The successful PROPOSER shall furnish all supervision, labor, tools, equipment, and materials necessary to trim all genus and species of parkway and other public trees and to assist the Owner in providing emergency tree services. Trimming of parkway trees shall generally be conducted during the period of dormant growth and shall be conducted in defined areas as described by the Owner. Emergency services shall be provided immediately upon request by the Owner for assistance. Pruning. Maintenance pruning shall be performed in accordance with standards established by the National Arborist Association which are published as ANSI A300 Part 1 Pruning Standard and the ISA’s Best Management Practices: Tree Pruning, as amended from time to time, which includes the removal of all objectionable branches otherwise described as dead, dying, diseased, interfering (within 8-feet of manmade structures), objectionable branches (V crotches/double leaders), suckers/water sprouts and weak branches. Objectionable branches lying inside and beyond the commonly described leaf area shall be removed from the main trunks and limbs.
