Spring 2017 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title:

PLSC 275 Advanced Arboriculture

Number of credits

: 3

Course Description:

Students will learn advanced arboricultural practices such as the transplanting of large trees, preserving

existing trees on a construction site, cabling, bracing, and the evaluation of hazardous trees.

Pre-requisites:

PLSC 273 Arboriculture

Course Objectives:

It is expected that students will:

Understand how to transplant large trees and know how to properly use a tree spade.

Be able to manage special situations such as root-pavement conflicts, trees in pavement, recycling wood

waste, managing fire-safe landscaping, trees in planters, and landfill sites.

Be able to select trees for preservation and be able to protect them during construction.

Understand the role of chemicals used to control plant growth.

Be able to evaluate hazard trees and to properly deal with them.

Understand cabling and bracing systems.

Be able to diagnose plant problems.

Understand the principles of plant health care.

Instructor:

Eden McLeod

Email:

Use

Imail within the course

Lecture/Lab Schedule:

Online

Textbook: