Tree Pruning Workshop

Landscape Alberta Nursery Trades Association  is a voluntary trade association for businesses in the landscape horticulture industry across Alberta. Landscape Alberta members are involved in various sectors of the industry, and the association represents Landscape Contractors (design, construction, maintenance), Arborists, Lawn Care Providers, Tree Nurseries, Garden Centres, and Sod Producers.

Landscape Alberta

This workshop is for people who work in the nursery industry, as well as professionals who work in city municipal park settings or work on landscape developments that are future city properties.
Attendees will learn about various pruning techniques in a trees life, root development, biodiversity and weed control with pre-emergent chemicals and other integrated pest management techniques.
The workshop is being led by Arnold Heuver of of Arnold Heuver Consulting who brings over 40 years of industry experience to this workshop. 
Workshop Agenda
9:00 - 10:00
<UL>
<LI>Discuss the pruning from liner to a salable tree</LI>
<LI>Pruning frequency in the landscape </LI>
</UL>
10:00 - 10:30
<UL>
<LI>Pruning a boulevard tree verses a tree in a park or yard</LI>
</UL>
10:30 - 10:45
 Break 
10:45 - 12:00
<UL>
<LI>Basic pruning tools</LI>
<LI>When to call in the professional Arborist with all the big toy’s</LI>
</UL>
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch (provided)
1:00 - 2:00
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<LI>How to deal with potted plants (circling roots etc.)</LI>
<LI>Planting depth</LI>
</UL>
2:00 - 3:00
<UL>
<LI>Plant hole prep</LI>
</UL>
3:00 - 3:15
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<LI>Break</LI>
</UL>
3:15 - 4:00
<UL>
<LI>Watering and nutrients</LI>
<LI>Mulching</LI>
</UL>
Ticket sales close on March 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm.  For registration after this date call, 1-800-378-3198 ext 101.

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