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Thursday, Oct. 24th 12:00 - 1:30 PM What Happens When People Don't Care About Trees?by Jorge Ochoa Seminar Price: $60 CEUs: APLD, ISA, NALP, PGMS, QWEL Room: TBD Have you ever wondered what the lives of trees would be like if we did not care for them? What if professional organizations and standards never existed? Travel back in time, change history, and see how miserable the lives of trees can be in urban environments without protection and proper care.  Jorge OchoaInstructor - HorticultureLong Beach City CollegeJorge Ochoa is the lead instructor for the Long Beach City College horticulture program. He has previously worked for the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks cataloging rare and unusual trees. Jorge has academic credentials from both Long Beach City College and Cal Poly Pomona. Previous TLE Presentations2017 – What Happen When We Don't Care for Trees?Have you ever wondered what the lives of trees would be like if we did not care for them? What if professional organizations and standards never existed? Travel back in time, change history, and see how miserable the lives of trees can be in urban environments without the protection and proper care. 2017 – Outstanding Trees of Long BeachThe importance of trees in the urban landscape. Their branching structure, flowers, variety of canopy characteristics, and array of fruits all enhance the cityscape. Since 2009, Jorge has walked the streets of Long Beach in search of the "unique", "largest", "oldest", and "one-of a kind specimen" trees within the city limits. With about 95% of the inventory completed to date, he has found numerous outstanding examples of both native and exotic tree species around town. The remnant grounds of historic Rancho Los Cerritos and Rancho Los Alamitos contain some unique specimen trees, such as the only Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) known in southern California and a large valley oak (Quercus lobata), and the best Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) in the city. Some of the unusual, one-of-a-kind trees found by Jorge include wild lime or wild prickly ash (Zanthoxylum sp.), Capulin cherry (Prunus salicifolia), Kukui tree (Aleurites moluccana), and a Traveler palm (Ravenala madagascariensis). Jorge's presentation includes many more specimens that were unique to Long Beach based on geographical location, rarity, age, or stature. More . . .Click HERE to read an article from the OC Register about the Long Beach City College horticulture program and Jorge Ochoa. To explore the Horticulture Department at LBCC, visit https://www.lbcc.edu/program-horticulture. |
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