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Arboricultural Studies at HCC Diploma Level
| Start date: | Any |
| Duration: | Up to 18 months |
| Formal prerequisite: | See Notes |
| Certificate awarded: | Yes |
| Fee: | £300.00 |
This course was previously the RFS Diploma course but due to a change in the RFS syllabus this course no longer meets the revised syllabus and has now become our own HCC course at diploma level. It is a course that has been written at degree level and is very demanding of the student who is expected to already have a working knowledge of arboriculture. The emphasis is on a comprehensive knowledge of trees at senior technician/management level. There is no examination to take with this course and students who complete the course will be awarded an HCC Course Completion Certificate.
| Lesson 1 | Tree Knowledge. Identification, a tree collection, tree age, street trees. |
| Lesson 2 | Nursery Practices. Tree and shrub tendering, nursery stock - pricing. |
| Lesson 3 | Tree establishment. Woodland design, urban soils, nutrition of trees and shrubs. |
| Lesson 4 | The Tree's Environment. Ecology. Vegetation analysis, trees and pollution. |
| Lesson 5 | Design and Management of Woodlands. Contracts in arboriculture. |
| Lesson 6 | Plant Health. Plant pathology including a directory of pests and diseases. |
| Lesson 7 | Biology of Woody Plants. Plant science in arboriculture. |
| Lesson 8 | Legislation and Arboriculture. Health and Safety. Hazard identification. |
| Lesson 9 | Maintenance of Woody Plants. Arboriculture specifications. |
| Lesson 10 | Miscellaneous. Autumn colour in sequence. Arboriculture associations. |
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