A.5.11 - Tree Crown Reduction.  


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  • Crown reduction is the cutting of limbs back to their portion of origin or back to a lateral branch capable of sustaining the remaining limb and the main, central stem of the tree is dominant (i.e., grows stronger than) other branches. Reduction is used to reduce the size of a tree by decreasing the length of one of many stems and branches. Crown reduction pruning can control the size of the tree, however it is no substitute for matching the correct tree species with the site.

(Ord. No. 4492, § 9, 6-21-2016)