm
• PA IMP Pest Problem Solver - http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/329.htm
• Radcliffe’s IPM World Textbook - http://ipmworld.umn.edu/
• Great Lakes IPM—Supplies and Equipment - http://www.greatlakesipm.com/
• Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production - http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/nursery.html
• EspañolPenn State Extension Emerald Ash Borer Fact Sheet - http://www.entm.purdue.edu/EAB/espanol/index.shtml

Sustainable Landscape Initiatives

• Long Island Native Plant Initiative - http://www.linpi.org/
• Long Island Native Grass Initiative - http://www.nycgovparks.org/greening/greenbelt-native-plant-center/long-island-native-grass-initiative
• Gold Medal Plant program - http://suffolk.cce.cornell.edu/gardening/long-island-gold-medal-plant-program
• NYS DEC (2013) Proposed Regulation: Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species Express Terms - http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2359.html
• NOAA & Virginia Coastal Zone Management (2009) Plant Eastern Shore Natives Campaign. - http://www.deq.state.va.us/Portals/0/DEQ/CoastalZoneManagement/task10-07-07.pdf

Nursery Production

• Best Management Practices for Nursery Crops, UMass Amherst -
  http://extension.umass.edu/landscape/publications-resources/best-management-practices-bmps-nursery-crops

Last updated May 26, 2021