Correcting Defects Remove dead, diseased, damaged, and crossing limbs. Remove any broken hanging limbs. Perform crown restoration on previously topped or severely pruned trees. Topping cuts invite insects and decay. Promote profuse watersprout growth.
New growth is weak.
Depletes trees energy stores. Prohibits trees' ability to gather and process sunlight reducing survivability. Inspection A follow-up tree inspection shall be performed after the tree has been trimmed. All Street Trees shall be pruned to comply with the ISA Tree Pruning Guidelines and the ANSI A300 standards.