On this Wednesday’s show, Dr. Don Leopold from the SUNY’s College of Environmental Science & Forestry will discuss the “Best Trees for Home, Urban & City Landscapes in the Northeast.” Don will go into mostly recommended native species and some non-native choices too.
Dr. Donald J. Leopold earned his Ph.D. in forest ecology from Purdue University in 1984, M.S.F. in forest ecology from University of Kentucky in 1981, and B.S. in ornamental horticulture/nursery management from the University of Kentucky in 1978. He joined the Faculty of Environmental and Forest Biology at the SUNY ESF in 1985. Since 1985 has been teaching the oldest and largest Dendrology (study of trees) course in the US. In 1998 he was promoted to Distinguished Teaching Professor. He was Chair of the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology from 2006 until 2019. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and seven books including the Textbook of Dendrology, Trees of New York State, and Wildflowers of the Adirondacks; has over 130 tree videos (each about 2 to 3 minutes long) on You-Tube.
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