RAW Winter Workshop – Thursday, February 17

Thursday, February 17, 2011
Rochester International Event Center
7333 Airport View Rd. SW • Rochester, MN 55902
Featuring Dr. Ed Gilman
University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Department

Schedule
7 am
Registration begins.
Coffee, Juice and Pastries
8 am
Managing roots from nursery production and establishment through maturity. Compares natural root growth to “transplanted” root form, nursery production and planting treatments, stem girdling root formation and management, managing roots near sidewalks, maintaining health, and more. (2 CEUs)
10:30 am
Young and mature tree pruning strategies: ANSI, research, and reality – Part 1. Pruning at planting, training young trees, mature tree strategies. He’ll be sharing new research and personal experience. We show how to deliver state of the art practices based on national standards and research. You’ll see
many real case histories of how long term pruning impacts structure and failure patterns. Pruning really works! (1 CEU)
11:45 am
Lunch with Vendors, door prize drawings, and more.
12:30 pm
Update on Thousand Cankers disease. (.5 CEUs)
1 pm
Young and mature tree pruning strategies: ANSI, research, and reality – Part 2. (1 CEU)
2 pm
Pollarding, directional pruning, and other reduction strategies. This session details how these differ and how to use these little talked about techniques. (1 CEU)
3 pm
Diagnosing and treating declining trees. (1 CEU)
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4-6 pm
Minnesota Society of Arborculture (MSA) Social. Stick around and network with other tree care professionals. Drinks and appetizers provided by MSA.

Registration
Registration is $95/person. Use a copy of this registration form and mail to register now or go online to www.rochesterarboristworkshop.com (which is open for online registration with PayPal payment). To ensure the quality of the workshop, space is limited.

Mail registrations:
Rochester Arborist Workshop
3930 Hwy 14 East • Rochester, MN 55904

Questions should be sent to info@rochesterarboristworkshop.com or call Jacob Ryg at 507-328-2515.

A Green Future
When attending RAW workshops, you’re not only getting innovative information but you’re creating opportunities for future caretakers of urban trees. A portion of the funds raised from RAW workshops go towards scholarships for arborist students.

RAW is a proud partner with RNeighbors, a Rochester, MN non-profi t organization that provides tools to grow great neighborhoods. Our favorite program of theirs is RNeighborWoods, which empowers and educates the community to grow a sustainable urban forest, benefi ting the health, social, and economic aspects of Rochester neighborhoods. www.RNeighbors.org

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