Applied Dendrology

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	546-0172/01
Abbreviation	APD
Course title	Applied Dendrology
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Barbara Stalmachová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. The concept of woody plants, the importance of woody plants for humans, their function in the landscape.
2. Distribution of woody plants in terms of use
3. Special dendrology - deciduous trees domestic and domesticated
4. Dendrology special - deciduous introduced trees
5. Dendrology special - deciduous shrubs
6. Special dendrology - coniferous trees and shrubs 1
7. Special dendrology - coniferous trees and shrubs 2
8. Protection of woody plants in settlements
9. Protection of woody plants in the landscape
10. Use of specific tree species in replacement stands - in air pollution areas
11. Use of specific tree species in reclamation
12. Use of specific tree species in the urban environment - in industrial buildings
13. Use of woody plants in landscape creation - special stands

Literature

REHLER, A. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs. The Blackburn Press, New Persey. 2001.
ÚRADNÍČEK, L., P. MADĚRA, S. TICHÁ a J. KOBLÍŽEK. Woody plants of the Czech Republic. Kostelec nad Černými Lesy: Lesnická práce, s.r.o., 2010.
BEAN, W J. Trees and Shrubs hardy in the British Isles. London: J. Murray, 1980.
HARDIN, JAMES W. LEOPOLD, DONALD J.WHITE, FRED M. Textbook of Dendrology. McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2010.

Advised literature

KOBLÍŽEK, J. -- SVOBODOVÁ, M Z. Dendrologický slovník anglicko-český a česko-anglický = Dendrological dictionary English-Czech and Czech-English. 1. vyd. Kostelec nad Černými lesy: Lesnická práce, 2010.
REHDER, A. Manual of cultivated trees and shrubs: Hardy in North America. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1954.
BURNS, R. M., HOMOLKA, B. H, Silvics of North America. 1. Conifers, 2. Hardwoods. Agricult. Handbook 654. U. S. Department of Agr. Forest Service, Washington, 1990
http://www.tree-identification.com/dendrology.html

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