No tree measuring six inches or more at a point four and one-half (4 1/2) feet above the ground shall be removed in any manner without complying with the Tree Removal Ordinance, Chapter 96 of the Code of the Borough of North Caldwell.

Removal of diseased and dead trees is not prohibited if said removal is in compliance with Chapter 96 of the Code of the Borough of North Caldwell, except that girding or poisoning of trees in order to avoid compliance with Chapter 96 shall constitute a violation of this chapter.