Table 6.

Attitudes toward pruning of street trees by type of tree program.z

Statements about pruningType of program
SustainedDevelopingUndeveloped
Proper pruning improves health, structure*959185
Only a qualified person should prune*787062
Benefits of pruning outweigh costs**624741
Topping is not an appropriate practice*584442
Number of respondents169–172134–138195–196

  • ↵zPercentages of respondents who agreed with statements.

  • ↵*Significant differences among types of programs at 0.01 level.

  • ↵**Significant differences among types of programs at 0.001 level.