Looking for Shigo books

[2treeornot2tree]

I am going to buy some Shigo books. I wanted to check on here to see if anyone has some they want to sell before I buy them elsewhere. I am going to take my Cert test this year, and I want to read them along with the study guide.

 

[TreeAce]

I dont mean to hijack the thread but what are some of his books that are recommended to start out with?

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I was never really given a list. Here is a few of the first ones I plan to read.

Modern Arboriculture: A Systems Approach To The Care Of Trees And Their Associates
Tree Anatomy
Tree Basics: What Every Person Needs to Know about Trees
Tree Pruning: A Worldwide Photo Guide

If anyone has any input on other ones I should read first, please speak up.

 

[sgreanbeans]

I have Modern Arboriculture and A New Tree Biology, read them both. Not for sale! I would try amazon as we where talking in the other thread. Maybe able to find it used pretty cheap.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I looked at amazon. Didnt seem to much cheaper then a new one threw barnes and noble.

 

[Grace Tree]

Home - Shigo and Trees

 

[mcfly]

Just a heads up that a lot of his books are cheapest directly from his site Home - Shigo and Trees

I was looking around for the best prices and finally had a "dur" moment and went there.. cheaper than ebay and amazon for most - esp Modern Arboriculture.

TreeAce any of them are a good start.. you'll end up buying more regardless which one you pick up first. :smile2:

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Home - Shigo and Trees

Thanks for the link. They are cheaper direct then threw amazon or barnes and noble. I might just buy the set and get the 20% off.

 

[sgreanbeans]

Home - Shigo and Trees

I agree with your sig, doing it now.

Done, both of them.

 

[TreeAce]

Bam!

Dr. Shigos Tree Series - Shigo and Trees

 

[sgreanbeans]

I would start with MA, sets ya up for the rest

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I would start with MA, sets ya up for the rest

Thanks, thats the one I was think about starting with.

 

[TreeAce]

I just pulled the trigger on the set. I know I woulda been fine with one or two books, atleast to start, but I couldnt resist.

 

[sgreanbeans]

I have been looking for a complete A300 w/BMP set on the ISA store, don't think they have one?

What did you have to drop for that?

 

[TreeAce]

290 w/shipping

 

[TreeAce]

My thinking,in part, is that that some of the lower priced books in the set,like Tree Pruning Basics, I could loan out to one of my guys and whomever else in the future. And not be so worried about anything happening to it. Who knows, the kid mit even read it :msp_unsure:. And I am sure there is something in all the books,regardless of price, for me to.

 

[Grace Tree]

My thinking,in part, is that that some of the lower priced books in the set,like Tree Pruning Basics, I could loan out to one of my guys and whomever else in the future. And not be so worried about anything happening to it. Who knows, the kid mit even read it :msp_unsure:. And I am sure there is something in all the books,regardless of price, for me to.

Tree Pruning Basics is mostly photos. You've probably already seen most of it. I keep mine in the bathroom and look at it while I'm killing time. Tree p o r n.
Phil

 

[ROPECLIMBER]

TreeAce,
I read A New Tree Biology, and companion dictionary, ISA study Guide,with urban forestry, the set of 10 Interactive ISA dvds,Borrowed, and the A 300 on prunning,Shigo's is CODIT and that helped but Dr Shigo explains and reexplains definitions which are correct, yet still not addopted in the ISA that probably hurt me a little. I love his definitions, I had the book library loaned from TTech in Lubeck and had to extend the ck out 2 weeks twice, 676pg,plus dictionary I may buy this set too,

What happened is I would take Shigos side, and argue the question as invalid, Which it may have been, in other words answer the questions dont fix them, I wish I had studied more on tree ID was told they would have latin and common, but at least three had only Latin, any way after the test I looked up some that I remembered missing, this site for texas trees, makes good commode lit too,
also there were some OSHA questions that arent in Z133 about HAZCOM since I am not a pest or fert aplicator wasn't familiar with this, you can google HAZCOM and read and read lawer liped pages
also found some Practice quizes online too, the practice quizes all had three Wrongs and a Right
the real test had two wrongs and two grays, on a lotdid better than I thought tree ID at 77% brought me down to an 88 overall.
Since the study guide is written by Lilly I would look at some of the other Lilly books too,
Texas Forest Service - Trees of Texas

Paul

 

[superjunior]

TreeAce,
I read A New Tree Biology, and companion dictionary, ISA study Guide,with urban forestry, the set of 10 Interactive ISA dvds,Borrowed, and the A 300 on prunning,Shigo's is CODIT and that helped but Dr Shigo explains and reexplains definitions which are correct, yet still not addopted in the ISA that probably hurt me a little. I love his definitions, I had the book library loaned from TTech in Lubeck and had to extend the ck out 2 weeks twice, 676pg,plus dictionary I may buy this set too,

What happened is I would take Shigos side, and argue the question as invalid, Which it may have been, in other words answer the questions dont fix them, I wish I had studied more on tree ID was told they would have latin and common, but at least three had only Latin, any way after the test I looked up some that I remembered missing, this site for texas trees, makes good commode lit too,
also there were some OSHA questions that arent in Z133 about HAZCOM since I am not a pest or fert aplicator wasn't familiar with this, you can google HAZCOM and read and read lawer liped pages
also found some Practice quizes online too, the practice quizes all had three Wrongs and a Right
the real test had two wrongs and two grays, on a lotdid better than I thought tree ID at 77% brought me down to an 88 overall.
Since the study guide is written by Lilly I would look at some of the other Lilly books too,
Texas Forest Service - Trees of Texas

Paul

I've heard they took tree id out of the test, is that true?

 

[ROPECLIMBER]

I went and got the test results, and recalled all these examples of questions and two finger typed a page of info, and my computer decided that it was time to log off just before I could hit send,

short answer tree Id and tree selection are blended into one graded catigory, but also Id questions blend into soil management, wholistic PHC, seed or graft origination, diagnosis and treatment, soil science, Phsiology,specific species tendencies, adaptability,capacity,ability. Basicly you have to know what you have, and what is a healthy base line for what you have, before you can do anything good or bad for that tree, and the new catigory Urban Forestry I think it only counted for like
6 or 8% of the total score but its questions still had somthing to do with tree Id, this is why I recomended the A&M tree ID site I could go there every night and never learn them all and thats just in Texas, oh yea they had questions on hardiness zones, a lot is common sense to where you take the test, thats why they test reginal too I'm sure.
not so short,Paul

PS Shigo said that the downfall to the education system is it is based on memerization and testation, and to trully know somthing you have to touch it
2 other great books that cover alot of ansi and safty are Tree Climbers Campanion
ans To Fell a Tree by Jeff Jepson, they are easy to read pamplet sized but packed full of usable knowledge