[RIurbanforest] save the date: Pruning Workshop with Ed Gilman 15-16 October

[RI Urban Forestry]

Join Dr. Ed Gilman for a two-day pruning workshop
OCT 15-16, 2025
Prescription Pruning with field demos (13.5 ISA CEUs)



Early bird registration for RI Licensed Arborists will be opening for the Ed Gilman Pruning Workshop on August 1 - $85
Registration is limited to 55 people.

The days consist of:
Morning presentations at RI College
Afternoon field demos at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
(weather permitting; indoor/outdoor schedule might change depending on the weather)

REGISTRATION INCLUDES LUNCHES, BREAKS, AND A COPY OF:
Structural Pruning: A Guide for the Green Industry By Edward F. Gilman, Brian Kempf, Nelda Matheny, and Jim Clark
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Partners: RI Tree Council and Bartlett Tree Experts

THE AGENDA

DAY ONE - Wednesday, Oct 15
Morning topics at RIC
8:00     Introduction to key pruning terms and concepts
                Tree architecture in the urban environment
               Guiding young-tree architecture with pruning
12:00   Lunch at RIC
Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
1:00      In-the-field pruning demonstrations and exercises showing pruning to create sustainable strong branch architecture.

DAY TWO - Thursday, Oct 16
Morning topics at RIC
8:00     Introduction to prescription pruning
Preparing pruning prescriptions on young and mature trees
Long-term pruning results
12:00 Lunch at RIC
Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary
1:00     Preparing pruning prescriptions on mature trees
Outside exercises: Attendees actively prepare pruning prescriptions under guidance from instructor.

  *   Prescribing pruning on young trees
  *   Prescribing pruning on mature trees


Nancy Stairs

Cooperative Forestry Program Supervisor
Division of Forest Environment
235 Promenade Street, Suite 394
Providence, RI 02908

401.537.4069

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