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Healthy Trees- Sustainable LandscapeASLA National Conference 2008 Chris A. Cowles Senior Urban Forester ISA Certified Arborist?, MD LP Forester, MD Licensed Tree Expert Introduction About TCOT About me About Healthy Trees About you Session Overview Where do Health Trees begin? Getting to the Root of the Problem Design for Sustainability New Techniques for Success in Healthy Trees QA “If someday we are to know everything there is to know about the above ground portion of the tree, we will still only know…” Dr. Alex Shigo US Forest Service Healthy Trees start with Healthy Roots- “Myth Busters” Do tree roots really extend only to the drip-lines? What about taproots, mirror images, formulas…? Myth Busters 15” Honey Locust: root radius = 34 feet Another root myth debunked Why did we need new methods?How do we find them? Healthy Trees in construction come from teamwork and begin at the Design TableWho do you invite to your Table? Sustainable Design vs Design Afterthoughts Supersonic Air-Tools Geo-composites for Healthy Root Healthy Soil Biology How do we use trees as Design Elements? Or are they mere “Afterthoughts”? 5 years later… “Are we Sustainable yet?” “Where are the roots?” Mach 2 Supersonic Air-tool (SSAT) for Root Investigation Question for the professors: “How fast is MACH 2?” Document findings and prepare recommendations for design modification. Proposed US Capitol Security BollardsAssess impact and determine alternate design construction procedures Root Investigative Study ReportObjectives: Determine growth characteristics of representative tree species in Loudoun County, VA by means of investigative digging in representative species, soils and hydrological regime. The results of this Study are used to determine strategies in design and construction as well as prescribe appropriate protection measures stress reduction therapies. Beginning Supersonic Airtool (SSAT) Investigation within proposed roadway selecting representative