HORT 165   Arboriculture (3 Hours)

This course will prepare the student to work with trees in Zones 5-6. In lecture and lab settings students will learn and demonstrate how to properly plant, prune and maintain trees, identify hazard trees and proper pruning and tree removal techniques. Emphasis will be placed on ANSI and OSHA safety requirements. At the end of this course the student will be prepared to take the test for arboriculture certification in Kansas.