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Prune and train amenity trees and shrubs up to 4 metres high
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working, or intending to work, in amenity
horticulture. People credited with this unit standard are able to: evaluate
plants before pruning and training; use pruning methods on a range of
common plant types; and modify plant growth by pruning and training.
Subfield
Horticulture
Domain
Amenity Horticulture
Status
Registered
Status date
20 June 2008
Date version published
20 June 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 1677.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0032
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Workplace procedures refer to oral or written instructions to staff on procedures for
the worksite and equipment.
2
This unit standard does not cover amenity trees and shrubs over four metres high,
people working with plants over this height should refer to the unit standards from the
Arboriculture domain.
3
Chainsaws are not included in this unit standard. Chainsaw use and maintenance is
covered in other unit standards on the National Qualifications Framework.
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Resource Management Act 1991, and their
subsequent amendments.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Evaluate plants before pruning and training.
Performance criteria
1.1
Landscape function and aesthetic values are determined for the plant.
Range
landscape function may include but is not limited to – screening,
shelter, accent, space definition, traffic control, glare or sound
reduction, wildlife attraction, food production;
aesthetic value may include but is not limited to – shape, form,
colour, texture, sound, scent.
1.2
Plants are identified and natural growth characteristics and plant size are
established.
1.3
Variations from characteristic growth patterns are identified and assessed for
corrective action.
1.4
Plant suitability for the landscape needs is assessed, and scope for modification
is determined.
Range
1.5
size limitation, shape control, leaf and/or fruit fall management, ongoing plant maintenance.
Pruning and training plan is developed to maximise plant aesthetic and
landscape benefits.
Element 2
Use pruning methods on a range of common plant types.
Performance criteria
2.1
Pruning methods to promote bushiness or density, or increase flowering and
foliage growth of evergreen trees and shrubs, are demonstrated.
2.2
Pruning methods to promote optimum growth and flowering, where desirable, of
deciduous trees and shrubs are demonstrated.
2.3
Methods of pruning shrubs to develop and maintain a hedge are demonstrated.
2.4
Pruning methods to restrict or reduce growth of conifers are demonstrated.
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2.5
Methods of pruning bush, standard, and climbing roses to promote flowering
and good health are demonstrated.
2.6
Methods of pruning evergreen and deciduous climbers are demonstrated and
related to purpose.
Range
purpose may include but is not limited to – pruning to promote
flowering and/or foliage growth, thinning to reduce shade (under
pergola), training ground cover.
Element 3
Modify plant growth by pruning and training.
Performance criteria
3.1
Tools and equipment are selected for specified use and are used safely and in
accordance with workplace procedures, and with minimum damage to plants.
3.2
Pruning and training plants to promote desired flowering, fruiting, foliage, and
stem renewal is demonstrated.
Range
3.3
Pruning and training techniques to promote desired vegetative growth are
demonstrated.
Range
3.4
plants flowering on – current season’s growth, previous season’s
growth; spurs on older wood; plants flowering in spring, summer,
autumn, winter.
techniques may include but are not limited to – clipping, heading
back, shearing, tipping.
Pruning and training techniques to correct plant defects or damage are
demonstrated.
Range
plant defects and damage may include but are not limited to –
double leaders, broken leaders, broken limbs, imbalance,
reversion, diseased wood, dead wood.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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