Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday
Decay School
Summary
A
workshop on the history, biology, and implications of wood and tree decay
for arborists and the owners or managers of properties with trees.
Introduction
to the decay fungus lifestyle; major groups of decay fungi; initiation and
mechanisms of decay; heartrot, saprot, root rot, and softrot fungi.
Review
of wood and tree structure, factors influencing rate of development of decay in
trees; the compartmentalization of decay in trees (codit); failure of compartmentalization to contain
aggressive tree decay pathogens; decay prevention and management of decayed
trees.
Presenters
Glen Stanosz is a Professor of Tree and Forest Health at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a
native of Milwaukee, an ISA certified arborist, is TRAQ qualified, and is a practicing
plant health consultant. Glen is an ISA Gold
Leaf recipient and has been recognized with the Excellence in Teaching award of the American
Phytopathological Society. His research
group studies tree diseases caused by fungi, and he teaches disease biology and
management to students in horticulture, landscape architecture, and
professionals in forestry and the green industry.
Climbers' Corner • Tree Academy
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday