Pruning for Professionals
- Language
- English
Pruning for Professionals is designed to teach the fundamentals of pruning shrubs and small trees in the landscape. Participants will learn pruning theory, terminology, and plant biological response in the morning. The classroom session is followed by a hands-on session outdoors in the afternoon where pruning theory will be applied in the field.
Credits Available
This program qualifies for Continuing Education Units:
- For certified arborists from the International Society of Arboriculture
- For Pennsylvania Certified Horticulturists (5 CEUs)
- From the American Society of Landscape Architects
Additional Details
The program will be held rain or shine! Dress for the weather, as part of the class is held outdoors.Â
Different pruning techniques will be defined and discussed. Participants are asked to bring along pruning tools.
Registration includes lunch and two pruning reference books.
Preregistration is required!
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Tree workers and arborists
- Landscapers
- Grounds managers
- Wholesale nursery and garden center employees
- Renovate and maintain evergreen and deciduous shrubs
- Prune trees correctly, reducing the potential for decay
- The difference between removal, reduction, and heading cuts
- Perform various types of tree and shrub pruning
- Thin out small flowering trees
- Select and use the proper tools to prune
- Perform work that meets the ANSI A300 Part 1
- National Tree Pruning Standards and Z133 Safety Standards
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