Videos

Pruning 1: Tools and Techniques. Introduces pruning tools and how to keep them sharp and clean. Demonstrates the correct technique for the two most often used pruning cuts. Appropriate for home gardeners, horticulture students and new professionals. For use as a teaching aid in garden club seminars, college classrooms, Master Gardener programs or new employee training.

Produced in San Francisco by ISA Certified Arborists Ellyn Shea and Pamela Lovell during a slow economic time in 2009. Ellyn says: "While we had taught this material many times, this was our first experience making an instructional video, and we learned a lot. I did the editing and finishing in iMovie. While it is not perfect, I think it's not bad for a first effort with no budget. This video also became an iPhone app for a limited period of time. Thanks to Beth Rogozinski for loaning us the video camera and helping with the app development."

 Pruning 2: Specific Effects, 2009. Building on the concepts shown in Pruning 1, we show how to use the two main kinds of pruning cuts to get the effects you want in the landscape: size reduction, thinning and view pruning. We'll also show you the pitfalls of topping and overthinning and some techniques for restoring a topped or damaged crown.

Ellyn Shea says, "The natural sound on the raw footage was much louder than our last video because we did a lot more shooting on the public sidewalk. Because of wind and traffic, I recorded a lot of voice over. I quickly learned that a signal-boosting adapter was required when recording directly into a computer. With the right equipment, voicing over became a lot easier. Although I still like to deliver some of the material live along with the action when practical."

Trunk Diameter: Learn To Measure from Kiran Goldman on Vimeo.


This was created for www.urbanforestmap.org, which graphically depicts urban forest inventory on a map and calculates the ecosystem services provided by the trees. Information on each tree comes originally from city or non-profit databases (in San Francisco, that's the Department of Public Works or Friends of the Urban Forest), but citizens may also enter data and photos. Trunk diameter is one of the factors required to calculate ecosystem services, and this video shows citizens the correct way to measure trunk diameter under a variety of circumstances. 


Ellyn Shea says, "This was the first video I was involved with where professionals did all the shooting and editing. It was unusually cold on the day we shot, so I am wearing several layers of clothing. Rumors that I was pregnant are untrue.  Note to self: always look in a well-lit, full-length mirror before getting in front of any cameras. :)"