ISA Certified arborist question.

[ropensaddle]

Someone find out who this guy is and take away his ISA cert., he is mocking us and bringing shame to our self admiration society. He is a traitor to the cause, stop him before he brings more disrepute to us. Or makes people think, or whatever.

In jest/Jim

If he chooses to scrape by and get certified as easy as he can he is
only hurting himself. Recertification will take care of the rest of the
story! Most start out thinking what the certification can mean to
their income and then get fixed on learning! Certification is only a
starting point for many, the more I read on phc the more it seems
I forget another aspect and must brush up until I have a thorough
understanding of the content! Then I get to a point that I feel I
am starting to become wise, only to think of what I don't know!
It seems to me the more I know, the more I see that I don't know!

 

[sharkfin12us]

Certified arborist test

How the tree ID section will be administered varies with the person who is proctoring the exam. They will choose the trees you ID, and may give you a sample to go along with the picture. The ID is actually the easiest part of the exam in my opinion, nothing like the ID quizzes and tests i took in college, where you actually had to spell the latin and common names correctly.

Try to study other material beyond the study guide too. the questions dont really come from that book. They come from people who submit them, then a review board at ISA determines which questions to use, and may clean them up a little too. Try to read all material you can get your hands on. I passed the exam the first time, but I studied a LOT for it. Just study one domain at a time and youll do fine.

Thanks i ordered new tree biology and intergrated maintence.Thanks to every one in here for your help.

 

[BRCCArborist]

New Tree Biology is a good book, but its almost too scientific for me. Its way more in depth than the exams biology domain is or even needs to be. Try getting your hands on Arboriculture: Integrated Management for Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, by Harris, Clark, and Matheny. That book is pretty comprehesive and industry standard. Also get all the ANSI standards you can, along with the corresponding Best Management Practices. Plant Health Care for Woody Ornamentals by John Lloyd is good, along with Ed Gilman's Illustrated Guide to Pruning, and Jeff Jepson's Tree Climbers Companion. The Shigo books, with maybe the exception of Modern Arboriculture are good, but honestly they are too in depth for me to even try to want to read. The other books I listed are excellent for the everyday, practicing arborist.

 

[treeseer]

New Tree Biology is a good book, but its almost too scientific for me. Its way more in depth than the exams biology domain is or even needs to be. Try getting your hands on Arboriculture: Integrated Management for Trees, Shrubs, and Vines, by Harris, Clark, and Matheny. That book is pretty comprehesive and industry standard. Also get all the ANSI standards you can, along with the corresponding Best Management Practices. Plant Health Care for Woody Ornamentals by John Lloyd is good, along with Ed Gilman's Illustrated Guide to Pruning, and Jeff Jepson's Tree Climbers Companion. The Shigo books, with maybe the exception of Modern Arboriculture are good, but honestly they are too in depth for me to even try to want to read. The other books I listed are excellent for the everyday, practicing arborist.

All true. Possibly the best bang for the buck are the BMP's, at $5. each. brcc, it sounds like sharkfin has the harris book, a great place to start.

 

[Canyonbc]

All true. Possibly the best bang for the buck are the BMP's, at $5. each. brcc, it sounds like sharkfin has the harris book, a great place to start.

Really?

Where do i find these BRCC ???

Thanks
Canyon

 

[BRCCArborist]

You can get the BMP's from ISA's webstore.They are pretty much simplified versions of the ANSI standards for those of us who are a few credits short of our law degree, but they have a few others that ANSI doesnt really cover, like IPM.

 

[Canyonbc]

You can get the BMP's from ISA's webstore.They are pretty much simplified versions of the ANSI standards for those of us who are a few credits short of our law degree, but they have a few others that ANSI doesnt really cover, like IPM.

Thanks,

Ya i got the catalog today...ordered the study guide..and catalog came with.

But i found them in the web store.

Thanks for the info guys.

Canyon

 

[Orlandofeller]

Got to know the latin names, there is too much regional disparity on common names.


Regarding being certified and incompetent, what do they call the person who finished last in the class at medical school.









Doctor!!!!!!

Let me get this straight. You are comparing reading a manual which takes about two days to master, to a Medical Doctor who finishes four years of Undergraduate studies, four years of medical school and four years of Residency?

That is a real joke.

 

[treeseer]

Let me get this straight. You are comparing reading a manual which takes about two days to master, to a Medical Doctor

1. It takes a lot longer to master the material than that.

2. The comparison was: a barely certified arborist to a barely graduated doctor. What they both have in common is--they both are considered qualified to practice.:blob6:

 

[Canyonbc]

1. It takes a lot longer to master the material than that.

2. The comparison was: a barely certified arborist to a barely graduated doctor. What they both have in common is--they both are considered qualified to practice.:blob6:

Very, very well put.

Second it.

 

[BC WetCoast]

1. It takes a lot longer to master the material than that.

2. The comparison was: a barely certified arborist to a barely graduated doctor. What they both have in common is--they both are considered qualified to practice.:blob6:

Thank you for rephrasing and exposing the subtlety of the joke.