Urban Tree Health Workshop

🗓️ Date: January 14, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
📍 Location: Clemson Extension TEACH Center at the Citadel Mall, 2070 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, #c412, Charleston, SC 29407

Urban trees face a wide range of stressors, from poor planting practices and unsuitable species choices to soil compaction and invasive pests.

This workshop is tailored for arborists, urban foresters, landscape professionals, and municipal staff who manage and maintain trees in developed areas.

• Common insects and diseases
• Chemical and non-chemical management of insects and diseases
• Updates on active ingredients & pesticide storage
• Palm tree identification, care, management,
• Invasive species in SC's Lowcountry
• Tree care best management practices

• 4 SC Core
• 3 GA Category 23 Forestry
• 3 GA Category 24 Ornamental and Turf
• 3 GA Category 27 Right-of-Way
• 4.75 ISA Certified Arborist®
• 4.75 ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional
• 1.25 ISA BCMA® Practice Credits
• 3.5 ISA BCMA® Science Credits
• 4 SAF CFE Credits

Lunch is included with registration.
Please indicate any dietary restrictions or preferences no later than January 8, 2026.

Glen Payne at [email protected] or (843) 986-1592

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Clemson Extension is required by the USDA to offer program participants the opportunity to self-identify. By voluntarily providing us with your demographic information, we are able to more accurately document the impacts we are making to better the lives of the citizens of South Carolina.

Extension classes and events may be canceled at any time due to low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a paid program is canceled, full refunds will be issued. Similar programs are often offered again at a later date.

For individuals requiring accommodations, please contact Clemson Extension Horticulture at [email protected] as early as possible prior to the event to help ensure availability.

Civil Rights Statement

Info: This talk will help attendees identify common palm species grown in the Coastal Plain and learn about their proper management and care techniques, including pest management via chemical and non-chemical methods.

Info: Attendees will learn proper planting and maintenance techniques, including irrigation and fertilization strategies, for common urban tree species grown in the Coastal Plain.

Info: The identification of common arthropods and diseases will be discussed, as will their chemical and non-chemical management techniques.

Info: Attendees will get a refresher on proper pesticide storage, use, and disposal, as well as updates on current and expired active ingredients.

Info: This section will focus on factors that stress urban trees, pests that tend to attack stressed trees, and chemical and nonchemical management and mitigation methods.

Info: This talk will help attendees be able to identify yellow-legged hornets and their nests, which are often placed in trees. Safety around YLH will be discussed as will proper responses should one be encountered.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Clemson Extension TEACH Center at the Citadel Mall, 2070 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, Charleston, United States

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