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lowest live frond in the crown. Using hand tools, the Contractor shall verify that <br />the base meets the standard described herein each time a Mexican Fan Palm is <br />pruned. <br />(6) The specifications for the pruning of California Fan Palm trees are as follows: <br />1. Maintenance of the ornamental ball located at the base of the palm canopy, <br />directly below the live fronds, shall be as described by species as follows: <br />2. California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera): spent petiole bases are left uniformly <br />long to form a nut which shall extend no more than eight (8) feet below the lowest <br />live frond in the crown. The Contractor shall verify that the base meets the <br />standard described herein each time a California Fan Palm is pruned. <br />(7) The specifications for the pruning of Windmill Palm trees are as follows: <br />Maintenance of the ornamental ball located at the base of the palm canopy, <br />directly below the live fronds, shall be as described by species as follows: <br />2. Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei): Live, healthy fronds, initiating at an angle <br />of 90 degrees or greater from the horizontal plane, shall not be removed. Fronds <br />removed should be cut close to the petiole base, taking into consideration the <br />role of petiole bases in the formation and maintenance of the ornamental ball at <br />the base of the canopy, as applicable by species. <br />(8) The specifications for the pruning of Pindo Palm trees are as follows: <br />Maintenance of the ornamental ball located at the base of the palm canopy, <br />directly below the live fronds, shall be as described by species as follows: <br />2. Pindo Palm (Butia capitata): Live, healthy fronds, initiating at an angle of 90 <br />degrees or greater from the horizontal plane, shall not be removed. Fronds <br />removed should be cut close to the petiole base, taking into consideration the <br />role of petiole bases in the formation and maintenance of the ornamental ball at <br />the base of the canopy, as applicable by species. <br />(9) The specifications for the pruning of Mediterranean Palm trees are as follows: <br />Maintenance of the ornamental ball located at the base of the palm canopy, <br />directly below the live fronds, shall be as described by species as follows: <br />2. Mediterranean Palm (Chamaerops humilis): Live, healthy fronds, initiating at an <br />angle of 90 degrees or greater from the horizontal plane, shall not be removed. <br />Fronds removed should be cut close to the petiole base, taking into consideration <br />the role of petiole bases in the formation and maintenance of the ornamental ball <br />at the base of the canopy, as applicable by species. <br />(10) The specifications for the pruning of Guadalupe Palm trees are as follows: <br />Maintenance of the ornamental ball located at the base of the palm canopy, <br />directly below the live fronds, shall be as described by species as follows: <br />2. Guadalupe Palm (Brahea edulis): Live, healthy fronds, initiating at an angle of 90 <br />degrees or greater from the horizontal plane, shall not be removed. Fronds <br />removed should be cut close to the petiole base, taking into consideration the <br />City of Santa Ana Street Tree Maintenance RFP <br />19E-34 Page 31 <br />