Urban Tree Planting
2 day module
This course is designed to educate and train participants in modern tree planting techniques. The focus is on planting trees of caliper nursery stock, bare-root and balled and burlapped using trees spades, backhoes, and augers. Training in planting hole preparation, staking/guying, watering and fertilizing makes up the bulk of this course. Educating participants in soil problems, interface issues, and root establishment provides the basis for understanding how to amend and modify site conditions and correctly select and identify trees structurally sound and site appropriate.

Eligibility Recommendations: Tree workers, landscapers, nursery staff, golf course staff and gardeners of any level of experience and knowledge.