LHAP 305 Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Winter 2026

LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURIST APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM LHAP 305 - Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Tentative Schedule January 05 - January 30, 2026 Room 1127, Pavillion Daniel Ballard dballard@oldscollege.ca Office: 1107 January 05 Room 1127 Introductions, Class requirements, Moodle introduction. Get to know each other. Intro into Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Tree Benefits Halifax video Tree Physiology by ISA Assign Legends of Arboriculture Due Jan 07. January 06 Room 1127 Tree Physiology Presentation Tree Defects Paper January 07 Room 1127 Tree Physiology Presentation cont. Tree Defects site walk Assign Tree Associations & Organizations Assignment Due Jan 09, start of class January 08 Room 1127 Trees in 3D Lab January 09 Room 1127 Trees in 3D Lab January 12 Room 1127 Tree establishment and independence lecture Introduce Tree benefits and selection assignment Due Jan 16- with presentations January 13 Room 1127 Tree establishment and Independence lecture cont. Tree benefits page by Reforest Action January 14 Room 1127 Guest Speaker - Amy Fehr with Bartlett Tree Experts January 15 Room 1127 Physiology Test (1 hour) Tree Benefits and selection assignment work time January 16 Room 1127 Tree benefits and Selection presentations If time, start Tree Assessment January 19 (4) Room 1127 Tree Assessment Lecture Tree Assessment, Valuation, and Protection Project due with presentations on Jan 29. January 20 (4) Room 1127/ Pavillion Chainsaw safety and Tree Felling presentation January 21 (4) Room 1127/ Pavillion Chainsaw and Tree Felling practical skills demonstration January 22 (4) Room 1127 Tree Pruning Presentation Pruning prescription Natural bracing Pruning Plan Assignment Due January 23 January 23 (4) Room 1127 Tree Valuation Lecture and Practice January 26 Room 1127 Tree Valuation Lecture and Practice Cont. Tree Protection Lecture January 27 Room 1127 Tree Protection Lecture cont. January 28 Room 1127 Catch up Day or Assignment work time. January 29 Room 1127 Tree Assessment, Valuation, and protection presentations January 30 Room 1127 Finish presentations Final Exam Course Description: In this section, you will learn how to care for and manage trees in urban environments. Topics include tree growth and structure, root systems, and how site conditions affect tree health. You’ll explore planting and maintenance techniques to help trees establish and thrive, and practice assessing tree condition, structure, risk, and value using methods like sales comparison, income, cost, and trunk formula approaches. Students will also learn tree protection strategies during construction, pruning techniques to improve structure and safety, and safe tree removal, including chainsaw use and stump grinding. By the end, you’ll be able to evaluate, protect, and manage urban trees to keep them healthy, safe, and valuable. Grading: Assignments (5)40% Tree assessment Project25% Exams (2)35% 100% Quizzes, tests and exams are cumulative and comprehensive. Late assignment marks will be reduced by 20% day 1. 2nd day late it is an automatic 0. Any portion of a day past the time deadline counts as an entire day. A day is considered a 24-hour period from the deadline date and time. All assignments must be handed in to receive a mark for the class. January 05 | Room 1127 | Introductions, Class requirements, Moodle introduction. Get to know each other. Intro into Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Tree Benefits Halifax video Tree Physiology by ISA Assign Legends of Arboriculture Due Jan 07. January 06 | Room 1127 | Tree Physiology Presentation Tree Defects Paper January 07 | Room 1127 | Tree Physiology Presentation cont. Tree Defects site walk Assign Tree Associations & Organizations Assignment Due Jan 09, start of class January 08 | Room 1127 | Trees in 3D Lab January 09 | Room 1127 | Trees in 3D Lab January 12 | Room 1127 | Tree establishment and independence lecture Introduce Tree benefits and selection assignment Due Jan 16- with presentations January 13 | Room 1127 | Tree establishment and Independence lecture cont. Tree benefits page by Reforest Action January 14 | Room 1127 | Guest Speaker - Amy Fehr with Bartlett Tree Experts January 15 | Room 1127 | Physiology Test (1 hour) Tree Benefits and selection assignment work time January 16 | Room 1127 | Tree benefits and Selection presentations If time, start Tree Assessment January 19 (4) | Room 1127 | Tree Assessment Lecture Tree Assessment, Valuation, and Protection Project due with presentations on Jan 29. January 20 (4) | Room 1127/ Pavillion | Chainsaw safety and Tree Felling presentation January 21 (4) | Room 1127/ Pavillion | Chainsaw and Tree Felling practical skills demonstration January 22 (4) | Room 1127 | Tree Pruning Presentation Pruning prescription Natural bracing Pruning Plan Assignment Due January 23 January 23 (4) | Room 1127 | Tree Valuation Lecture and Practice January 26 | Room 1127 | Tree Valuation Lecture and Practice Cont. Tree Protection Lecture January 27 | Room 1127 | Tree Protection Lecture cont. January 28 | Room 1127 | Catch up Day or Assignment work time. January 29 | Room 1127 | Tree Assessment, Valuation, and protection presentations January 30 | Room 1127 | Finish presentations Final Exam