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all starts with learning exactly what you have out there in your community. Important data such as tree species and numbers, their locations, sizes, health condition, and needed main- tenance care are some of the most important criteria. This information is attained by means of a tree inventory performed by a professional New Jersey Certified Tree Expert. The highest priority element of any tree inventory must involve the identifi- cation of any and all hazardous tree conditions and the required mainte- nance tasks to make the trees safe. A ”hazardous tree” can be defined as one with specific structural, site relat- ed, or health conditions that make it prone to having portions of the tree or the entire tree fall and hit a valuable “target” such as people, homes, vehi- cles, etc. This information is crucial to helping keep residents and their property safe from storm damage in severe weather. Additionally, the inventory arborist records tree maintenance recommen- dations for each tree in the com- munity. These are valuable data in constructing an accurate tree manage- ment plan and associated budget. Besides hazardous tree identification, examples of identified maintenance needs may include – cyclical pruning for health and structure, deadwood pruning and thinning, clearance prun- ing away from homes and street lights, and recommended tree remov- als. Also, health care maintenance requirements and treatments are iden- tified for controlling insect and disease pests, and correcting cultural or poor planting conditions. With these detailed findings from CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 22

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