Hortus Forum Poinsettia Sale coming Dec. 7 & 8.
The Department of Horticulture serves professionals, students and citizens of New York State, the nation, and the world.
We generate and extend knowledge about fruits, vegetables and landscape plants for the purpose of sustaining the environment, enhancing economic vitality, and improving the quality of life for individuals and their communities.
Learn more about our teaching, research and extension and outreach programs, and visit our featured websites.
Apples (including 'antique' varieties) cider, apple-pear cider, white grape juice, juice and grapes for winemaking, pears, pawpaws, gifts and more. More info and hours.
This winter, keep your forced flowerbulbs from flopping over using a dilute alcohol and water solution. Here's how.
- Department of Horticulture seminars - Most Mondays, 4 p.m., PS 404.
- Hortus Forum Houseplant Sales - Fridays, Mann Lobby. Poinsettia sale coming Dec. 7&8.
- Berry web seminars - 12/2, 12/9, 1/6, 1/20, 2/3, 2/17.
- Turf Shortcourse - Dec. 7-11, Ithaca.
- High Tunnel Production Workshop - Dec. 8, Rifton, N.Y. (Hudson Valley).
- Getting Started in High Tunnels - Dec. 12, Watertown, N.Y.
- Department of Horticulture Holiday Party - Dec. 15, G10 Biotech.
- Poinsettia Open House - December 15, Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center, Riverhead, N.Y.
- New England Vegetable and Fruit Conference - Dec. 15-17, Manchester, N.H.
- Empire State Fruit and Vegetable Expo - Jan. 25-27, Syracuse, N.Y.
- More events
Passionate about plants ...
Undergrad Plant Sciences videos.
More info for prospective students:
Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners - Read about, rate, find sources for 5,000+ varieties. See also 2010 recommended varieties for N.Y. gardeners and Gardening Resources.
- CU and the Flu - Be prepared!
- Beginning Farmer Program - Get started!
- Urban Horticulture Institute - Updated Recommended Urban Trees, database.
- More featured sites.
RSS feed- Directory - Faculty, staff, grad students
- Map - Find hort facilities
- InfoCenter - For hort faculty and staff.
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, NYSAES Geneva, N.Y.
- Pages for growers
- Home gardeners
- Alumni
- Facilities
- SoHo (Grad student organization)
- Hortus Forum (Undergrad hort club)
- Career opportunities (jobs, internships, scholarships)
TulipCam - View flower bulb research greenhouse. Get a sneak peek at the poinsettia crop coming on for Hortus Forum holiday plant sale.
Photo montage celebrating the life of Lucas Wooster. Visit memorial website to make contributions to GRASSHOPR.