Resource Library

Your source for professional tree care contracting aids and tools

Tree Planting & Pruning Guides
Guides for Writing Tree Care Specifications
Quality Assessment Tools for Tree Care Work
Training Checklists for Tree Care Workers and Volunteers
Hiring Certified and Accredited Tree Care Professionals

Tree Planting & Pruning Guides

Fact sheets providing best practices and guidelines for tree planting and pruning.

Fact Sheet for General Understanding of ANSI A300 Tree Planting Standards
Fact Sheet for After Care Practices When Planting Trees for the ANSI A300 Tree Planting Standards
Fact Sheet for Installing Trees and Plants to ANSI A300 Tree Planting Standards
Fact Sheet for Preparing for Transplanting to ANSI A300 Tree Planting Standards
Fact Sheet for General Understanding of ANSI A300 Pruning Standards
Fact Sheet for Understanding the ANSI A300 Pruning Standards – Palm and Bamboo Pruning
Fact Sheet for Understanding the ANSI A300 Pruning Standards – Pruning By-product Management and Post Pruning Maintenance
Fact Sheet for Understanding the ANSI A300 Pruning Standards – Pruning Cuts

Guides for Writing Tree Care Specifications

Resources for writing standardized specifications for tree care practices, such as pruning.

A300 Pruning Spec Writing Guide
A300 Sample Industry Proposal Guide

Quality Assessment Tools for Tree Care Work

Checklists for assessing the quality of completed tree care work and adherence to specifications.

Palm Pruning Work Assessment Checklist
Pruning Work Assessment Checklist
Tree Planting Work Assessment Checklist
Pruning Specs Assessment Checklist
Tree Planting Specs Assessment Check
Tree Transplanting Specs Assessment

Training Checklists for Tree Care Workers and Volunteers

Checklists to assess training outcomes for tree care workers and volunteers.

Training Assessment Rubric Natural Pruning System
Training Assessment Rubric Palm Pruning
Training Assessment Rubric Pruning Cuts
Training Assessment Rubric Pruning Objectives
Training Assessment Rubric Pruning Tools
Training Assessment Rubric Specialty Pruning System
Training Assessment Rubric Conifer Pruning
Training Assessment Rubric Improper Pruning
Training Assessment Rubric Interpreting Pruning Specs
Training Assessment Rubric – Tree Planting
Training Assessment Rubric – Tree Selection

Hiring Certified and Accredited Tree Care Professionals

Resources explaining professional certifications in the tree care industry, with guidelines on selecting certified professionals.

TCIA’s Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) program is the only individual safety credentialing program in the industry and is designed to address several of the safety challenges that tree care companies face. 

When a CTSP manages a company’s safety program the result is safer operations and safer staff, since the CTSP not only manages the program, they become the company’s safety coach, including: 

  • Good communication skills
  • Strong instructional skills
  • Model behavior that leads to a safer work environment

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