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Tree Pruning Code Definitions
Service Codes
CC (Crown Clean) — Removal
of dead, diseased, broken, codominant, competing, and
crossing branches.
CP (Corrective Prune) —
Removal of a limbs in order to
correct abnormal growth and
improper pruning.
CA –
TD - Tree
Certified
Delivery and
Arborist
Establishment
Consultation
CRH (Crown Reduction
Height) — Reduction of the
height of the crown back to
laterals large enough to
assume terminal role.
IT (Initial Training) — Removal
of selected limbs in order to
establish dominant leader and
proper branch structure.
F – Fertilizer
Application
PI – Pesticide
Injection
CRS (Crown Reduction
Spread) — Reduction of the
spread of the crown.
RM (Removal) — Removal of
all branches and wood down to
ground level.
M - Mulch
Application
GR – Girdling
Root
Removal
SG (Stump Removal) —
Removal of stump down to 4
inches below ground level.
TS – Tree
Staking
STT – Sick
Tree
Treatment
MR (Removal of Stump
Mulch) — Removal of all mulch
created by stump grinding.
31 – 3-In1
Pesticide
Application
RZA – Root
Zone
Aeration
DR (Removal of all debris) —
Removal of all debris
associated with pruning
SA – Soil
Analysis
OR – Organic
Pesticide
Application
SC (Structural Clearance) —
Selective removal of branches
to provide clearance for
structures.
CRA (Crown Raise) —
Removal of the lower branches
in order to provide clearance
for buildings, vehicles,
pedestrians, and vistas.
THN (Thinning) — Selective
removal of branches to
increase light penetration and
air movement through the
crown.
SR (Scaffold Removal) —
Removal of a primary limb back
to point of origin.
FP (Fruit Pruning) — Strategic
pruning for maximum fruit
productivity.
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