ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES
Field Day Station 4: Root Washing Demonstration Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructors: Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Jim Flott & Ray Gleason Location: City Park Bare root transplanting has been used since humans started walking the earth. It is the root of the nursery industry. The modern demand for immediate effect in the landscape or retention of existing landscape trees can be met by successful bare root transplanting of nursery caliper trees and large DBH trees economical - ly. Transplanting large diameter trees bare root is not new but the mechanics of harvesting and transportation are new. This field day station will demonstrate the process of moving trees bare root and provide you with avenues of revenue for your business.
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist and an ASCA con - sulting arborist. She is WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and a Professor in the Department of Horticulture, and holds two affili - ate professor positions at University of Washington. She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences, publishing the results in scientific articles and university Extension fact sheets. In 2020, she was named the new editor for the Western Arborist magazine.
Jim Flott is president of Community Forestry Consultants, Inc. (CFC). CFC provides TreeWorks™ tree management software; inventories and appraisals; management plans; risk assessment and risk management plans; tree preservation plans; diagnosis; expert witness; forensic investigations; urban forestry program re - views; training workshops; and urban forestry, arboriculture, and horticulture consulting services to individuals, corporations, uni - versities, municipalities, county and state agencies, cemeteries, and golf courses in the United States and Canada. He received his B.S. degree
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