Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for specialist amenity pruning
- Inspect plants and determine pruning strategy according to the plants’ characteristics or desired outcome
- Identify common diseases, pests and nutrition deficiencies in trees
- Identify work health and safety hazards, assess risks and implement suitable controls
- Select and prepare pruning tools and equipment required by the pruning program
- Consult references where required to determine best pruning strategies for special plants
- Undertake specialist pruning
- Complete work