FOR416H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Arboriculture, Acer Negundo, Pollarding
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Lecture 7 urban forest arboriculture: philip van wassenaer. Conservation arboriculture and tree risk assessment: maintaining old trees in the. We manage urban forests for the benefits that the trees provide. A lot of large statured trees are coming to an age or to a condition where they"re starting to decline. We"re losing benefits as we lose these trees. Raise awareness of what heritage trees are. Once heritage trees are identified, how can they be protected. Came up with definition of a heritage tree: outstanding specimen (size, form, age, distinctive community landmark, specimen associated w/ historic person place, event, defines a sense of place. Tilia (basswood) species live for especially long. Alexander muir was author of a song. Native to western canada but not here. A lot of the ideas about heritage trees originate from the uk: develop standards for identification, assessment and management of veteran trees. Try to have an ecosystem approach: look at whole system.
