ACACIAS - Distance Learning Course
1. Introduction and Resources. • Nature and Scope of Acacias • Plant/Acacia Taxonomy (classification and naming) • Acacia Ecosystems • Significant Acacias from Australia, Africa and the Middle East 2. Physiology and Botany of Acacias. • Acacia relatives; and the Order Fabales • Understanding flower structure of Acacias • An inflorescence • Using Botanical terms to describe Acacias • Acacia foliage • Classifying Acacias according to foliage type • Classifying Acacias according to flower type • Acacia fruits (seed pods) 3. Culture • Environmental considerations • Nutrition • Pest and Disease • Soil conditions for Acacias • Typical cultural requirements • Australian Acacias (review of size, foliage and flowering) • Weed management • Soil testing 4. Propagation • Scope of wattle propagation • Seed treaments • Sowing wattle seeds • Seed storage • Acacia cutting propagation • Transplanting seedlings or cuttings • Potting up 5. Acacias And Their Uses • As a landscape plant (windbreaks, screens, shrubberies, erosion control, soil enrichment, rock gardens, tubs) • Plant selection • Buying the right specimin • Using Acasias as specimin trees • Garden Design with Acacias • Creating landscape affects • Acacia species for different conditions 6. Other Uses For Acacias • Timber • Tanning • Cut Flowers • Perfumery with Acacias • Acacias for human food • Acacias for animal fodder • Gum Arabic 7. Pest & Disease of Acacias • Nature and scope of Pest and Disease • Pest and Disease problems detected on Acacias • Environmental problems 8. Special Project Problem Based Learning style project, to plan the establishment of a collection of Acacias for a specific location. Find out more at http://www.acsedu.co.uk/Courses/Plant-Varieties/ACACIAS-VHT114-146.aspx Or email us at info@acsedu.co.uk for more information