Central Region Pruning Workshop

ILCA is offering a Ground Pruning Workshop in East Peoria, IL for both member and non-member companies. The course combines both classroom time and outdoor hands-on instruction. This is ground pruning of shrubs and trees only.  There will be no canopy work. The training is taught and supervised by certified arborists.

We are offering this training to companies in the Central, West Central, and East Central part of Illinois as space is limited.  Register now!

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Choose either:

Morning Session: 7:30am – 11:30am
Afternoon Session: 12:30pm – 4:30pm

Location:

Illinois Central College
Land Laboratory and Arboretum
One College Dr
East Peoria, IL 61635

Format:

The workshop begins with 90 minutes of classroom instruction, followed by extensive hands-on instruction led by certified arborists. Participants will be asked to wear clothing that meets the safety standards for pruning, and bring a helmet, safety glasses, hand pruners, loppers, a pole pruner, and a folding saw (if you have one).  This is ground pruning of shrubs and trees only.  There will be no canopy work.

Lead Instructor: 

Aaron Schulz, Plant Health Care Director-ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Oakbros Tree Care & Removal – LEARN MORE about Aaron