LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In an
effort to educate the green industry and arborist community on tree care and
best practices, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension presents the Annual
Professional Tree Care Seminar and Workshop in Spanish on January 30 from 7
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with early registration beginning at 6 a.m. This year, the
emphasis will be urban tree care: Best Practices-Practical Landscape Management
for Professionals. The seminar will be held at Cooperative Extension’s Lifelong
Learning Center located at 8050 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nev.
Other
topics covered include: Over, Under and Misused Plants in Southern Nevada; How
Plants Grow – Basic Biology; Irrigation and Proper Watering; Appropriate
Pruning of Grasses and Shrubs; Appropriate Pruning Tools and Safety; and
Fundamental Diseases.
Afternoon, hands-on sessions are offered from 2–3:20 p.m.
covering topics of choice: Reworking Small Topped Trees;
Grass/Shrubs/Desert Plants; Pruning Woody Perennials; and Palm or Plant
Identification. Guest
lecturers and speakers will be Russ Thompson, Sunkissed Horticulture
Consultants; Angela O’Callaghan, Cooperative Extension; and Dennis Swartzel,
private consultant.
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