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set designated by the Director. `Box hedged" plants will be required to have all three sides level and straight to the satisfaction of the Director's Representative. In order to achieve straight and level lines of shrubs the Contractor shall run string lines to assure straight pruning. Shear hedging or severe pruning/trimming of plants, unless authorized by the Director's Representative, is not permitted. Topping of plants whose natural growth sterns from the base of the plant is not permitted. Should the Contractor top, shear hedge or severely prune plants and disfigure or damage the plants, the Contractor shall be responsible for replacing those plants with like kind and size, subject to approval by the Director's Representative. The Contractor may be requested from time to time to raise the bottom of the shrubs for security reasons. 4.2 Vine Contractor shall plant 250 per year at its own expense 1 gallon Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston Ivy) vines at 15' on center along property walls, building walls, and any other park owned walls until the vines mature, and cover the walls. Note that the Contractor shall irrigate the vines and fertilize as necessary to promote healthy and vigorous growth, The Contractor will immediately replace any vine at the Contractor's expense that is lost for any reason including brit not limited to lack of water, vandalism, accidental post emergent spraying, etc, Contractor shall trim the vine once it reaches the top of the wall or at a specific height on the wall, as determined by the Director's Representative. The Contractor shall also prune the vine back to the wall to reduee the width and weight of the vine one-time per year in May. The Contractor shall keep vines off telephone poles or other non -wall surfaces at all times. 5.0 Tree Care The Contractor shall perform all tree services per the City of Santa Ana Park Services Tree Services Specifications (PSTSS) up to a height of 15'. 5.1 Tree Service The Contractor shall perform continuous `Complete' tree pruning service including but not limited to raising tree branches to a safe and functional height for the type of activity beneath or around the tree (see Director's Representative for appropriate heights per activity beneath or around trees). In addition, the Contractor shall remove stubs, damaged, diseased or dead branches from trees. All trees within the scope of work shall be maintained to keep the natural integrity and shapes of the trees. Pruning shall be accomplished in a manner that will ensure that each individual tree is `Complete' pruned as set forth in the PSTSS (see Attachment 5), In addition, the Director's Representative may require the Contractor to remove or prevent encroachment of trees into the public right of way where the tree blocks vision or is considered undesirable. Low branches overhanging sidewalks shall be trimmed to a height of nine (9) feet above finish grade. Young trees needing pruning/trimming, training, and City of Santa Ana RFP 18.030� Page 13