Description:
Join David S. Restrepo, Tree Arborist / Tree Technician, during a live broadcast of Coronet Cuts: The simulation of natural fractures - The why, when and how - Philosophy, theory and practice.
We will discuss: The implementation of coronet cuts in urban contexts, including:
The principles of natural pruning, comprising the longevity of axes (tree architecture fundamentals).
The principles of artificial pruning, comprising a pruning cuts retrospective (flush cuts, from the 19th century to the 1980s - De Curval/Des Cars; natural target pruning cuts - from Shigo to Dujesiefken and coronet cuts - Fay)
The CODIT model, comprising two distinct processes (compartmentalization, an inside process and occlusion, an external process) & the CODIT principle, comprising 4 phases of reaction to wounds.
Dendromicrohabitats, comprising 7 forms (15 groups) and the 5 stages of saproxylation.
Starting at 8:30 am to 9:30 am PDT with a live Q&A from 9:30 am to 10 am
Registration:
Free for PNW-ISA Chapter Members/US$20 NonMember