Arboriculture Video Series (Great insight into all topics. Many real life cases following a tree over several years to show impact) Instructional videos - Edward F. Gilman - UF/IFAS Tree mechanics and structure 1 Definitions 2 Mechanical stress 3 Wood 4 Branch attachment Tree anatomy and biology 1 Tissues and branch unions 2 Wood Pruning cuts and decay 1 Wounding: 2 Removal cuts and internal response: 3 Reduction cuts and decay; Butt decay: Roots 1 Basics of root form 2 Nursery and planting impacts anchorage 3 Nursery and planting impacts root form 4 Nursery container types impact root form 5 Improving root form in the landscape Soil 1 Soil treatments, existing trees 2 Soil causes of tree decline 3 Case studies Urban design 1 Introduction and current situation 2 Formula for success 3 Hardscape introduction 4 Existing sidewalk solutions 5 New sidewalk solutions 6 Parking lot solutions Nursery tree production 1 Why prune; strategies 2 Quality liners 3 Pruning years 1-2 4 Pruning years 2-4 Planting and establishment Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Pruning 1 Tree form; substandard pruning 2 Approach 3 At planting 4 Young trees 5 Young trees case studies 6 Medium aged trees 7 Older trees 8 Mature tree considerations 9 Structural pruning 10 Raise crown 11 Reduce crown 12 Thin the crown Diagnosing tree health and stability (excluding insects and mites): 1 Symptom expression 2 Crown 3 Trunk one 4 Trunk two 5 Trunk three 6 Trunk four 7 Root collar/flare one 8 Root collar/flare two 9 Roots and soil
About the Author Dr. Gilman received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 1980 in forest plant pathology and is a professor in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He has assembled a unique urban tree teaching program for helping municipalities, contractors, arborists, educators, growers, landscapers, and others design and implement programs for promoting better tree health in cities. He conducts educational programs in tree selection, nursery production, and urban tree management nation-wide for a large variety of audiences. Dr. Gilman is a Florida chapter ISA past-president. He has published more than 96 scientific peer reviewed journal articles in his 30 years in academia and industry and has won numerous awards. His research emphasizes tree pruning, nursery production, anchorage, and tree establishment. He has published more than 150 technical articles in newsletters and trade magazines and annually presents research results to colleagues at professional meetings across the US and throughout the world. He is the author of six books and maintains an extensive web site on urban trees.
