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Arboriculture Glossary of Terms
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| climbing saddle |
work-positioning harness designed for climbing trees.
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| climbing spurs |
sharp devices strapped to a climber
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| clones |
asexually produced organisms that are genetically identical.
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| clove hitch |
knot used to secure a rope to an object.
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| CODIT |
acronym for Compartmentalization Of Decay In Trees. See compartmentalization.
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| codominant branches/codominant stems |
forked branches nearly the same size in diameter, arising from a common junction and lacking a normal branch union.
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| collar cut |
see removal cut.
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| colloid |
negatively charged soil particles of clay and humus that attract cations. Storage site for plant nutrients.
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| come-along |
portable winching device, using cable or rope to draw two objects closer together. Simple arrangement of rope knots and loops to create mechanical advantage.
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| command-and-response system |
system of vocal communication used in tree care operations.
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| common cable |
in North America, flexible steel rope made up of seven wire strands that are twisted helically together.
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| common notch |
see conventional notch.
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| compaction |
see soil compaction.
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| companion cell |
specialized cell in the angiosperm phloem derived from the same parent cell as the closely associated, immediately adjacent sieve-tube member.
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| compartmentalization (compartmentalisati |
natural defense process in trees by which chemical and physical boundaries are created that act to limit the spread of disease and decay organisms. See CODIT.
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| complete fertilizer (fertiliser, in Brit |
fertilizer containing the three primary elements: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K).
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| complex |
combination of factors contributing to the stress or decline of a tree.
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| compost |
(1) (noun) organic matter that has been intentionally subjected to decay processes and is more or less decomposed. (2) (verb) to subject organic matter to decay and decomposition processes.
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| compound leaf |
leaf with two or more leaflets. Contrast with simple leaf.
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| compression |
(1) in mechanics, the action of forces to squeeze, crush, or push together any material(s) or subtance(s); contrast with tension. (2) the ability of an internal combustion engine to contain or pressurize a combustible fuel
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