No person shall plant, move, spray, fertilize, brace, trim, do surgery work, cut above or below ground, cut any branch or root, break, climb, injure, remove, kill or otherwise disturb any tree in any highway, park or public place, nor cause such an act to be done by another, without first obtaining a written permit from the Service Director or his or her designated agent, who shall issue the permit if in his or her judgment the work is necessary, and proposed method of workmanship is of a satisfactory nature. No permit shall be issued to plant any soft maple, poplar, willow or other winter-seeking tree.