Welcome to the Department of Horticulture
  Viewing plant-breeding work at Freeville Organic Field Day

Sampling the fruits of vegetable breeding work at Freeville Organic Farm twilight tour.

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.

Open for the season!

Tasty applesCornell Orchards - Peaches, plums, black- berries, sweet corn & more.  8/26: Sansa & Ginger Gold apples.  Hours & directions.

Distance learning course

Grafting, one technique taught in plant propagation distance learning course.Plant propagation - Make more plants from seeds, cuttings, grafting, micro-propagation & more.  Course starts Oct. 27.


Events

Department of Horticulture Seminar Series - Most Mondays (starting Sept. 8), 11:15 to 12:05, Plant Science 404.

Reduced tillage field days - Sept. 9. Wyoming and Macedon.

Cornell Plantations lecture series - Sept. 10, 24; Oct. 8, 22; Nov. 5, 19. 

Chrysanthemum Field Day - Sept. 30 Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center

More events

Welcome students!
Buy produce from Dilmun Hill

Dilmun Hill produce stand2 days, 2 places: Tues., 2-5 pm, Ag Quad, outside Mann. Wed., 2-5 pm Ho Plaza. Info on  produce, work parties.

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Department of Horticulture, 134A Plant Sciences Bldg, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA, email: hort@cornell.edu | 607-255-4568/1789 | Fax, 607-255-9998/0599

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