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Arboriculture Glossary of Terms
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| distribution lines |
electric supply lines in a distribution network that carry power from substations to end users. Voltages are generally between 2,400 and 34,500 volts.
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| distribution network |
portion of the electric supply system that delivers electricity to end users. Includes distribution substations, feeders, primaries, distribution transformers, secondaries, and service lines.
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| distribution system |
portion of the transmission and facilities of an electric system that is dedicated to delivering electric energy to an end user.
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| distribution transformers |
electrical devices that step down primary distribution voltage to secondary voltage supplied to end users.
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| division |
phylum. Taxonomic group below the kingdom level but above the class level.
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| dormancy |
period of naturally reduced physiological activity in the organs of a plant with the potential for reactivation of growth.
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| dormant |
in a period of dormancy.
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| dormant bud |
bud originally developed in a leaf axil and connected to the pith by a bud trace that has not been stimulated to mature and grow. Some buds remain dormant throughout the life of a woody plant.
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| dormant oils |
see horticultural oils.
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| double braid |
rope construction consisting of a braided rope within a braided rope, both of which carry part of the load.
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| double crotch |
technique consisting of tying one climbing line or two climbing lines into two places in a tree.
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| double fisherman |
in arboriculture, the name used for a knot that is commonly used to join two ropes or two ends of the same rope, as when forming a Prusik loop. Grapevine knot.
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| double serrate |
toothed margin of a leaf, with smaller teeth within the teeth.
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| double-locking |
pertaining to a carabiner, requiring two distinct motions to prepare the gate to open.
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| downy mildew |
white, fungal-like growth that develops during wet periods, usually on the underside of a leaf.
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| DR 99307-1999: Amenity Trees |
Guide to Valuation (Draft)
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| drift line |
variation on the load-transfer technique in which the load is transferred to a second line and moved to another point, often to a second tree.
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| drill-hole fertilization (fertilisation, |
applying fertilizer by drilling holes in the soil within the root zone. Contrast with broadcast fertilization and liquid fertilization.
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| drip irrigation |
method of minimizing evaporation and runoff by applying small amounts of water through small emitters.
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| drip line |
imaginary line defined by the branch spread of a single plant or group of plants.
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