Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Contractor shall prune and shape in accordance with accepted horticultural practice to maintain the safety, health and aesthetic of the tree unless otherwise directed. Pruning and trimming are terms used interchangeably throughout this document. The work shall include but not be limited to the trimming of all dead, insect infested, dry branches, broken stubs, drooping and excessively heavy branches, clearing of all excessive growth, including all parasitic banyan, obstructing branches to driveways, streetlights and walkways, fence lines and clearing electrical lines, low and cross branches and excessive sucker growth from inside branches on specimen trees. The work shall include removal and disposal of all trimmings and debris. The Contractor shall be responsible for trimming of trees and palms in each work area equal to or over the height of ten (10) feet. Height shall be defined by measurement from the lowest point along the edge of the tree canopy to the top of the tree.
