AGRI 0164 — Sustainable Tree Care
Units: 3 Formerly known as HORT 0040 Hours: 90 (36 lecture, 54 laboratory) Sustainable arboriculture principles and practices for management and care of trees in urban, agricultural, and wildland-urban interface settings. Includes tree biology and culture; landscape tree identification; industry-approved tree maintenance, planting, staking, and pruning techniques; tree risk assessment and mitigation; appropriate selection and pruning of fruit trees. Basic concepts in forest management and current issues in urban and wildland forestry will also be covered. (CSU)