Cornell’s horticultural program facilities are found throughout the state. While students will primarily study at those in Ithaca, others may be visited during field trips or faculty members located around the state may teach class sessions or whole courses.

Department of Horticulture, Ithaca.

Research and teaching facilities close to the Cornell campus provide students with ample opportunities for hands-on practice, technical training, undergraduate independent research projects, and internships in horticultural science and industries.

• Plant Science Building - the center of the department, housing most faculty offices, several research laboratories, classrooms, and the Hortus Forum office.
  
• Bluegrass Lane - the home of turfgrass research and educational program activity, this facility is evolving into the center for all outdoor, landscape-related study
  
• Cornell Orchards, Laboratory, and Salesroom - apple and pear orchards, vineyard
  
• Dilmun Hill student farm - growing a range of fruits, flowers and vegetables according to organic guidelines, marketing their produce on campus, entirely run by undergraduate students and a part-time farm manager
  
• East Ithaca - a vegetable research farm within walking distance of the Plant Science Building
  
• Greenhouses - the Guterman and Kenneth Post facilities are used extensively for horticultural research studies and educational demonstrations.
• Thompson Vegetable Farm and Laboratory - located in Freeville.
  
• Lansing Fruit Research Farm - 100-acre facility in Lansing, 15 minutes from campus, where the waters of Cayuga Lake moderate the temperature and extend the growing season. This allows us to grow European wine grapes, peaches and other cold-sensitive crops.

Department of Horticultural Sciences, Geneva.

As part of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Horticultural Sciences operates in numerous facilities.

• Hedrick Hall - the center of the department, housing most faculty offices, several research laboratories
  
• Sturtevant Hall - offices and laboratories for faculty with programs in seed technology, biological control and molecular biology
  
• Plant Genetic Resources Unit - this USDA-ARS unit houses 3 germplasm curators, 3 plant breeders and 1 molecular biologist with Courtesy Appointments in Horticultural Sciences
  
• Greenhouses - used extensively for horticultural research and education.
  
• The New York State Seed Testing Laboratory-regulatory seed testing for the State of New York
  
• Hudson Valley Laboratory, Highland, NY - tree fruit research and extension with emphasis on apples
  
• Vineyard Laboratory, Fredonia, NY - research and extension programs on lambrusca grapes
• 850 acres of land devoted to fruit and vegetable research

Cornell Plantations

The the arboretum, botanical gardens  and natural areas of Cornell University offer many study opportunities for horticultural students.

Read more about Department of Horticulture facilities.