Refers to the urgency-of-need-based sequential scheduling of branch-trimming or other service that a forester or utilities-worker performs.
Asplundh-crew foreman: The recent snowy winter storms had really made a tangled mess of the roadside vegetation, and so initially we had to practice treeage so that we could attend to the worst-affected areas ASAP.
Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle biter may be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.