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Exhibit A - Scope of Work 2025 <br />Rev. 3/26/2025 Page 19 <br />SECTION 6. TREE AND SHRUB CARE <br /> <br />6.01 General <br /> <br />Maintain trees and shrubs in a healthy, thriving condition by performing all necessary <br />operations. <br /> <br />6.02 Watering <br /> <br />Plants should not be watered until a moisture check has been made of representative <br />plants in the landscape. Use a probe or other tool to check the moisture in the root ball <br />and the soil surrounding the root ball. Also, a need for water should dictate the frequency <br />of watering by an automatic or manual irrigation system. Contractor shall submit <br />proposed watering schedules for project along with bid documents. <br /> <br />6.03 Pruning <br /> <br />6.03A Broadleaf Trees <br /> <br />Shall be pruned in conformance with ISA guidelines. Prune trees to select and develop <br />permanent scaffold branches that are smaller in diameter than the trunk or branch to <br />which they are attached, which have vertical spacing of from 18 to 48 inches and radial <br />orientation so as not to overlay one another; to eliminate diseased or damaged growth; to <br />eliminate narrow V-shaped branch forks that lack strength; to reduce toppling and wind <br />damage by thinning out crowns; to maintain growth within space limitations; to maintain <br />a natural appearance; to balance crown with roots. The Contractor is responsible for all <br />pruning. <br /> <br />All pruning shall be performed by qualified professional personnel using recognized and <br />approved methods and techniques. Excessive pruning or stubbing back will not <br />permitted. All pruning cuts shall be made outside of the branch colar. They shall be <br />cleanly cut with no tearing of the bark. Any trees that are stubbed back or pruned <br />improperly, such that its shape is distorted, will be replaced by the Contractor with a 24 <br />box size tree or larger as required by the City Landscape Architect. Cut back branches <br />that are rubbing on walls, fences and buildings, and remove suckers, watersprouts and <br />other undesirable growth on trees. All normal safety procedures shall be followed during <br />these operations. Under no circumstances will stripping of lower branches (“raising up”) <br />of young trees be permitted unless requested by the City. Lower branches shall be <br />retained in a “tipped back” or pinched condition with as much foliage as possible to <br />promote caliper trunk growth (tapered trunk). Lower branches may be removed only <br />after the tree is able to stand erect without staking or other support. Pruning required for <br />clearance (pruning <15’ for streets and <8’ for sidewalks) is considered as part of this <br />contract and shall be considered as “Basic Maintenance” per Section 1 “Maintenance <br />Schedule”. Pruning beyond clearance pruning is also considered to be contract work, but <br />shall be considered “Extra Work” <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 13FE48C5-D5F5-4601-826E-B8F264A57D7BDocusign Envelope ID: 7C0E76E7-1031-45FB-8C1F-DF2FE0E6CF0B