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damage,abnormal growth or mortality of any tree,shrub,bush or woody vegetation. Pruning 411 The judicious removal of plant parts to increase usefulness,beauty, or vigor. Public Tree Any street tree,park tree or other woody plant on City property. Screening The use of landscape planting,fences,walls or other structures to obscure vision of any unsightly or undesirable land use or structure and to minimize the intrusion of lighting on neighboring property. Shade Tree A living tree with mature size of thirty feet or more. Shrub A woody plant of relatively low height,as distinguished from a tree by having several stems rather than a single trunk. Specimen Tree or Stand A hardwood tree 30 inches or greater in diameter at 4'/z feet and a minimum of 50 feet in height for coniferous trees. Street Tree Any tree growing in the boulevard of any street or highway. Topping The severe cutting back of limbs to stubs within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. Tree • A woody plant,usually with a single stem,above 10 feet in height at maturity. Tree Owner Owner of the property on which the tree grows. Tree Protection Plan A plan that identifies Tree Protection Areas where existing trees are to be preserved and where proposed replacement trees are to be planted on a property to meet minimum requirements,as well as methods of tree protection to be undertaken on the site and other pertinent Tree Service Any person,firm,or corporation engaged in the business of cutting,trimming,pruning, spraying, injecting chemicals,or removing trees or shrubs for compensation. Tree Trunk The stem portion of a tree from the ground to the first branch thereof. Urban Forestry Program All of those City resources,time and efforts directed toward the development and maintenance of a safe,healthy,aesthetically pleasing and fully stocked population of public trees. • 3