How to Identify, Evaluate, and Manage
Featuring Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
“Dr. Fraedrich presents a practical, common sense approach to what is often a very complicated subject.”
—Eric Berg,
Nebraska Forest Service
Careful management of tree defects creates a safer environment, reduces liability, and provides a basis for prioritizing tree care. It can also extend an individual tree’s viability as a valuable component in an urban landscape. As our knowledge base increases and urban forestry becomes more sophisticated, a higher level of duty to protect people and property from defective trees is expected. Tree professionals at all levels, who are trained to recognize and prevent hazard trees, are the best defense against problems and costly damages resulting in future tree failure.
What You Will Learn
- Learn how to recognize symptoms of defects in
branches, stems, and roots through a visual tree
analysis.
- Train in risk assessment of defective trees.
- Determine the impact of pruning and other cultural
practices on the tree’s defense system.
- Rate your risk evaluation methods and the impact
of your effectiveness.
- Analyze wood and root decay patterns with the
latest tools for assessing risks.
- Obtain answers to your local and regional
tree care issues and concerns.
Workshop Agenda
- Visual Tree Analysis of Above and Below Ground Defects
- Documentation, Risk Tree Rating Systems, and Legal
Constraints in Managing Trees
- Regional Issues
- Outdoor Lab with Tree Risk Assessment Training
- Visual Tree Analysis
- Site Analysis for Assessing Branch, Stem, Root, and Soil Failures
- Techniques to Evaluate Wood and Root Decay
- International Tree Failure Database
- Questions and Answers
“I was able to use information learned on a report the
very next day. I've heard Dr. Fraedrich numerous times,
but rarely get a full day with an expert.”
—Steven
Geist,
Swingle Lawn, Tree, and Landscape Care, Denver, CO
How to Select, Plant, and Maintain
Featuring Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
Planting trees is an investment in the future. However,
trees that are planted incorrectly or are not given
adequate care to thrive will not yield the dividends we
expect. Whether you are planting one tree or a hundred,
implementing proper tree planning and aftercare practices
will safeguard your investment.
This workshop provides useful, up-to-date, scientific
information on planting and caring for young trees. An
indoor lecture focuses on a variety of factors that impact
the ability of trees to become established and thrive:
tree species and cultivars, soils and the planting site,
planting techniques, and the type of planting stock. An
outdoor demonstration focuses on planting techniques,
troubleshooting, and aftercare practices.
What You Will Learn
- Learn how to correctly evaluate soil and site conditions.
- Find out the recommended tree species and cultivars
for your local area.
- Train on the latest tree planting techniques and standards.
- Discover the pros and cons of planting bare root, balled
and burlapped, and containerized trees.
- Become skilled at overcoming transplanting problems.
- Take home correct aftercare techniques such as pruning,
irrigation, soil, and pest management.
Seminar Agenda
- Regionally Appropriate Tree Species and Cultivars
- Evaluating Site and Soils
- Planting Techniques and Standards-ANSI Specifications
- Bare Root Plantings- Survival and Growth Studies
- Troubleshooting Transplanting Problems
- Aftercare: Pruning, Irrigation, Soil, and Pest Management
- Outdoor Lab with Demonstrations
- Tree Planting Demonstration: Bare Root, Balled and
Burlapped (B&B), and Containerized
- Troubleshooting and Evaluating Tree Planting Problems
- Aftercare Demonstration: Pruning Young Trees, Soil
Analysis, Dealing with Stakes/Guys, Irrigation, and
Proper Mulching
- Questions and Answers
“Tree planting and establishment seems very easy until a
person starts to think about environmental and nature
issues, and suddenly, ‘easy’ is the wrong word.”
—Elmo Layman, Shade Tree Commission Member, City of Urbana, OH
