HORT 458
Credit: 4 hours.
Application of woody plant physiology and anatomy to arboricultural technical skills in commercial and municipal settings. Topics include the benefits of trees to urban and landscape settings, how woody plants react to urban stresses, and tree care practices. Emphasis is placed on the development and improvement of professionalism, concentrating on marketing and promotion of horticultural expertise at the individual plant, urban and community forest levels. Students learn to plant, prune, fertilize and perform other tree care practices. Students conduct urban tree inventories and learn about municipal tree ordinances, and placing monetary value on individual privately-owned and civically-controlled trees. GIS and GPS technology are taught in the context of management tools for the urban forest. Includes field trips and field laboratory exercises. Fee required. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 302 or HORT 301.
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