Horticulture 1100: Tree Planting Assignment
Planting a tree is not as simple as it seems. While the steps involved are fairly standard, (see below) the method for each step can vary or even be contradictory.
Typical Tree Planting Guidelines include:
| Hole size, shape, and depth | Amending the soil |
| Fertilizing | Pruning |
| Watering | Staking |
| Mulching | Protecting the trunk |
This assignment is designed to have you compare tree-planting guidelines from a variety of sources, organize this information into an annotated bibliography, analyze the guidelines, and write a summary of your conclusions. We will then use this information to generate class discussion, tie it to course content, and generate a "best practice" guideline for tree planting.
Library Research Services
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Searching the Library
- Use the Library catalog
- What you'll find: Books, videos, audio, software, models and other physical items in the Library
- General charactersitics: Broad scope, authoritative, not as timely
Location information
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- When you use websites, you have to closely evaluate the information
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- Research paper books in the Library
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Citing Interviews & Lectures
APA
Lecture
Lector's last name, First and Second Initial. (Year, Month). Lecture title. Symposium title. Symposium
conducted at the meeting of Sponsoring Organization name, Location.
Atwood, M. (1993, December). Silencing the scream. Boundaries of the Imagination Forum. Symposium
conducted at the meeting of the MLA Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Interview
According to the APA Publication Manual, because a personal, unpublished interview consists of unrecoverable data, there is no need to cite it in the reference list. Cite personal communications in text only. Example: K.W. Schaie (personal communication, April 18, 1993)
MLA
Lecture
Speaker's name. "Title of the Presentation." The Meeting and the Sponsoring Organization. The Location.
The Date. Type (Address, Lecture, Keynote speech, Reading).
Libris, Lola. "Introduction to Online Databases." 2003 Arkadelphia Library Association.
ZaZa Hotel, Arkadelphia. 28 March 2003.
Interview
Name of Person Interviewed. Type of interview. (Personal or Telephone) Date.
Kato, Ken. Personal interview. 11 Apr. 2009.
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