Undertaking the PTI this week - any advice?

[Kveldssanger]

Thinking exactly the same Jake! I won't be too gutted if it doesn't go my way, but there is an inkling that it will be significantly less difficult than I'm making it out to be. I will however be very happy if I pass. Only thing that concerns me is questions in the examination and being on top of my fungi idents.

 

Fungi ident is open book (?), so take along a copy of Watson & Green's Arborist Guide sold by the AA. I don't imagine the fungi ident will be too hard - it'll be your main wood-decay fungi, probably. A curveball could be if they show a Ganoderma applanatum / australe, in which case if it's just a snap of a conk maybe put Ganoderma sp. and list both possibilities?

 

Good luck

Edited March 20, 2016 by Kveldssanger

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Fungi ident is open book (?), so take along a copy of Watson & Green's Arborist Guide sold by the AA. I don't imagine the fungi ident will be too hard - it'll be your main wood-decay fungi, probably. A curveball could be if they show a Ganoderma applanatum / australe, in which case if it's just a snap of a conk maybe put Ganoderma sp. and list both possibilities?

 

Good luck

 

Exactly. The fungi Id and significance / colonisations strategy etc. is "open book" and some of this will be covered beforehand.

 

Usually there's 3 fungi which are pretty "run-of-the-mill" n the 4th to stretch / challenge you a little.

[tree79]

its fairly straight forward if you some basic tree knowledge.

Just to take note of what is said and if he or she says you might want to remember this, then make highlight in your workbook (provided)

 

theres 20 written questions (5 on law) which you have a 1hr for.

2 tree inspections which you get 40 mins (I think) for. don't look for problems with the tree if there isn't any!

and fungi id of 4 which is open book(20 min). will have to state type of rot/strategy, host sp. area it effects on the tree and arb importance.

 

hope this helps

 

tree

[Jake Andrews]

That does tree, cheers🖒

[StaffordNomad]

Hey up,

 

I failed my PTI first time round (63%), inspections and fungi ident's were great my let down was the written exam, I found the wording difficult to decipher, has anyone got any links or the like for me to be able to tackle some example questions? I felt that the wording was at a higher level than I've studied at i.e. university level whereas I maxed out at A level and ND.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm hoping to be re-taking it asap

[Jake Andrews]

Where did you take the course StaffordNomad?

[StaffordNomad]

Hi Jake,

 

It was at Apex Arb, Uttoxeter.

 

Great course, Terry's a top tutor, he's seen me through most of my training over the years

[Jake Andrews]

Cool, I just missed out on the Bristol one last week run by the AA, gutted. Looking at my options now. Sorry I can't help with your question.