// // // // // //
acceptable //risk //-
the /
/degree /
/or /
/amount //of //risk //that //the //owner //manager //, //or //controlling //authority //is //willing //to //accept //.
acceptable //risk //threshold
the //highest //level //of //risk //that //does //not //exceed //the //owner /// //manager's //tolerance //.
advanced //assessment //Level //3
advanced //-
an /
/assessment /
/performed //to //provide //detailed //information //about //specific //tree //parts //, //defects //, //targets //,
//or /
/site /
/conditions //. /
/Specialized /
/equipment //, //data //collection //and //analysis //, //d /// //or //expertise //are //usually //required //.
adventitious //branch //- //branch
branch /
/arising //from //a //stem //or //parent //branch //and //having //no //connection //to //apical //meristems //.
,adventitious //root-
-roots //arising //from //roots //or //stems //and //having //no //connection //to //apical //meristems //.
aerial //inspection
of /
/the //upper //tree //parts //not //readily //accessed //from //the //ground //; //typically //done //by //climbing
//or //from //an //aerial //lift //.
analysis
detailed //examination //of //the //elements //or //structure //of //bu //something //.
aerial //patrol
overflights /
/of //
a/
/utility /
/right //- /
/of //- /
/way //, /
/large /
/areas //, /
/or /
/bu /
/individual /
/trees /
/in //a //defined //area //to //record //the //location //of //trees //that //are //likely //to //fail //and //cause //harm
//.
,analysis
analysis //detailed //examination //of //the //elements //or //structure //of //something //.
angiosperm
plant /
/with /
/seeds /
/borne /
/in /
/an /
/ovary //. /
/Consists /
/of /
/two /
/large /
/groups //: /
/monocotyledons //
(/
/grasses //, /
/palms //, /
/and /
/related /
/plants //) /
/and /
/dicotyledons //
(/
/most /
/woody /
/trees //, //shrubs //herbaceous //plants //, //and //related //plants //) //( //contrast //with //gymnosperm //) //.
, annual //rings
rings /
/of /
/xylem /
/that /
/are /
/visible /
/in //
a/
/cross /
/section /
/of /
/the /
/stem //, /
/branches //, /
/and /
/roots /
/of //some //trees //. //In //temperate //zones //, //the //rings //typically //represent //one //year //of //growth
barrier //zone
cabling //chemical //and //anatomical //barrier //formed //by //the //cambium //present //at //the //time //of
//wounding /
/in /
/response /
/to /
/wounding //. /
/Inhibits /
/the /
/spread /
/of /
/decay /
/into /
/xylem /
/tissue /
/formed /