HORT 56 - Arboriculture/Urban Forestry

    Recent Professors
    LOREN MCIRVIN, ROBERT FLANNERY
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2026, Fall 2024
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Care, maintenance, planting, and pruning of trees, shrubs, and vines are discussed. Specific pruning techniques for ornamental trees, fruit trees, shrubs, roses, and other woody plants are demonstrated. Principles of urban forestry, tree preservation, health, growth characteristics, plant selection, planting, irrigation, fertilization, and damage repair are studied. (8 hours of lab to be scheduled on Saturdays, which may include one or more field trips)
    Usually Held
    Tue 6:00pm–8:20pm, Tue 8:30pm–9:50pm, Wed 6:00pm–8:20pm, Wed 8:30pm–9:45pm