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Register according to your membership in the Florida Chapter ISA:
Florida Chapter ISA Member - $145
Guest of Florida ISA Member - $145
Non-member: - $165
Guest of Non-member- $165
AGENDA
8:00 to 8:30
Registration with continental breakfast
8:30 to 10:00
Planting Specifications and Details
In this session Ed Gilman will discuss the long-term stability implications that are impacted by the simple act of planting a tree... how to buy proper root systems and plant them right the first time.
Dr. Ed Gilman, University of Florida - Env Horticulture
10:00 to 10:15
Break with refreshments
10:15 to 11:15
From Wood Anatomy to Biomechanics
Frank Rinn will discuss the relationship between wood anatomy and physiology and their inherent strengths and weaknesses.
Mr. Frank Rinn, Rinntech, Heidelberg, Germany
11:15 to Noon
From Tree Stability to Traffic Safety
Assessing trees for strength is both an art and a science. In this session Frank will demystify the science to help arborists practice this art.
Mr. Frank Rinn, Rinntech, Heidelberg, Germany
Noon to 12:45
Lunch, provided
12:45 to 3:30
Outdoor Lab
Students will rotate between 2 stations where Frank Rinn will demonstrate resistance drilling, sonic tomography and pull tests on sample trees as discussed inside on sample trees. Dr. Gilman will demonstrate decay prevention strategies, tree biomechanics, sprout attachment and management and pruning specifications.
Dr. Ed Gilman and Mr. Frank Rinn
3:30 to 4:30
Evaluating Your Results
Back indoors, review and evaluate your results from your technical inspections. What do the numbers mean?
Mr. Frank Rinn, Rinntech, Heidelberg, Germany
4:30
Seminar Adjourns
Sign for CEUs
OUR SPEAKERS
Dr. Gilman received his PhD from Rutgers and has been on the faculty since 1986 as professor in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He teaches arboriculture, conducts research on tree root systems and pruning and works extensively with our profession. He is author of six books on trees and landscape plants, many software programs, and web sites that have received numerous awards. Ed wrote “An Illustrated Guide to Pruning” which is in its third edition. He is a Florida Chapter ISA and Urban Forestry Council past-president. He received the Authors Citation Award in 1999, the Educators Award in 2003, and the Research Award in 2007 from the ISA for sustained excellence in research, publishing and teaching timely information on tree care. He has published more than 80 scientific peer-reviewed journal articles in his 30 years in academia and industry.OOPS, you would rather register for the FORT LAUDERDALE (Pompano Beach) seminar
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