ISA Test

HollyS · 16th July 2007, 03:19 PM

Gearing up to take my ISA test. Any good study guides out there? I have the ISA study guide, but any other reading materal that would help me be more ready would be great.

TreeCo · 16th July 2007, 03:21 PM

The questions come right out of the ISA study guide. It's a piece of cake to pass.

mdvaden · 16th July 2007, 07:50 PM

I remember a few pesticide type questions that were not in the guide.

Also, your tree ID. They must have supplied you with a list - right

It could be twigs on a table, or photos.

Where in California are you?

I'm just over the north border in Applegate Valley. Seems I get into California by a few miles every week, whether its hiking in Red Buttes Wilderness or going down through the redwoods.

So - you like horses - here's a photo I took along Crater Lake highway last week east of Shady Cove...

HollyS · 16th July 2007, 08:00 PM

My co-worker just took the test and said there were about 30 questions he never saw anything about in the study guide. Like Mulching. Overall I'm not too worried.

I'm in the foothills near Fresno. But I'm taking the test in Chico, similar tree species list. Fresno isn't my first choice, but on a clear day I can see my mountains. And I get to work in my mountains every once in a while.

mdvaden · 16th July 2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HollyS

My co-worker just took the test and said there were about 30 questions he never saw anything about in the study guide. Like Mulching. Overall I'm not too worried.

I'm in the foothills near Fresno. But I'm taking the test in Chico, similar tree species list. Fresno isn't my first choice, but on a clear day I can see my mountains. And I get to work in my mountains every once in a while.

I just grabbed my study guide that I used 4 years ago. It has mulching in the index for several reasons.

Sean Freeman · 16th July 2007, 10:07 PM

Holly if your about to take the test then just focus on the study guide, looking at anything else will only distract you..... if you have say a few months yet then you could get a lot of use both for the test and in general from "Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines", 4th edition. 2004. By Richard W Harris, James R. Clark, and Nelda P. Matheny. Much of the test and therefore the study guide comes from this text book..its a little outdated (or at least the edition I have is!) but its a very useful starting point.

Good luck in the test, remember if you miss one or two questions in a domain you can still get a pass, 70% is the cut off (I think).

newguy18 · 15th August 2007, 07:50 PM

How about new tree biology by alex shigo?

16th July 2007, 03:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
HollyS Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California, don't hold it against me. Posts: 32	ISA Test Gearing up to take my ISA test. Any good study guides out there? I have the ISA study guide, but any other reading materal that would help me be more ready would be great. __________________

16th July 2007, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
HollyS Sappling Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California, don't hold it against me. Posts: 32	My co-worker just took the test and said there were about 30 questions he never saw anything about in the study guide. Like Mulching. Overall I'm not too worried. I'm in the foothills near Fresno. But I'm taking the test in Chico, similar tree species list. Fresno isn't my first choice, but on a clear day I can see my mountains. And I get to work in my mountains every once in a while. __________________

16th July 2007, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,671	Holly if your about to take the test then just focus on the study guide, looking at anything else will only distract you..... if you have say a few months yet then you could get a lot of use both for the test and in general from "Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines", 4th edition. 2004. By Richard W Harris, James R. Clark, and Nelda P. Matheny. Much of the test and therefore the study guide comes from this text book..its a little outdated (or at least the edition I have is!) but its a very useful starting point. Good luck in the test, remember if you miss one or two questions in a domain you can still get a pass, 70% is the cut off (I think). __________________ Sean Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky, We fell them down and turn them into paper, That we may record our emptiness. - Kahlil Gibran

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16th July 2007, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 259	The questions come right out of the ISA study guide. It's a piece of cake to pass.