A professional who prunes and treats ornamental and shade trees and shrubs in yards and parks to improve their appearance, health, and value. Respnsibilities include:

• Cuts out dead and undesirable limbs and trims trees to enhance beauty and growth.
• Scrapes decayed matter from cavities in trees, and fills holes with cement to promote healing and prevent further deterioration.
• 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.
• Tops trees to control growth characteristics and to prevent interference with utility wires.
• May apply herbicides to kill brush and weeds.
• May fell and remove trees and bushes.
• May plant trees and shrubs.