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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ADED 748.4 | Title:
INTRO TREE MAINTENANCE |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Tree Maintenance and Pruning |
| Last Reviewed:10/13/2025 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 0 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 0 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 1 min. | Lab Scheduled | 24.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 24.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 24.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
Non-Credit
Grading:
Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:
27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
ADLTED 748.4
Catalog Description:
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Students will learn and practice the basics of tree maintenance and pruning.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will learn and practice the basics of tree maintenance and pruning.
(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Effectively prune and train a variety of trees and shrubs common in Sonoma County and
California.
2. Safely use and maintain appropriate tools for pruning and training.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. List six reasons for pruning or training trees and shrubs.
2. Discuss and explain the basics of when and how to prune trees and shrubs.
3. Identify and explain how tree conditions affect the types of necessary pruning.
4. Effectively and safely use hand-pruning shears, lopping shears, and folding and fixed handled pruning saws.
Topics and Scope
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I. Reasons for Pruning and Training Trees and Shrubs
II. Assessing Tree Condition
III. Training and Pruning Systems
A. Open center or vase-shaped
B. Central leader
C. "Y" system
IV. Basics of When and How to Prune Trees
A. Dormancy
B. Cutting side shoots
C. Pruning young trees
D. Encouraging vegetative growth
E. Creating upright branches
F. Encouraging new growth by cutting buds
G. Exposing the tree to sunlight by cutting tops
H. Making clean cuts
I. Removing old growth periodically
V. Tools and Safety
A. Hand-pruning shears
B. Lopping shears with 24 to 30-inch handles
C. Folding or fixed handled pruning saw with curved blades and wide-set teeth
D. Using ladders safely
1. Orchard or tripod
2. Folding ladders
3. Extension ladders
VI. Employment Opportunities in the Tree and Landscaping Industry
Assignments:
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1. Small group presentation
2. Group work in identifying types of trees and their pruning/training needs
3. Quizzes on the use of particular tools and pruning strategies
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
20 - 30% |
| Group work identifying trees and their needs | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
15 - 20% |
| Quizzes | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
50 - 60% |
| Small group presentation; Active attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor prepared materials
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