Speaking of Shigo- he's great- I've got most of his books and I saw him give
a lecture in the Green Mt. Nat. Forest- he cut down a tree and chopped it
up. His work, IMHO, is some of the best stuff ever to come out of academia,
in so far as a contribution to the work of field foresters.

Joe


"Joe" wrote in message news:...
Don, how do you know that Keslick has such a meager education? Many
arborists in Mass. have a BS degree- or at the minimum a 2 year degree
from a reputable arborist school- such as one at U. Mass. Then, they have
to get a state license after taking a test.

I took the basic arborist course at U. Mass.- it was one of the best
courses I took there- we spent all our time walking the huge campus
looking at sick trees.

Joe


"D. Staples" wrote in message
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"Treelady" wrote in message
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I find Symplastless to have a good understanding of trees, theier
biology and appropriate care. To ignore him is to dismiss the
teachings of Alex Shigo- anyone claiming to understand or know about
trees without due regard for Shigo's work is one to be taken with a
pinch of salt.


The point you miss is it is Shigo's work, not Keslicks. A wannabe whose
education is a series of 2 and 3 day short courses. I wonder if he is
even a member of any national society of arborists.