Description:
If you have ever struggled with trying to understand and describe the condition of a tree in a report or a proposal this course will be of assistance. Dr. Jerry Bond is a principal in the firm Urban Forest Analytics and the author of Urban Tree Health. He will explain his new field methods for obtaining quick and reliable estimates of tree condition and tree load potential. They involve the use of six specific parameters to help quantify the health of a specific tree. This methodology helps provide a more robust evaluation when doing level 3 tree inspections. Participants will learn an easy-to-use technique to determine the load potential for trees and their parts. An outdoor exercise will put this knowledge into practice and will be followed by a discussion of actual case studies. This course carries 5.5 CEUs for ISA certified arborists (S=2, P=1.5, M=2).