Job Description:

• 1) Prunes and treats ornamental and shade trees and shrubs in yards and parks to improve their appearance, health, and value: Cuts out dead and undesirable limbs and trims trees to enhance beauty and growth.

• 2) Scrapes decayed matter from cavities in trees, and fills holes with cement to promote healing and prevent further deterioration.

• 3) Sprays and dusts pesticides on shrubs and trees to control pests and disease or sprays foliar fertilizers to increase plant growth, using hand or machine dusters and sprayers.

• 4) Tops trees to control growth characteristics and to prevent interference with utility wires.

• 5) May apply herbicides to kill brush and weeds.

• 6) May fell and remove trees and bushes.

• 7) May plant trees and shrubs.