Education and Training
Research
Honors
Employment
References

Scott Mayer's Credentials

Objective
Provide pruning-support to persons developing designed landscapes or
responsible for municipal trees.

University of Washington, College of Forest Resources,
Center of Urban Horticulture, Seattle, Washington(1995-2001).
MFR Graduate Studies, Thesis (in progress):
Pruning of Trees for Health and Longevity: A Conceptual Approach.

University of California, Davis; Davis CA
Proctor for Dr. Richard Harris’ Arboriculture Class
Senior author of the definitive arboriculture text: Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs and Vines, 3rd Edition‚
(1999, Prentice Hall, New Jersey).
Winter 1985

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
Bachelor of Science, Ornamental Horticulture
1976- 1980

Merrist Wood Agricultural College, Surrey, England
Certificate,Tree Surgery for the Craftsman
Arboriculture: safe and efficient work skills.
Fall 1979

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Architecture Based Classification (ABC)
Evaluation of architectural method developed to assess vigor of a Pacific Madrone. Funded by a grant from the citizens group, Save Magnolia’s Madrones‚ 1998. Available at Save Magnolia’s Madrones‚ 4751 West Ruffner St., Seattle, Washington 98199

Related publication
Elliot, Marianne, Robert Edmonds, and Scott Mayer
Role of Fungal Diseases in Decline of Pacific Madrone NW Ecology
(to be published).

Selected presenter/speaker at 1998 Pacific NW Chapter International Society
of Arboriculture Training Conference, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Presentation title: Pollarding Trees for Health?; Carbon Balance and Architectural Analysis Concepts Applied to Pruning Trees for Longevity.

Earned A+ as student/proctor in Dr. Richard Harris' Arboriculture course
University of California, Davis (1985)

Received Best Over-all Student Award (1980)
Merrist Wood Agricultural College, England, nominated by instructors.

Awarded Street Tree Scholarship Award (1978)
University Pomona, California Polytechnic

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Scott Mayer Tree Pruning Specialists, Seattle, Washington, 2002 - present
Arborist/Owner
Company specializing in tree pruning as a support service to homeowners, professionals developing designed landscapes, and persons managing municipal street trees.

Mayer Tree Pruning & Consultation, Seattle Washington, 1995-2001
Arborist (Part-time self-employement while in graduate school).
Consulting and pruning service for owners/managers of gardens, small municipalities, green and gray architect firms, and ecological consulting firms (as sub-contractor).

Scott Mayer Tree Service, Portland, Oregon, 1980-1995
Self-Employed
Small, three to five person Arboriculture firm offering tree pruning, removals, bracing and cabling, consultation, and related services to owners/managers of private and public gardens.

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Tim Goss
Landscape Architect, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Specializing in residential garden design
(206) 842-8664

Dr. J. A. Wagar
Research Professor of Urban Forestry
University of Washington, College of Forest Resources, Center of Urban Horticulture
(206) 543-0389

Paul West
Park Arborist, City of Mercer Island, Washington
(206) 767-0562
Private Arboriculture and restoration consultant
(206) 459-5434
Formally Senior Urban Forester, City of Seattle, Washington

Masa Mizuno
Japanese Garden Consultant, Portland, Oregon
Consultant for Japanese gardens around the US and Canada,
including Portland Japanese Garden and Seattle Japanese Garden
in Washington Park Arboretum.
(503) 638-3301

John Lunsford
Parks and Lands Manager, City of Anacortes, Washington
Responsible for municipal street, park and open-space trees.
(360) 299-1953

Craig Kiest
Huntington & Kiest: Landscape Architects, Portland, Oregon
Specializes in high quality residential garden design and development, and
historic garden restoration.
(503) 222-3383

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