Arboriculture Terms

tying off a limb at the butt (larger) end for rigging. allowing the branch to be lowered tip-end first.

a tool that pus hes a sharpened blade through a small-diameter ste m. past an unsharpened hooked or curved blade. Also called secateurs. pruning shears. or hand pruners (contrast with anvil-type pruning tool).

1) v. to install steel cable or synthetic rope between branches within a tree to limit movement and provide supplemental support. 2) n. steel wires twisted together in a uniform helical arrangement; cable intended for arboricultural applications typically contain seven wires that are zinc-coated. 3) n. steel or fiber ropes installed between branches within a […]