Learn advanced arboricultural science and best practices for tree care and urban forestry. Empower your designs and management decisions with cutting-edge research.
This course examines the science and techniques for promoting tree health and longevity through a focus on understanding soil conditions and improvements, establishing and maintaining root health, adopting strategies for training young trees, maintaining branch structure, utilizing pruning strategies and techniques, and planning and selecting trees based on site conditions.
Key learning outcomes include:
Whether you're an arborist, landscape architect, engineer, or simply passionate about trees, this course offers a unique blend of scientific rigor and practical application, equipping you to be a leader in sustainable tree care. Transform your approach with knowledge grounded in science, not speculation, and foster healthier, more resilient urban and natural landscapes.
Online Courses for Engineers
HalfMoon Education is a nonprofit continuing education provider offering live webinars and on-demand courses for engineers, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, attorneys, paralegals, accountants and others. Since 1996, we’ve helped thousands of professionals nationwide stay current with industry standards and codes, earn CE hours, and advance their expertise through practical, expert-led learning experiences. Learn more about us at: www.halfmoonseminars.org
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (#OH 6319B); ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ); Consultant, Lecturer, Author and Trainer
Mr. Palmer is a Board Certified Master Arborist® and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified by the International Society of Arboriculture, and a Consulting Arborist. He was the owner of a premium services landscaping company for 20 years. Mr. Palmer’s focus is on trees in urban and construction environments, soil deficiencies, and the importance of soils for sustainable mature trees, increasing urban tree canopies by ensuring trees live to maturity and unsustainable landscape designs. He does tree assessments for individuals, commercial clients, law firms, insurance companies, municipalities, landscape architecture firms, parks, and woodland management agencies, and has assessed and evaluated thousands of individual trees in the past decade.
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