Title: Unit 4 Lab
Course: SAT 272 Construction of Sustainable Landscaping - Spring 2015 > Section: SAT 272 Construction of Sustainable Landscaping - Spring 2015

Unit 4 Lab

Unit 4 Lab

For this week's lab, the class will meet at a botanic garden or other suitable location to see the pruning cuts covered in this unit, including reduction cut, heading cut and the removal cut. Students will attempt the three types of pruning by performing the actual pruning cuts or showing the instructor which branches would be removed and how to remove them.

 | Lab Rubric
Points | Description
15 | Selects the proper location on the branch or tree demonstrating mastery of pruning.
4 | Explains the proper reasons for the specific pruning cuts.
6 | Performs the proper pruning cuts.