ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES
Tree Academy 2: Tree Appraisl Workshop Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (6.5 CEUs) Instructor: James Komen Location Bay: 6
Focusing on the CTLA Trunk Formula Technique, this workshop gives an overview of the appraisal process and provides an opportunity to practice in the field. Partic - ipants will review common mistakes and refine their craft as appraising arborists. The first portion of the course is a lecture that discusses the five primary compo - nents of the formula: trunk area, unit cost, condition rating, functional limitations, and external limitations. The second half of the course is a field application of the concepts discussed in the lecture. Participants will divide into groups and appraise several trees. The class will reconvene and discuss the results.
James Komen is a consulting arborist in California specializing in risk assessment and treeappraisal. He helps clients make informed management decisions for individual trees and fortree inventories. His work has been published in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, ArboriculturalConsultant, Palms, Ontario Arborist and Western Ar - borist. He is an ISA TRAQ instructor andhas taught workshops on tree appraisal around the U.S. and Canada.
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