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Specialist Training: Tree Care
October 12, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - October 14, 2016 @ 12:00 pm
$125.00This training is designed to teach Master Gardener volunteers about landscape trees and troubleshooting common tree problems so they can serve county residents and extend the outreach of Extension programming into the community. In this training you will learn to select and plant adapted species to the area and the most common pests, diseases and abiotic factors that cause trees to decline. Highly qualified instructors will provide advanced training in the classroom as well as outdoor demonstrations of tree care practices.
Major topics include: Tree Benefits, Tree Biology and Function, Site Selection, Tree Species Selection, Proper Planting Techniques, Proper Training and Pruning, Tree Nutrition, Common Stress Factors, Alleviating Soil Compaction, Abiotic Tree Problems, Common Pests and Diseases, Tree Risk Assessment, Legal Issues, and Hiring a Professional Arborist.
Registration deadline is September 26, 2016. Please note that as we must order supplies and refreshments in advance, no refunds can be given after October 3, 2016.