Dr. Edward F. Gilman

Dr. Gilman received his PhD from Rutgers and has been on the faculty since 1986 as professor in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida in Gainesville. He teaches arboriculture, conducts research on planting and pruning and works extensively with industry. He is the author of six books on trees and landscape plants, many software programs, and web sites that have received numerous awards. Ed wrote “Illustrated guide to pruning” which is soon to be in its third edition. He is a Florida chapter ISA past-president. He received the Authors Citation Award in 1999, the Educators Award in 2003, and the research award in 2007 from the ISA for sustained excellence in research, publishing and teaching timely information on tree care. He has published more than 90 scientific peer reviewed journal articles in his 30 years in academia and industry.