Professional tree inspection ITA

[Lancstree]

Just found out I'm doing this later this year. I know I need to get up to speed on pest and disease, plus fungus and mattech. Any tips on things to do in preparation? I thought about asking to shadow a local tree officer doing an inspection

[ChrisG]

Brush up on legislation, axiom of uniform stress, compression forks, survey equipment, grab a copy of Fungi on Trees, an Arborists field guide and learn all the colonization strategies, latin names etc.

 

Shigo's Modern Arboriculture is a good book to get your head in for this course.

Main thing is, ENJOY!!

[Jesse]

A detailed specification will also be very good, for whatever recommendations you make, don't just spec Fell, go into detail, Section fell, Stump grind to a depth, Remove all arisings from site, reinstate with quality top soil, that sort of thing.

[Island Lescure]

Is the fungi app enough for the id bit? Still struggling with this. Doing it next week...

[David Humphries]

Is the fungi app enough for the id bit? Still struggling with this. Doing it next week...

 

Hello Island

 

As with the AA Fungi Guide, the Arbtalk Tree Fungi App has all the principal decay fungi that are likely to come up in the assessment.

 

When I did the course 7 years ago you were allowed to undertake the fungi section as an open book test, meaning you had access to resource material. Worth checking if this is still the case.

 

 

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[Island Lescure]

Hey David

 

I don't have the AA fungi book...I have asked if the instructor can bring one along that I may buy. Should have bought the set at the conference... I can only hope that it is open book, but I will revise the fungi some more regardless.

[Wolfie]

 

When I did the course 7 years ago you were allowed to undertake the fungi section as an open book test, meaning you had access to resource material. Worth checking if this is still the case.

 

 

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It was still the case when I did it in 2013, think it still is.

[David Humphries]

It was still the case when I did it in 2013, think it still is.

 

Thanks for the confirmation

 

 

 

 

 

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[sawman]

Did it in April and its definitely open book on the fungi ident.

[Island Lescure]

Cheers! One thing less to worry about.