Expertise Description
I have over 30 years of consulting experience in arboriculture with an emphasis in determining causation of demise from a variety of origins, including biotic agents (insects and disease), climate, horticultural practices and chemical trespass, diagnosing of tree and landscape matters, forensic investigations, herbicide injury, soils, insects, disease, environmental disorders, tree risk assessment (risk management), appraising landscape plants, diagnosing declines and the demise of plant material both in a naturally forested situation and also in the planted landscape, insect and disease identification and management, plant health care programs, product testing and analysis, tree, landscape and nursery appraisals, casualty losses, fire, land condemnations and takings timber theft, and tree protection for construction projects. I spent more than 25 years providing numerous clients with deposition, consultations, and courtroom testimony as arboriculture expert witness,Areas of Expertise
Professional Experiences
I have over 30 years of experience in diagnosing declines and the demise of plant material both in a naturally forested situation and also in the planted landscape. Causations of demise can be from a variety of origins including biotic agents (insects and disease), climate, horticultural practices and chemical trespass.
I have considerable experience in appraising landscape plants. I have opined on monetary damages including the single tree in a home landscape, landscape nursery claims and wildfire that spread over hundreds acres.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| B.S. | Plant Pathology/Botany | Colorado State University |
Licenses Certifications
Qualified Supervisor for pesticide application in the State of Colorado
Licensed in the following commercial categories:
Forest Pest Control
Rangeland Pest Control
Aquatic Pest Control
Industrial and Right-of-Way Weed Control
Awards & Affiliation
American Phytopathological Society
American Society of Consulting Arborists
Colorado Tree Coalition
Entomological Society of America
International Society of Arboriculture
Primary Affiliation
American Phytopathological Society
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