What You Will Gain From this Course

  • Become an Expert

    Gain or refresh the core foundational knowledge to help you become a trusted expert and consultant for your clients.

  • Close More Deals

    Be more confident and know what to look for on your client's property for your diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

  • Save More Trees

    The more deals you close, the more trees you save and protect for your clients and future generations.

Course Curriculum

    1. What is a Tree?

    2. Tree Anatomy

    3. What are Trees Made Of?

    4. Twigs and Branches

    5. The Function of Leaves

    6. Getting to the Roots

    7. Tree Hormones

    8. Decay Fungi

    9. Types of Wood Decay Fungi

    10. Armillaria Species

    11. White Sap Rot

    12. Trees Reaction to Invasion

    13. Pruning and Relation to Decay

    14. End of Chapter Quiz (Tree Biology )

    15. Tree Biology ISA CEU Input XX-####A

    1. Integrated Pest Management

    2. Chemical Management

    3. Labels and SDS Sheets

    4. Diagnostic Process

    5. The Decline Spiral

    6. Signs and Symptoms

    7. Asking the Right Questions

    8. Inspection From the Ground Up

    9. The Importance of History

    10. Post Chapter Quiz (Tree Diagnostics)

    11. Client Relationships and Conversations

    12. Identification of Tree Diagnostics ISA CEU Input XX-####A

    1. Introduction to Arthropods

    2. Arthropods in the Landscape

    3. Monitoring Arthropods

    4. Piercing and Sucking Insects

    5. Chewing Insects

    6. (Wood) Boring Insects

    7. Leafminers

    8. Miscellaneous Pests

    9. Appropriate Response Process

    10. Insecticides and Miticides

    11. Proper Application of Pesticides and Miticides

    12. Examples of Pests

    13. Post Quiz Chapter (Arthropod Pests)

    14. Arthropod Pets ISA CEU Input XX-####A

    1. Intro to Fungi

    2. Biology of Fungi

    3. Foliar Fungi

    4. Foliar Fungi Management

    5. Cultural Management

    6. Rhizosphaera Needle Blight

    7. Other Needle Blights

    8. Vascular Fungal Disease

    9. Dutch Elm Disease

    10. Oak Wilt

    11. Canker Diseases

    12. Canker Disease Management

    13. Cytospora Canker

    14. Nectria Canker

    15. Other Cankers

    16. Intro to Deacy Fungi

    17. Trees and Decay

    18. Trees Below Ground

    19. Post Chapter Quiz (Disease ID and Management)

    20. Disease ID and Management ISA CEU Input XX-####A

    1. Intro to Abiotic Stressors

    2. Abiotic Symptoms

    3. Cultural Management Practices

    4. Plant Growth Regulators

    5. Sampling

    6. Water and Nutrient Deficiencies

    7. Salt, Gas and Cold Injury

    8. Lightning and Mechanical Injury

    9. Herbicide Damage

    10. Abiotic ISA CEU Input XX-####A

    11. Post Chapter Quiz (Abiotic Issues and Management)

    1. Final Survey

Foundations in Plant Healthcare

  • $1,200.00
  • 5 ISA CEUs for Completing the Full Course
  • 62 Lessons
  • Approval Required for Access

Contact Us or Your Territory Manager for Access

Access to this course is exclusive to Rainbow Ecoscience customers. To get access to Foundations in Plant Healthcare, contact your Territory Manager or complete the request access form.

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Instructor(s)

Patrick Anderson

Arborologist

Patrick Anderson is the Director of Research & Arborologists for Rainbow Ecoscience where he provides direction for Rainbow’s Regional Technical Arboricultural/Horticultural Advisors and Research Scientists. Patrick has a B.S. in Forest Science from Penn State University, is an ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist and Municipal Specialist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, is ASCA Tree & Plant Appraisal Qualified, and is a North Carolina Licensed Landscape Contractor. In addition, he served as the associate voting member of the ASC A300 Committee and is Past President of the American Society of Consulting Arborists.

Kent Honl

Arborologist

Kent Honl has worked for Rainbow Companies of Minnetonka, Minnesota since 1994, serving as a Technical Arborist, Consulting Arborist, and currently as Arborologist. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from St Olaf College and studied Ecological Horticulture at the University of California – Santa Cruz. Kent has been an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist since 2007. Kent also serves as Adjunct Faculty in Arboriculture for Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA.

Mark Ware

Arborologist

Mark Ware is a Board Certified Master Arborist on the Rainbow Ecoscience team, covering the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. He brings over fifteen years of practical experience in arboriculture, plant health care and ornamental horticulture. Mark is responsible for providing technical support and training in Rainbow PHC protocols, research and development of new products and protocols and in-field training with technicians.