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Edition/Year: 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-111-30730-1
Course Requirements:
Activities: 18 ungraded activities including flashcards, matching, and crossword puzzles, used to learn
each chapters important terms.
Essay Assignments: 18 assignments worth 10 to 26 points each.
Tests: 18 chapter quizzes worth 8 to 20 points each.
528 points total for class.
Grading is on the 90-80-70-60% grading scale.
Tentative Course Outline:
Week 1
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Pruning
Chapter 2 – Plant Selection, Placement, and Management
Week 2
Chapter 3 – Tree Structure and Strength
Week 3
Chapter 4 – Wood, Energy, and Compartmentalization
Week 4
Chapter 5 – Pruning Cuts and Implications
Week 5
Chapter 6 – Pruning Tools
Week 6
Chapter 7 – When to Prune
Week 7
Chapter 8 – Nursery Tree Production Pruning
Week 8
Chapter 9 - Nursery Tree Production Pruning: Developing the Crown
Week 9
Chapter 10 – Developing and Maintaining Special Forms
Week 10
Chapter 11 – Structural Pruning in the Landscape: Perspective
Week 11
Chapter 12 – Structural Pruning in the Landscape: Practice