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Urban Forest Report_June23_2011Masterpiece on the Mississippi O SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE viable • livable • equitable Urban Forest Evaluation 2011- Dubuque, IA URBAN FOREST EVALUATION 2011 DUBUQUE, IOWA I. INTRODUCTION: For the last 20 years, Dubuque has been a City with purpose, redefining its own future by outlining aggressive goals, policies and practices towards creating a more sustainable Dubuque all while undergoing a steady surge in growth. In order to realize this vision, the City is responding proactively. That has meant adopting new methods of best management practices for not only existing urban and residential infrastructure which must be maintained, but for future expansion zones. With the desire to plan sustainable infrastructure for the future, the City of Dubuque determined that a consultant should be hired to evaluate the urban forest. The goal was not only to assess the current condition of the urban forest, but to make critical recommendations with respect to best management practices and future initiatives. In response to these needs, the City hired Confluence along with its sub - consultant Midwest Arbor Image to undertake this evaluation and achieve this objective. With a goal of developing and regulating sustainable practices in the urban forest, Dubuque staff reached out to find other communities that embraced this vision with the goal of attaining a healthy, well - balanced, urban forest that contributes to the economic, environmental and social vibrancy of the community. One example of a Note: This report is intended for printing at 11x17 paper size. community that set the standard and became a successful model was the City of Sacramento, California. In 2000, the Sacramento Tree Foundation published the "State of the Trees Report" which established that Sacramento's urban forest was in decline. In their final report, they outlined the numerous ways in which the urban forest brought value to the community, emphasizing a 270% return on investment.' This value was the driving force that in 2005 launched the Sacramento Tree Foundation's strategic plan called the "Greenprint Initiative" whose goal was to double the region's tree canopy by the year 2025. The formerly adopted plan outlined goals for achievement in three major areas: management of public trees, policies and ordinances, and community partnerships. As a part of the overall initiative, plans were implemented in phases, emphasizing community partnerships, updating or creating tree ordinances and creating individualized urban forest master plans for each community.' Confluence's charge was to evaluate the current status of Dubuque's urban forest, analyze causes for any decline, propose strategies to improve value and sustainability, and assist Dubuque in moving towards the example set by Sacramento's Greenprint Initiative. table of contents O 1 Review of Existing Urban Forest Conditions 4 IV. of Current Forestry Progranuning .7 Utica! Recommendations 8 Bibliography Footnotes .15 STREET TREE SURVEY - DETAILED RESULTS index map .16 assignment and methods 17 data 17 plot maps 36 PARK TREE SURVEY - DETAILED RESULT index map = 64 assignment and methods 65 data and field observation notes .65 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND GLOSSARY supplemental tree lawn drawings .87 current tree ordinance and policies for Dubuque, IA 90 sample tree ordinance for Davenport, IA 94 EAB readiness plan 99 underutilized tree species .100 definitions 101 introduction and table of contents 1 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Nestled into the bluffs of the Mississippi River, Dubuque has long been a City surrounded by natural beauty. A large part of that scenic beauty is derived from trees as they annually contribute a vibrant and ever - changing elegance to the landscape. But trees have long been overlooked for other very significant contributions to human health and environmental quality. Proper management and planning of trees in urban environments provides significant economic, social and environmental benefits. Some of the many advantages associated with a healthy urban forest are: increased energy conservation, improved air and water quality, reduced erosion and storm water runoff, enhanced neighborhood appearance, increased property values, reduced heat island affect and reduced street maintenance costs. Until recently, limited research had been done to quantify these benefits, but mounting scientific evidence suggests the urban forest is a critical community asset with great return on its investment. New research coupled with corresponding environmentally specific software geared to quantify the urban forest value has helped communities measure the benefits in their own environment. Midwestern cities such as Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago and Detroit have all used similar software - the UFORE (Urban FORest Effects -now renamed I- Tree -Eco) model - to analyze the impacts of the urban forest on air pollution and energy use. Field data is collected and analyzed through the I- Tree -Eco software to provide useful data. It is research such as this that revealed some of the following urban forest economic benefits in these specific towns: Portland, Oregon • East side neighborhood street trees growing in front of or near a house added an average of $8,870 to its sale price.' • A tree in front of a house increased the house's sale price by an average of $7,130, and neighborhood trees growing along public rights -of -way added an average of $12,828 to the combined value of all houses within 100 feet.' • Citywide, street trees add $1.1 billion to Portland's property value, or $45 million a year. Annual maintenance costs of $4.6 million are a small fraction of the trees' value and are mostly borne by property owners.' Modesto, California • A 58% reduction in cost for asphalt street repaving over a 30 -year period for canopy tree lined streets. Charlotte, North Carolina • Over the years, Charlotte, NC, invested millions in its urban forest. Citizens are now receiving a substantial return on that investment - $3.25 for every $1 spent on tree care.' New York City, New York • In five boroughs of New York City, 600,000 street trees provide an annual benefit of $122 million — more than five times the cost of maintaining them.' Sacramento, California Shade trees planted on the south and west sides of Sacramento houses reduced summertime electricity bills by an average of$25.16. • The successful planting of 5 million new trees in the Sacramento region called for by the Greenprint Initiative would: — Lower summer temperatures by an average of 3 degrees and energy use could be cut by 30% during summer months.' — Provide $7 billion in net benefits to the region.' — Save $50 million in energy costs.' — Save $25 million in air pollution cleanup.' — Save $17.5 million in stormwater management.' — Increase home sale prices by 1 %, property values by 10% and retail prices by 11% for shaded neighborhoods and business districts.' While our report only takes a snapshot of current conditions and does not use the I -Tree model or similar software, it does provide a very good overview evaluation of Dubuque's urban forest through the review of current policies and practices, review of the current urban forest condition obtained through drive -by tree surveys of randomly sampled plots, and analysis of data to reveal any evidence of and cause for decline. Only public trees are included for this evaluation; however, this will serve as a starting point for assessing the current conditions of the urban forest and its management. After analysis of the data and observations, we were able to draw conclusions which provide the foundation for our critical recommendations. EXISTING CONDITIONS: The Dubuque urban forest faces many challenging issues. The data reveals that a majority of Dubuque's urban forest is in fair or better condition; however, observations identified several issues that, if left unaddressed, will lead to asustained decline in the urban forest. The following issues create the greatest threat to Dubuque's urban forest: Lack of Species Diversity Two species, Maple and Ash, account for over 70% of the total population of street trees. This threatens the loss of an entire genus to disease or pests; the impending approach of the Emerald Ash borer is particularly threatening for the Ash population. A major threat such as this could leave a very sudden and large void in the street tree population. Not unique to Dubuque, this is a common threat being addressed by many communities. Narrow Tree Lawns Dubuque has an overabundance of tree lawns which are too narrow to support healthy trees as they mature. Tree lawns are located in the right -of -way generally between the walk and the back of curb or roadway. From our current data samples, 38% of the tree lawns were 4 feet wide, 35% were less than 4 feet wide and 27% more than 4 feet wide. This indicates that at least 73% of the tree lawns are currently too narrow to provide space for a healthy canopy tree for the duration of its life. As trees mature and outgrow this area, issues arise that compromise the health and structural integrity of the tree as well as the integrity of the surrounding infrastructure, such as executive summary 2 the walks and roadways. This is a very serious problem in Dubuque because, not only does the urban forest suffer, but additional City resources are required to maintain trees and infrastructure when trees are improperly planted in areas that cannot sustain them over their life span. This problem is clearly present in the older sections of town. After reviewing the randomly sampled sectors of the City, it was determined that the acuteness of the problem in older sections of town was not adequately represented by the sampling. This needs to be taken into account when addressing the problem. Street Tree Population Decline Because communication of data is not always transferred from department to department, it is difficult to determine the actual number of trees being planted and removed annually from Dubuque's public property. While it cannot be verified, it appears that the number of tree removals is larger than the number of trees being planted annually. Lack of a Stand -Alone Tree Policy With numerous challenges facing the urban forest, Dubuque lacks the proper tools and policies to adequately address all of the issues. While many useful policies are imbedded in the City's code, a comprehensive stand -alone tree policy does not exist. Lack of a Comprehensive Tree Management Plan Dubuque's forestry division currently operates in a reactive mode and lacks a comprehensive tree management plan to provide guidelines and direction for future management of the urban forest. These five items need to be addressed in a more aggressive manner or Dubuque's urban forest will certainly face steady decline, decreasing the economic, environmental and social benefit to the community. CRITICAL RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY: In light of this new information that helps us realize the heightened value of the urban forest, we must challenge our traditional way of thinking. In the past, trees have primarily been viewed as a landscaping element to soften the hardscape or as an expendable environmental resource. What we now know is that the urban forest is a measurable economic asset that should be viewed just like any other infrastructure - an enormous environmental benefit that contributes to Dubuque's sustainability efforts and an asset worthy of being planned, managed and promoted. After researching and reviewing the current conditions, we are confident in making the following recommendations: Develop a Comprehensive Tree Management Plan • Refine the goals outlined in this report for the future of Dubuque's urban forest. Provide a comprehensive tree planting plan which separately addresses the unique variety of conditions of Dubuque's urban forest, establishes priorities and recommends phasing. • Establish a basis of measurement and methods for monitoring progress. • Periodically provide quantitative estimates of the benefits of the program. • Identify potential resources and funding required to implement the plan. • Develop a plan for implementing future initiatives. - Launching a public education outreach program which explains the benefits of investing in the urban forest and encourages public participation in such an endeavor. - Acquiring new funding sources and partnering with non -profit organizations. - Partnering with universities, research institutes and other organizations that recognize the value of the urban forest. - Recognizing efforts and accomplishments of individuals, organizations and businesses that support and enhance Dubuque's urban forest. - Establishing a carbon offset program and monetarily supporting local sustainability efforts that would increase the awareness of our impact upon the environment. • Recommend a plan for implementation oversight. • Provide for periodic review of the comprehensive tree management plan. Creating this tree management plan would consolidate the City's vision into one comprehensive plan that could be implemented in phases and serve as a guide for the future. Develop a Stand -Alone Tree Ordinance • Delineate new tree planting and maintenance policies. • Provide thorough guidelines for managing and maintaining Dubuque's urban forest and includes a number of policies currently missing or underdeveloped in the current Code. It should include specific guidelines for handling issues such as the tree species diversity, lawn planting width (also to be addressed in the development code) and policies for handling pest and disease control among others. Consolidating this information into one document with clear and relevant policies is necessary to make Dubuque's efforts more effective and efficient. Commit to the Following Goals for Dubuque's Urban Forest A species diversity policy with protocol that no more than 10% of any one species is planted. • Revise the development policy to expand the minimum tree lawn width to 8' feet wide in all new developments. • Develop tree species planting lists for replacement of trees in existing narrow tree lawns that are 5' to 8' in width. • Plan for some of the existing narrow tree lawns less than 5' wide to be reconstructed by removing some parking spaces to accommodate intermittent new tree plantings. Implement a planting program by 2012 that replaces trees at 110% the rate of removal. • Closely monitor park trees for the management of diseases, such as Oak Wilt, to limit its spread. executive summary ■ 3 III. REVIEW OF DUBUQUE'S PARK AND STREET TREE EXISTING CONDITIONS: The current urban forest was analyzed by gathering data from sample right -of -way plots across the City and from various urban parks. A comprehensive explanation along with detailed species, size, and condition charts, plot maps and corresponding data, is found in the Appendix. SPECIES DIVERSITY: The City of Dubuque has an extremely unbalanced population of street trees relying mostly on two genera — Maple and Ash (Figure 1). These two genera make up over 70% of the total street tree population in Dubuque. Lack of species diversity leaves the City vulnerable to the threat of disease and pests such as Emerald Ash Borer, which can affect an entire species leaving a large void in the street tree population. Out of a total of 31 different identified street tree species, 51% of them are maples and 21% percent are Ash. Because some species are well adapted to urban conditions and frequently planted, lack of species diversity is a common problem. It is however, one that needs to be taken very seriously. Dubuque's park trees are slightly more diverse. This information is based on inventory data from Bunker Hill Golf Course, Flora Park, Washington Park, and Allison - Henderson Park (Figure 2). The sample survey identified 55 species in the four parks inventoried with 4 genera dominating: Maple, Ash, Oak and Honey Locust. Like the street trees, Maple (21%) and Ash (18 %) are still the most prevalent. See the Critical Recommendations section of the report (Page 8) for suggestions an species diversity and the Appendix (Page 95) for underutilized species lists for both street and park trees. TREE CONDITION: Condition indicates the current state of a tree's health, structural soundness, shape and growth rate, and are defined as follows: Good — Trees that are in good health, good shape and have no or Ornamental Pear 8% Other Linden Crabapple Ornamental Pear Ash Maple Linden 6% Street Tree Diversity by Fercernage Crabapple 7% A Street Tree Diversity By Popuiatool vv io ai iFees Sampled 0 50. 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Figure 1: Pie Chart And Graph very minor structural problems, no significant mechanical damage, may have only minor aesthetic, insect, or disease problems. Fair — Trees that may exhibit minor structural problems and/ or mechanical damage, significant damage from non -fatal or disfiguring diseases, thin crown or stunted growth, but show reasonable vitality and show no obvious signs of decay. Poor — Trees that appear unhealthy and may have major structural defects, severe mechanical damage, crown dieback, poor vigor threatening its ability to thrive and insect or disease problems that are fatal if not corrected. Other O ak Spruce Maple Honey Locust Ash Park Tree Diversity y I✓ercen tagge Other 30% Oak 12% Maple 21% Park Tree D°oversity By Popudaaior'i of iutau Bees c arnpVed 1. Street Tree Conditions 50 100 150 200 Figure 2: Pie Chart And Graph 250 300 Most Dubuque street trees are in good or fair condition (Figure 3). Of the top five most common street tree species, the healthiest was Crabapple with 84% in good condition, and the unhealthiest was Ash with only 19% of the species in good condition. Dubuque's healthiest overstory street tree species is the Linden with 48% of the population in good condition. Understory trees which are the smaller growing varieties such as Crabapple (reaching no more than 30' tall), have successfully been used to replace overstory trees (large trees which grow taller than 30'). The understory trees often 4 STREET TREE CONDITIONS - FIVE MOST COMMON SPECIES Fair 44% Maple r5 Tots. Poor 16% Fair 54% 29% Crabapple 61 Total Pear 68 Total All Street Trees by Condition Poor 97 12% Dead 3 0'6 Good 306 36% Fa " 438 52% Figure 3: Pie Chart replace overstory trees in narrow tree lawns because they require less space. However, these understory species also have smaller leaf canopy and thus have much less value to the urban forest. For street trees, the conditions noted in the field data were due to a variety of causes. Most recorded comments involved root issues. Improper planting depth is prevalent throughout Dubuque and contributed to numerous tree health problems. In many cases trees had several issues such as girdling roots, sparse crown or dieback. In these cases the girdling roots were the cause of the other problems. The top five issues in order of frequency were: • Root issues - 107 • Utility trimming for wires - 62 • Dieback - 4 7 • Trunk scars - 43 • Minor deadwood - 35 Other issues noted in order of frequency were: leaning, decay hollowing, structural defects, sparse crown, storm damage mower damage, guy wires & stakes, chlorotic leaves, vehicle damage, anthracnose, cable braces, conks and extensive deadwood. See the Glossary (Pages 96-97) for descriptions of tree conditions and photos. 2. Park Tree Conditions The health of the park trees can generally be categorized as good or fair with a mix of both young and old trees (Figure 4). As trees grow larger they are subjected to more environmental stresses and without adequate maintenance and care, their condition decreases. Lack of a regular 7 -year pruning cycle is one factor that has contributed to a steady decline of Dubuque's Park trees. In addition, maintenance crews appear to focus their efforts on providing safe travel lanes along the streets leaving less time to maintain the parks. Most Dubuque park trees are in good or fair condition. Of the top five park tree species, the healthiest was Honeylocust, and the unhealthiest was Ash with only 32% of the species in good condition. For the park trees, undesirable conditions from the field data varied in nature, but one issue more prevalent in the parks was mower damage. This problem was more prevalent in past years but more ■ 5 PARK TREE CONDITION - FIVE MOST COMMON SPECIES Oak Honey Locust Dead Fair Poor 29% 1% Maple Fair 57% Dead 0 PoorO ✓a 9% Good 70% Ash 157 Total Poor Dead 55 2 6% 0%0 1 Fair 1138% All Park Trees By Condition Spruce 8 Total 0% Poor 3% Figure 4: Pie Chart recent mowers used by the Parks Department have a different design lessening the chance for accidental scarring. The top five issues in order of frequency were: • Root issues - 97 • Deadwood - 62 • Mower Scars - 53 • Dieback - 29 • Decay -27 Other issues noted in order of frequency were anthracnose, trunk scars, storm damage, competing for sunlight, structural defects, memorial tags (wire too tight), deer damage, thorns, borers, sparse crowns, guy wires, decay hollowing, chlorosis, compaction, trunk seams, cable braces, and lighting strikes. See Glossary (Pages 96 -98) for descriptions of tree conditions and photos, Many of the undesirable tree conditions for both park and street trees are preventable. Others may be mitigated by treatment, proper maintenance procedures or revised policies. A significant number of trees displayed the following correctable issues: • Utility trimming • Root problems • Girdling roots • Improper planting depth /care • Deadwood • Structural defects • Sparse crowns • Dieback • Storm damage • Chlorosis and anthracnose • Compaction • Over tightened memorial tags • Leaning • Vehicle Damage • Mower damage See the Glossary (Pages 96 -98) for a more detailed description and Critical Recommendations (Page 8) for suggested revisions in policy and procedure to help prevent these problems. oc cc 6 Other significant conditions cannot be easily corrected primarily because they are not often caused by human error or poor design: • Trunk Wounds • Decay, Trunk Scars, Conks, and Hollowness • Lighting Strikes and Trunk Seams • Deer Damage • Thorns See the Glossary (Pages 96 -98) for a more detailed description. SIZE CLASS: According to sample data 64% of the street trees in Dubuque are 15" caliper or smaller. This indicates that the street trees are relatively young and many replacement trees are of smaller varieties. Younger and smaller trees create a reduction in the urban forest canopy. The overabundance of young small trees appears to be the result of planting in narrow tree lawns. Narrow tree lawns cannot support large trees, thus when the trees grow much larger than 15 inches in diameter they become unhealthy requiring removal. TREE LAWNS: Dubuque has many narrow tree lawns. Tree lawns are located in rights -of -way between the sidewalk and the back of curb or roadway. Seventy three (73 %) of the tree lawns sampled were 4 feet wide or less. There are a number of issues that result from narrow tree lawns. Root problems are the primary challenge when planting in narrow tree lawns and are a predominant issue related to declining tree condition. Root problems were also the most common tree condition noted in the observations from the tree survey. Trees growing in narrow tree lawns have restricted root growth and the tree's health is negatively impacted. Root issues were observed primarily where the tree lawns were 4 feet wide or less. Buttress roots conflict with the nearby curbs and walks causing structural damage to the adjacent sidewalk or curb. When the walks and curbs are repaired or replaced, roots are severed subjecting the trees to many other problems. Pests find the open wounds as an invitation to invade and loss of anchoring roots can cause the tree to develop a lean creating structural instability and public safety concerns. Dubuque is currently replacing street -side walks damaged by roots with walks that are redirected around the tree. The new walk construction still damages the tree root system and is only a temporary solution. In a relatively short period of time, the buttress roots can damage the new walk. Vehicle related damage is another result of narrow tree lawns. The close proximity to the traffic lanes subject the trees to trunk and low branch damage from errant drivers. STREET TREE POPULATION: Foresty Department records for the last two years indicate that street tree planting in Dubuque is not keeping pace with removals: Fiscal Year 2008 -2009 219 trees removed 87 trees planted net loss of 130 trees = 40% planting rate Fiscal Year 2009 -2010 316 trees removed 28 trees planted net loss of 288 trees = 9% planting rate In newer subdivisions — where there are wider tree lawns, trees are not often planted. If continued, this trend will certainly expedite the decline of Dubuque's urban forest. IV. REVIEW OF CURRENT FORESTRY PROGRAMMING: The current Forestry Department has a great depth of experience. The City Forester speaks on a variety of topics to regional groups such the Midwest Chapter of Arboriculture as well as Master Gardener programs throughout the tri -state area. He has 25 years of experience as Dubuque's City Forester and continues to stay current in the field by annually attending Iowa State University's Shade Tree Short Course as well as many other conferences. He was among the first to become a certified Arborist in the State of Iowa when certification became available and his two staff members have over 30 years experience combined. The staff is well trained and began the practice of using a crane for large tree removal even before it became a common industry standard. FORESTY PROGRAM REVIEW: Stand -Alone Tree Ordinance - An evaluation of Dubuque's current urban forestry program revealed that the City lacks a single stand -alone tree ordinance that encompasses the many issues with trees, however, most tree issues are addressed within other existing ordinances. See the Appendix for Dubuque's current tree-related policies and ordinances as well as an example ordinance from Davenport, Iowa, Work Functions - Annual listings of the Forestry staff's work functions the following trends in the years between 2000 and 2008: Increased Citizen Request for Service Emergency Tree Calls Huctuated Trees Removed Park Trees Planted Street Trees Planted Remained Steady Trees Trimmed Work Flow - Forestry report records show a steady backlog of work with an approximately 3 month backlog at any given time. With a backlog of work, staff effort is currently placed with high priority needs such as hazardous tree removal, with minimal time available for proactive measures to improve urban forest health or corrective procedures such as removing girdling roots or correcting improper planting depth. Non -Tree Related Duties — The forestry department currently assists in snow removal and is responsible for 4 parking ramps during the winter season. They also use their equipment such as the aerial lift truck and log loader to assist in moving picnic tables and other large items. In addition, they assist with the installation of holiday decorations, changing light bulbs and assisting electricians with repair in park street and yard fixtures, removing dangerous ice buildup on buildings and structures, potting flowers as well as many other miscellaneous park maintenance jobs. i 7 Tree Crew Equipment - The equipment and tools available to the Forestry staff are adequate for the size of the department and in good condition. Tree Crew Training and Safety - The Forestry staff has a good collection of training and safety videos available for use by the department. They also document all training that occurs through special sessions, webinar events or videos. Pest Management Program and Records - Dubuque does not have a proactive pest control program and no policy on how to manage the threat of the Emerald Ash Borer. The department's limited practices with pesticide applications are being well recorded and kept on file. Construction Projects - Construction projects have funds for tree removal, but do not fund replacement of trees removed. Many City departments are involved in the review of construction and subdivision projects. Occasionally, during the project revision process, some of the Forestry Department's recommendations have gotten lost, resulting in future maintenance costs for the Department. Tree Inspections - There are no periodic tree inspections currently done by the Forestry Department. Inspections are generated by citizen complaint. Assistance Agreements - The Forestry Department currently has no formal assistance agreement with any other department for emergency situations or non -tree related tasks. Walk replacement - Each year the Forestry Department receives 30 -40 walk replacement calls. In most cases the tree roots are causing the walk damage, requiring the need for tree removal. Comprehensive Tree Management Plan - There is currently no long -range vision for managing Dubuque's urban forest. There are no goals set or guidelines in place and no comprehensive management plan for the future. V. CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST MANAnFIUFNT PRACTICES: DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE TREE MANAGEMENT PLAN: With the numerous benefits and increased value that trees bring to a community, it is critical to have a Comprehensive Tree Management Master Plan to bring about change. This plan is a necessary tool to provide a framework for implementing Dubuque's vision of sustainability and complement the current initiatives for a Sustainable Dubuque. The purpose of this comprehensive plan would be to provide a complete program that incorporates all of the information necessary to guide the future urban forestry program in Dubuque. This Tree Management Master Plan should: • Create an Urban Forest Task Force to implement and oversee the Tree Management Plan. • Develop future Tree Management goals for the urban forest. • Provide a comprehensive tree planting plan which separately addresses the unique variety of conditions of Dubuque's urban forest, establishes priorities and recommends phasing. • Establish a basis of measurement and methods for monitoring progress —for example: quantify carbon sequestration. • Estimate benefits and track progress of the program. • Develop a plan for implementing future initiatives. • Recommend a process for Comprehensive Tree Management Plan implementation oversight. Provide for periodic review of the comprehensive tree management plan. Developing a comprehensive plan for the urban forest of Dubuque will be the most crucial step in establishing a new and effective approach to bring the urban forest to a stable good condition. This plan will provide an overarching support system which will guide the direction of planning and implementation efforts. The different components of the comprehensive tree management plan are described in the following sections. 1. Urban Forest Task Force The first step in the process of developing a Comprehensive Tree Management Plan is to create an Urban Task Force made up of a variety of community members, interested volunteer non -profit group members, representatives of the various City departments affected by the plan such as the Forestry Department, Public Works Department and Leisure Services department members. The purpose of this Task Force will be to develop the Comprehensive Tree Management Plan and oversee its implementation. A diagram/ flow chart (Figure 5) of the tree management plan shows the main components of the plan along with their relationship to other entities as described in this report. The task force should refine this diagram upon being appointed. A complete Tree Management Plan Flow Diagram can be found on Page 10. 2. Tree Management Plan Goals The first assignment of the newly developed Urban Forest Task Force will be to refine the Tree Management Plan Flow Diagram as well as the recommendations outlined in this report, developing specific goals to incorporate as part of the Comprehensive Tree Management Plan. Fora summary of these recommendations see the Executive Summary (Page 2) of this report. This committee will take the report recommendations along with their knowledge of the Community's vision and sharpen specific goals for the future. The task force will organize urban forest neighborhood planning districts and create other sub - committees as needed to implement the plan. Creating neighborhood planning districts will engage the citizens of Dubuque for their input in developing planting plans for their neighborhood. This will also encourage neighborhoods to Tree Management Plan Flow Diagram City of Dubuque, Iowa City of Dubuque City Council 1 Figure 5: Flow Diagram O 8 buy - in to the plans and generate excitement about the progress of the urban forest. The Task Force will also oversee the development of the management plan as well as plan implementation based on cost/benefit, visibility, corridors of importance or other determined priorities. hi addition this group will plan future initiatives and determine their phasing and oversight. The urban task force is the group that creates goals and oversees the entire urban forest effort. 3. Comprehensive Tree Planting Plan Plans should be undertaken to address the various neighborhood e districts in Dubuque, assess the current conditions and unique problems as well as opportunities of each area to implement a consistent and thorough tree planting plan. Neighborhood districts should be developed utilizing some of the current neighborhoods delineated for Dubuque. Each neighborhood district should, with its own committee of district citizens and City personnel, work together to develop a plan to address the planting needs of the district. All plans should incorporate the goals of this report and the priorities set by the Urban Forest Task Force into their neighborhood district planting plan, looking for ways to mitigate the narrow tree lawns, provide species diversity and plant suitable trees in the proper space. These planting plans should: • Address the species, quantity, size and placement of the trees. This includes evaluating existing tree species for the district areas, and plans for increased diversity in the new plan. Installation and phasing should also represent a 110% planting rate and a balanced size range. • Include a phasing plan based on priorities identified by the Tree Management Plan. • Focus on energy savings, air quality, environmental benefits, aesthetics and value. • Make provisions for an amendment process for potential future revisions. 4. Basis of Measurement and Methods for Evaluating the Urban Forest To effectively evaluate Dubuque's progress in establishing and maintaining a sustainable urban forest, criteria must be developed, methods of measurement established and a baseline of data created using "I -Tree" or other appropriate urban forestry software. These measurement criteria are essential in order to follow the progress of the urban forest over time and measure the value to the community. Urban forest evaluation and monitoring should be done with the assistance of the Forestry Department and trained volunteers. Based on the City's vision for creating a more sustainable Dubuque, the following are suggested areas of future measurement: • Reduction in stormwater runoff (cu. ft. annually). • Electricity saved in MWH + saved) annually. ($ ) . Y • CO2 Reduction in ton + $ valued total and per tree. • Reduction in Ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. • Percent canopy increase. • Change in the ambient air temperature in the summer months. • Total of all monetary benefits - average per tree . • Expenses calculated per tree. 5. Estimated Benefits and Progress Tracking Using data collected through monitoring efforts and expenses tracked by the Forestry Department, Dubuque should obtain an estimate of cost benefit /tree to assist in determining urban forest priorities. Periodic monitoring should be recorded and analyzed to measure progress toward urban forestry goals. Data should be compiled and all findings summarized in a "State of Dubuque's Urban Forest" report. This periodic monitoring and assessment should take place every 7 years, correlating with the recommended pruning maintenance cycle. In addition records should be kept on file of the species planted so that periodic assessments can be made on the status of the diversity. There are many ways that the urban forest brings value to a community. Determining benefits in quantitative measurements will bring the community greater recognition of the value of Dubuque's urban forest. 6. Future Initiatives a. Establish an Educational Outreach Program Educational outreach programs are beneficial in a number of ways. • Raise awareness of the value of the urban forest. • Encourage volunteerism. • Increase local collaboration and investment. • Encourage stewardship of trees and the urban forest. Outreach programs can take different forms. Programs can be created where volunteers play a key role in helping Dubuque educate citizens about the multiple benefits of increasing the urban tree canopy. The Sacramento Tree Foundations has such a program called Leading Education and Awareness in Urban Forestry (LEAF). Based on a successful UC Master Gardener program, LEAF stewards received 32 hours of hands -on training to provide assistance to the community for information as well as technical knowledge for various outreach activities. This type of program would greatly benefit the Dubuque area. Other possible educational programs may take the form of conferences and workshops with urban forestry programs given free of charge to the public. These may be initiated by the City and implemented with the assistance of other volunteers such as the Master Gardeners. Urban forest educational programs may be promoted along with other related initiatives as part of a greater educational initiative for a Sustainable Dubuque. A third model may incorporate an educational outreach program specifically targeted to the schools to teach the students about the value of the urban forest and how it relates to sustainability as well as to involve the students in planning and implementation for their own school grounds. In addition, educational bulletins may be developed as part of the City newsletters, or placed on the City web site. Possible topics include: Proper pruning and the City Forester's pruning cycle • Tree planting permit application and planting specifications • Tree Ordinance highlights • Tree ownership responsibilities • How to prevent mower and construction damage • How to volunteer to be a tree advocate for the City forestry program O cc 9 • Dubuque's forestry program and how to report a problem With any outreach events, the result can be increased interest and new volunteer participation. b. Partnering with Non -Profit Organizations Partnering with other like minded non-profit organizations can reap many benefits. Not only are there possibilities for support from the group directly, but non -profit status or partnering with a non -profit organization is often a general requirement for receiving charitable donations. Cooperation between like - minded organizations is often more appealing to a potential funder. Forming partnerships with other organizations offers other advantages such as pooling resources, networking and providing existing structure for accomplishing goals. Examples of such partnerships would include: Trees Forever, Master Gardeners, 4H, or Tree City USA. c. Other Partnering There are numerous benefits to other types of partnering as well: • Universities and other research organizations may become potential research, monitoring, or funding partners. • Interns may assist in various capacities with demonstrations, educational opportunities, developing new outreach opportunities, monitoring and assisting with all areas of outreach and volunteer support. • Citizen volunteers should be trained to assist in planting events, promotion, pruning, and urban forest monitoring. • A volunteer organization should be formed for those individuals interested in assisting the Forestry Department with routine pruning and clean-up efforts. Volunteers will be trained by the department in safety and technique and work alongside the department during specific pruning events. d. Develop an Awards Program An important aspect of a successful urban forest initiative is recognizing individuals and corporations for outstanding accomplishments. Awards should be given for promoting importance of trees, tree care and Tree Management Plan Flow Diagram City of Dubuque, Iowa District Plan Tree: Management Plan stewardship. Awards can also be given to exemplary landscapes or woodlands for their contribution to the urban forest. An awards program helps bring the urban forest and its value to the attention of the general public and rewards the efforts of deserving individuals or corporations. e. Establish a Carbon Offset Program A carbon offset program allows citizens to measure their carbon footprint or (their contribution to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the euvi umiient from their lifestyle) and then consider a monetary contribution to a program that offsets part or all of the lifestyle emissions. The value of carbon sequestration programs are questioned by those who would reason that they don't address the root of the problem by getting people to change their behavior, but instead allows them to "buy" credits to offset their inefficient or wasteful activities. It is also argued that it is often difficult to ascertain that all credits purchased are truly offsetting the carbon footprint and that credits purchased are sometimes used for carbon reducing programs that would have happened regardless of the credit purchased. However, a carbon offset program in Dubuque could have some advantages. First, it will bring a greater awareness of sustainability as an issue and the value of trees in their role of carbon Tree Man'agemnt Plan Downtown District Committee North End District Committee st End Disti Committee River District Committee South End District Committee Urban Forest Task Force City of Dubuque City Council sequestration. Secondly, the credits purchased could be funneled to a specific sustainable project for Dubuque. A carbon footprint calculator added to the City website would allow individuals to measure their carbon footprint. From that site, carbon credits could be purchased toward a City project which partially or fully offsets the emissions. Carbon credit projects would be funded through the carbon offset program and supplemented with other outside funding, not funded through the City's general budget. Carbon credit projects could relate directly to urban forest through tree planting projects or could be used for other sustainable initiatives such as smart energy projects to reduce energy use in public facilities. 7. Tree Management Plan Oversight The Urban Forest Task Force will supervise the management of all aspects of the Tree Management Plan under the direction of the Leisure Services Department, and ultimately, the City Council. The Task Force's responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Developing a Tree Management Plan • Refining and outlining specific goals, priorities and phasing for the urban forest Tree Ordinance Monitoring and Reporting Tree Management Plan Figure 6: Complete Flow Diagram 1 0 • Delineating planting districts • Creating planting district sub-committees • Determining final basis of measurement for quantifying the urban forest benefits • Acquiring funding /developing partnerships • Choosing and developing plans for educational outreach programs • Developing an accomplishment recognition program • Establishing a carbon offset program The complete Tree Management Plan Flow Diagram shows the structure and hierarchy of the tree management plan (Figure 6), 8. Tree Management Plan Periodic Review To maintain an efficient and effective Tree Management Plan, the need for changes may occur. Because of this, the Leisure Services Department will periodically review the Tree Management Plan with the input of the Task Force, Forestry Department and Public Works Department and will recommend any necessary changes to the plan. DEVELOP A STAND -ALONE TREE ORDINANCE: A new forest initiative requires clear and comprehensive policies. While there are many excellent policies in place, a single more encompassing stand -alone ordinance should be developed for ease in use and to address all policies related to the urban forest. Current policies lack the requirement for right of way planting permits, protection, care and maintenance, among others. Implementation of these policies will give the City legal right to enforce these new provisions as well as current provisions that are missing or vague. The following needs should be addressed in the new ordinance. 1. Street Tree and Landscaping on Public Rights - of - Way Policy The "Street Tree and Landscaping on Public Rights -of -Way Policy" should be an article cited in the Tree Ordinance. It should be expanded to include the following: a. Protection, Care and Maintenance Provide a section to legally define the responsibilities of the owner of private trees along with clarification of the protection, care and maintenance of City trees. This includes the pruning of trees and shrubs in such a manner that they will not obstruct street lights, pedestrians or vehicles, visibility of any traffic signs, or intersections. b. Roadside Vegetation Unimproved roadsides are rights -of way where there are no sidewalks with vegetation that grows unchecked to the point where plant material encroaches into the driving lanes. Require abutting property owners of unimproved roadsides to be responsible to keep the right -of -way mowed and free of volunteer trees and shrubs. The following are two options for the implementation and management of a new unimproved roadside vegetation management provision: • The City can remove the volunteer trees and shrubs from the rights - of -way and then enforce a mowing code where the abutting property owner is responsible for keeping the right -of -way mown and free of trees and shrubs. • The City can enforce a mowing code where the abutting property owner must remove the trees and shrubs and then keep the area mown. If the abutting property owner does not perform this maintenance the city can then hire a contractor and bill the owner for the cost. c. Tree Protection Except for emergency repairs, any construction within the drip line of existing right -of -way trees must first be reviewed by the City Forester. This includes walk or curb replacement and utility installation or repair. d. Planting Permits No tree or shrub shall be planted on public property, including parks, rights -of -ways, except where a special permit is obtained from the city forester. Information submitted to obtain the permit should include the location, species and method of planting and conform to the district's planting plan. The city forester will have the power to either issue or deny the permit in strict accordance with arboricultural specifications and standards of practice. e. Planting Specifications - Tree Lawn Width To receive a City Planting Permit the tree lawn must be a minimum of 8 feet wide. Trees shall not be located within 4 feet of a public sidewalk, road or the anticipated location of a future public walk where one does not exist. Where no walk exists, there must be at least 13 feet of City right -of -way outside of the road surface and the tree must be planted a minimum of 4 feet from the edge of the road and be in accordance with the district vlantina plan (Figure 7). f. Supervision of City Tree Planting The City Forester will inspect each new tree planting to assure that it is the proper species, planted in the correct location and properly installed. g. Supervision of Street, Walk, Drive and Utility Construction near Street Trees All construction planned within the drip line of a street tree will be reviewed by the City Forester. The City Forester shall make recommendations of how best to preserve the tree and protect it from construction damage. h, Utility Street Tree Trimming Proposed trimming by utility contractors will be reviewed by the City Forester. The City Forester will make recommendations of how to minimize any damage to the health and aesthetics of the tree. City Forester shall meet with certified utility trimming personnel to review current practices. 1 1 i. Tree Replacement The guidelines for replacement of street trees removed from existing tree lawns are as follows: Tree Replacement Guldellnes When tree lawn or planting area is: 5 ft. wide or less - do not replace in tree lawn —place on adjacent property 5ft. -8ft. wide - 1st preference— replace on adjacent private property - 2nd preference— replace in tree lawn with conditions 8 ft. wide or more - replace overstory tree in tree lawn When a tree is removed from a tree lawn less than 5' in width, no tree will be replaced in the tree lawn. If a tree is removed from a tree lawn that is less than 8' in width, the City may provide and plant a tree beyond the public walk on private property, base on site suitability as determined by the city Forester and if budget considerations allow. When a tree is removed from a tree lawn that is between 5' and 8' wide, the City may make an exception to the standard policy and replace the tree with a small understory tree as recommended by the Forestry Department if site conditions allow. The Forestry Department shall maintain a recommended understory tree list with a variety of species for replacement in small tree lawns. Such list shall contain only small understory species and ornamental trees less than 30' in height such as Crabapples, Serviceberry, Amur Maple, and Japanese Tree Lilac. j. Species Diversity The City Forestry department shall make recommendations on tree species to the district planting committees for their incorporation into the district plans. Recommendations will be based on the goal that the urban forest shall contain no more than 10% of any one tree species within the urban forest. These recommendations shall be updated periodically as new data is available. Many years will be required to achieve a balanced species population and is best achieved by reduced input of dominant species rather than a prolonged moratorium. Recommended tree species lists shall be updated to include underutilized tree species such as Hackberry, hybrid Elm, Honeylocust, Oak, Sycamore, Ginkgo, Tuliptree, Kentucky Coffeetree(non fruiting), Hawthorne, Hophornbeam, Crabapple, Linden and Japanese Lilac. See the Glossary (Page 95) for the for underutilized tree species lists. k. Size Class Maintain a goal for approximately half of the urban forest inventory to be larger than 15 inches in diameter and the remainder at less than 15 inches in diameter to increase and maintain the forest canopy. This provides a well balanced range of sizes to provide for the future while maintaining a large segment of trees at the larger and most beneficial size when they provide the greatest amount of canopy cover. 1. New Housing Development Tree Reforestation Fee Require developers a fee of $2.00 per lineal foot of frontage on housing lots that abut the public right-of-way. This fee shall be applied to the cost of City installation of Street Trees in the right - of -way. 2. Dubuque City /County Severe Weather Plan Modification to the Severe Weather Plan should include a definition of how private debris will be handled when a tree from private property falls onto the public right -of -way. This clarification will remove the City's burden of responsibility to completely remove the debris from public streets. a. Private Debris: The City shall respond to clear debris and fallen trees from public streets and alleys. Where possible, the material shall be stacked and left on the private property and the abutting right -of -way of the property from which the debris or tree has fallen. The original owner is responsible to remove the stacked debris. At the City's discretion and where space is not available or it is more efficient — the City may opt to remove the debris. 3. Disease and Pest Control Policy Provide a flexible policy that gives the Forestry Department authority to quickly implement Disease and Pest Control Policies when a threat may become of epidemic proportions to the urban forest. When a pest problem is identified as such a threat then the City Forester shall take steps to identify the scope of the infestation and enforce sanitation or treatments that are necessary to control the pest. The impending threat of Emerald Ash Borer highlights the importance of advanced planning for pest and disease. Ash trees represent an estimated 20% of the current forest canopy in Dubuque. The affect of this pest could threaten a one fifth of the existing street trees. As other diseases and pest become a major threat, the Forestry Department should develop readiness plans as needed. a. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Policy Dubuque should be in contact with the State Entomologist's Office at 2230 South Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, Iowa and become partners with the Iowa Forest Insect & Disease Management Council which includes: • Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship — State Entomologist • Iowa Department of Natural Resources — Forestry Bureau • Iowa State University Extension • United States Department of Agriculture— Plant Protection Quarantine • United State Department of Agriculture - Forest Service A commitment to become involved in a partnership would be well worth the effort in dealing effectively with the disease. It is important to maintain communication with State and Federal authorities on the latest information concerning the development of and treatment of EAB because the strategies change frequently as new information becomes available. The council has developed an "Iowa Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan" that can assist Dubuque in dealing with this pest. The 25 page document can guide Dubuque through the entire process —from understanding the risks to dealing with the eventual infestation. See the Appendix (Page 94) for the portions of the EAB plan that would benefit Dubuque. b. Oak Wilt Policy Oak Wilt was observed at Bunker Hill Golf Course and at Eagle Point Park. In response, an Oak Wilt Policy should be developed and implemented to assist in properly monitoring this disease. 12 Annual tree inspections should identify where Oak Wilt is active in Dubuque. The City Forester shall perform a thorough inspection of that area and identify the scope of the infestation. Infected trees on public property should be isolated and treated by approved methods to control the spread of Oak Wilt. Where sanitation is the preferred method, the infected materials must be removed and treated to kill the Oak Wilt fungus. Dubuque's policy should clearly state how they will deal with Oak Wilt infected trees that are on private property. The City should authorize the Forester to be able to inspect trees on private property and if deemed necessary, allow for the enforcement methods needed to control the spread of Oak Wilt. 4. Coordination Among Departments Improved communication regarding tree planting and removal as well as interdepartmental workload coordination will improve the effectiveness of the urban forest effort. Tracking the number and species of trees planted and removed each year is integral to maintaining an effective tree management plan. Interdepartmental coordination methods must be developed to track the planting and removal of trees when they fall outside of the forestry's workload, so that the Forestry's section maintains an accurate count of such activities. In order to efficiently clear streets and debris from larger storms and natural disasters, trained around- the -clock workers are needed, Current staffing levels do not allow this; therefore, formal assistance agreements should be developed between departments. Staff should be cross- trained on equipment in order to be able to come to the aid of other departments. Providing assistance to the Forestry Department for other non -tree related duties would allow Forestry staff to concentrate on providing manpower for work related to the trees in the urban forest. UPDATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM: 1. Annual Tree Inspections Annual tree inspections are used to understand the general health of the urban forest, identify trees that have health issues and assist in scheduling specific maintenance needs. Tree inspections should be performed annually on both street and park trees. At a minimum, the street trees require a drive -by inspection and the parks should have walk through or an all- terrain vehicle drive -by inspection. Both inspections should identify specific needs which should then be prioritized. These inspections should identify improper planting depth, insect or disease problems, hazardous conditions and other tree health concerns. Hazardous trees are a risk to public safety and should be given high priority. Identification, condemnation and removal of hazardous trees near the rights-of —way will eliminate trees that are most likely to fall onto public properties, This reduces the need for storm related debris removal by the Forestry Department. In addition to the annual tree inspection, the City can also reduce hazardous conditions by doing area inspections after each significant storm resulting in tree damages. The Forestry department should identify the storm affected area and inspect for new hazardous trees, adding them to the work schedule as necessary. 2. Pruning Cycle A regular pruning cycle is a critical factor in maintaining a healthy urban forest. Shifting from a reactive to a proactive management system will increase the quality, care and vitality of the City's trees. It will also help to alleviate the cost of deferred maintenance which often results in expensive storm damage cleanup or additional pruning and removal costs. Research by Robert Miller and William Sylvester for the City of Milwaukee shows that the length of pruning cycle has a significant effect on tree value. They state in their resulting article 'An Economic Evaluation of the Pruning Cycle" that: "...longer pruning cycles result in reduced tree value, with the decline in value accelerating over time. Savings to the City may be realized by longer pruning cycles, but only at a loss in tree value. This loss in value exceeds savings once the pruning cycle is extended to and beyond five years" 4 As a modest goal, Dubuque should strive for no greater than a 7 year pruning cycle with goal of reducing the cycle to 5 years over time. Young trees should be pruned 2 to 3 times in the first four years. 3. Bundling of Contractual Services It is advantageous in some circumstances to use private contractors to provide some tree- related services. When storms or disease create a backlog of high priority maintenance needs, hiring private contractors can be effective in reducing the backlog. While contractors are assisting with the emergency backlog reduction, City crews can work on the normally scheduled work. When City crews may not have the optimal equipment or training to safely perform high -risk tasks, hiring a contractor transfers the risk. Project specifications should be written according to the City's requirements and be placed out for bid. All tree contractors hired to work within the City should be required to carry a business license and insurance as well as a bond that covers workman's compensation and liability. Contractors should also be required to have an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist or Certified Tree Worker on staff. As an alternative to a required ISA Certification, the City could interview contractors to determine if they have the proper staff and equipment and are capable of the specified work . 4. Tree Healthcare Program To maintain the health of the urban forest, a tree healthcare program should be implemented. The focus of this program should be proactive and preventative care. Preventing or correcting problems before they compromise the health and integrity of the tree reduces the Forestry departments' future workload. a. Specifications for Planting Planting specifications should be developed and enforced, These specifications should have provisions that allow the planting manager to inspect the tree stock before planting so that unhealthy trees or trees with girdling roots can be identified and rejected or corrected prior to planting. In addition, specifications should outline the proper planting depth with an approved planting pit depth to eliminate girdling roots. Research has shown that trees planted with the root collar greater than 2 inches below grade will likely suffer severe root collar rot which makes the trees susceptible 13 to high winds or death. Planting specifications should clearly identify that trees should be planted with the root collars at finish - grade level. b. Fertilization Newly planted trees should receive an application of root stimulator solution at planting time to promote a strong root system and healthy growth. This is an extremely effective fertilization application when planting in urban soils. Because it is impractical to do soil samples and extensive P P fertilization on thousands of trees, additional fertilization should be limited to trees that exhibit signs of nutrient deficiency. These trees should be identified through the annual tree inspection program. Often trees needing fertilization will exhibit visible signs such as chlorotic leaves (yellowing of leaves which is an indication of lack of iron). Each of these identified trees can then be treated individually. MODIFY THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE: Consider the following modifications to the Unified Development Code (UDC): 1. Apply the Unified Development Code Conservation Subdivision Checklist Consider using the UDC checklist for conservation subdivisions as the application for all major subdivisions. 2. Woodland Protection Modify the UDC to include a provision for regulating the development of wooded areas 2 acres in size or larger or groves of trees with 10 or more individual trees having a diameter of at least 12 inches and a canopy cover of at least 50 percent of the area encompassed by the trees. As part of the site plan review, require all groves of trees and all woodlands to be delineated on the plan. Require all woodlands to be protected according to a retention requirement based upon the zoning district, with guidelines in the range of 10% retention in Commercial and Industrial zones, 20% retention in Multi - family residential zones and 50% in single family residential zones. All woodland areas retained must have a buffer of 50' from the trunks of trees to be preserved, to protect the trees. If the City determines that a required woodland area cannot be retained due to site constraints or infrastructure requirements, replacement trees must be planted at a rate of one tree for every 200 square feet of woodland removed from the retention area. Where that is not feasible, mitigation may take place by planting supplemental trees at an offsite woodland approved by the City. 3. Tree Lawn Widths Modify the Unified Development Code from the current 5' minimum tree lawn width to correspond with the new 8' width recommendation. Refer to Planting Specifications - Tree Lawn Width (Page 11) for more information. 4. Street Tree Requirements As an alternate to the proposed street tree policy requiring an 8' minimum tree lawn, consider requiring street trees to be planted adjacent to the right -of -way on private property, according to the district plan, placing overstory trees within 14' of the right- of way and understory trees within 8' of the right of way. If conditions preclude planting adjacent the right -of -way, require street trees to be planted within the tree lawn area if the 8' minimum requirement exists and other site conditions permit. The quantity of trees shall be placed according to the length of frontage. Recommended spacing shall be a minimum ratio of one tree for every 45' for overstory trees and every 30' for understory trees. On corner lots require only one overstory tree for every 60' of frontage. Tree planting permits shall be required as a way to ensure that the neighborhood district planting plan (Page 9) is implemented. RETROFIT FOR NARROW TREE LAWNS: Narrow trees lawns are prevalent in many areas of Dubuque, leading to a decline in the urban forest and added expense in maintenance and tree removal. This issue is challenging because the existing infrastructure and rights -of -way are set and not easily modified. Modifications to the tree lawns and rights -of -way and streets should be considered on a street -by- street basis, Input from residences and businesses should be considered anytime a street upgrade or replacement project is taking place. On- street parking should be evaluated to determine the feasibility of creating larger tree lawns in specific locations through the replacement of on- street parking with curb bump -outs. This would create sufficient space for planting large canopy trees. Each reconstruction project should look creatively for opportunities to increase the urban forest canopy, When other traffic - calming measures or intersection modifications such as large roundabouts are created, the designs should be evaluated for the inclusion of canopy trees. Designs should acknowledge the possible constraints that could limit a tree lawn retrofit. These include challenges for snow removal, narrow streets, steep slopes, loss of parking, and visibility limitations near or at intersections. The classic bump -out tree retrofit may not be realistic in this climate but innovative solutions should be considered, seriously taking into account the above mentioned limitations. See Appendix (Pages 87 -89) for examples of possible tree lawn retrofits. IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES: Necessary resources for implementing urban forestry projects can be raised in many creative ways. There are a number of different grant opportunities available which apply to the urban forest. Funding may come from a variety of different sources depending on the type of best management practice being implemented and the type of project. Along with typical government programs and other, more well -known grant sources, private foundations, corporations and individuals can be an excellent source of funding and should not be overlooked. Private foundations often look for ways to make a real impact with their money, preferring specific projects and new programs that require funding to proceed. They are also required by law to give money away each year. Many major corporations give financial assistance through grants, cash and matching gifts. Banks and financial institutions are typically strong supporters of community and economic development. Larger retail stores often have some funds to apply locally in addition to larger grant programs. Corporations may have i 14 matching gift programs that can double contributions from their employees to be applied to a community program. Large companies occasionally look to develop partnerships with nonprofits, schools and local governments for sponsorship relationships where the exclusive rights to market their products are given in return for money. The following is a list compiled from various sources to be used as a resource for acquiring funding. These funding opportunities change frequently and thus, this list is not meant to be exhaustive, but instead meant to stimulate ideas for further research. FUndlna Sources Utility companies Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Department of Transportation Trees Forever Iowa Department of Economic Development USDA Forest Service Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque The Environmental Protection Agency Other private trusts and foundations Corporations Philanthropists and other individuals Grant and Glvina Proarams Alliant Energy and Trees Forever - Branching Out Program Iowa DOT Iowa's Living Roadways Projects Program Iowa Statewide Transportation Enhancement Funding Iowa DNR - REAP City Parks and open spaces grant program Iowa DNR - REAP Conservation Education Program Iowa Great Places (if funded) Dubuque Racing Association Grant Program USDA Cooperative Forestry Assistance Grant American Forests - Greenworks American Forest - Global ReLeaf (only for ecosystem damaged by natural causes, insects, diseases, misguided treatment by humans, or other causes.) Home Depot - Building Healthy Communities Grant Program Walmart - State and National Giving Programs John Deere Foundation - Community Betterment Program Andersen Corporate Foundation U.S. Bankcorp Foundation Diamond Jo Casino - Diamond Conservation Fund VI. Bibliography Footnotes 1. "Greenprint Initiative: Sacramento Tree Foundation." The Home Depot Foundation. Ed. The Home Depot. The Home Depot Foundation. Web. 15 Sept. 2010. <http: / /www. homedepotfoundation.org /awards /winners - community- trees.html>. 2. Geiger, J.R., and S.L. Gardner. "Why Shade Streets: The Unexpected Benefit:' US Forest Service. Center for Urban Forest Research, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 2006. Web. 15 Sept. 2010, <http : / /www. fs.fed.us /psw/ programs /uesd /uep /research /studies_ detail. php ?ProjID =5>. 3. Wells, Gail. 2010. "Calculating the green in green: What's an urban tree worth ?" Science Findings. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p. 4. Miller, Robert W., and William A Sylvester. "An Economic Evaluation of the Pruning Cycle." Journal of Arboriculture 7.4 (1981): 109 -12. Arboriculture and Urban Forestry Online. International Society of Arboriculture. Web. 15 Sept. 2010. < http:// joa. isa- arbor.com /articles.asp ?JournalID =1 &Volum eID= 7 &IssuelD =4 >. cc 15 Surveyed Pilot Areas NOT containing Street Trees (21 total): V13P U130 V12H U14C X11C V130 V14J W15H X1OF W15K X1OK W15P X100 X15D W1OP X14P W100 X130 W11G X13L X11K Legend RiversLakes D I Project Area City Limits PILOT AREA LOCATOR MAP STREET TREE SURVEY DUBUQUE, IOWA ASSIGNMENT AND METHOD (pg. 17) COMPILED SURVEY RESULTS (pg. 17 -18) SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS (pg. 19) I his page identifies symbols and abbreviations used in the street tree tield data section ot this report STREET TREE TALLY SHEETS (pgs. 20 -35) I he street tree tally sheets contain raw data collected for each tree Included In the survey Hach entry Identities the location (address) ot the tree, boulevard width, species, size, condition, and general comments, An additional column indentlfies areas that are well suited for future tree planting•, I he raw data taken trom this survey was used to generate conclusions about the condition ot the urban forest in the City of Dubuque, PLOT MAPS (pgs. 36 -63) Following the tally sheets are a series of plot maps that identify the location of each surveyed street tree within the context otthe pilot area In these maps, symbols identity the species ot each specimen, and numbers correspond to the tree numbers indicated in the Street Tree Tally Sheets, These maps help Identify how tree species are distributed within each plot, introduction 16 STREET TREE SURVEY ASSIGNMENT: To survey a sample of the street trees in Dubuque, inspect trees within randomly selected sample plots, and collect data to provide a fair representation of the species, sizes, and conditions of street trees within the urban forest. The objective was to analyze the collected data, determine if the urban forest is in decline and, if so, identify the cause or contributing causes. METHOD: After studying the layout of the City, survey plots were chosen to concentrate on the older, more heavily populated portion of the City, primarily east of the NW Arterial in an effort to provide the best representation of the City's street trees. This older portion of the City contained 247 plots, representing 1,500ft x 1,500ft sections. To survey approximately 25% of this area, 49 plots were randomly selected by a computer. Two plots of the 49 were manually assigned in order to assure representation of the area located west of NW Arterial, as well as include the Grandview Avenue boulevard district. N ▪ O O W ▪ o IIt1■ 0 0 0 0 W E DATA COLLECTED: Street trees within the plots were inspected and the following data was collected for each specimen: 0 0 Address Tree lawn widths (space between the curb and sidewalk) Tree species Size (diameter in inches at approximately 4.5 feet above grade) Condition (Good, Fair, Poor, Dead) Comments (general comments on condition and factors that influence condition) o a o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W o 0 17 Dubuque Street Trees - Totals Species American Elm American Linden Chinese Elm Columnar Norway Maple Crimson King Norway Maple Eastern Redbud Excelsior Ash Freeman Maple Green Ash Hackberry Hawthorne Honey Locust Hybrid Elm Lilac Bush Littleleaf Linden Norway Maple Ornamental Pear Ornamental Pin Cherry Pin Oak Red Flowering Crabapple Red Maple Red Oak Schwedler Norway Maple Serviceber[y Siberian Elm Silver Maple Sugar Maple Sycamore White Ash White Flowering Crabapple White Oak Total Good Fair Poor Dead Total 0 1 1 0 2 17 18 3 0 38 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 9 8 1 0 18 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 8 2 0 0 10 18 128 10 0 156 6 0 2 0 8 14 1 0 0 15 11 6 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 4 1 0 12 57 128 52 1 238 37 26 5 1 69 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 31 8 0 0 39 20 16 1 0 37 0 4 0 0 4 2 9 1 0 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 37 7 0 49 22 28 9 0 59 0 1 0 0 1 15 6 0 0 21 20 2 0 0 22 0 1 0 0 1 306 438 97 3 844 Figure 3 Street Tree Species by Condition a_ 18 Free M Blk M NM RM SM SUM AM BE OBE HCN BIkA PB RB BH SH CC Cat HB ERB HT RusO AB EB WA GA BA GK HL BN KC BW GT SG TT SauM WFC RFC MBy AC LP Syc WP CWd BAsp QA PP Tree Abbreviations (TALLY SHEETS) Freemanii Maple Black Maple Norway Maple Red Maple Silver Maple Sugar Maple Amur Maple Box Elder Ohio Buckeye Horse Chestnut Black Alder Paper Birch River Birch Bitternut Hickory Shagbark Hickory Chinese Chestnut Catalpa Hackberry Eastern Redbud Hawthorn Russian Olive American Beech European Beech White Ash Green Ash Blue Ash Ginkgo Honeylocust Butternut Kentucky Coffeetree Black Walnut Goldenrain Tree Sweetgum Tulip Tree Saucer Magnolia White Flowering Crabapple Red Flowering Crabapple Mulberry Amur Corktree London Planetree Sycamore White Poplar Cottonwood Bigtooth Aspen Quaking Aspen Purpleleaf Plum SgtC BCh CC OrnP Saw() WO SWO NPO SHO BO CHO PO WO ChnO E0 BIkO BL WW AMA EMA JTL AL LL SL AE SE RE BF WF ERC EL Ala NSp WSp BHS CBS AuP PonPe RP WhP SP DF Bcy CHem S -NM CK -NM Sargent Cherry Black Cherry Chokecherry Ornamental Pear Sawtooth Oak White Oak Swamp White Oak Northern Pin Oak Shingle Oak Burr Oak Chinkapin Oak Pin Oak Willow Oak Chestnut Oak English Oak Black Oak Black Locust Weeping Willow American Mountain Ash European Mountain Ash Japanese Lilac Tree American Linden Littleleaf Linden Silver Linden American Elm Siberian Elm Red Elm Balsam Fir White Fir Eastern Redcedar European Larch American Larch Norway Spruce White Spruce Black Hills Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Austrian Pine Ponderosa Pine Red Pine White Pine Scotts Pine Douglas Fir Baldcypress Canadian Hemlock Schwedler Norway Maple Crimson King — Norway Maple Comment Abbreviations (TALLY SHEETS) Street Tree Symbols (PLOT MAPS) DW NE NW N SE SW S E W LP RE Deadwood Northeast Northwest North Southeast Southwest South East West Lift Prune Remove Norway Maple O Sugar Maple O Silver Maple O Red Maple O Schwedler Norway Maple O Freemanii Maple O Crimson King Norway Maple O Columnar Norway Maple Green Ash #O White Ash Excelsior Ash American Elm Siberian Elm ❑ Chinese Elm Red Oak 0 Willow Oak Pin Oak 0 A A • u Red Flowering Crabapple White Flowering Crabapple American Linden Littleleaf Linden Honeylocust Ornamental Pear Hawthorn Hackberry Ornamental Pin Cherry Sycamore Lilac Bush Serviceberry Eastern Redbud Potential Tree Location symbols and abbreviations 19 PLOT X1 4J - Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/11/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 1500 S. Grandview 2.5' NM 17.5" F -P Middle Top / Removed - Wires / Lean S 1470 S. Grandview 2.5' GA 13" 3 1460 S. Grandview 2.5' SUM 18" 5 933 Tressa St. 2' NM 13" F -P PLOT X1 4F - Lower Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/11/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 825 Southern Ave. none AE multi. P Growing at base P of utility pole. 2 960 Tressa St. 2' SUM 13" S side - wire trim / N lean - V cretch 3 465 Esther St. on 2' SM 25" F Crown leaves Tressa sparse / sidewalk broken Wires - top, middle RE / Lean S / DW Wires - top, middle RE / Structural Defect 4 465 Esther St. 2' SM 29" P Top dieback / walk broken / root rot with conks Roots problem - girdle / planted too deep PLOT V7 4L - upper Middle Class - Single Family Residential - Well Landscaped - 5/12/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2499 Knob Hill Dr. 4' HL 20" G -F Thin crown 2 2499 Knob Hill Dr. 4' HL 15" G -F 3 2515 Knob Hill Dr. 4' SM 4" G Young 4 2535 Knob Hill Dr. 4' S -NM 9" F -P Poor Base - flat / thin crown - DW 2520 Knob Hill Dr. 4' 2490 Knob Hill Dr. 4' 2505 Knob Hill Dr. 4' 5 2535 Knob Hill Dr. 4' S -NM 11.5" F -G 6 2545 Knob Hill Dr. 4' GA 16" F 7 2545 Knob Hill Dr. 4' GA 12" F 8 2545 Knob Hill Dr. 4' GA 16" F 9 2555 Knob Hill Dr. 4' GA 27" F 2559 Knob Hill Dr. 4' 10 2565 Knob Hill Dr. 4' NM 11 2575 Knob Hill Dr. 4' GA 22" 12 2575 Knob Hill Dr. 2575 Knob Hill Dr. 2580 Knob Hill Dr. 2570 Knob Hill Dr. 13 2560 Knob Hill Dr. 2560 Knob Hill Dr. 2560 Knob Hill Dr. on Beacon 14 2540 Knob Hill Dr. 15 2540 Knob Hill Dr. 16 2540 Knob Hill Dr. 2478 Beacon Hill 2477 Beacon Hill 4' SM 19" (16" and 8" Stumps) 4' 4' 4' GA 4' 4' F -P P -F 17 2540 Knob Hill Dr. 4' SM 12" on Beacon 18 2540 Knob Hill Dr. 4' Free M 12" on Beacon 4' GA F -G 4' GA F -G Lean NE 4' WA F Poor leaf color / no root flare PLOT VI 3F - Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/12/2010 Lack root flare - west side Lean S Crooked trunk DW minor Too deep - stunted / storm damaged Lean S /DW/ Lionstail Prune Lean S 2 22" F Lionstail trim 2 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments [1 1815 Horizon Ct. 4' NM 20" P Root system 1810 Horizon Ct. 4' 1 1 1780 Horizon Ct. 4' 1 2 1760 Horizon Ct. 4' AL 5" G street tree tally sheets 20 3 1882 Carter Rd. 4' AL G 1879 Carter Rd. 4' 1880 Carter Rd. 4' 1880 Carter Rd. on 4' Carter Ct. 4 1872 Carter Ct. 4' RM 18" F -G 5 1876 Carter Ct. 4' RM 12" F -P Root system / leaves stunted 1870 Carter Ct. 4' 6 1868 Carter Rd. on 4' WA F -G Graft enlarged Carter Ct. 7 1867 Carter Rd. 4' SM 1" P -F Dieback top 8 1867 Carter Rd. 4' GA 22" F -G 9 1865 Carter Rd. 4' SUM 2" P Still staked - dieback / poor leaf color PLOT V7 3B - Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/12/2010 10 1868 Carter Rd. 4' GA 22" G -F 11 1866 Carter Rd. NM 5" G Columnar variety 12 1864 Carter Rd. NM 8" G Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 1884 Carter Rd. 4' GA 22" G 2 1886 Carter Rd. 4' GA 30" G 1888 Carter Rd. 4' 1890 Carter Rd. 4' 1 3 1892 Carter Rd. 4' GA 21" F Lean W / broken top branch 4 1896 Carter Rd. 4' RM 2" G 5 3050 St. Anne Dr. on 4' RM 2" F -P Poor color leaves Carter Rd. 3070 St. Anne Dr. on 4' Carter Rd. 6 1891 Carter Rd. 4' GA 18" F -P Sparse leaves / root system 7 1887 Carter Rd. 4' NM 7" F 8 1895 Carter Rd. 4' NM 20" F -P Dieback/ root problems 9 1893 Carter Rd. 4' NM 22" F -P Root problems 1881 Carter Rd. 4' 10 1883 Churchill Dr. 4' SM 12" F-P 11 3020 St. Anne Dr. 4' NM 24" F 12 1865 Horizon Ct. 4' OrnP 3" G 13 1855 Horizon Ct. 4' GA 20" F -P 1840 Horizon Ct. 4' 1845 Horizon Ct. 4' 14 1825 Horizon Ct. 4' GA 24" F -P 15 1820 Horizon Ct. 4' SM 24" PLOT W1 3E - Middle Class - Older - Single Family Residential - 5/12/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size 625 W. 5th St. 8' 637 W. 5th St. 8' 1 645 W. 5th St. 8' NM 14" 2 657 W. 5th St. 8' AL 24" Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 1720 Avoca St. 2' NM 12" P Trunk seam / lean W 2 2435 Pearl St. 2' HL 20" F -P Lionstail / wires 3 1710 Asbury 3' NM 24" P 4 1770 Asbury 4' NM 8" F PLOT W131 - Middle Class - Older - Single Family Residential near College- 5/12/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments r 1 1201 McCormick 4' RO 22" F -P Wires 2 1201 McCormick 4' RO 26" F -P Wires 3 2305 Mineral St. 3.5' SM 12" F Trunk wounds / roots PLOT X1 3J - Lower Middle Class - Older - Single Family Residential - 5/13/2010 Condition Plant Comments Root problems / poor shape Trunk cracked Lean E / needs LP / walk lifting Planted too deep / stress - dieback Minor dieback street tree tally sheets MI 21 3 631 W. 5th St. 8' NM 19" 4 694 W. 5th St. 8' AL 18" 5 692 W. 5th St. 8' NM 14" 6 672 W. 5th St. 8' NM 18" 7 672 W. 5th St. 8' NM 19" 8 656 W. 5th St. 8' NM 24" P P P P Dieback - trunk seams / root problems Minor dieback Top - wires pruned Top - wires RE / hollow and decay DW - wires Center top - wires pruned / DW extensive 640 W. 5th St. 8' 1. 8A 480 Gilmore St. on 8' HL 28" F Wires pruned W. 5th Ili 610 W. 5th St. 8' Wires - ornamental 9 615 Cooper PI. 4' S -NM 23" FP Root system / DW - decay 10 605 Cooper PI. 4' S -NM 28" Lean NE / DW - decay 11 601 Cooper PI. 4' S -NM 22" F Lean S 12 595 Cooper PI. 4' NM 20" F Lean W / circling roots 13 595 Cooper PI. 4' NM 20" P Sparse - thin / root problem - interior / lean S 14 514 Fenelon PI. 4' AL 24" F Wires - center removed / Lean N 15 524 Fenelon PI. 4' AL 24" F Minor DW 16 541 Fenelon PI. 5' HL 24" F -G Minor dieback 17 565 Fenelon PI. 5' NM 10" F -G 18 583 Fenelon PI. 5' GA 22" F 19 583 Fenelon PI. 5' GA 20" P Lean S / large borer holes 607 Fenelon PI. 4' 20 Vacant Lot 4.5' AL 26" P Severe storm damage Vacant Lot 4.5' 1 21 663 Fenelon PI. 4.5' GA 26" F Lean S 689 Fenelon PI. 4.5' 22 695 Fenelon PI. 4.5' HL 26" G Root damage / walk repair 23 695 Fenelon PI. on 4' NM 18" F Summit 24 695 Fenelon PI. on 4' NM 14" F -P Summit 25 449 Summit St. 4' NM 9" G 26 447 Summit St. 4' NM 16" F 27 443 Summit St. 4' NM 26" F 28 419 Summit St. 4' HT 4" G 29 709 Fenelon PI. on 4' NM 12" F -G Summit 30 709 Fenelon PI. 4' SUM 16" 725 Fenelon PI. 4' 31 727 Fenelon PI. 4' SUM 28" F -G 32 731 Fenelon PI. 4' WO 32" F -P Anthraenose - early leaves / late frost leaf damage 33 732 Fenelon PI. 4' NM F -G Not full crown 710 Fenelon PI. 4' 34 710 Fenelon PI. on 4' SM 12" F Summit 35 690 Fenelon PI. 4' CK -NM 12" 658 Fenelon PI. 4' 36 642 Fenelon PI. 4' NM 12" P Planted too deep / storm damage Some buttress problems Lean E LP Roots Dead bark / center dead 630 Fenelon PI. 4' 608 Fenelon PI. 4' 37 584 Fenelon PI. 4' GA 18" 38 755 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 29" F Sparse crown 39 755 W. 3rd St. 14' NM 24" F -G 40 741 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 17" F -P Shaded by yard tree 729 W. 3rd St. 14' 41 719 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 18" F Lean S 42 705 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 16" F -G Lean S 43 691 W. 3rd St. 14' NM 20" F -G 633 W. 3rd St. 14' 629 W. 3rd St. 14' 44 629 W. 3rd St. 14' NM 21" P Half dead 45 609 W. 3rd St. 14' NM 24" F -P Storm damaged 46 477 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 14" F 47 475 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 26" F -G street tree tally sheets 579 W. 3rd St. 567 W. 3rd St. 553 W. 3rd St. 541 W. 3rd St. 521 W. 3rd St. Vacant Lot, west of 477 48 461 W. 3rd St. 14' NM 16" F 49 461 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 14" F 50 Vacant lot 14' GA 26" F -G 51 435 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 24" G 52 433 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 25" G 53 421 W. 3rd St. 14' GA 25" F -G 54 315 Bluff St. on 3rd 14' AL 18" F -P 60 409 W. 4th St. 3' HL 20" G -F 61 454 W. 4th St. 3' HL 18" F -P 4 525 Loras Blvd. 4' SUM 9" 5 561 Loras Blvd. 4' SM 32" 6 515 Arlington St. 3' OrnP 2 l 1 PLOT X13A- Middle Class - Older - Single Family + College Residential - 5/13,17/2010 Root collar Some trunk scars Sparse top / scars at base 55 W. of Bluff St. on 3rd 2' AL 16" P Wires -scars / planted too deep 56 440 W. 3rd St. 2' NM P Wires / scars on trunk 57 462 W. 3rd St. 2' AL 10" P Center - wires / no root flare 58 489 W. 4th St. 2' NM 17" F -P Lean S 59 471 W. 4th St. 2' NM 9" F -P Dieback / scar N side base Wires Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 459 Loras Blvd. 3' SUM 22" F -G Dieback/ scar N side of base 2 469 Loras Blvd. 3' AL 14" F -P Steel support past / DW 3 517 Loras Blvd. 4' SUM F Support - guy wires Sparse Leaves / DW / hollow 7 555 Arlington St. 4' SUM 6" F -G 8 567 Arlington St. 4' OrnP 5" F -P 9 579 Arlington St. 4' OrnP 6" G 10 603 Arlington St. 4' C -NM 8" G 609 Arlington St. 4' 11 623 Arlington St. 4' WA 9" G 12 637 Arlington St. 4' C -NM 9" G 13 637 Arlington St. 4' OrnP 5" F -G 14 649 Arlington St. 4' OrnP 6" 15 649 Arlington St. 4' OrnP 6" 16 649 Arlington St. on 7' AL 21" Prairie 17 649 Arlington St. on 7' AL 22" F Prairie 18 1349 Prairie St. 7' AL 22" F -G 19 1295 Prairie St. 7' NM 11" F 20 655 Chestnut St. on 7' NM 14" G Prairie 21 1296 Arlington St. 7' NM 14" on Prairie 22 1296 Arlington St. 4' NM 8" 23 647 Chestnut St. 3.5' WA 4" 24 643 Chestnut St. 3.5' ChE 2" 35A 574 Chestnut St. 4' NM 36 604 Chestnut St. 4' HL G G G P 25 643 Chestnut St. 3.5' OrnP 5" F 26 631 Chestnut St. 3.5' RFC 4" G 27 609 Chestnut St. 3.5' NM 3" F 28 609 Chestnut St. 3.5' NM 1" F 29 509 Chestnut St. 3.5' NM 3" F 30 507 Chestnut St. 3.5' WA 5" G 31 1245 Highland St. on 3.5' RM 12" G' Chestnut 32 1245 Highland St. on 3.5' ChE D Chestnut 33 1245 Highland St. on 3.5' GA 10" F Chestnut 34 552 Chestnut St. 4' GA 10" 35 552 Chestnut St. 4' NM 5" F F F -G 1 Crown defect Scar on N side Crown - not full Dieback / scar S side Wires Poor leaf / crown misshapen Wires Bark removed / DEAD -RE Lean NW Stakes and guy wires still on Vines - shaded by other trees Lean NE street tree tally sheets C/) C/) w CC w J 1— w w CC C/) w w CC 1— 1— w w CC 23 37 632 Chestnut St. 4' WA 4" G 38 632 Chestnut St. 4' SM 9" F 39 632 Chestnut St. 4' NM 4" G 40 632 Chestnut St. 4' S -NM 4" G 41 632 Chestnut St. 4' NM 4" F -G Root problems 42 1136 Prairie St. 7' NM 16" F -G Root problems 43 1206 Prairie St. 7' AL 20" G 1206 Prairie St. 7' 658 Chestnut St. on 7' Prairie 44 1209 Prairie St. 7' AL 22" F Root problems 45 1209 Prairie St. 7' AL 21" F -G 46 653 W. 11th St. on 7' RFC 4" Prairie 47 653 W. 11th St. on 7' RFC G Prairie 48 653 W. 11th St. on 7' GA 9" G Prairie 49 653 W. 11th St. on 10' HL 22" G Prairie 50 641 W. 11th St. 10' NM 14" F Dieback 51 641 W. 11th St. 10' NM 21" G 52 605 W. 11th St. 10' AL 29" G 53 605 W. 11th St. 10' AL 21" F Root problems 54 595 W. 11th St. 10' RM 13" F 563 W. 11th St. 10' 2 Wires - ornamental 55 570 W. 11th St. 10' SUM 13" F Dieback/ roots 56 584 W. 11th St. 10' SM 24" F -P Root problems / lionstail pruning 57 596 W. 11th St. 10' NM 16" F Crowded 58 596 W. 11th St. 10' NM 17" F Trunk seam / DW 59 596 W. 11th St. 10' NM 18" F -P Dieback 60 596 W. 11th St. 10' NM 18" F -G 61 630 W. 11th St. 10' Free M 2" G Recently Planted - guy wired 62 630 W. 11th St. on 3' Free M G Recently Planted - Spruce guy wired 63 630 W. 11th St. on 3' Free M 2" G Recently Planted - Spruce guy wired 64 636 W. 11th St. on 3' NM 6" F Wires Spruce 65 636 W. 11th St. 10' SUM 10" F -P 66 1209 Walnut St. S -NM 67 1209 Walnut St. SUM 12" 68 1209 Walnut St. SUM 6" 69 1209 Walnut St. SUM 10" 70 705 Rose St. 4' GA 29" 71 705 Rose St. 4' NM 22" 72 721 Rose St. 4' GA 25" 73 761 Rose St. 4' SM 28" 74 785 Rose St. 4' NM 22" 75 764 Rose St. 3' NM 10" 76 764 Rose St. on Race 6' RO 28" 77 1170 Race St. 6' RO 31" 78 732 Rose St. on Race 6' HB 20" F -P F -G F -P F -P F -P F -P F -P F PLOT X72M - Lower Middle Class - Residential + LT Business - 5/17/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 Just W of 599 3' SM 26" F Almond St. 2 595 Almond St. 3' GA 22" F -G 3 575 Almond St. 3' NM 16" F Root 4 595 Almond St. 3' NM 4" G 5 519 Almond St. 3' NM 26" P -F Structural defects 6 471 Almond St. 3' NM 31" P Structural defects - decay / RE 7 417 Almond St. 3' NM 26" F Structural problems 8 409 Almond St. 3' NM 20" F Minor dieback / root issue 9 1990 Ellis St. 7' S -NM 19" F 10 1972 Ellis St. 7' SM 24" F -G 1954 Ellis St. 7' 11 1918 Ellis St. 5' GA 26" F Scars 12 1906 Ellis St. 5' OrnP 7" G 13 1850 EIIis St. 5' NM 4" F -G Dieback / too deep Scars on SW side / shaded Deep decaying scar/ RE Shaded Poor shape Lean S Root Dieback/ lean S Dieback in crown Dieback / storm damage No flare Dieback Large scar / storm damaged street tree tally sheets 24 14 1836 Ellis St. 5' GA 18" F -G 15 1836 Ellis St. 5' NM 12" F -G 16 433 W. Locust St. 3' HL 28" F 17 569 W. Locust St. 3' GA 24" F -P 18 575 W. Locust St. 3' GA 21" F -P 19 575 W. Locust St. 3' AL 19" 20 595 W. Locust St. 3' GA 30" P 655 W. 17th St. 8' 21 635 W. 17th St. 8' HL 12" G 22 595 W. 17th St. 8' ExA 32" G 23 531 W. 17th St. 8' ExA 31" F -P 24 511 W. 17th St. 8' AL 34" 481 Clark St. 8' 455 Clark St. 8' 449 Clark St. 8' 25 443 Clark St. 8' GA 439 Clark St. 8' 26 419 Clark St. 8' HB 16" 27 440 Clark St. 4' CK -NM 18" 28 440 Clark St. 4' NM 21" 29 440 Clark St. on W. 4' NM 14" 17th 30 440 Clark St. on W. 4' NM F 17th 31 532 W. 17th St. 8' S -NM 15" F 32 556 W. 17th St. 8' NM 15" F -G 33 566 W. 17th St. 8' ExA 38" F -P F PLOT W72G - Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/17/2010 1 Wires - center trim Wires - center trim Wires - center trim / vehicle damage Dieback / girdling root No flare / trunk scar / decay Storm damage Wires - trim Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 695 Kaufmann Ave. 4' SM 36" G 2 847 Spires Dr. 3.5' AE 14" F 3 847 Spires Dr. on 3.5' WA 4" G Kuhn 4 2445 Clarke Crest 3.5' GA 14" F Leaves sparse Dr. 5 2415 Clarke Crest 3.5' GA 14" G LP Dr. 6 2415 Clarke Crest 3.5' GA 12" F -P Scar - large / Dr. storm damage or truck 7 2415 Clarke Crest 4' GA 21" G Dr. 8 804 Lacey Ct. 4' Orn PC 1.5" G 9 907 Farrell Ct. 4' SUM 10" F 10 906 Farrell Ct. 4' NM 9" 11 906 Farrell Ct. 4' NM 9" 12 902 Farrell Ct. 4' RM 8" P Large scar S side PLOT W12D - Middle Class - 5/19/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2753 Central Ave. 3' NM 18" F 2 2747 Central Ave. 3' SM 4" F 3 430 Gay St. 3' NM 20" P Structural problem / sparse leaves 4 2578 Greeley St. 2' NM 16" F Lean W 5 2620 Greeley St. 2' OrnP 10" F 6 2720 Pleasant View 2' SE 2 Dr. on Ventura trunk, 18" 12" P D 7 2777 Pleasant View 2' NM 12" Dr. 8 2777 Pleasant View 3' - GA 28" F Dr. 9 2743 Ventura Dr. 2'+ NM 15" 10 2725 Ventura Dr. 2' NM 3" 11 2725 Ventura Dr. 2' NM 14" G G P P Girdling root / planted too deep Vehicle damage N side Girdling root / planted too deep Roots / planted too deep street tree tally sheets L 25 PLOT W1 Lower Income Residential Housing - 5/19/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2825 Davenport St. 3' CK -NM 1" 0 on Sabula 2 2825 Davenport St. 3' NM 10" F Girdling root on Sabula 3 2870 Davenport St. 4' CK -NM 12" G 4 2890 Davenport St. 3' NM 16" F Minor dieback 5 2780 Central Ave. 3' GA 16" F -P Wire trimmed / minor dieback 6 2780 Central Ave. 3' GA 17" F -P Wire trimmed / minor dieback 7 2833 Central Ave. 3' RFC 4" F 8 2921 Central Ave. 3' NM 12" P Girdling root / planted too deep / dieback 9 2921 Central Ave. 2' NM 7" F Shaded 10 2921 Central Ave. 2' NM 6" F -P Shaded / dieback 11 3011 Central Ave. 3' NM 3" G 12 3029 Central Ave. 3' GA 16" F -P Large scar - E side 13 3029 Central Ave. 3' GA 16" F 14 3063 Central Ave. 3' NM 11" F Trunk Seam 15 3087 Central Ave. 3' RM 12" F Dieback 16 3040 Lemon St. 4' SM 22" F Lean NW 17 3034 Lemon St. 4' NM 6" F -G 18 3034 Lemon St. 4' NM 5" G 19 3030 Lemon St. 4' NM 12" G 20 3000 Central Ave. on 4' GA 17" F -G Needs pruning 30th 21 111 E. 30th St. 4' GA 17" P Bad scar / decay 22 3000 Jackson St. on 3' GA 12" F E. 30th 23 2834 Jackson St. 3' GA 28" F Cut - roots 24 2845 Jackson St. 3' GA 31" F 25 2885 Jackson St. 3' GA 28" F 26 2904 Jackson St. 3' GA 26" F -P Large scar - NW side 27 2910 Jackson St. 3' NM 28 2919 Jackson St. 3' WA F Crown not f u l l 29 2920 Jackson St. 3' GA 26" F Minor dieback 30 2930 Jackson St. 3' GA 26" F Minor dieback 31 2967 Jackson St. 3' NM 6" F Root issues 32 2914 Washington St. 3' GA 20" F Cable braced 33 2912 Washington St. 3' GA 21" F PLOT X1 1 N - Lower Middle Class - Residential Housing - 5/19/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2758 Burden St. on 3' GA 23" G Strauss 2 2758 Burden St. on 3' GA 14" F Dieback Strauss 3 2811 Buena Vista St. 3' GA 21" on Strauss 4 2795 Buena Vista St. 3' GA 20" on Strauss 5 855 Strauss St. 3' GA 21" 6 2790 Buena Vista St. 3' HL 20" on Strauss 7 2790 Strauss St. 3' NM 17" F 8 2782 Strauss St. 3' PO 2" P Chlorotic 9 2660 Queen St. 3' NM 12" F Roots 10 2640 Queen St. 3' Free M 1.5" G 11 2363 Queen St. 3' AL 8" G 12 2363 Queen St. on 3' AL 8" G Clinton 13 2363 Queen St. on 3' AL 16" F Clinton 14 2363 Queen St. on 3' AL 8" G Clinton 15 2636 Queen St. on 3' AL G Clinton 16 2614 Queen St. 3' GA 21" F 17 2614 Queen St. 3' AL 12" F G Wire trimmed street tree tally sheets 1 26 PLOT Y1 1 M - Lower Middle Class - Lt. Industry - 5/19/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 1635 Garfield 3.5' NM 10" 2 1685 Garfield 3.5' GA 8" F -P Planted too deep / roots 3 1701 Block of 3.5' NM F -P Garfield 4 1701 Block of 3.5' GA 13" F -P Garfield 5 1701 Block of 3.5' Syc 11" F -P Garfield 6 1701 Block of 3.5' NM 4" Garfield 7 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 3" 8 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 3" 9 Kerper Blvd. 28' HT 3" 10 Kerper Blvd. 28' HT 3" 11 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 3" 12 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 3" 13 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 5" 14 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 2" 15 Kerper Blvd. 28' HT 2" 16 Kerper Blvd. 28' Lilac 17 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 4" 18 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 4" 19 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 4" 20 Kerper Blvd. 28' WFC 4" 21 Kerper Blvd. 28' WFC 4" 22 Kerper Blvd. 28' HT 2" 23 Kerper Blvd. 28' HT 2" 24 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 1" 25 Kerper Blvd. 28' RFC 4" PLOT W1 N - Upper Middle Class - Residential Housing + Apartments - 5/19/2010 G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G Dieback Anthraenose Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2980 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 7" F 2 2975 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 9" F 3 2975 Wildwood Dr. 3' OrnP 11" F 4 2965 Wildwood Dr. 3' RM 14" 5 2960 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 15" 6 2960 Wildwood Dr. 3' RM 16" 7 2935 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 12" 8 2920 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 10" G P G G 9 2910 Wildwood Dr. 3' GA 19" G 10 2888 Wildwood Dr. 3' RM 8" F 11 2884 Wildwood Dr. 3' GA 11" G 12 2899 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 6" G 13 2873 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 3" F 14 2876 Wildwood Dr. 3' GA 16" F 15 2870 Wildwood Dr. 3' NM 10" P 16 2873 Wildwood Dr. 3' GA 16" F 17 2865 Wildwood Dr. 3' Free M 1" 18 2865 Wildwood Dr. 3' Free M 1" 19 2822 Wildwood Dr. 3' SB 4" 20 2822 Wildwood Dr. 3' ERB 12" 21 2899 Wildwood Dr. 3' RM 7" F on Meadow 22 2882 Meadow Wood 3.5' OrnP 1.5" F -G 23 2879 Meadow Wood 3.5' SUM 8" 24 2874 Meadow Wood 3.5' GA 16" 25 2854 Meadow Wood 3.5' NM 12" 26 2839 Meadow Wood 3.5' SM 12" F PLOT VI 1 M - U pper Middle Class - Residential - 5/19/2010 G G G P G G G DW / Girdling roots Storm damage - minor Large scar / decay Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 3187 Highland Park 4' OrnP 3" F -P Poor leaf color 2 3030 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' NM 8" G 3 3053 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' NM 16" G 4 3066 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' AL 8" G 5 3102 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' PO 14" F Chlorotic 6 3123 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' GA 14" G 7 3118 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' GA 14" G 8 3123 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' S -NM 3" G 9 3136 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' CK -NM 6" F -P Scar on W side 10 3136 Arbor Hills Dr. 4' RM 8" F -P Planted too deep street tree tally sheets 27 11 3143 Arbor Hills Dr. 12 3154 Arbor Hills Dr. 13 3172 Arbor Hills Dr. 14 3172 Arbor Hills Dr. 15 2999 Olde Contry Ln. 16 3110 Castle Woods 17 3110 Castle Woods 18 3110 Castle Woods 19 3110 Castle Woods 20 3110 Castle Woods 21 2950 Wilderness 22 3085 Castle Woods 23 3085 Castle Woods 24 3055 Castle Woods Tree # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Address 3398 Venture Ct. 3394 Venture Ct. 3386 Venture Ct. 3380 Venture Ct. 3375 Venture Ct. 3391 Venture Ct. 3391 Venture Ct. 2244 Delmonaco 2244 Delmonaco 2243 Delmonaco 2247 Delmonaco 12 2247 Delmonaco on Dana 13 3470 Dana 14 3472 Dana 15 2293 Southway 16 2293 Southway 17 2289 Southway 18 2289 Southway 19 2287 Southway 4' RM 7" 4' LL 8" 4' NM 5" 4' SUM 4" 4' NM 3" 4' OrnP 3" 4' RM 6" 4' RM 5" 4' RM 5" 4' RM 5" 4' HL 9" 4' OrnP 6" 4' OrnP 5" 4' SM 8" Blvd WD Species Size 3.5' NM 6" 3.5' CK -NM 1" 3.5' GA 15" 3.5' NM 8" GA 10" 3.5' GA 15" 3.5' SM 12" 3.5' GA 20" 3.5' NM 8" GA 20" 3.5' NM 12" G G G G G D G G G G G G PLOT U12L- Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/19/2010 3.5' NM 4" G 3,5' CK -NM 1" G 4' NM 12" F 4' RM 12" F 4' NM 10" P 4' NM 11" F 4' GA 19" F Color is off Condition Plant Comments G G P Root problems / girdling root 3.5' SUM 10" F Root problems Planted too deep / girdling root Planted too deep 20 2287 Southway 21 2283 Southway 22 2277 Southway 23 2273 Southway 24 2273 Southway 25 2261 Southway 26 2243 Southway 27 2237 Southway 28 2229 Southway 29 2213 Southway 30 2209 Southway 31 2210 Southway 32 2226 Southway 33 2230 Southway 34 2246 Southway 35 2250 Southway 36 2256 Southway 37 2208 Graham Circle 38 2224 Graham Circle 39 2224 Graham Circle 40 2236 Graham Circle 41 2240 Graham Circle 42 2246 Graham Circle 43 2252 Graham Circle 44 2258 Graham Circle 45 2262 Graham Circle 46 2270 Graham Circle 47 2280 Graham Circle 48 2280 Graham Circle 49 2282 Paisey Ct. 50 2284 Paisey Ct. 51 2288 Paisey Ct. 52 2290 Graham Circle 53 2290 Graham Circle 54 2290 Graham Circle 55 OMIT 56 2306 Graham Circle 57 2306 Graham Circle 58 2306 Graham Circle 59 2305 Graham Circle 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' CK -NM 1" GA 18" SM 21" RM 10" SM 20" SUM 10" NM 12" NM 12" NM 13" GA 17" GA 24" GA 21" SM 6" GA 7" GA 14" SM 14" CK -NM 1" GA 18" OrnP 10" OrnP 12" OrnP 13" OrnP 5" OrnP 10" OrnP 10" OrnP 4" OrnP 13" OrnP 10" OrnP 5" OrnP 10" OrnP 13" OrnP 9" AL 10" OrnP 13" GA 17" OrnP 14" OrnP 14" OrnP 12" OrnP 12" OrnP 10" G F -P F -P G F G F F G F G F G G G F G G F Scars / DW Dieback / girdling root Roots DW street tree tally sheets ■ 28 60 2299 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 11" 61 2295 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 12" 62 2279 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 14" 63 2279 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 11" 64 2273 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 11" 65 2269 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 12" 66 2263 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 6" 67 2255 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 4" 68 2251 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 4" 69 2245 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 11" 70 2239 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 11" 71 2235 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 6" 72 2231 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 10" 73 2221 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 6" 74 2215 Graham Circle 3.5' OrnP 12" 75 2207 Graham Circle 3.5' RM 10" 76 2212 St. John Dr. 4' NM 6" 77 2234 St. John Dr. 4' GA 12" 78 2238 St. John Dr. 4' NM 10" 79 2244 St. John Dr. 4' GA 20" 80 2250 St. John Dr. 4' NM 10" 81 2256 St. John Dr. 4' SUM 2" 82 2278 St. John Dr. 4' WA 7" 83 2280 St. John Dr. 4' GA 21" 84 2275 St. John Dr. 4' GA 12" 85 2269 St. John Dr. 4' GA 16" 86 2263 St. John Dr. 4' CK -NM 9" 87 2235 St. John Dr. 4' SM 27" 88 2233 St. John Dr. 4' GA 19" 89 2211 St. John Dr. 4' NM 4" Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size 1 2209 St. John Dr. 4' GA 19" 2 2199 St. John Dr. 4' GA 22" 3 2195 St. John Dr. 4' SUM 4" G P G G P P G G G P F F P PLOT UI2P - Middle Class - Single Family Residential - 5/19/2010 Condition G Large scar Basal damage Basal damage Root scars Not full crown Root DW / no basal flare Storm damage No flare / scars / planted too deep / lean W DW Large scar / decay Plant Comments DW Scars on base 4 2185 St. John Dr. 4' 5 2181 St. John Dr. 4' 6 2163 St. John Dr. 4' 7 2155 St. John Dr. 4' 8 2145 St. John Dr. 4' 9 2129 St. John Dr. 4' 10 2129 St. John Dr. on 3.5' Graham Circle 11 2127 Graham Circle 3.5' 12 2126 Graham Circle 3.5' 13 2128 Graham Circle 3.5' 14 3535 Hillcrest Rd. on 4' St. John 15 3535 Hillcrest Rd. on 4' St. John 16 2130 St. John Dr. 4' 17 2154 St. John Dr. 4' 18 2162 St. John Dr. 4' 19 2172 St. John Dr. 4' 20 2172 St. John Dr. on 4' West Way 21 2172 St. John Dr. on 4' West Way 22 2184 St. John Dr. on 4' West Way 23 2184 St. John Dr. on 4' West Way 24 2184 St. John Dr. 25 2186 St. John Dr. 26 2194 St. John Dr. 27 2195 Graham Circle 28 2191 Graham Circle 29 2187 Graham Circle 30 2185 Graham Circle 31 2173 Graham Circle 32 2173 Graham Circle 33 2173 Graham Circle 34 2169 Graham Circle 35 2159 Graham Circle 36 2149 Graham Circle 4' 4' 4' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' 3.5' GA 19" NM 8" SUM 10" GA 23" GA 21" SM 24" GA 17" SM 13" GA 26" SM 29" SUM 12" GA tr SUM 3" GA 12" GA 21" SUM 12" RM 16" SM 17" SUM 18" RM 13" OrnP 9" NM 9" NM 12" Free M 5" GA 18" GA 14" GA 14" GA 20" GA 22" GA 16" GA 2" GA 22" NM 8" G G P LJ P F -P F -P 0 G F F -P F P F G 1 P DW Storm damage No root flare / planted too deep Vehicle damage Storm damage Dieback Roots Roots DW Dieback / planted too deep / girdling root Dieback / planted too deep / no root flare DW DW / dieback DW DW DW DW / shaded street tree tally sheets ■ 29 37 2139 Graham Circle 3.5' 38 2131 Graham Circle 3.5' 39 2130 Graham Circle 3.5' 40 2132 Graham Circle 3.5' 41 2134 Graham Circle 3.5' 42 2146 Graham Circle 3.5' 43 2148 Graham Circle 3.5' 44 2168 Graham Circle 3.5' 45 2170 Graham Circle 3.5' 46 2170 Graham Circle 3.5' 47 2174 Graham Circle 3.5' 48 3502 West Way 4' 49 3503 West Way 4' 50 3503 West Way 4' 51 2184 Graham Circle 4' on West Way 52 2184 Graham Circle 3.5' 53 2186 Graham Circle 3.5' 54 2190 Graham Circle 3.5' 55 2194 Graham Circle 3.5' 56 2194 Graham Circle 3.5' 57 2198 Graham Circle 3.5' 58 2204 Graham Circle 3.5' 59 2187 Key Way Dr. 4' 60 2187 Key Way Dr. on 3.5' Delmonico 61 2187 Key Way Dr. on 3.5' Delmonico 62 2187 Key Way Dr. on 3.5' Delmonico 63 2195 Delmonico 3.5' 64 2183 Key Way Dr. 4' 65 2181 Key Way Dr. 4' 66 2194 Southway 4' 67 2205 Southway 4' 68 2193 Southway 4' 69 2105 Key Way Dr. 4' 70 3501 Hillcrest Rd. 4' 71 2090 Hillcrest Rd. 4' 72 2093 Hillcrest Rd. 4' 73 3422 Foothill Rd. 4' WA 5" GA 15" GA 25" SUM 4" GA 24" GA 22" GA 25" NM 10" OrnP 1" Free M 1" GA 21" NM 2" SM 18" RM 11" GA 21" GA 19" NM 9" NM 10" GA 18" GA 12" NM 9" RM 3" NM 1" SM 3" SM 1" GA 13" GA 16" NM 10" NM 10" GA 10" WA 6" GA 20" OrnP 6" LL 14" LL 18" SUM 16" NM 4" G G G G F -P G F -P G F -P G G G G G DW Scars Crown not full Dieback DW / lean DW / scars 74 3404 Foothill Rd. 75 3390 Foothill Rd. 76 2132 Key Way Dr. 77 2138 Key Way Dr. 78 2180 Key Way Dr. 79 2184 Key Way Dr. Tree # Address 1 2045 Woodrow Dr. 2 3610 Woodrow Dr. 3 3610 Woodrow Dr. 4 3610 Woodrow Dr. on Hillcrest 5 3610 Woodrow Dr. on Hillcrest 6 3610 Woodrow Dr. on Hillcrest 7 3610 Woodrow Dr. on Hillcrest 8 3610 Woodrow Dr. on Hillcrest 9 3620 Hillcrest Rd. 10 3637 Keymeer 11 3631 Keymeer 12 3626 Keymeer 13 2080 Winne Ct. 14 2094 Hillcrest Rd. 15 2094 Hillcrest Rd. 16 2094 Hillcrest Rd. on Ellen 17 2086 Ellen 18 2070 Ellen 19 2097 Ellen 20 2097 Ellen on Hillcrest 21 2092 Hillcrest Rd. 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' SM LL PO SUM SM HL PLOT U120 - Older Middle Class - Residential - 5/19/2010 Blvd WD Species 3' GA 3' SUM 3' GA 2' GA 2' GA 2' GA 2' NM 2' GA 2' NM 3.5' LL 6" 3.5' SUM 3" 3.5' GA 18" 3.5' AL 14" 2' GA 10" 2' GA 10" 3.5' GA 14" 3.5' GA 14" 3.5' NM 12" 3.5' SUM 9" 2' NM 16" 2' NM 16" 10" F 14" F 8" F Chlorotic 1" F Stressed 7" F 12" G Size Condition Plant Comments 12" F 12" F 14" F -P Roots 10" F -P Dieback F -P Thin / DW / dieback / roots 13" F Roots /scars Large scar 12" F F -P G F F F F G F -P P G P P Planted too deep / girdling roots Roots Top damaged Structural defects Roots Scars / dieback/ roots No root flare / dieback street tree tally sheets z w CC w J 1— w w CC w w CC 1— 1— w w CC 30 22 2092 Hillcrest Rd. 23 2092 Hillcrest Rd. on Grant 24 2076 Grant 25 2095 Hillcrest Rd. 26 2111 Hillcrest Rd. on St. Celia 27 2110 Graham Circle 28 2112 Graham Circle 29 2120 Graham Circle 30 2113 Graham Circle 31 2105 Graham Circle 32 2105 Graham Circle on St. Celia 33 2150 St. Celia 2104 Graham Circle 2116 Graham Circle 2109 Graham Circle 34 2168 St. Celia 35 2174 St. Celia 36 2180 St. Celia 37 2180 St. Celia on West Way 38 2190 St. Celia on West Way 39 2190 St. Celia on West Way 40 2190 St. Celia on West Way 41 2198 St. Celia 42 2204 St. Celia 43 2203 St. Celia 44 2201 St. Celia 45 2195 St. Celia 46 2183 St. Celia 47 2177 St. Celia 48 2173 St. Celia Ct. 49 2165 St. Celia Ct. 50 2159 St. Celia Ct. 2' GA 21" 3.5' CK -NM 1" 3.5' GA 21" 2' NM 9" 3.5' GA 12" 4' OrnP 8" 4' WA 8" 4' GA 2' 4' SUM 13" 4' NM 5" 3.5' HB 13" 3.5' HB 13" 4' 4' 4' 3.5' HB 13" 3.5' HB 11" 3.5' GA 12" 4' RM 10" 4' LL 13" 4' AL 10" 4' HL 12" 3.5' SUM 3.5' SUM 3.5' SUM 2" 3.5' SUM 5" 3.5' CK -NM 10" 3.5' NM 6" 3.5' HB 12" 3.5' NM 7" 3.5' WA 22" 3.5' HB 14" F G G G F -P G G G G F F -P F G G F P G F G Scar Dieback / no root flare DW Planted too deep / dieback Girdling root Basal damage Planted too deep / girdling root Minor defects Basal damage DW / girdling root 51 2149 St. Celia Ct. 52 2145 St. Celia Ct. 53 2139 St. Celia Ct. 54 2155 Suzanne Dr. 55 2146 Suzanne Dr. 56 2156 Suzanne Dr. 57 2174 Suzanne Dr. 58 2176 Suzanne Dr. 59 2196 Suzanne Dr. 60 2208 Suzanne Dr. 61 2205 Suzanne Dr. 62 2199 Suzanne Dr. 63 2189 Suzanne Dr. on West Way 64 2189 Suzanne Dr. on West Way 65 2189 Suzanne Dr. on West Way 66 2179 Suzanne Dr. on West Way 67 2179 Suzanne Dr. 68 2179 Suzanne Dr. 69 2171 Suzanne Dr. 70 2165 Suzanne Dr. Tree # Address 1 4951 Twilight Dr. 2 4951 Twilight Dr. 3 4923 Twilight Dr. 4 4917 Twilight Dr. 5 4917 Twilight Dr. 6 4911 High Cloud Dr. 7 4902 High Cloud Dr. 8 4927 Red Violet Dr. 9 4927 Red Violet Dr. 10 2333 Sunnyslope Dr. 11 2333 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' RM 18' 3.5' HL 18" 3.5' SUM 6" 4' NM 10" 4' GA 12" 4' OrnP 3" 4' OrnP 5" 4' NM 2" 4' HT 3" 4' GA 22" 4' WA 6" 4' NM 6" 4' RM 12" 4' SM 10" 4' SM 10" 4' LL 18" 4' NM 4" 4' OrnP 4" 4' SUM 9" 4' CK -NM 7" 3.5' OrnP 9" 3.5' OrnP 7" 3.5' OrnP 4" 3.5' RM 2" 3.5' RM 4" 3.5' LL 5" 3.5' RM 5" 3.5' OrnP 4" 3.5' OrnP 3.5' OrnP 3.5' OrnP G G G F F -P G P G G G G G F G G G P PLOT T72P - New - Upper Middle Class - Residential - 5/20/2010 G G G G G G G G G G No root flare Basal scar large DW Basal scar Blvd WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments Steel post and guy wire street tree tally sheets PLOT T131-1- Lt. Industry - 5/20/2010 1 12 2333 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' OrnP 13 2331 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' LL 5" 14 2249 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' LL 4" 15 2189 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' WA 3" 16 2189 Sunnyslope Dr. 3.5' WA 3" 17 4989 Wildflower Dr. 3.5' WA 3" 18 4916 Wildflower Dr. 3.5' SUM 3" P 19 4919 Wildflower Dr. 3.5' RM 3" F 20 4916 Wildflower Dr. 3.5' SUM 3" F -P 21 4902 High Cloud Dr. 3.5' RM 6" 22 2330 High Cloud Dr. 3.5' RM 2" 23 2290 High Cloud Dr. 3.5' RM 3" 24 4908 High Cloud Dr. 3.5' SUM 4" F 25 4912 Gabriel Dr. 3.5' WA 7" 0 26 4948 Gabriel Dr. 3.5' GA 7" F 27 4948 Gabriel Dr. 3.5' GA 7" G Tree # Address 4970 Northrange Ct. PLOT X1 OL - 5/20/2010 PLOT X1 OL - 5/20/2010 Blvd WD 3.5' Species RM Size 6" G G G G G G G G Condition J Plant G Large scar / trunk ripped Scars / damaged Planted too deep Comments Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2188 Orchard Dr. 3' CK -NM 12" G 2 2188 Orchard Dr. 3' CK -NM 9" F -P Large scar - W side 3 2188 Orchard Dr. 3' CK -NM 10" F Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2320 Clydesdale Ct. 3' NM 6" F 2 2320 Clydesdale Ct. 3' WA 6" G PLOT U13K- Newer Upper Middle Class Residential - 5/20/2010 Tree # r1 PLOT V131- Upper Middle Class + Business - 5/20/2010 Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments r 1 3424 Daniels 4' NM 4" G 2 3408 Daniels 4' SUM 5" G 3 3394 Daniels 4' GA 21" F DW 4 3395 Daniels 4' NM 20" G Root 5 3409 Daniels 4' NM 18" F Thin crown 6 3409 Daniels 4' NM 2" G 7 3409 Daniels 4' SUM 3" G PLOT W14A- Countryside Residential - 5/20/2010 Tree # 1 Address 3740 Welu Dr. Address 2215 Coates St. Blvd WD 4' Blvd WD 3' Species SUM Species NM Size 10" Size PLOT VI2J - Middle Class Residential - 5/20/2010 Condition G Condition P Plant Plant Comments Comments Too deep Blvd Tree # Address WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1 2285 Woodlawn on 2.5' NM 16" F -P Too deep - roots - Karen dieback in crown 2 2285 Woodlawn on 2.5' NM 14" F -P Girdling roots - Karen dieback in crown 3 3050 Karen on 2.5' SUM 12" F Woodlawn street tree tally sheets w CC w J H w C] 1 w CC w w w w E— U) 32 Grandview Avenue - 5/20/2010 South Grandview - East Side Address Blvd WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 1276 S. Grandview 4' NM 22" F 1276 S. Grandview 4' S -NM 19" F 1276 S. Grandview 4' NM 20" F -P Roots - dieback 1262 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 9" G 1262 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 5" F 1250 S. Grandview 4' NM 22" F 1250 S. Grandview 4' NM 22" F Dieback 1200 S. Grandview 4' NM 26" F -G 1200 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 4" F 1160 S. Grandview 4' SUM 28" F Roots Vacant Lot center 15' WFC 10" G Vacant Lot 4' NM 10" G No flare Vacant Lot center 15' WFC 8" G 1134 S. Grandview 4' AL 18" G 1110 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 6" G 1110 S. Grandview 4' Free M 5" G 1110 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 8" G 1092 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 3" F 998 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 4" F 940 S. Grandview 4' NM 21" F 900 S. Grandview 4' NM 22" F -P Girdling root 900 S. Grandview 4' RM 14" G 888 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 4" G 880 S. Grandview 4' SUM 24" F 876 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 8" G 876 S. Grandview 4' NM 26" F -P Roots - DW - structure 874 S. Grandview 4' NM 22" G 870 S. Grandview 4' NM 14" G 864 S. Grandview 4' SUM 10" P Trunk structure - cable braced 864 S. Grandview 4' AL 22" G 858 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 6" G 858 S. Grandview 4' NM 24" F 850 S. Grandview 4' GA 13" F 850 S. Grandview 4' NM 14" F 850 S. Grandview 4' SM 26" F 840 S. Grandview 4' SUM 24" F 830 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 8" G 830 S. Grandview 4' NM 24" P Roots - dieback 820 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 8" F 810 S. Grandview 4' NM 24" F 804 S. Grandview 4' NM 28" P Trunk decay 760 S. Grandview 4' SM 34" F 750 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 6" G 726 S. Grandview 4' SM 36" F 710 S. Grandview 4' GA 20" F 680 S. Grandview 4' WA 14" G 658 S. Grandview 4' NM 2" G' 658 S. Grandview 4' WFC 10" G 618 S. Grandview 4' NM 12" G 618 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 7" G 612 S. Grandview 4' NM 1" F 560 S. Grandview 4' WFC 3" G 560 S. Grandview 4' NM 4" G Under wires 550 S. Grandview 8' RFC 4" G 530 S. Grandview 8' NM 22" P Utility trim wires - crack - hollow 520 S. Grandview 8' NM 20" P Utility trim wires 520 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 6" G 510 S. Grandview 8' NM 20" P Roots - utility trim wires 490 S. Grandview 8' SUM 5" G Under wires 470 S. Grandview 8' RFC 6" G 450 S. Grandview 8' NM 20" F Utility trim wires 440 S. Grandview 8' GA 26" P Utility trim wires 440 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 6" G 430 S. Grandview 8' NM 24" F -P Utility trim wires 390 S. Grandview 8' HT 4" G Under wires 378 S. Grandview 8' GA 24" P Vehicle —decay 376 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 5" G 376 S. Grandview 8' HT 5" G 368 S. Grandview 8' HT 4" G 360 S. Grandview 8' NM 30" P Utility trim wires 306 S. Grandview 8' OrnP 5" G 306 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 14" G 290 S. Grandview 8' NM 23" F Utility trim wires - roots street tree tally sheets 33 264 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 14" G 264 S. Grandview 8' NM 14" 240 S. Grandview 8' NM 30" 240 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 10" 224 S. Grandview 8' NM 25" 190 S. Grandview 8' OrnP 100 S. Grandview 8' RFC 6" 100 S. Grandview 8' AL 30" 74 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 6" 74 S. Grandview 8' RFC 6" 74 S. Grandview 8' RFC 5" P P G P G G G G G G Utility trim wires - roots Utility trim wires - roots Utility trim wires - roots 190 S. Grandview 8' NM F Roots - under wires 150 S. Grandview 8' NM 7" F Utility trim wires 142 S. Grandview 8' NM 6" G 142 S. Grandview 8' HT 3" G 142 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 12" G 120 S. Grandview 8' HT 3" G 120 S. Grandview center 15' WFC 4" G 100 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 6" G 100 S. Grandview center 15' RFC 6" F 100 S. Grandview 8' NM 21" F -P Utility trim wires North Grandview - East Side Address Blvd WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments N. of Dodge center 15' RFC 4" G N. of Dodge center 15' RFC 4" G 24 N. Grandview 8' HT 3" F Basal scar - mower 24 N. Grandview center 15' WFC 4" G 44 N. Grandview 8' NM 20" F Utility trim wires 44 N. Grandview center 15' RFC 5" G 70 N. Grandview center 15' WFC 5" G 96 N. Grandview 8' WFC 4" F Basal scar - mower 96 N. Grandview 8' SM 30" P Utility trim wires 100 N. Grandview 8' NM 19" F -P Utility trim wires 130 N. Grandview 8' NM 7" P A Utility trim wires 196 N. Grandview 8' NM 14" F Utility trim wires - roots 210 N. Grandview 8' HyE 6" F -G Under wires 260 N. Grandview 8' NM 24" F -P Utility trim wires 296 N. Grandview 8' NM 23" F Utility trim wires 300 N. Grandview center 15' WFC 12" 0 300 N. Grandview 8' SUM 4" G Under wires Hospital center 15' RFC 5" F Hospital center 15' RFC 5" F Hospital 8' NM 5" F Under wires Hospital center 15' WFC 12" G North Grandview - West Side Address Blvd WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments S. of Dehli 8' CKNM 14" F Basal damage - mower N. of Bennett 8' NM 20" P Dieback - roots 393 N. Grandview 8' NM 7" F 393 N. Grandview 8' AL 26" F 361 N. Grandview 8' SM 30" F Roots 345 N. Grandview 8' SM 16" F 319 N. Grandview 8' NM 20" F -P Decay 275 N. Grandview 8' AL 26" G 275 N. Grandview 8' NM 24" F -P Structure N. of Hale 8' NM 23" F -G 195 N. Grandview 8' NM 12" G 187 N. Grandview 8' SM 34" F 187 N. Grandview 8' NM 12" F DW 131 N. Grandview 8' AL 30" F Structure 127 N. Grandview 8' NM 14" F Washington School 8' GA 18" F Washington School 8' GA 18" F South Grandview - West Side Address Blvd WD Species Size Condition Plant Comments 95 S. Grandview 8' NM 24" F DW N. of 185 S. 8' GA 10" F -G Anthracnose Grandview N. of 185 S. 8' SUM 18" F Grandview 185 S. Grandview 8' AL 28" F -G street tree tally sheets ■ 34 195 S. Grandview 8' GA 28" G S. of Whelan 8' GA 30" F -G 235 S. Grandview 8' NM 16" F 245 S. Grandview 8' SUM 22" F -P Structure 285 S. Grandview 8' LL 28" P Roots 289 S. Grandview 8' NM 1.5" G 325 S. Grandview 8' CKNM 1" G 325 S. Grandview 8' CKNM 1" G 345 S. Grandview 8' NM 8" F -P Roots 373 S. Grandview 8' NM 16" F Roots 379 S. Grandview 8' GA 14" F Shaded 425 S. Grandview 5' AL 28" G 445 S. Grandview 5' NM 8" G 445 S. Grandview 8' GA 30" F 459 S. Grandview 8' SM 36" F 459 S. Grandview 8' GA 6" G 489 S. Grandview 8' SM 2" G 489 S. Grandview 8' NM 24" P Large scar - decay 515 S. Grandview 8' GA 12" G 535 S. Grandview 8' NM 6" G 549 S. Grandview 8' NM 16" G 559 S. Grandview 8' NM 12" G 569 S. Grandview 8' SM 18" G 589 S. Grandview 8' NM 24" F 605 S. Grandview 8' SUM 30" F 615 S. Grandview 8' NM 20" P Structure 625 S. Grandview 8' NM 24" F -G 745 S. Grandview 4' SUM 1.5" G 755 S. Grandview 4' SUM 1" G 775 S. Grandview 4' NM 16" F -P Utility trim wires 805 S. Grandview 4' NM 28" F Utility trim wires - roots 815 S. Grandview 4' NM 10" P Utility trim wires 825 S. Grandview 4' NM 15" F 855 S. Grandview 4' NM 10" F Utility trim wires - basal scar - mower 855 S. Grandview 4' HT 3" G 871 S. Grandview 4' NM 10" P Scar - vehicle 975 S. Grandview 4' LL 26" F Utility trim wires 999 S. Grandview 4' WA 8" F Utility trim wires 1003 S. Grandview 4' NM 28" F -P Utility trim wires 1105 S. Grandview 4' OrnP 5" G Under wires 1109 S. Grandview 4' NM 8" F -P Utility trim wires 1115 S. Grandview 4' OrnP 8" F -P Utility trim wires 1125 S. Grandview 4' HT 3" G 1145 S. Grandview 4' NM 10" P Utility trim wires - decay 1185 S. Grandview 4' NM 14" P Utility trim wires 1255 S. Grandview 4' NM 3" P Basal scars - mower 1265 S. Grandview 4' GA 18" F -P Utility trim wires 1275 S. Grandview 4' NM 10" F -P Utility trim wires street tree tally sheets 35 X14J 1134 1144 1160 DUNLEITH CT 1276 700 720 \ 740 \ 7� 48 ) 651 _ENGLISH 701 711 715 rON • 680 755 929 1297 MAMA =FAIR C 1115 I II 845 825 835 805 793 O 1320 1340 1350 1335 940 942 y ni 930 934 938 1341 870 830 1345 800 750 944 946 800 601 1 ?80 11296 1 11 1360 1370 1380 1400 1, 1494 //- 1488 1480 H 1450 577 559 1432 1430 1495 1485 1475 1445 804 1480 1440 1460 1470 ■ S GRANDVIEW AVE 1355 1365 1375 1385 1395 1405 1417 1431 1445 1455 1465 1475 1498 1500 1520 1526 526 1526 1526 1526 1S7A 825 855 1500 1506 1516 1525 1485 1495 1505 1515 1510 1515 1530 KEHL CT 1540 1015 1025 // A 1545 0 905 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels 11 Project Area \ \\ 0 City Limits Street Trees 0 Norway Maple (NM) Sugar Maple (SUM) Green Ash (GA) I 1 1 plot maps - X14J 36 X14F PAMELA CT J pR' RITPG 1120 47 33 1113 24 970 964 954 Cl 928 882 874 86 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits Street Trees Q Norway Maple (NM) Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) El American Elm (AE) plot maps - X14F 37 A i V14L 3197 670 668 654 664 658 660 KNOB H 1 DR V I U V Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels ® Project Area CJ City Limits Street Trees Norway Maple (NM) ® Silver Maple (SM) Q Schwedler Norway Maple (S -NM) Freemanii Maple (Free M) Green Ash (GA) White Ash (WA) 0 Honeylocust (HL) Proposed Tree Location plot maps - V14L 38 J ST ANNE D� - V13F 1600 1501 0 0 0 1625 KENSINGTON PL 1595 1575 1565 1551 1]L1 317 . 0 1640 1620 1560 1694 1695 1670 1673 1641 1599 1590 1580 1585 1570 1555 1545 3125 0 0 z a 1690 1650 1630 1600 1580 1560 1540 1615 3025 3035 3045 3060 3015 3030 3050 3054 3 005 3035 PENNSYLVANIA AVE INDIANA CT 3010 3032 3030 1655 1635 1615 1595 1575 1525 3100 1515 z / 2985 - I 84U 1820 2985 2983 2979 2996 1815 1805 1775 1765 1745 1741 z o 1735 1820 2965 2961 2959 1780 11 Project Area Parcels E l Project Area 0 City Limits 1749 1733 2957 :172 2970 2960 2964 N � 2951 Legend Curb Line VA Street Trees • Norway Maple (NM) O Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) O Red Maple (RM) Green Ash (GA) White Ash (WA) A American Linden (AL) C Proposed Tree Location H z plot maps - V13F 39 W13B m 0 2000 3146 3142 3138 3134 3130 3120 315 r 31% 3131 3159 / 3105 3099 3154 31 i3 3085 2041 2031 2021 2003 1985 1975 1965 1945 1935 1925 1915 1909 1903 0 2044 2045 2036 2022 2004 2005 HILLCREST RD 3095 1980 1989 1958 1981 1950 1975 1940 1930 1920 1910 1900 ST ANNE DR 3050 1896 1892 2033 2055 2023 1815 1999 3035 1971 1855 1865 1965 3025 3015 0 2064 2056 2055 2048 2034 2020 2008 2007 1998 3045 1990 t 1972 1982 1961 1960 3005 1955 2047 2035 2025 1985 2999 3035 1981 1840 1820 / // 1 18 0 I 2985 1973 0 0 0 c 1870 3000 2990 2970 1851 1805 7'10 2050 2042 2030 2010 3025 1951 1945 1941 2995 2975 2965 1815 w 3015 1986 1 1987 1980 1983 1974 1975 z 1895 1883 1820 2045 2955 2041 2021 2019 1935 3005 192 2935 1892 1876 1871 0 1860 1862 Z 1855 A 1859 F 1854 1850 \ r o 0 EDEN LN 1832 1816 1806 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area GI City Limits Street Trees • Norway Maple (NM) ® Silver Maple (SM) Q Red Maple (RM) Green Ash (GA) 0, Ornamental Pear (OrnP) Proposed Tree Location 9L 0 plot maps - V13B 40 0 W43E z 2520 251, Z 0 2425 A 2463 2485 2400 2490 2576 2 58 75 2465 4111 Z2 74 246 450 1790 1770 24 7 3 5 2300 2250 335 313 1740 1730 O 2247 1330 1310 223! 22 145 , 1400 1735 8 14 ,0 2175 :250 0 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits \\ Street T rees 170 Norway Maple (NM) Honeylocust (HL) 1 Plot maps - W13E z W131 150 1350 67 Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits Street Trees ® Silver Maple (SM) 0 Red Oak (RO) 2200 Legend BENNE r r sr W 3RD ST HALE ST plot maps - W131 42 )(•1 3j LANOWORTHY sr 0 804 77 637 625 605\ 68. 687 1 • 572 _2 8 5 6 7 640 00 o 4 � 694• 0 460 475 48 610 2 �, � 16 1111 � 420 ®28 _ 40,181 �� • 29 . 32 31, 690 � <42 280 v 230 220 505 FRO pens 418 445 409 416 -�� X 60 59 ( 58f 000 ® 450 33 490 �� 5 49 \55Q0 331 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits Street Trees Q Norway Maple (NM) Q Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) Q Schwedler Norway Ma (S -NM) O Crimson King Nonnray Maple (CK -NM) Green Ash (GA) o WiIIOwOak(WO) American Linden (AL) j7 Honeylocust (HL) Hawthorn (HT) C Proposed Tree Location Plot maps - X13 43 Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits \ \ Street Trees O Norway Maple (NM) O Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) Q Red Maple (RM) • Schwedler Norway Maple (S-NM) O Freemanii Maple (Free M) • Columnar Norway Maple (C-NM) 0 Green Ash (GA) White Ash (WA) Chinese Elm (ChE) A Red Oak (RO) Red Flowering Crabapple (WFC) A American Linden (AL) Honeylocust (HL) 0 Ornamental Pear (OrnP) 4 Hackberry (HB) Proposed Tree Location Legend plot maps - X13A 44 a X12M n 605 1600 2105 610 671 1939 1925 655 1905 9 94 595 159115751 569 590 595 671 586 591 1940 574 1 570 587 58 606 /578/56775 60 633 579 56 549 1541 1533 1519. 515 1505 1489 1471 14551 1 417 I I I 40 60 550 569 554 540 559 546 CM 5301 520 50 ST 40 534 510 528 lII 1 I 1 I pel 490 1 4101 406 1935 520 516 z 92 1504 550 548 485 480 459 29 1630 1 595 1595^ ,, 565 1555 05 1545 1525 �15 ?505 49'_ 133 36: 1571 0 - 1545 1. 50 45 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels ® Project Area City Limits Stre Trees Norway Maple (NM) ® Sil ver Maple (SM) Schwedler Norway Maple (S (S -NM) O C' Ki N rlmson orway Maple (CK -N ■ Green As (GA) A Amen: ExcelAsh (ExA) n Linden (AL) Honeylocust (H L) Ornamental Pear (OrnP) berry (NB) Q Hack Proposed Tree Location 03 Plot maps - X12M 45 W12G 854 829 827 828 . 630 610 819 805 909 820 907 905 815 808 796 775 751 745 I 715 565 705 585 693 691 669 670 es8 619 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels ® Project Area City Limits 11 Street Trees • Norway Maple (NM) • Sugar Maple (SUM) Silver Maple (SM) • Red Maple (RM) • Green Ash (GA) 62 • White Ash (WA) ✓ American Elm (AE) Ornamental Pin Cherry (OrnPC) SEWARD ST 0 plot maps - W12G 565 705 693 585 691 2755 2751 2749 2741 2735 2731 2721 2707 2750 2746 2740 2736 2761 2753 2765 2764 0 Norway Maple (NM) Silver Maple (SM) Green Ash (GA) Siberian Elm (SE) 0, Ornamental Pear (OrnP) © Stump Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area GI City Limits �\ \ Street Trees P\ plot maps - W12D 47 a W11 Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits ) K Street Trees A Norway Maple (NM) ® Silver Maple (SM) • Red Maple (RM) O Crimson King Norway Maple (CK -NM) Green Ash (GA) White Ash (WA) Q Red Flowering Crabapple (RFC) 0T Stump Legend Curb Line plot maps - W11 P z 48 m 2760 2755 2740 j 2825 893 2789 2775 2757 2741 2542 2616 0 GI Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits Street Trees 0 Norway Maple (NM) Freemanii Maple (Free M) Green Ash (GA) 0 Pin Oak (PO) A American Linden (AL) Ay Honeylocust (HL) EAGLE 5 plot maps - X11 N 49 2345 2255 2350 2400 251 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E I Project Area City Limits Street Trees O Norway Maple (NM) Green Ash (GA) Red Flowering Crabapple (RFC) 2440 White Flowering Crabapple (WFC) Hawthorn (HT) Sycamore (Syc) 11 Lilac Bush (Lilac) plot maps - Y11 M 50 a W 11 N 1109 1085 2915 2895 2885 22. 24 '2 2819 2792 2785 560 550 540 896 3091 530 899 510 2865 \845 2110 MARL :WC OD cf 520 2815 2805 29E 0 Norway Maple (NM) O Sugar Maple (SUM) Silver Maple (SM) O Red Maple (RM) Freemanii Maple (Free M) Green Ash (GA) Ornamental Pear (OrnP) 29 Serviceberry (SB) ® Eastern Redbud (ERB) 2E60 2ts0 20 2, 20 210 X00 98 Legend Curb Line n Project Area Parcels 0 Project Area City Limits Street Trees KEOKUK CT plot maps - W11 N 51 \� 2968 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels n Project Area City Limits Street Trees • Norway Maple (NM) Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) • Red Maple (RM) • Schwedler Norway Maple (S-NM) Crimson King Norway Maple (CK -NM) Green Ash (GA) Pin Oak (PO) ® American Linden (AL) Littleleaf Linden (LL) A Honeylocust (HL) Ornamental Pear (OrnP) plot maps - V11 M JJ12L w n n LISA CT 2208 °0° �� 2204 /2], 2418 2390 2409 3613 3650 2 n 2232 2229 2224 2225 2216 2217 2212 2213 2208 220 2204 2205 2230 2226 2220 2216 2210 2202 2231 2227 2219 2215 2211 2207 2201 3420 2244 . 3400 2240 2234 2228 2222 3384 3400 3392 3366 3376 3380 22 i.7 22 L3 2. 09 2195 2 L97 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits Street Trees • Norway Maple (NM) • Sugar Maple (SUM) Silver Maple (SM) • Red Maple (RM) O Crimson King Norway Maple (CK -NM) • Green Ash (GA) • White Ash (WA) A American Linden (AL) 0 Ornamental Pear (OrnP) vov%NAY nR plot maps - U12L - .. 2204 2209 !203 2.201 0 2197 y I 2195 2191 2189 2183 2177 2173 2165 2159 2149 2145 2117 2111 2208 2200 2198 2196 2192 2190 WEST WAY 2180 2178 2174 2168 2160 2150 2105 2139 2133 2104 2129 3645 3660 3642 3634 2109 2110 3635 2218 2212 2208 2 2204 205 2 2196 2199 0I z 71 A 2186 2 2176 179 2171 I 2174 2165 1 I 2164 i l\ 2195 2193 2189 2155 2113 2147 2115 2112 2116 3625 3615 3631 2123 2120 3605 3620 3610 3637 2075 2194 2190 2146 2188 215 ; 21 :5 2124 3595 3575 2211 3570 71 0 3 71 00 0 2045 3 2209 2203 2199 2195 2189 2064 3555 3550 3547 3540 2063 2212 11VRS 2202 2198 ; 5 3 3 0 5 2132 2134 3525 3530 2062 2211 2203 2199 2195 2191 2187 2185 3522 3521 2069 3519 3520 Y 3513 2174 2170 2168 2158 2148 3509 "2090 0 0 2070 2060 2050 3505 3501 2093 2063 2132 2124 2116 2108 HILLCREST RD 3480 3470 3440 3467 3460 3422 3392 3416 3404 Al 3385 2135 3390 3378 FOOTHILL RD 3372 3365 3355 33, 2 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits II Street Trees Q Norway Maple (NM) O Sugar Maple (SUM) ® Silver Maple (SM) Q Red Maple (RM) ® Freemanii Maple (Free M) Green Ash (GA) • White Ash (WA) O Pin Oak (PO) Littleleaf Linden (LL) Honeylocust (HL) 0 Ornamental Pear (OrnP) © Stump J l L J plot maps - U12P U120 3771 P ._ -o o 1; o rn 03 3765 3761 3755 2094 2095 3749 9743 731 2086 2091 2088 22 ^ 21- 20 2092 2097 l le 2089 2071 701 \ 3669 689 \ I 2209 2203 2201 2197 2195 2191 2183 2177 2173 2165 2159 2149 2145 2139 2133 2129 2117 2111 HILLCREST RD 3660 2095 2090 2085 2080 2075 2070 2208 2204 2209 2200 2198 2196 2192 6642 3634 avaco 2205 2199 2195 2193 2218 4 2212 Legend 2208 Curb Line 2204 FE] Project Area Parcels 2196 0 Project Area City Limits 2194 11 11 2188 1 2190 Street Trees 2188 2186 2176 2174 0 2164 3570 o Norway Maple (NM) • Sugar Maple (SUM) Silver Maple (SM) Red Maple (RM) Crimson King Norway Maple (CK -NM) • Green Ash (GA) White Ash (WA) ®® American Linden (AL) A Littleleaf Linden (LL) Q Honeylocust (HL) 0 Ornamental Pear (OrnP) co Hawthorn (HT) Q Hackberry (HS) p Potential Tree Location 3550 2128 3547 3540 2064 I 2063 2191 2134 2130 2132 3535 3525 3521 3530 2062 3522 2069 .. 2212 n9c D 01 - 3519 3520 F, 2208 2204 2199 9194 2146 2136 0 94 5 r 519 plot maps - U120 55 F z 1 °z 0 T12P SARATOGA RD 2055 2025 4991 4995 / 7 4988 4999 2347 4986 2345 2333 2331 2251 2249 4985 \ 4983 4998 2320 4989 2212 4979 1 4965 4980 4974 4962 4981 4975 4967 4963 4959 4978 4972 4966 4960 4954 4942 4936 4924 4916 4975 4 ]/ 4963 4959 4953 4947 4954 4950 4944 4936 4932 4926 4965 TWILIGHT DR WILDFLOWER DR 4956 4950 RED VIOLET DR 4939 4927 4919 4945 4935 4927 4919 4942 4934 I 4922 4951 4933 2249 4929 4925 4916 2256 4914 4905 2465 2445 4909 2425 4903 4901 4900 230 22 2 ..5 E45 :225 2 -15 4902 2340 2330 4903 2310 4908 o 2280 2263 2260 2243 2240 4909 2220 2205 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area CJ City Limits Street Trees Sugar Maple (SUM) 0 Red Maple (RM) Green Ash (GA) # White Ash (\NA) A Littleleaf Linden (LL) Ornamental Pear (OrnP) 1 0 0 0 plot maps - T12P 56 T13H WOLFF RD 1755 1735 1717 5030 0 0 O 0 4190 1760 1750 oln 1869 1800 1863 1857 1837 4999 4998 4170 4995 4991 4994 4155 PENNSYLVANIAAVE \ / l 1877 4990 0 b z 1 x O O O 1 1825 1885 1847 4986 4982 4141 1822 1876 1864 1860 1856 1834 4971 4135 1859 4967 • 4978 4974 4970 WESTMARK DR 1847 1865 1835 1831 NORTHRAN3E CT 4966 4121 4131 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels 1874 El Project Area 1852 City Limits 1838 JJJ \ e Street Trees 1826 4951 49 7 0 Red Maple (RM) 4948 493E 4962 4958 4954 4111 411114 4950 4100 4050 2 CT plot maps - T13H 3270 w 0 v 3260 3250 2100 3290 3280 2110 2147 2141 214' JGNATHAI LN 2144 2065 2069 2077 2085 2093 BALD EAGLE CT X 2101 2109 1 2117 2125 2133 v� 3185 m 3148 3144 3138 \ 3130 3120 3115 3069 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits Street Trees O Crimson King Norway Maple (CK -NM) 3120 plot maps - X1 OL W12C 2444 2444 // 2005 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area GI City Limits Street Trees ® Norway Maple (NM) White Ash (WA) plot maps - V12C U13K 0 OR A DR D 0 J 0 3- L / 1381 331 1331 1381 1381 1331 138 381 13_1 1331 1381 1331 1381 1331 13311381 1331 1381 1381 1381 1331 1331 1381 1331 1331 1381 1381 13811331 1381 3760 1381 1381 1381 1381 1331 1331 1331 1331 1331 1331 13311331 1331 13 1 3 3 1 81 1331 1331 1331 1331 1 81 13 8 1331 1381 1331 138 1381 81 13',1 1 ___ 1331 1381 1331 1331 13:1 1331 1381 13311381 1381 1 1381 1331 1381 1381 1331 1331 1381 1381 1381 1381 1381 13311381 1 81 1331 .81 1381 1381 1381 13311381 1331 138 1331 1331 1331 1381 138 L381 r 74.75 190 1015 1065 1055 1003 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels n Project Area City Limits II Street Trees Sugar Maple (SUM) 3- 0 IL C uKY uiK f / 3T CI plot maps - U13K 131 DANIELS ST 34 4 3424 3408 3394 435 1475 3425 SIDNEMAN RD 1600 1500 3290 1600 255 1551 1521 1501 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area City Limits Street Trees 2985 0 Norway Maple (NM) 0 Sugar Maple (SUM) Green Ash (GA) ,40 plot maps - V131 2600 2600 114 2600 2600 2550 2562 SOUTHGATE DR 222 240 218 I 268 280 214 L6L 210 2445 2360 2350 120 225 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels E l Project Area GI City Limits Street Trees 0 Norway Maple (NM) plot maps - W14A 62 J 12J , 0 0 U 0 0 0 0 A ; /3201/ 3199 / 3195 151891 I 1 z 2330 2318 2310 ?298 '290 2388 2370 2350 2490 I 2495 2410 I 2485 o o. 2460 2465 2450 2410 2295 2455 3175 2490 2415 2410 2395 2290 2284 2276 2270 2260 2250 2275 2265 2255 2233 3165 I I 3140 2419 \ A \ 2412 2390 2350 2340 2330 2320 2310 2290 o 2280 3094 rc 2250 3096 3145 2490 2227 3135 rt\ 3120 3113 3105 KAUFMANN AVE 3070 3060 3050 3040 2460 3112 3100 3090 3080 3074 3095 3085 3079 3075 3061 3055 3045 3033 1 3025 3037 3030 3025 2 85 231 2355 2337 2141 2333 2325 • 2325 3001 ti l � 2295 Legend Curb Line Project Area Parcels Project Area City Limits I I Street Trees 371 0 Norway Maple (NM) 0 Sugar Maple (SUM) plot maps - V12J Roosevelt Park Bunker Hill Golf Lours PENNSYLVANIA AVE Park McAleec orsk Park a k Recreatio elan stprook o Park Lw l Id III PF Park Areas that were 100% Surveyed: 1 1 J] �URV w• W �� Par ��•� Itw 0 a ` UU 1111 Ic J Park Flora SYLVA IA AVE GE N .N Bunker Hill Golf Course Flora Park Allison - Henderson Park Washington Park 1 h' d' For L omplex Legend City Limits Parks PARK AREA LOCATOR MAP PApv Try« !U IEY DUBUQUE, IOWA ASSIGNMENT AND METHOD (pg. 65) COMPILED SURVEY RESULTS (pg. 65 -73) ABBREVIATIONS (pg. 74) I his page identities abbreviations used in the park tree field data section ot this report, PARK TREE TALLY SHEETS (pgs. 75 -86) I he park tree tally sheets contain raw data collected tor each tree included in the survey Hach entry identities the species, size, condition, and general comments about each tree, The raw data taken from this survey was used to help generate conclusions about the condition ot the urban forest in the City ot Dubuque, introduction 64 Park Trees - Total Population Diversity 0 1 4 T N T 0 O N krk kkrk o O ro 2 0 PARK TREE SURVEY ASSIGNMENT: To inventory the existing trees in Bunker Hill Golf Course, Flora Park, Washington Park, and Allison- Henderson Park . The inventory gathered observations and identified each tree's species, size (diameter in inches at approximately 4.5 feet above grade) and condition. The collected data from this inventory was used to evaluate the composition of trees within Dubuque City parks, their sizes, and general condition. Other select parks were given a drive — through inspection closely examining only specimens of interest. METHOD: The City of Dubuque recorded the data and located each tree using a hand -held GPS system. At Bunker Hill Golf Course, a motorized golf cart was used to travel about the course. Here, and at the three parks mentioned earlier, each tree was identified and GPS data was 2 6 o o n u 9 p recorded. Tally sheets noting species, size, condition, and specific comments were used while examining each specimen. Maps of the Bunker Hill Golf Course were used to determine the course boundaries and each tree within the area's limits was inspected, except for the natural wooded areas. In this location, as well as others, the trees were examined as a community, with observations being recorded for their general make up and condition. DATA COLLECTED: Park trees were surveyed and the following data was collected: Tree species Size (diameter in inches at approximately 4.5 feet above grade) Condition (Good, Fair, Poor, Dead) Comments (general comments on condition and factors that influence condition) - r r ti — O O O O O O O U ro a z z 65 Bunker Hill Golf Course - Population Diversity Breakout O CT 4 7 6 4 1 o 0 0 0 N N N N O M M M 0 p o a E Q U C 0 ti ti __ _ o 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O O O N N N N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O O O O 3 ro RP 1 - Bunker b 7 Hill Golf Course : The golf course is a mix of native trees and introduced species that were planted to fill in and define the golf course fairways, tees, and greens. The native species are primarily Oaks (Bur Oak 0.5 %, Pin Oak 2.8 %, Red Oak 4.9 %, White Oak 7.7 %) and Maples (Box Elder 0.2 %, Red Maple 0.2 %, Silver Maple 0.7% and Sugar Maple 10.5 %) The two genera make up 27.5% of the trees on the golf course. By adding non - native Oak and Maple varieties (such as Norway Maple and Chinkapin Oak) the two genera account for 44.3% of the population. The golf course needs to look at other species to create more of a balance in the population. However, as older Oaks or Maples need to be removed, they may be replaced with Oaks or Maples in order to maintain the intended design of the golf course. v G x ro 0 z 66 Flora Park - Population Diversity Breakout ro z O w , v u ,'7, 3 7 ' m w Flora Park: This park relies heavily on three genera: the Ash (27.8%), Honeylocust (20.9 %) and Maple (18.5 %). This species distribution puts the park at risk to lose over one - quarter of its tree population. While the Honeylocust population is not at currently at risk of being decimated, future planting should focus on more underutilized species. O 0 0 r 6 it . M M M m M 0 0 0 0 0 0 z 67 c E A p . Allison- Henderson Park Dubuque Parks: Washington Park E - [ a ,,y - x 0 v :a v w w The 2010 tree inventory of Bunker Hill Golf Course, Flora Park, Washington Park, and Allison - Henderson Park, and the drive -by inspections of other Dubuque parks, has consistently indicated a park tree population dominated by 4 genera: Maple, Ash, Oak and Honeylocust. The inventory (Figure 7) found 21.4% Maple, 18.2% Ash, 12.2% Oak, and 10.9% Honeylocust. The top two are the most troublesome, as they represent 39.6% of the trees, with nearly half of those in jeopardy due to Emerald Ash Borer (See Dubuque Forestry Policies (pgs.25 -26) for recommended strategies regarding Emerald Ash Borer). The Oak and Honeylocust populations are tolerable. Dubuque is a bluff area where Oaks are prevalent and would be expected to be high in population. New plantings should restrict the use of Maples, and Ash, of course, should not be planted at all due to the impending threat of Emerald Ash Borer. New tree planting plans should consider trees that are currently underutilized, that have also been found to be doing quite well in the Dubuque parks, such as: Douglas Fir Ginkgo Hawthorne Ornamental Pear White Flowering Crabapple OBSERVATION NOTES: Eastern White Pine Hackberry Japanese Lilac Tree Red Flowering Crabapple River Birch Bunker Hill Golf Course Natural Wooded Areas: The surrounding areas to the north, east, and southeast of the golf course contain several acres of natural woodlands. These areas are made up of native, naturally growing trees that were most likely established before the golf course was built. The dominant tree species in these woodlands are Red Oak, White Oak, Black Cherry, Black Locust, and American Elm. Other popular species include: Cottonwood, Silver Maple, Box Elder, Green Ash and Mulberry. More recent invasive species such as Siberian Elm and Cedars were also identified. These woodlands appeared to be in Fair to Good condition with only a handful of dead Elms (due to Dutch Elm Disease) and some dead Oaks (due to Oak Wilt). There are also quite a few trees with storm damage seen near the edges of the woodland. These trees have broken branches or, in a few cases, have been completely uprooted. Some Oaks along the edge were also affected by Anthracnose. Miller Park Campground: (drive- through inspection) This campground primarily consists of Silver Maple, Green Ash, and Cottonwood. The trees were in Fair condition with sizes ranging from 26" to 30" in diameter. Jackson Park: (drive - through inspection) The following trees were identified in Jackson Park: Sugar Maple, Black Walnut, White Flowering Crabapple, Green Ash, Hackberry, Hawthorne, Norway Maple, Red Oak, Norway Spruce, Silver Maple, Saucer Magnolia, and Arborvitae. The majority of these trees were in Good or Fair condition. Three Norway Maple trees had some dieback and, upon closer inspection, also had root issues. One had substantial storm damage. A Hackberry had also been cable braced. Dodge Street Boulevard Plantings: (drive - through inspection near Grandview and Fremont ramps) This area had substantial plantings of Honeylocust, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Spruce, Cedar, and Juniper shrubs. For the most part the trees were in Good condition, however there were a few Honey Locust, particularly on the south side, that had a considerable amount of mower damage. There were also several Ginkgos planted outside of the established flower beds that were damaged by mowers and are in Poor condition. The Juniper shrubs close to Dodge Street have been damaged by salt spray. The Ginkgos planted within the flower beds are very healthy —most likely because they are well - mulched and receive water regularly. z 68 AY McDonald Park: (drive - through inspection) This park had a number of trees that were in Good condition. The park has Red Flowering Crabapple, Norway Maple, Japanese Lilac Trees, White Flowering Crabapple, River Birch, Freeman Maple and Eastern Redbud. These trees have been recently planted and only the Eastern Redbud appeared in Fair condition. McAleece Sports Complex: (drive - through inspection) This park has four main species: Honeylocust, Maple, Ash, and River Birch. Almost all of these trees appeared to be in Good condition. A couple of the Honey Locusts were struggling and a closer inspection revealed that they had sustained mower damage. Eagle Point Park: (drive- through survey with closer inspection of specimens of interest) This park has a variety of tree species, including: Shagbark Hickory, Black Locust, Sugar Maple, White Oak, Mulberry, Crimson King Norway Maple, Eastern Redbud, Box Elder, Catalpa, Green Ash, Norway Maple, Silver Maple, Colorado Blue Spruce, Silver Poplar, Eastern Red Cedar, Red Oak, Eastern White Pine, Black Cherry, Hackberry, American Elm, and Sycamore. Many of the White Oaks and the Sycamores had Anthracnose problems. The Spruce trees near the entrance and Oaks along the road at the woodland edge have a substantial amount of deadwood. Some of this deadwood is overhanging the roadway. The natural woodland area contains a few dead Oaks (caused by Oak Wilt) and dead Elms (caused by Dutch Elm Disease). The following are closely inspected trees at Eagle Point Park (GPS readings taken): - 24 inch White Oak - in a parking strip closely surrounded by asphalt - no root flare - large trunk scar (storm damage) with decay. - 34 inch Silver Maple - next to Terrace Room Bldg. - hollow and the weight is leaning out and over the bldg. - Group of Red Oaks that have white painted dots - dead or dying - Oak Wilt. - 26 inch Black Cherry - white dots - storm damage scars with decay -44 inch Silver Maple - deadwood over the road in poor condition - white dot - 7 inch Spruce - most of the branches are dead and it has a white dot - Crimson King Norway Maple with two major stems -near the trail that leads to the log cabin - north stem is dead - White Oak - North of the log cabin across the parking lot - with a substantial amount of deadwood overhanging the playground. - 32 inch Red Oak tree - next to the Dubuque water tower - dying - Oak Wilt - 42 inch Cottonwood near the shelter has a lightening scar but is in Good condition -12 inch Silver Maple near picnic tables and a small playground - dead - white dot - White Oak - large scar with decay - Several trees that have a number of lightening scars, including a Norway Maple that has been hit by lightning very recently. - 25 inch Oak that is completely Dead but has a very large poison ivy vine attached - the leaves of the poison ivy hide the condition of the tree -28 inch Sugar Maple in the fish pond area lost a major branch a few years ago and has extensive decay - this tree should be removed - 26 inch White Spruce - near East Annex Room - recent lightening strike - 40 inch Catalpa northwest of the Indian Room is in Good condition - West of the 40 inch Catalpa is a Black Cherry where recent digging has changed the grade around this tree - jeopardizing the root system -24 inch Dead White Oak with conks, east of the horse shoe pits. -A number of Maples with extensive amounts of deadwood around the swing set north of the horse shoe pits -32 inch Sugar Maple to the northeast of the swings with a girdling root and a splitting trunk that should be removed -32 inch Sugar Maple with a tight v- crotch and decay northwest of the swing set - needs to be monitored -26 inch White Oak - southeast of big shelter and northeast of a playground -with extensive amount of deadwood near the top -Large SugarMaple south of the Indian Room -root problems and dieback - removal recommended - SugarMaple north of the sprinkling wading pool has a sparse crown, structural problems with decay - needs to be monitored. -South of the main entrance there is a small pocket of Dead Oaks - Oak Wilt The park trees are generally in Good to Fair condition, however, there is a lot of dead wood in the trees. The removal of this deadwood (through pruning) would improve the quality of the trees and provide adequate safety for the park users. Eagle Point Park Prairie Restoration: (recommendation) The existing woodland is a result of a lack of maintenence to what was historically prairie. The woodland is not especially valuable, so a program of prairie restoration could take place. Restoration should occur in small phases, allowing for successful implementation in manageable portions. The city should consider how the prairie will be managed, and should encourage local stewardship and volunteerism. z 69 Ham House: (drive - through survey with closer inspection of specimens of interest) Specific trees at the Ham House that were closely inspected (GPS readings taken): - 20 inch Alder east of the parking area, just east of the new trail - has an old storm damage scar that is now decaying. The weight of this tree is towards the trail and if it fails it will reach the trail. - 36 inch Hackberry east of the Ham House in Good condition. -Large Norway Spruce northeast of the house in Good condition, - Large Hackberry at the southeast corner of the house with a seam forming in the trunk and should be monitored. May want to cable brace. - 28 inch Hackberry south of the house has a very active open split in the trunk and it hangs over the maintenance road. - 34 inch White Oak in Fair condition. - Large White Oak at the southwest corner is in Good condition, - 22 inch Black Cherry west of the northwest corner of the house - needs to be removed - storm damage. - The rest of the trees - Black Walnut, Green Ash, White Ash, Eastern Red Cedar are in Good to Fair condition. Murphy Park: (walk- through inspection noting the general health of park trees and closer inspection of specimens of interest) Native tree species identified: Cottonwood, Bur Oak, White Oak, Red Oak, Ash, Black Walnut, and Silver Maple with plantings of Austrian Pine, Honeylocust, Green Ash, American Linden, Eastern Red Cedar, Norway Spruce, Norway Maple and Sugar Maple. Trees are generally in Good to Fair condition. Many trees have a considerable amount of deadwood that, if removed, could improve in quality and provide adequate safety for the park users. Oaks are being affected by Anthracnose. This park is primarily an even -aged stand with newer plantings along the edge and near open areas. Specific trees at Murphy Park that were closely inspected (GPS readings taken): - 30 inch Silver Maple in Good condition -26 inch Cottonwood in Good condition - 30 inch Cottonwood near picnic area - Fair /Good - deadwood - 23 inch 4 stem Black Walnut along the West fence should be removed - poor structure and decay -Red Oak near playground and restrooms has a large hanger (broken branch in the crown) - 50 inch Bur Oak - center of the park has considerable amount of dieback - over mature and root issues - should be scheduled for removal - 2 Honeylocusts near the small playground - Fair/ Good - deadwood - 32 inch White Oak - 20 yards north of horseshoe pits - basal scar with decay - monitor - 23 inch Honeylocust - mower damage - 16 inch Honeylocust - mower damage - roots damaged - Black Walnut with a hanger west of small playground - 26 inch White Oak - surrounded by asphalt - dieback and sparse. z 70 Dubuque Park Trees - Totals Species American Elm American Linden Amur Maple Arborvitae Austrian Pine Black Cherry Black Locust Black Walnut Black Willow Box Elder Bur Oak Catalpa Chinkayin Oak Colorado Blue Spruce Columnar Norway Maple Cottonwood Crimson King Norway Maple Douglas Fir Eastern Redbud Eastern Red Cedar Eastern White Pine Freeman Maple Ginkgo Green Ash Hackberry Hawthorne Honey Locust Japanese Tree Lilac Mockernut Hickory Mulberry Norway aple Norway Spruce Ornamental Pear Pin Oak Purple Plum Red Flowering Crabapple Red Male Red Oa River Birch Schwedler Norway Maple Scotch Pine Shagbark Hickory Siberian Elm Silver Maple Silver Poplar Sugar Maple Swamp White Oak Sycamore Tuliptree White Ash White Bud White Flowering Crabapple White Oak White Spruce Yew Total Good Fair Poor Dead Total 7 1 8 9 8 17 2 2 15 11 1 27 1 1 1 4 1 1 7 4 11 1 16 3 4 7 1 1 3 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 5 3 2 1 6 8 6 14 3 2 1 6 3 5 8 2 2 4 10 8 1 19 14 7 1 22 9 3 1 13 7 7 28 90 12 130 21 1 1 23 2 2 66 27 1 94 2 2 2 2 1 1 11 44 9 64 5 17 22 8 7 15 10 11 3 24 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 10 11 2 23 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 6 3 1 4 1 4 5 7 21 1 29 1 1 23 30 2 55 16 1 17 1 8 9 1 3 4 22 5 27 2 2 7 5 2 14 18 17 1 36 33 7 1 41 2 0 2 413 394 55 2 864 Dubuque Park Trees - Bunker Hill Golf Course Species American Elm American Linden Arborvitae Austrian Pine Black Cherry Black Locust Box Elder Bur Oak Chinkapin Oak Colorado Blue Spruce Columnar Norway Maple Cottonwood Crimson King Norway Maple Douglas Fir Eastern Redbud Eastern Red Cedar Eastern White Pine Freeman Maple Ginkgo Green Ash Honey Locust Hawthorne Mockernut Hickory Mulberry Norway Maple Norway Spruce Ornamental Pear Pin Oak Purple Plum Red Flowering Crabapple Red Maple Red Oak River Birch Schwedler Norway Maple Scotch Pine Shagbark Hickory Siberian Elm Silver Maple Sugar Maple Swamp White Oak Tuliptree White Ash White Flowering Crabapple White Oak White Spruce Total Good Fair Poor Dead Total 5 5 1 1 9 2 11 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 10 1 14 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 4 6 5 11 3 2 1 6 3 5 8 2 2 5 6 11 13 6 1 20 7 3 1 11 1 1 15 6 21 10 4 14 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 26 7 36 2 2 8 8 16 6 5 3 14 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 8 9 2 19 1 1 2 1 3 3 2 1 6 2 1 3 1 4 5 1 1 16 28 1 45 14 1 15 1 3 4 18 3 21 7 5 2 14 18 14 1 33 27 4 1 32 226 169 32 3 430 I w CC 0 w J w 0 w CC C/) w w CC CC 71 Dubuque Park Trees - Flora Park Dubuque Park Trees - Allison - Henderson Park Species Good Fair Poor Dead Total American Elm 1 1 2 American Linden 2 2 Amur Maple 1 1 Arborvitae 6 1 7 Black Cherry 3 1 4 Black Locust 1 1 2 Black Walnut 1 2 3 Black Willow 1 1 Box Elder 3 1 4 Catalpa 1 1 Colorado Blue Spruce 1 1 2 Columnar Norway Maple 2 2 Cottonwood 2 1 3 Eastern Redbud 2 2 Eastern Red Cedar 5 2 7 Eastern White Pine 1 1 Freeman Maple 2 2 Green Ash 9 76 12 97 Hackberry 19 1 20 Honey Locust 54 20 1 75 Norway Maple 7 18 2 27 Norway Spruce 3 13 16 Pin Oak 4 8 12 Red Oak 2 2 Schwedler Norway Maple 1 1 Siberian Elm 4 1 5 Silver Male 2 21 1 24 Silver Poor 1 1 Sugar Maple 2 2 1 5 Swamp White Oak 2 2 Sycamore 1 8 9 White Ash 2 1 3 White Oak 2 2 White Spruce 6 3 9 Yew 2 2 Total 142 196 20 358 Species Good Fair Poor Dead Total (American Linden 1 1 Amur Maple 1 1 Arborvitae 8 1 9 Black Walnut 2 2 4 Eastern Red Cedar 1 1 Eastern White Pine 1 1 Green Ash 4 8 12 Hackberry 2 1 3 Hawthorne 1 1 Honey Locust 2 3 5 Mockernut Hickory 1 1 Shagbark Hickory 1 1 Silver Maple 4 4 White Oak 1 1 Total 19 23 3 45 Dubuque Park Trees - Washington Park Species Good Fair Poor Dead Total (American Elm 1 1 IAmencan Linden 7 6 13 GinlSgo 6 6 Japanese Tree Lilac 2 2 Norway Maple 1 1 Sugar Maple 5 5 White Ash 2 1 3 White Bud 2 2 Total 26 7 33 72 Pair 33% Pair 55% 1" -5" Poor 7% 21' -25' Good 60% Poor Poor 5% 6% Good 4094 Pat 5594 6' -10" 26' - 30" 11' - 15" 31' - 35" 16" - 20" 35' + 73 Comment Abbreviations (TALLY SHEETS) Tree Abbreviations (TALLY SHEETS) DW NE NW N SE SW S E W LP RE Deadwood Northeast Northwest North Southeast Southwest South East West Lift Prune Remove Free M Freemanii Maple Blk M Black Maple NM Norway Maple RM Red Maple SM Silver Maple SUM Sugar Maple AM Amur Maple BE Box Elder OBE Ohio Buckeye HCN Horse Chestnut BIkA Black Alder PB Paper Birch RB River Birch BH Bitternut Hickory SH Shagbark Hickory CC Chinese Chestnut Cat Catalpa HB Hackberry ERB Eastern Redbud HT Hawthorn RusO Russian Olive AB American Beech EB European Beech WA White Ash GA Green Ash BA Blue Ash GK Ginkgo HL Honeylocust BN Butternut KC Kentucky Coffeetree BW Black Walnut GT Goldenrain Tree SG Sweetgum TT Tulip Tree SauM Saucer Magnolia WFC White Flowering Crabapple RFC Red Flowering Crabapple MBy Mulberry AC Amur Corktree LP London Planetree Syc Sycamore WP White Poplar CWd Cottonwood BAsp Bigtooth Aspen QA Quaking Aspen PP Purpleleaf Plum SgtC BCh CC OrnP Saw() WO SWO NPO SHO BO CHO PO WO ChnO E0 BIkO BL WW AMA EMA JTL AL LL SL AE SE RE BF WF ERC EL Ala NSp WSp BHS CBS AuP PonPe RP WhP SP DF Bcy CHem S -NM CK -NM Sargent Cherry Black Cherry Chokecherry Ornamental Pear Sawtooth Oak White Oak Swamp White Oak Northern Pin Oak Shingle Oak Burr Oak Chinkapin Oak Pin Oak Willow Oak Chestnut Oak English Oak Black Oak Black Locust Weeping Willow American Mountain Ash European Mountain Ash Japanese Lilac Tree American Linden Littleleaf Linden Silver Linden American Elm Siberian Elm Red Elm Balsam Fir White Fir Eastern Redcedar European Larch American Larch Norway Spruce White Spruce Black Hills Spruce Colorado Blue Spruce Austrian Pine Ponderosa Pine Red Pine White Pine Scotts Pine Douglas Fir Baldcypress Canadian Hemlock Schwedler Norway Maple Crimson King — Norway Maple abbreviations a_ 74 Bunker Hill Golf Course Park Field Data Sheet 2010 Entry Species Size Condition Comments 1 SUM 12" F -P Too deep - girdling root 2 SUM 22" F -P Girdling root - dieback 3 CKNM 3" G 4 NM 21" G 5 SUM 20" F Seam on trunk 6 NM 18" F Sparse - planted too deep - girdling root 7 NM 10" P Broken top - storm decay 8 SWO 5" G 9 SWO 4" G Name tag wire 10 NM 10" P Planted too deep - old mower scar 11 NM 18" F Scar on trunk 12 NM 17" P Basal scar - girdling root 13 SE 23" P Dieback - no root flare 14 NM 4" F -P Too deep - basal scar 15 NM 9" F -P Girdling root - planted too deep 16 NM 12" P Planted too deep 17 Grove - SE & W Spr. 22- F DW in top SE 24" 18 RFC 18" F -P Basal problem 19 SUM 18" F Roots - dieback 20 SWO 4" G 21 NM 11" P Roots - basal scar - dieback 22 SUM 26" F -G 23 SUM 18" G 24 NM 21" F -G Girdling root 25 NM 12" F -P Too deep - basal scar 26 NM 18" F -P Girdling root 27 Grove - Pines (6) - Scotts 22- F -G and E. White 30" 28 WFC 3" P Basal scar 29 RFC 20" P Trunk scar decay 30 RO 42" P' Trunk decay - dieback - REMOVE 31 BL 26" F -P Decay in trunk - cable / braced 32 CW 42" F -P 33 OrnP 14" G 34 OrnP 9" G 35 WFC 4" F 36 OrnP 12" 37 SUM 10" 38 GA 12" 39 WFC 2" 40 WA 8" 41 CW 42" F 42 OrnP 6" F 43 WFC 5" 44 GA 9" 45 GA 10" 46 GA 7" 47 OrnP 4" 48 SUM 22" 49 NM 22" 50 SWO 51 ERC 16" 52 Free M 1" 53 Free M 1.5" 54 Free M 2" 55 SNM 12" 56 GA 57 SWO 58 SWO 59 SWO 60 CW 61 GA 62 PO 63 Free M 64 RM 65 Woods - BC, BL, CW, SE, SM G G G G G G G G G G G P 10" 6" 6" 5" 44" F 7" G 3" G -P 1.5" P 3" G F -G G G G G P G G G G DW Basal scar - mower Girdling root Girdling root - dieback 1" F Guy wire - stakes Basal scar - old mower decay Minor mower Old lightning scar Old mower damage Chlorotic - old mower Trunk scar - dieback park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE 75 66 Woods - SE, RO, BE, BC, 18- RO 24" 67 RO 24" 68 SWO 4" 69 GA 8" 70 CKNM 2" 71 NM 4" 72 SWO 4" 73 WA 5" 74 WA 5" 75 WO 40" 76 WA 5" 77 PO 30" 78 WO 26" 79 PO 40" 80 W Spr 10" 81 W Spr 8" 82 W Spr 6" 83 W Spr 4" 84 WP 8" 85 GK 4" 86 GA 9" 87 PO 8" 88 WA 9" 89 ERC 18" 90 ERC 18" 91 NM 5" 92 OrnP 4" 93 WA 3" 94 WA 3" 95 OrnP 10" 96 WA 5" 97 DF 12" 98 SUM 18" 99 WA 7" 100 Tuliptree 12" 101 SWO 4" 102 WA 4" 103 Free M 1" 104 WA 3" 105 HL 3" F -P F -P G G P G G G F G F -P F P G G G G G G G G G G G F -P F -P G F -P G G F -P G G F G -F G F F G SE - dieback Dieback Chlorotic Trunk scar Basal scar Name tag too tight Name tag too tight Minor dieback Crown misshape Anthracnose Scar - decay - REMOVE Minor mower Name tag too tight Trunk scar Trunk scar Name tag problem Basal scar - roots Too deep Anthracnose Minor mower Water? Scar trunk 106 HL 8" 107 NM 24" 108 BO 23" 109 DF 20" 110 HL 12" 111 DF 22" 112 WFC 8" 113 WFC 6" 114 WFC 6" 115 GA 19" 116 BL 34" 117 GA 19" 118 NM 8" 119 NM 26" 120 AE 48" 121 AE 36" 122 NM 14" 123 NM 16" 124 AE 34" 125 NM 10" 126 CKNM 2" 127 AL 4" 128 SE 18" 129 PO 9" 130 SE 22" 131 Tuliptree 6" 132 GA 10" 133 PO 13" 134 SUM 13" 135 DF 20" 136 DF 19" 137 SWO 4" 138 SE 22" 139 Free M 5" 140 CKNM 3" 141 GA 9" 142 Austrian Pine 10" 143 SUM 8" G F G F -G G F F -G G G F -P F -P F -P G F -P G G F -G G F -P G P G P iu G G G G G G G G Roots DW Sparse Broken branch - vandalism Name tag problem No root flare Structure Roots - dieback Dieback Sparse Minor dieback Girdling root Deer - name tag Basal problems - old mower Trunk scar - decay - REMOVE F Basal scars - old mower F -P Lean F Deer scars park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE z 76 144 SE 28" 145 Free M 1.5" 146 DF 12" 147 PO 30" 148 ERB 3" 149 EW Pines (5) 22- 26" 150 WFC 4" 151 CKNM 12" 152 WA 10" 153 Free M 2" 154 CW 32" 155 WO 7 156 Chinkapin Oak 1" 157 Free M 2" 158 Chinkapin Oak 1" 159 SUM 18" 160 WA 6" 161 WA 10" 162 WA 7" 163 NM 20" 164 NM 17" 165 NM 16" 166 NM 14" 167 SUM 11" 168 SUM 14" 169 SUM 13" 170 SUM 13" 171 WA 7" 172 NM 14" 173 SUM 13" 174 SUM 14" 175 SUM 13" 176 SUM 12" 177 SUM 8" 178 W Spr 16" 179 W Spr 16" 180 W Spr 18" 181 CB Spr 20" 182 EWP 7 183 W Spr 12" P Roots - decay - REMOVE G Excellent P P G G G G G G G G G G G G G F -P F F P F -P G -F G G F -P F -G G Excellent Excellent Excellent G G G Mower damage - old F -G Basal scar - mower Mower nick Mower nick Guy wire Girdling root - dieback Girdling root - mower Roots Too deep - roots - dieback Too deep - roots Too deep Girdling root Too deep - girdling root Roots 184 W Spr 16" Excellent 185 OrnP 9" F 186 GA 10" F 187 WFC 8" P 188 ArborV 10" F 189 SNM 14" F 190 SNM 14" F 191 WA 3" G 192 PO 9" F 193 SWO 7 194 PO 10" 195 BO 6" 196 SWO 6" 197 CW 56" 198 WO 22" 199 WO 30" 200 AE 14" 201 WO 32" 202 WO - 2 stem 26" 203 WO 14" 204 BC 14" 205 WO 24" 206 WO 28" 207 WO - 2 stem 13" F -P 208 WO - 2 stem 20" F -P 209 WO - 2 stem 20" F 210 WO - 2 stem 20" F -G 211 WO - 2 stem 21" G 212 WO - 2 stem 16" G 213 WO - 2 stem 22" F -P 214 WO 26" F -P 215 WO 18" F 216 WA 14" 217 WA 18" F 218 Purple Plum 3" F 219 PO 10" G 220 Free M 1.5" F 221 Chinkapin Oak 1 F 222 CW 38" F 223 Mockernut Hick. 20" G 224 PO 20" P G G G F Lean D G Basal scar - old mower Stub - REMOVE - storm Shaded Shaded Shaded Basal scar - dieback Anthracnose Deer Deer 2 leader dieback - DW park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE z 77 225 CW 38" F -P Basal decay - old mower 226 GA 12" F Basal damage 227 CB Spr 12" G 228 OrnP 3" F -P Sparse - scar 229 SWO 8" 0 J 230 EWP 21" F 231 W Spr 14" G 232 W Spr 12" F Loss top - storm 233 CB Spr 14" F 234 EWP 14" G 235 Grove - WO (24) 24- Chlorotic and 26" anthracnose 236 Tuliptree 8" F -G 237 WO Grove (15) 20- F Anthracnose - REMOVE 22" 1 (basal decay) 238 WO 20" D Near 811 green cart path - REMOVE 239 Grove - oak and elm (24) Oak wilt 240 HL 28" F -G DW 241 HL 16" F 242 HL - 2 stem 22" F DW 243 HL 22" F DW 244 Grove - BC, GA, Elm F 245 HL 26" G Thorns 246 HL 32" G Thorns 247 NM 14" F No root flare 248 SUM 14" F -P Roots 249 SUM 16" G Minor mower 250 NM 14" F -P Roots 251 NM 16" G 252 SUM 13" F -P No root flare 253 SUM 12" F -P Roots 254 NM 22" F -G 255 SUM 12" D REMOVE -old mower 256 SUM 12" F -P Roots 257 SUM 15" F -P Roots 258 RO 26" F -G 259 RO 28" F 260 SUM 13" F No root flare 261 SUM 262 SUM 263 SUM 264 SUM 265 SUM 266 ArborV 267 SUM 268 SUM 269 SUM 270 SUM 271 SUM 272 SUM -2stem 284 GA 285 Free M 286 GA 287 SM 288 GA 289 ERC 290 ERC 291 ERC 292 ArborV (5) 293 Woods - RO, BL, Ash 294 W Spr 295 W Spr 296 BWP 297 W Spr 298 WFC 299 PO 13" 16" 13" 14" 15" 8" 19" 14" 16" 16" 16" 20" G G G G G 273 SUM 16" F No root flare 274 SUM 15" F -G 275 SUM 16" G I 276 EWP 16" F 277 S Pine 16" F -P 278 S Pine 16" F -P 279 S Pine 16" F -P 280 S Pine 7" P 281 EWP 18" F -G 282 RO 26" F 283 WO 26" P Basal scar - old mower decay 8" F -G 2" 9 " 3" 9 " 12" 12" 12" 8" G G G G G G G G G G G G Roots Roots Roots Roots Wire F -P Root flare - DW F No root flare - seam in trunk Wrap left on Some DW 20" 21" 10" 21" 8" 34" F DW park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE 78 300 NM 19" F 301 NM 21" F 302 Woods - Oak, Cedars, BL, F BC 303 Norway Spruce 16" F 304 FWC 3" G 305 ERC 14" F 306 W Spr 10" 307 W Spr 9" 308 W Spr 9" 309 W Spr 9" 310 CNM 12" 320 Woods - BC, Elm, Oak, BL G G G G P 311 CNM 11" F -P 312 CNM 12" F 313 CNM 12" G -F 314 RO 25" F -P 315 CKNM 1.5" F 316 WFC 3" F 317 WO 26" G 318 RO 24' F 319 RO 28" P D 321 ERC (4) 9 -16" F 322 GA 9" 323 GA 9 324 Shagbark Hick. 21" 325 Shagbark Hick. 18" F -G 326 Shagbark Hick. 18" 327 RO 36" 328 RO 36" 329 RO 36" 330 RO 40" 331 RO 36" F 332 RO 36" G 333 WO 30" G 334 RO 21" F -G 335 RO 40" G G G G G G G G G Girdling - dieback No flare, roots No root flare - leaf scorch Leaf scorch - near parking lot Trunk - hollow Deer rubbed Anthracnose DW Large scar - REMOVE (near #5 tee box) Elm, BC, and Oak D - REMOVE DW DW Old scars mower 336 Tuliptree 8" F 337 SWO 12" G 338 OrnP 1 F 339 OrnP 4" F -P 340 WFC 4" G 341 SUM - multistem 26" F -P 342 OrnP 12" 343 GA 10" 344 PO 11 345 BE 40" 346 EWP 4" 347 EWP 12" 348 EWP 10" 349 EWP 9" F 350 SUM 18" F 351 W Spr 12" 352 OrnP 8" 353 W Spr 10" 354 W Spr 12" 355 NM 10" F 356 W Spr 6" F 357 W Spr 10" F 358 GA 10" F 359 Norway Spruce 14" F 360 Norway Spruce 10" G 361 Norway Spruce 10" F 362 W Spr 12" G 363 Norway Spruce 9" F 364 Norway Spruce 10" G 365 W Spr 11" G 366 BL 20" F 367 BL 24" G -F 368 HL 24" G 369 BL 22" F -G 370 BL 22" G 371 ArborV (4) 5" G 372 EWP 12" F 373 BL 18" G 374 BL 16" F 375 BL 14" G 376 BL 14" F -P G G G P P G G G G G G Basal damage Mower Structure Mower nick Decay - REMOVE Root flare Roots Some decay Thorns Decay park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE z 79 377 BL 12" 378 BL 12" 379 MB 13" 380 BL 18" 381 BL 20" 382 Woods - BL, HL, NM, MB (15 -20) 383 NM 384 BL 385 HL 386 W Spr 387 EWP 388 W Spr 389 W Spr 390 EWP 391 DF 392 SP 393 DF 394 W Spr 395 W Spr 396 OrnP 397 W Spr 398 W Spr 399 WA 400 HL 401 EWP 402 W Spr 403 EWP 404 RO 405 RO 406 CW 407 WO 408 WO 409 AE 410 WO 411 Woods - GA, BC, yews, pines 412 CW 413 R. Birch 414 HL 415 SUM 48" G 13" I G 34" 18" I F -P F -P Decay G F DW P Scar - storm 18" F 24" F -P 26" G 14" G 20" F 8" P Overshadowed 13" F -P DW 15" F 13" F Storm damage 16" D Roots - storm 11" F -P DW 10" Excellent 10" G 8" G 8" G 9" F 8" 18" 9" 8" 14" 26" 2" 28" 24" 12" 14" 14" G G G G G G G G G G G Thorns No root flare - DW 416 WO 48" 417 WO 25" 418 WO 28" 419 WO 22" 420 RO 28" 421 RO 30" 422 WO 30" 423 ERBud 4" 424 OrnP 5" 425 Woods - Oak, MB, AE 426 WO 38" 427 WO 48" 428 HL 26" 429 WA 12" 430 CW 26" 431 HT 20" 432 BC 25" G I F G I F Minor decay F -P Minor defects P F -G G G G G G G F -P 433 CW 64" G 434 SP 10" I I 435 NM 4" I Thorns Mower nick Basal scar - old mower - DW Shaded out Trunk scar park tree tally sheets - BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE z 80 Entry Species Size 1 BE 2" 2 BE 2" 3 BE 2" 4 SM 13" 5 SUM 14" 6 Free M 3" 7 Free M 3" 8 GA 23" 9 BL 26" 10 RO 24" 11 ERC 9" 12 EWP 15" 13 HB 16" 14 HB 13" 15 HB 13" 16 HB 14" 17 HB 17" 18 NM 26" 19 NM 24" 20 HB 17" 21 HB 14" 22 HB 16" 23 GA 26" 24 GA 26" 25 NM 24" 26 GA 30" 27 SM 26" 28 GA 22" 29 SM 28" 30 N Spr. (13) 14 -28" 31 RO 26" 32 CB Spr 14" 33 NM 14" 34 SM 28" 35 Catalpa 36" 36 NM 18" 37 NM 12" Flora Park Park Field Data Sheet 2010 Condition 1 Comments G G G G G F -P G G G G G G G G F Dieback F Girdling root G G G F F -G G F F F -P G P G F -P G F -G F -P Trunk - defect Roots - DW Roots - dieback Shaded - DW Shaded - DW No flare Root mowers - DW Structural Girdling root Shaded 38 SilverPop 28" F 39 CB Spr 20" F 40 SM 36" F -P 41 W Spr 16" F 42 NM 21" F -G 43 HL 34" G 44 SM 38" F 45 SM 40" F 46 HL 34" 47 SM 28" 48 SE 22" 49 SM 27" G 50 GA 28" F -P 51 NM 11" F 52 WA 8" F 53 NM 27" F -P 54 NM 26" F 55 AL 30" F 56 Syc 23" F 57 WO 14" F 58 WA 11" G 59 Syc 48" F -G 60 Syc 30" F -G 61 GA 11" P 62 HL 26" G 63 GA 19" F 64 SM 26" F 65 GA 26" F 66 HL 28" G 67 HL 19" F -P 68 HL 15" F -P 69 HL 26" 70 Yew 18" 71 Yew 10" 72 SM 24" F 73 ArborV 1.5" G 74 ArborV 1.5" G 75 SM 14" F 76 ArborV 1.5" G 77 SM 25" G 78 SM 34" F G. P G. G Roots - structure Mower Basal decay - REMOVE DW No root flare - mower Trunk scars Girdling root Roots - DW Minor structure Anthracnose Anthracnose Anthracnose Anthracnose Roots Mower scars Scar - decay Scar - decay Storm Storm Storm park tree tally sheets - FLORA PARK 81 79 GA 28" 80 Syc 34" 81 GA 26" 82 GA 26" 83 GA 28" 84 NM 10" 85 NM 8" 86 NM 12" 87 NM 13" 88 NM 1.5" 89 BL 12" 90 GA 21" 91 GA 20" 92 GA 15" 93 GA 16" 94 GA 18" 95 W Spr 8" 96 HL 16" 97 W Spr 10" 98 HL 22" 99 W Spr 10" 100 Syc 22" 101 W Spr 10" 102 NM 23" 103 HL 24" 104 W Spr 10" 105 HL 22" 106 HL 21" 107 HL 26" 108 W Spr 10" 109 HL 30" 110 HL 14" 111 HL 12" 112 HL 14" 113 WSpr 10" 114 NM 21" 115 HL 15" 116 GA 20" 117 HL 23" 118 HL 35" F Dieback F Anthracnose F Utility trim G G G G G F -P Excellent G G G G G G F -P F G F -G G G G G G G G F -P G P G G Roots Lean - guys wires DW Basal scars - DW DW DW DW Anthracnose Large scar - decay Shaded DW Decay - trunk Basal decay - mower - roofs 119 HL 26" G -F 120 SNM 16" G 121 HL 24" F 122 SM 24" P 123 BW 28" F 124 BW 16" F 125 SM 20" F 126 SM 32" F 127 HL 21" 128 HL 23" F 129 HL 20" G -F 130 HL 20" G -F 131 HL 20" F 132 HL 15" G 133 HL 28" P 134 AL 6" F 135 NM 12" F -P 136 HL 16" 137 HL 18" 138 HL 24" 139 CNM 4" 140 SUM 22" G -F 141 NM 26" F 142 HL 22" G. 143 HL 24" F -G 144 HL 24" G 145 HL 16" F 146 HL 28" F -G 147 NM 17" G 148 GA 20" P -D 149 GA 24" F 150 GA 22" F 151 GA 16" F 152 HB 23" G 153 Black Willow 24" F -P 154 HB 8" G 155 HB 11" G 156 SUM 22" P 157 NM 22" F -P 158 ERC 6" F -P 159 NM 22" F G G G G DW Utility trim - wire Storm - hollow Storm DW Structure DW Decay Basal scar - mower Basal scar - mower Girdling root DW DW DW Basal scar - mower DW DW DW Roots - dieback Roots - dieback Shaded Girdling root park tree tally sheets - FLORA PARK 81 82 160 BW 12" G 161 SM 28" F 162 HB 12" G 163 HB 10" G 164 ERB 16" F 165 GA 26" F 166 HB 14" F 167 HB 12" G -F 168 GA 24" F 169 GA 21" F 170 GA 18" F 171 SM 22" F 172 HB 14" G 173 GA 21" F -G 174 GA 22" F 175 NM 4" G 176 GA 21' F 177 GA 24" F -P 178 GA 22" F 179 GA 24" F -G 180 GA 14" P 181 GA 28" F 182 HL 30" F 183 GA 30" F -P 184 Syc 24" F 185 GA 24" F 186 PO 26" F 187 GA 22" F 188 PO 32" F 189 BC 21" F 190 GA 16" F 191 GA 16" P 192 PO 24" F -P 193 Syc 20" F 194 HL 23" G 195 GA 24" G 196 GA 25" F 197 HL 18" G 198 GA 8" F 199 GA 26" P 200 GA 22" P Seam on trunk Roots - DW DW No flare - DW DW Basal scar- mower No flare - DW DW Drainage - dieback Anthracnose DW Shaded - DW DW No flare No flare Drainage Compaction 201 BE 34" F 202 GA 14" F -P 203 GA 28" F 204 HL 24" G 205 GA 22" F 206 GA 16" F 207 GA 20" F 208 GA 20" F 209 GA 24" F 210 GA 20" G 211 GA 22" F -P 212 GA 24" F 213 GA 10" G 214 GA 10" F 215 HL 26" F 216 HL 26" G 217 HL 22" F 218 HL 23" G 219 HL 19" G 220 HL 22" F 221 ERC 14" 222 HB 12" 223 HB 12" 224 HB 11" 225 HB 12" 226 BC 14" P 227 ERBud 8" F 228 GA 10" F -P 229 GA 12" F -P 230 GA 14" F -P 231 GA 16" F -P 232 GA 12" P 233 GA 18" F -P 234 GA 16" F -P 235 GA 20" F 236 CW 54" G 237 GA 22" F 238 GA 18" F 239 GA 21" G 240 CW 44" F 241 GA 24" G G G G G G Compaction Girdling root DW Roots - dieback DW No root flare DW DW Basal decay Roots Roots Basal scar - mower park tree tally sheets - FLORA PARK 83 242 GA 26" 243 BC 24" 244 BC 22" 245 GA 22" 246 GA 12" 247 PO 28" 248 SUM 22" 249 GA 22" 250 NM 14" P 251 PO 26" F 252 PO 22" F 253 GA 16" F -P 254 GA 21" F -P 255 GA 20" F 256 PO 24" G 257 PO 22" F 258 PO 30" G 259 GA 18" F 260 PO 26" F -G 261 PO 26" F -G 262 PO 26" G 263 HL 24" G 264 HL 18" F -P 265 HL 28" 266 HL 24" 267 HL 16" 268 HL 14" 269 HL 9" F 270 GA 14" F 271 GA 18" F -P 272 HL 26" G 273 GA 26" F -P 274 Syc 30" F 275 Syc 26" F 276 CW 36" G 277 GA 22" F -P 278 GA 20" P 279 GA 24" F -P 280 GA 18" P 281 HL 20" G 282 SE 24" F P Decay F Lean F -P Decay F DW G G G G G G G No flare - girdling root DW Dieback Shaded DW Shaded - DW Shaded DW Decay Anthracnose Anthracnose Basal scar DW No flare - dieback No flare 283 SE 12" F 284 AE 12" F 285 SE 16" F -P 286 SE 20" F -P 287 HL 21" 288 HL 20" 289 HL 21" 290 HL 20" 291 HL 26" 292 HL 20" 293 AM 6" 294 AE 15" 295 SUM 14" F 296 NM 1.5" P 297 WO 10" F 298 WA 15" G 299 N Spr 26" G 300 SM 24" F 301 NM 6" F 302 ArborV 14" G 303 CNM 10" G 304 SM 28" F 305 ERC 5" F 306 GA 26" 307 HL 18" 308 ArborV 18' 309 HL 16" 310 SM 20" 311 HL 21" 312 ERC 10" 313 ERC 14" 314 NM 18" F -P 315 HL 20" G 316 ERC 12" G 317 SM 24' F 318 HL 28" G 319 ArborV 8" G 320 HL 22" F 321 GA 14" F 322 GA 28" F G G G G G G G G G G G G F DW G G G No flare Mower damage - DW Too deep Scars Basal scar Girdling root - too deep DW Utility trim - wire park tree tally sheets - FLORA PARK • 81 84 323 GA 12" 324 GA 26" F 325 GA 18" F 326 ArborV 20" F 327 GA 21" F -P 328 GA 26" G 329 GA 28" F 330 GA 26" F 331 GA 28" F 332 GA 28" F -G 333 GA 22" F 334 SWO 14" G 335 N Spr 24" G 336 W Spr 16" F 337 N Spr 16" G 338 HL 30" G 339 HL 22" F 340 HL 18" G 341 HL 21" G 342 HL 20" F 343 HL 21" G 344 SM 22" F 345 RFC 3" G 346 SWO 14" G Roots - girdling roots - mower No root flare Structure Allison - Henderson Park Park Field Data Sheet 2010 Entry Species Size Condition 1 GA 18" F -P 2 GA 22" F 3 GA 19" F 4 GA 19" F 5 BW 32" G 6 HB -4 stem 40" HAZARD 7 ArborV (9) 2" F -G 8 BW 24" F 9 GA 20" F 10 BW 40" F -G 11 BW 24" G 12 HL 20" F 13 GA 22" G 14 GA 21" F 15 HL 21" G 16 HB 22" G 17 GA 22" F -P 18 SM 26" G 19 SM 30" G 20 HL 22" F -G 21 GA 28" F 22 HL 23" F 23 WO 30" F 24 GA 28" G 25 AM 26" G 26 EWP 28" F 27 SM 26" 28 Mockernut Hick. 40" 29 AL 32" 30 HL 20" 31 ERC 8" 32 GA 30" 33 HT 3" 34 Shagbark Hick. 24" 35 HB 20" 36 GA 30" 37 SM 23" G G G G Comments DW Anthracnose Dieback REMOVE 1 winter burn DW DW Scar on trunk DW Scar decay Storm P Shaded G G G G G G park tree tally sheets - FLORA PARK / ALLISON - HENDERSON PARK z 85 Entry I Species Size 1 AL 24" 2 AL 23" 3 AL 24" 4 AL 23" 5 AL 21" 6 AL 21" 7 AL 24" 8 White Bud 3" 9 AE 22" 10 AL 21" 11 AL 21" 12 AL 21" 13 AL 22" 14 AL 22" 15 AL 23" 16 AL 21" 19 I AL 24" 20 AL 23" 21 NM 7" 22 WA 4" 26 SUM 16" 27 GK 21" 28 GK 15" 29 JTL 3" 30 JTL 2" 31 White Bud 3" 32 WA 3" 33 GK 24" 34 GK 21" Washington Park Park Field Data Sheet 2010 Condition Comments G G G G G G G G F -P G G F G G F -P 17 AL 22" F -P 18 AL 21" F -P G F -P G Storm - DW V crotch Basal scars - mower - decay Basal scars - mower Basal scars - mower - DW Basal scar - mower - decay 23 WA 3" F Storm - scar 24 SUM 15" 25 SUM 14" G Basal scar - mower G G G G G G G G G G 35 GK 24" 36 SUM 14" 37 SUM 20" 38 GK 24" G G G G park tree tally sheets - WASHINGTON PARK 86 See enlargement to right 111,011 IIIIIIIi � IIIII�___ o +oo= e *e +e 1IIIII► 111 411 31' See enlarytrrror4 on next page Canopy trees clustered near intersections to increase canopy cover while minimizing loss of parking Rights -of -way are approximately 1 foot from sidewalk edges Original curb line tree lawn retrofits clustered at intersections - parking on both sides of street 87 0 0 40' It 0 40' Adjust tree placement to 0 0 4' l 5' 5 Streetside parking Rights -of -way are approximately accomodate driveway locations 1 foot from sidewalk edges Original curb line 7' 15' 3' it 31' tree lawn retrofits clustered at intersections - parking on both sides of street cC 88 Adjust tree placement to accornodate driveway locations Original curb line 10' 9' 6' 7' 4' See enlargement below rf Streetside parking Rights-of-way are approximately �1 foot from sidewalk edges Existing or future walk tree lawn retrofits along entire block - parking on one side of street z UI TREE ORDINANCE AND POLICIES OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA Revised May 16, 2004 6 -8 -1: TREES AND LANDSCAPING: TREE ORDINANCE A. Planting And Removal; Permission Required: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpo- ration to plant or remove trees in the public right of way without the written permission of the city manager or the city manager's designee, and upon such terms and conditions as the city manager shall require. (2007 Code § 45 -16) B. Street Tree And Landscaping On Public Right Of Way Policy: The city manager shall develop, with the approval of the city council, a written street tree and landscaping on public right of way policy which shall govern the planting, maintenance and removal of trees and shrubs in the public right of way. (2007 Code § 45 -17) This policy shall regulate the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees and shrubs in public rights - of -way. I. Definitions STREET TREE AND LANDSCAPING ON PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY POLICY For the purpose of this policy the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. 1. City is the City of Dubuque, Iowa. 2. Leisure Services Department is the designated department of the City under whose jurisdiction trees in public rights -of -way fall. 3. Citv Forester is the qualified designated official assigned to carry out this policy's enforcement. 4. Planting lawn is the area between the street (or back of curb) and sidewalk. 5. Street tree is a tree located in the planting lawn. 6. Small trees are designated as those attaining a height of fifteen (15) to thirty -five (35) feet. 7. Medium trees are designated as those attaining a height of thirty-five (35) to forty (40) feet. 8. Large trees are designated as those attaining a height of forty (40) to sixty (60) feet. 9. Undesirable trees are trees not suitable for use as street trees because of one or more of the following characteristics: thorn production, weak branching habit, messy fruit production, disease susceptibility, et cetera. 10. Landscaping is improving the planting lawn or other public right -of -way by planting trees and shrubs for functional and aesthetic purposes. 11. Immediate danger or threat is a tree condition that risks public safety and requires the immediate attention of the City Forester. II. Street Tree Section A. General Requirements 1. No trees are to be planted in any planting lawn, which is less than three (3) feet in width. In planting lawns that measure between three (3) and five (5) feet in width, both small and medium size trees may be planted; and in planting lawns with a minimum of five (5) feet in width, large trees may be planted. 2. Small trees shall be used where overhead lines or building setback present special problems, no matter what the size of the planting lawn. Current Tree Ordinance and Policy of the City of Dubuque 90 3. Trees shall be planted at least fifty (50) feet from the edge of street intersections, traffic control lights and stop signs, and at least ten (10) feet from driveways and fifteen (15) feet for alleys. Exact location will be determined according to the type of tree to be planted. 4. No tree shall be planted closer than ten (10) feet from a street light, utility pole, water shut -off, sewer lateral, or other underground utility. 5. Spacing of trees shall be determined by the City Forester according to local conditions, the species, cultivars, or varieties used, and their mature height, spread, and form. Generally, all large trees shall be planted forty (40) to sixty (60) feet apart; all medium trees shall be planted a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet apart; and all small trees shall be planted a minimum of twenty -five (25) feet apart. 6. Only the Leisure Services Department or those contracted or approved by the Leisure Services Department shall plant, spray, fertilize, preserve, prune, remove, cut above ground, or otherwise disturb any tree located on a public right -of -way. All tree care practices shall conform to the standards approved by the National ArboristAssociation, the International Society of Arboriculture, and the American National Standard ANSI 2133.1 Safety Requirements. 7. If a property owner or tenant has planted an undesirable tree or after September 15, 1988, plants a tree that does not meet the specifications set forth in this policy, the Leisure Services Department shall notify the property owner or tenant of this policy and ask that the tree be removed. If the tree is not removed by the date established, the City will remove the tree at the City's expense. 8. a. A City street tree found to be causing or raising problems with sidewalks will be removed by the city, only when it meets predetermined criteria as determined by the City Forester. These criteria are set to prevent the indiscriminant removal of a valuable resource. City street trees will be removed only when one or more of the following criteria are met: The tree is in a state of decline due to disease or insect pest for which there is no likelihood of a cure. The tree poses a safety risk that cannot be corrected or where an unreasonable safety risk would be created by the construction process or root pruning. Where work improvements required to be made around the tree will likely kill the tree or render it a hazard. Where tree preservation is not cost effective compared to in value to the trees monetary value. The tree poses an extreme public nuisance because of its species, size, location, fruit & seed drop, limb breakage or other objectionable condition. • The aesthetic value of the tree is extremely low or where the tree interferes with the growth and development of a more desirable tree. When a city street tree's roots or root has been found to be causing or raising problems with the sidewalk and the tree's removal is not an option, the sidewalk repair will be made using one of the approved replacement modifications which best corrects the sidewalk anomaly while minimizing harm to the tree. b. City street trees found to be causing cracking or raising problems for City curbs or streets or causing intersection site problems or non- sidewalk related public safety problems (such as dead or dying trees) shall be removed by the City when it is determined they cannot be saved or branches or roots cannot be pruned properly. The adjacent property owner shall be given a five working days notice by regular U.S. mail that the tree is to be removed and the reasons for such removal. The notice shall include a provision that the adiacent property owner may appeal such removal to the City Manager. Such appeal must be in writing to the City Manager within the five working day period. This notice and appeal does not apply to a tree posing an immediate danger or threat to public safety, requiring immediate removal. 9. When a tree is removed from a planting lawn, the City shall replace it, provided budget considerations and the specifications of this policy allow. If a property owner wishes a tree planted where one does not exist, the City shall provide 50 percent of the cost to plant the tree, provided budget consideration and the specifications of this policy allow. If the City is unable to fund the replacement, or share the cost of adding a tree, the property owner may finance the purchase of a tree and the Leisure Services Department will plant it. The property owner may plant this tree provided the City Forester has approved the tree type and its location. 10. When the tree removed is from a planting lawn less than three (3) feet in width, the City may provide and plant a tree beyond the sidewalk on private property (in the front yard) at the request of the property owner (based on site suitability as determined by the City Forester) and if budget considerations allow. Such tree then becomes the property and responsibility of the property owner. 11. When special conditions or circumstances arise which are not directly covered in this policy, the Leisure Services Department shall make a decision on the course of action to be taken, based upon an evaluation of the situation. 12. The selection of the type of street tree to be planted shall be made by the City Forester, after considering the wishes of the property owner. B. Types of Trees Allowed Current Tree Ordinance and Policy of the City of Dubuque z 1. This policy contains a listing of small, medium and large trees prepared by the City Forester for planting as street trees. Undesirable trees shall not be recommended for general planting and their use, if any, shall be restricted to special locations where, because of certain characteristics of adaptability or for landscape effect, they can be used to advantage. 2. Only desirable, long -lived trees of good appearance, beauty, adaptability, and generally free from injurious insects or disease shall be planted as street trees. The City Forester shall review at least once every two (2) years the species, cultivars, and varieties included on the lists to determine if any should be removed for any reason. C. Planting 1. Size 2. Grade D. Pruning and Removal Unless otherwise specified by the City Forester, all small deciduous tree species, and their cultivars or varieties, shall be at least five (5) to six (6) feet or more in height, have six (6) or more branches, and shall be at least one (1) inch in diameter six (6) inches above ground level. All medium and large deciduous tree species and their cultivars and varieties shall be at least one and one - fourth (1 1/4) to one and one -half (1 1/2) inches in diameter six (6) inches above ground level, and at least eight (8) to ten (10) feet in height when planted. The crown shall be in good balance with the trunk. Unless otherwise allowed for specific reasons, all trees shall have comparatively straight trunks, well - developed leaders and tops, and roots characteristic of the species, cultivar or variety showing evidence of proper nursery pruning. All trees must be free of insects, disease, mechanical injury, and other objectionable features at the time of planting, and conform to standards set forth in American Standards for Nursery Stock. 3. Depth All trees planted on City right-of -way shall be planted so that the trees' buttress root flare is at- grade. 1. Pruning Topping or dehorning of trees shall not be permitted, except by written permission of the Leisure Services Department. Established trees shall be pruned over the tree's lifetime to allow free passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic; over time to attain a desired branch height of ten (10) feet over sidewalks and fourteen (14) feet over streets and alleys. A tree's age, size, location, condition and natural form are factors, which will determine the extent of pruning. 2. Stump Removal The stumps of trees removed shall be cut to at least six (6) inches below the ground, and soil shall be replaced and the area leveled. If the area where the tree is removed is to be paved, the tree shall be cut or stump removed at least eight (8) inches below the ground. III. Landscaping on Public Right - of - Way Section The above "Street Tree Section II" does not speak to, permit, or regulate, the planting of groups of trees and shrubs for landscaping purposes on public rights -of -way. This "Section III" shall govern the planting, maintaining and removal of groups of trees and shrubs on public rights -of -way for landscaping purposes. 1. Landscaping and /or screening required by the City's Zoning Ordinance shall not be placed on City right -of -way. 2. No trees and shrubs shall be planted in the planting lawn or other public right -of -way for landscaping purposes without first obtaining approval of the City Manager. 3. The approval of the City Manager will be in the form of a revocable permit to plant trees and shrubs for landscaping purposes in the public right -of -way. The applicant must agree to plant and maintain the trees and shrubs according to an approved site plan and further agree to be responsible for any and all liability arising from the planting of trees and shrubs on City property. The work must be done by a responsible and insured contractor approved by the City Engineering Division. 4. Requests for such approval shall be made to the City Manager in writing and include a site plan showing the varieties and placement of the trees and shrubs to be planted on City right -of -way and who is to do the work. 5. Trees and shrubs planted on City right -of -way without City approval will be removed by the property owner or tenant after receiving notification from the City. If the trees and shrubs are not removed by the date established, the City will do the removal at the City's expense. IV. Street Construction Section A. Purpose B. Policy The purpose of this section is to prevent or minimize damage to street trees as a result of street construction activities. This section provides for an administrative procedure to follow when street trees are encountered in street, sewer, water, or utility construction projects. 1. Administrative Procedures Street and utility construction activities will, in many cases, cause varying degrees of damage to street trees. For this reason, the City Forester shall act to advise other City Departments and private contractors when street construction activities will be taking place within ten (10) feet of a street tree. 92 The outlined procedures will be followed by all City Departments and contractors working within the public right -of -way: a. The City Forester shall be used as a technical resource in the design and construction specification writing phase of City construction projects to identify issues and potential problems relating to street trees, which could arise from the construction activities. b. Prior to the construction of a City street or utility construction contract, a project representative will walk the project area with the City Forester to determine what specific procedures should be followed to protect adjacent street trees. These procedures will be incorporated into the project specifications. c. The City Forester, or appropriate representative, shall be invited to the project pre - construction meeting with the contractor to emphasize the importance of protecting the trees while the work is progressing. d. The City Forester will attend public meetings and hearings (as needed) on projects where potential damage to street trees has been identified by prior inspection and review. Trees intended for trimming will be identified in the specifications and the public involvement process. e. The City Forester shall be available when called by the Engineering Division to monitor the progress of the contractor and to advise the City Departments or private contractor if the work is not proceeding according to the adopted specifications relating to tree protection, or if the specifications should be altered during the progress of the work. f. The City Forester will be available to discuss in greater detail the anticipated effect on the tree, and to answer property owner's questions. g. 2. Tree Removal For privately contracted work, the contracting authority and the contractor shall be responsible for the protection of street trees pursuant to this policy. City Street trees found to be growing over existing curbs or located too close to the curb or utility being placed, upgraded or replaced such that reconstruction of the curb is not feasible without causing death of the tree, the tree will be removed by the Contractor. In such eases, the adjacent property owner shall be notified as outlined above. Trees removed for construction projects will be replaced as part of the City construction contract at no cost to the property owners if the planting lawn is a minimum of three (3) feet wide and meets other established guidelines outlined in this policy. Replacement of removed trees shall be done during normal planting seasons after the construction work has been completed. 3. Construction Practices The construction specifications will outline specific procedures to be followed by the contractor, along with tree damage liabilities, including penalties and costs of damage remediation. Prior to the commencement of construction, City Forestry crew will prune street trees extending over the roadway, which could be damaged. Contractors shall notify the City if damage is done beyond the level anticipated, and repairs to trees damaged during construction will be made by the contractor. When trees are damaged or destroyed due to negligence or non- compliance, the contractor shall be required to pay for the necessary cost of repairs, removals, replacements and to reimburse the City for loss of value. Loss of value will be determined by the City Forester, using the most recent edition of The Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers, Guide for Plant Appraisal. The following specific suggestions will best protect and preserve our street trees, and reduce the chance of liability in the event of their failure. • All heavy equipment (other than hand tools) shall be kept off of the planting lawn when trees are on the street. • The planting lawn will not, to the extent possible, be cut into or disturbed in any way. This includes creating setbacks for new curb and gutter, accommodating slip form pavers, reducing the height of the planting lawn or where an alternative exists, trenching or digging for utilities. Curb and gutter removal will be done in such a way as to minimize any damage to the tree's root system or above ground parts At no time shall the tracks or tires of the excavator /backhoe or pavement grinder, et cetera, be allowed to ride on the curb or planting lawn within a tree's drip line where it would ease damage to the roots, buttress root flair, trunk or crown of the tree, without protective measures in place to protect the tree and avoid soil compaction. At no time shall construction equipment or materials, including gravel, sand or soil, be stored on the surface of any unpaved area within a protected tree's drip line. At no time shall chemicals, rinsates or petroleum products be deposited within the drip line of city street trees. Exposed tree roots shall be protected from direct sunlight and air with wet burlap following curb and gutter removal if backfilling isn't completed by the end of the same workday. Prior to backfilling, all lime stone base and construction materials shall be removed from behind the newly poured curb and gutter. Backfilling should be completed with hand tools to avoid compaction. Only a friable clay loam soil shall be used as a backfill soil. Backfill soil shall be free of rock and other construction debris. • Where possible and specified by the City Forester, orange plastic barrier fencing or snow fence will be erected to protect trees and their root zones. The fencing shall be installed prior to construction and not removed until after final clean up of the construction site. • To preserve viable root systems and maintain structural stability of a tree, it is required that all underground utility placement or replacement, to the extent possible, be done by boring or tunneling beneath the root systems of the tree with open cut excavating done only outside of the tree's drip line. "Trenching/Tunneling Near Trees" by Dr. James R. Fazio shall be used as a guide by qualified utility workers. If a root must be cut and removed or a damaged root pruned, a clean cut shall be made with a sharp cutting tool. The following sequence shall be used: 1. expose the root by hand using hand tools such as shovel, trowel; 2. make a clean cut with a sharp tool such as a hand pruner or hand saw and in the event of larger roots, a chain saw; (root grinding is not an option); 3. remove root; 4. protect exposed root or backfill. Curb and gutter replacement adjacent to street trees can be made with a slip form paver only if the paver can be accommodated without any additional alterations to the existing planting lawn. Where insufficient room does not exist, the area will be poured using hand set steel forms. Expansion joint or masonite may be necessary for forming around the base of trees where conventional forms will not fit. Non - linier paving (bump outs). skin overs and narrower streets are all options to consider for avoiding root iniurv. Where sidewalk replacement is necessary, care should be taken to avoid injury to the tree's root system. Sidewalk repairs should be made using one of the approved replacement modifications. which best corrects the sidewalk anomaly while minimizing harm to the tree. Surface roots less than two (2) inches in diameter may be cut when necessary, making clean pruning cuts to a maximum depth just below the finished grade of the new walk. The root system should be cut no further than five (5) inches away from the edge of the proposed new walk to accommodate its forms. At no time shall the planting lawn grade be changed by removing soil or through the addition of soil within the tree's drip line. When a situation should arise with the potential to cause harm to the tree, which is clearly not addressed by this policy guideline, the Engineering Department and City Forester shall be consulted to determine the best course of action. 4. Soil Quality Soil to be used as backfill within the right -of -way shall be a friable topsoil. It shall not contain admixtures of subsoil and shall be free of lumps larger than two (2) inches in diameter, stones, plants or their roots and construction matter or debris. Adopted: October 3, 1988 Revised: February 21, 1994 Revised: January 11, 1999 Revised: April 12, 2000 Revised: July 9, 2001 Revised: May 16, 2004 94 TREE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DAVENPORT, IOWA IV. TREE ORDINANCE ( http: // clerkshq .com /default.ashx ?clientsite= davenport -ia) IV. TREE ORDINANCE 8.14.190 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Tree Ordinance of the City of Davenport, Iowa." (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 1: prior code § 39 -32). 8.14.200 Definitions. For the purpose of this article the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given in this section. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present 8.14.190 Short title. tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is mandatory and not merely directory. 8.14.200 Definitions. A. "City" means the City of Davenport, Iowa. 8.14.210 City arborist -Office created - Enforcement duty. B "City arborist" means the city arborist or designee of the city. 8.14.220 Reserved. C. "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organiza- 8.14.230 City Arborist - Authority specified. tion of any kind. 8.14.240 Removing, damaging, spraying, etc. - Permits required. D. "Principal thoroughfare" means any street upon which trucks are not prohibited. 8.14.250 Permits - Contents of application. E. "Property owner" means the contract purchaser if there is one of record; otherwise the record holder of legal title. 8.14.260 Permits- Standards of issuance. F. "Street" or "highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of 8.14.270 Permits - Regulations for planting in a public place. whatever nature, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of right for pur- 8.14.280 Obstructions -Duty of and remove. poses of vehicular traffic, within the city limits, including alleys. G. "Treelawn" means that part of a street or highway, not covered by sidewalk or other paving, 8.14.290 Obstructions - Notice to prune- Service - Failure to comply. lying between the property line and that portion of the street or highway usually used for traffic. 8.14.300 Abuse or mutilation of public trees. H. "Trees" shall include that woody vegetation, usually growing with a single stem and a height 8.14.310 Reserved. over ten feet. 8.14.320 Interference with city arborist. I. "Shrubs" shall include that woody vegetation, usually growing with multiple stems and a height under ten feet. 8.14.330 Protection and replacement of trees, shrubs and vegetation- Parking lots. J. "Right -of -way" shall include that area which is designated public land along streets, alleys, 8.14.340 Placing materials on public property. and waterways. 8.14.350 Nuisance - Abatement. K. "Permanent fence" shall include such structures that enclose an area. This includes shrubbery 8.14.360 Violation - Penalty. and fences made from such materials as wood, stone, iron or steel. L. "Park" shall include all public parks having individual names and maintained by the city of Davenport. M. "Removal" is the actual removal or causing the effective removal through damaging, poison- ing or other direct or indirect actions resulting in the death of a tree. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 2: prior code § 39 -33). Tree Ordinance of the City of Davenport 95 8.14.210 City arborist - Office created - Enforcement duty. A. There is created the office of city arborist. The city administrator shall appoint a qualified individual as the city arborist. The city arborist shall be under the direction and control of the director of parks and recreation. B. The city arborist shall have charge of the enforcement of the provisions of this article and, in conjunction with the city attorney, shall have charge of prosecutions for the violation thereof. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 3 (la): prior code § 39 -34 (part)). 8.14.220 Reserved.! 8.14.230 City arborist - Authority specified. A. Generally. The city arborist shall have the authority and jurisdiction to superintend and regu- late the spraying, treating, planting, maintenance, pruning and removal of trees and shrubs on streets and on other publicly owned property, and where indicated on private property, to insure health or safety or to preserve the symmetry of public places. It shall be his duty to encourage the planting, culture and preservation of shade trees in the city. B. Care of Trees and Shrubs on Streets. The city arborist shall supervise the necessary removal, cutting and pruning of trees and shrubs located outside of private property lines and inside curb lines or in or on streets within the city. C. Supervision. The city arborist shall have the authority and it shall be his duty to supervise or inspect all work done under a permit issued in accordance with the terms of this article. D. Condition of Permit. The city arborist shall have the authority to affix reasonable conditions to the grant of a permit in accordance with the terms of this article. E. Master Street Tree Plan. The city arborist shall have the authority to formulate a master street tree plan. The master street tree plan shall specify the species of tree or shrub to be planted on each of the streets or other public places of the city. From and after the effective date of the master street tree plan, or any amendment thereof, all planting shall conform thereto. 1. The city arborist shall consider all existing and future environmental factors when recom- mending a specific species for each of the streets or other public places of the city. 2. Amend. The city arborist shall have the authority to amend or add to the master street tree plan at any time that circumstances make it advisable. F. Arboricultural Specifications and Standards of Practice. The city arborist shall have the au- thority to promulgate arboricultural specifications and standards of practice governing the planting, preservation, pruning, removal, fertilization and bracing of trees and shrubs on the streets or other public places in the city. 1. The city arborist shall promulgate such arboricultural specifications and standards of practice, following approved principles supported by good judgment and on the basis of existing local condi- tions. 2. Amend. The city arborist shall have the authority to modify, amend or extend the arboricul- tural specifications and standards of practice at any time that experience indicates improved methods or whenever circumstances make it advisable. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New; Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 3 (2 -6): prior code § 39 -34 (part)). 8.14.240 Removing, damaging, spraying, etc. - Permits required. No person shall injure, damage, destroy, spray, remove, cut above or below ground, or otherwise interfere with any tree or shrub, except weeds, on any street or city owned property without first making application and procuring a permit from the city arborist. No person shall spray or apply any pesticide, herbicide or other noxious spray or powder on any property within the city, whether or not owned by the city, unless the property is owned by that person, without first making application to and procuring a permit from the city arborist. The person receiving the permit shall abide by the arbo- ricultural specifications and standards of practice adopted by the city arborist. No person shall prune a tree on city property without first making application and procuring a permit from the city arborist, except for pruning which is required by abutting property owners in Section 8.14.280. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 97 -113 § 1: New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 4 (1) (part): prior code § 39- 35 (part)). 8.14.250 Permits - Contents of application. The applicant shall state the number and species of trees to be treated, sprayed, preserved, pruned, removed, cut or otherwise disturbed; the kind of treatment to be administered; the composition of the spray material to be applied; and such other information as the city arborist shall find reasonably nec- essary to a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 4 (la): prior code § 39 -35 (part)). 8.14.260 Permits - Standards of issuance. The city arborist shall issue the permit provided for in Section 8.14.240 if in his judgment the proposed work is desirable and the proposed method and workmanship thereof are of a satisfactory nature. Any permit granted shall contain a definite date of expiration. Any permit shall be void if its terms are violated. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 4 (lb): prior code § 39 -35 (part)). 8.14.270 Permits - Regulations for planting in a public place. Work done under a permit issued under this chapter shall be performed in strict accordance with the terms thereof and with the arboricultural specifications and standards of practice and master street tree plan, if any, then in effect. A. No tree or shrub shall be planted on public property, including parks, and rights -of -way, ex- Tree Ordinance of the City of Davenport 96 cept where a special permit is obtained from the city arborist with such information as the location, the species to be planted, and the method of planting. The city arborist will then either issue or deny the permit in strict accordance with the arboricultural specifications and standards of practice. B. Trees and shrubs planted on public areas without a permit or are found growing not in accor- dance with the arboricultural specifications and standards of practice are subject to removal by the city arborist following the appropriate notices. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 4: prior code § 39 -35 (part)). 8.14.280 Obstructions - Duty of owner to prune and remove. A. It shall be the duty of any property owner bordering on any street upon which property there may be trees or shrubs, to prune such trees or shrubs in such manner that they will not obstruct or shade the street lights, or obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles on such sidewalks or streets, or obstruct vision of traffic signs, or obstruct view of any street intersection. B. Such owner shall remove from such trees all dead, decayed or broken limbs or branches that overhang any public highway, street, alley, or public place and such owner shall, when any of such trees are dead, remove the same so that the same cannot fall on the sidewalk, street, alley or other public highway. C. It shall be the duty of any property owner having property abutting rights -of -way upon which there are shrubs, to prune such shrubs in such a manner that they will not obstruct or shade the street lights, or obstruct the passage of pedestrians or vehicles on such sidewalks or streets, or obstruct vi- sion of traffic signs, or obstruct view of any street intersections. D. Public trees grown within a permanent fence enclosure shall be the responsibility of the abut- ting property owner to maintain according to the tree ordinance and the arboricultural standards set by the city arborist. E. Abutting property owners shall be responsible for pruning trees growing on the city right -of- way in such a manner that they will not obstruct the passage of pedestrians on such sidewalks, ob- struct vision of traffic signs, or obstruct the view of any street intersection. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 97 -113 § 2: New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 5 (part): prior code § 39 -36 (part)). 8.14.290 Obstructions - Notice to prune - Service - Failure to comply. A. Should any person or persons owning real property bordering on any street fail to prune trees or shrubs as provided in Section 8.14.280, the city arborist shall order such person or persons, by written notice in accordance with the procedures as specified in Section 8.14.350, to prune such tree or shrubs. B. The order required in subsection A of this section shall be served by mailing a copy of the order to the last known address of the property owner by certified mail. C. When a person to whom an order is directed fails to comply within the specified time, it is lawful for the city to prune such trees or shrubs, and the exact cost thereof shall be assessed against the premises as provided by law. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 5 (1, 2, 3): prior code § 39 -36 (part)). 8.14.300 Abuse or mutilation of public trees. A. Unless specifically authorized by the city arborist, no person shall intentionally damage, cut, carve, transplant or remove any tree or shrub; attach any rope, wire, nails, or other contrivance to any tree or shrub; allow any gaseous, liquid or solid substance which is harmful to such trees or shrubs or vegetation on public property to come in contact with them, or to impede the free entrance of water or air to the roots; or set fire or permit any fire to burn when such fire or the heat thereof will injure any portion of any tree or shrub on public property. B. No spurs or climbers which injure the bark of a tree on public property shall be used as an aid to climbing such tree except when such tree is to be removed. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 6: prior code § 39 -37). 8.14.320 Interference with city arborist. No person shall hinder, prevent, delay or interfere with the city arborist or any of his assistants while engaged in carrying out the execution or enforcement of this article; provided however, that nothing in this article shall be construed as an attempt to prohibit the pursuit of any remedy legal or equitable in any court of competent jurisdiction for the protection of property rights by the owner of any property within the city. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 8: prior code § 39 -39). 8.14.330 Protection and replacement of trees, shrubs and vegetation - Parking lots. A. Protection. 1. All trees or shrubs on any street or other publicly -owned property near any excavation or con- struction or adjacent property shall be protected from damages or disturbances to the tree including the root system. Parameters for any physical protection or precautions which may be required during construction or excavation will be determined by the city arborist. 2. No person shall excavate any ditches, tunnels, or trenches, or lay any drive within a radius of twenty feet from any public tree without first obtaining a written permit from the city arborist. B. Replacement. Any person injuring, damaging or destroying vegetation in violation of this article shall in addition to any other penalty imposed by this article be required to repair or replace the vegetation damaged as and to the extent deemed necessary by the city arborist. C. Parking Lots. No person hereafter developing a tract of land within the city will remove trees therefrom for the purpose of paving for parking purposes an area of more than twenty thousand square feet without making provision for and effecting replacement of such trees by means of land- scaping such parking area, and no parking lot constructed on such an area shall have paving extend- ing for more than two hundred fifty feet in any direction without relief in the nature of landscaping, Tree Ordinance of the City of Davenport 97 or be more than ninety -five percent in area paved without such relief. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 9: prior code § 39 -40). 8.14.340 Placing materials on public property. No person shall deposit, place, store, or maintain .yu.1 any public area of the city, any stone, brick, sand, concrete or other materials which may impede the free passage of water, air and fertilizer to the roots of any tree or shrub growing therein, except by written permit of the city arborist. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 10: prior code § 39 -41). 8.14.350 Nuisances - Abatement. A. Any vegetation which is so diseased or infested as to threaten the growth or health of shrubs, trees, plants or flowers of nearby proprietors or on public lands. Trees, shrubbery and vegetation which are so located as to obstruct the vision of intersections of streets, including alleys, or which are so weakened because of death, disease, windstorm or other damage, or by any other cause as to constitute a hazard to persons or property are declared to be a nuisance. B. Upon the advice of the city arborist, it shall be the duty of the department of parks and recre- ation to cause all such nuisances to be abated by the procedure specified in Chapter 8.12 of the code. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 11: prior code § 39 -42). 8.14.360 Violation - Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor or municipal infraction and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined a sum no less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars for a first offense, and the appropriate penalty for any subsequent offense. A separate and distinct offense shall be regarded as committed each day on which such person continues such violation. (Ord. 2002 -31 § 3 (part): New: Ord. 76 -442 § 1 (part): Ord. 74 -117 § 12: prior code § 39 -43). Tree Ordinance of the City of Davenport 98 EAB Readiness Plan: The Iowa Forest Insect & Disease Management Council has developed the following Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan which should be followed. I. General Readiness A. Dubuque partners with the Insect and Disease Management Council 1. As part of the "Technical Team" - the Council monitors, confirms and establishes quarantine and containment efforts. 2. As part of the `Communication Team" the Council communicates accurate information, quickly and broadly in a manner that supports the "Technical Team". B. Administrative Readiness - Dubuque enacts a policy that supports the "Iowa Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan ". 1. Dubuque should review Tree Policies and Codes making changes as needed. 2. Identify resources and needs. a. Evaluate staffing b. Investigate and eliminate out of area firewood movement into Dubuque c. Seek federal and state resources of funding for readiness activities d. Assess human and technical resources (tree climbers - staff and private contractors). 3. Take proactive steps to speed administrative processes. a. Expand and maintain tree inventories to determine the number and location of ash trees b. Communicate EAB status to Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management 4. Educate the media to assure accuracy of information. a. Issue a public release on the EAB Response Plan b. Coordinate Public Information Officers with the "Communication Team" c. Identify key sources of current information d. Develop /distribute current EAB information to primary public and private campgrounds 5. Determine locations of infested tree dump sites and explore wood waste utilization with DNR Waste Management Bureau. C. Technical Readiness - work with the "Technical Team" to assure that policy decisions, actions and education initiatives are guided by the best and most current science. 1. Participate in annual and /or regional forest pest meetings 2. Transfer technology to field foresters, arborists, landscape architect, and nurserymen. II. Reduce Risk of Infestation A. Assess the Risk. It is estimated that 20% of Dubuque's urban forest is ash trees. 1. Identify possible sources of EAB importation and entry way into Dubuque. 2. Plot out areas that may be at high risk with high populations of ash and close proximity to entry routes of EAB. 3. Use GPS system to identify areas of high risk and onitor for EAB infestation. 4. Track spread of any nearby EAB discoveries and distribute with the "Communication Team ". B. Reduce the Risk. 1. Raise public awareness on firewood importation a. Install educational posters at parks and campgrounds b. Utilize various media sources to spread the word about the risk of EAB infestations with the spread of firewood 2. Educate local industries about risk of ash importation. a. Educate garden centers to no longer offer ash trees for sale. b. Educate firewood dealers about EAB risk. 3. Assure planting selections contribute to a diverse and sustainable urban forest. a. Plan diversity in all planting b. Plant the right tree in the right place. III. Ongoing Monitoring A. Cooperate with the "Technical Team" to survey and monitor ash populations to determine the presence of EAB. 1. Participate with monitoring and reporting. 2. Communicate the survey results with stakeholders and media. B. Educate the public and professionals to provide stakeholders with current and accurate information in a targeted manner to aid in rapid identification of symptoms of an infestation. 1. Offer training and outreach to local volunteers, Master Gardeners and the green industry to assess as health and accurately identify EAB. 2. Educate the general public about EAB. a) Secure /develop educational materials for the general public b) Pursue opportunities for speaking educating and exhibiting educational materials about EAB c) Broadly distribute public education materials 3. Recruit and enable volunteer scouting (looking for EAB). a. Use the local media to appeal for help in scouting b. Acquire or prepare kits to support volunteer scouting C. Guide possible sightings 1. Suspected EAB finding - contact lDALS (515) 725 -1470 or USDA -PPQ (515) 251 -4083 IV. In the event of an infestation, contain and manage the EAB population: A. Cooperate with the "Technical Team" that will lead in planning and implementing actions. 1. Meet with the "Technical Team" to discuss the preliminary plan of action. a. Schedule an emergency meeting with Dubuque governmental officers b. Release verified, accurate information to the press. 2. Organize, initiate and conduct a delimiting survey to determine the outer boundary of the infestation. 3. Cooperate and support the IDALS'EAB State Interior Quarantine. 4. Initiate regulatory controls as necessary. a. Remove and dispose of all infested public and private ash trees as determined feasible. b. Develop and adopt compliance agreements with stakeholders in cooperation of quarantines. B. Communicate and coordinate actions, information and response with the "communication Team". 1. Provide accurate information and updates to the media. 2. Provide accurate information to affected residents. 3. Provide accurate information to the green industry professionals. C. Dispose of wood debris in cooperation with the DNR Waste Management Bureau. 1. Establish processing facilities within the quarantine zones. 2. Market reclaimed wood products D. Develop a reforestation plan V. In the event that the EAB cannot be contained: A. Coordinate with the "Communication Team" 1. Develop and distribute factual information for homeowners. 2. Conduct training for green industries of effective containment /management efforts for EAB. B. Seek legislative support to cover the costs associated with EAB. EAB readiness plan 99 Undek tzed Street Trees Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Princeton Sentry Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry') Skyline Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos intermis 'Skyline') Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree ( Gymnocladus dioica 'Espresso') Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Amur Maackia (Maackia amurensis) Crabapple (Malus species) Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis) London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia) White Oak ( Quercus alba) Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Japanese Lilac (Syringa reticulate) Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) Silver Linden ( Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver') Princeton Elm ( Ulmus Americana 'Princeton') Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia Allee') Green Vase Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata `Green Vase') Underutilized Nark I reel Serviceberry (Amelanchierxgrandii lora orAmelanchier laevis) River Birch (Betula nigra) American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Yellowwood (Clandrastis kentukea) Hawthorne (Crataegus crusgalli var. `inermis') Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) Espresso Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioica 'Espresso') Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Crabapple (Malus species) Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) Macho Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron amurense `Macho') Sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis) White Oak (Quercus alba) Swamp White Oak ( Quercus bicolor) Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) Shingle Oak (Quercus imbricaria) Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) English Oak (Quercus robur) Red Oak (Quercus rubra) Japanese Lilac (Syringa reticulate) Linden ( Tilia cordata) Silver Linden ( Tilia tomentosa 'Sterling Silver') Princeton Elm (Ulmus Americana 'Princeton') Chinese Elm ( Ulmus parvifolia flllee') Green Vase Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata `Green Vase') underutilized tree species Int Fair Condition Poor Condition Broken Sidewalk; Girdling Root; No Root Flare Poor /Fair Condition; Utility T pictorial definitions 101 pictorial definitions n Q 102 Anthracnose— Normally not a serious pest but may be an indication that the site is not suitable for a particular species. The spring of 2010 prior to this survey was very wet and cool leading to a higher number of cases. Cable bracing —Used to maintain the structural integrity of the tree. Trees with cable bracing identified for this survey were not a problem but they should be periodically monitored and checked for any need of adjustments every 3 - 5 years. Chlorosis —An iron deficiency. In some cases iron supplementation may be needed to sustain the tree. Compaction —Soils that have been compacted by vehicular or pedestrian traf &c. A problem usually associated with new construction sites. Aerating the soil can improve this condition. Conks and hollowness —A conk is the visible fruiting body of a wood - destroying fungus, usually indicating rot in the underlying wood. Once discovered on or in a tree little can be done to remedy the problem. The location and type of conk should be investigated. In most cases when conks are located on the trunk, the tree should be scheduled for removal. When a tree is hollow, it indicates substantial decay has taken place and should be thoroughly inspected to determine the extent of the damage. If the decay is causing any structural instability, the tree should be monitored closely or removed. Deadwood —As trees grow they shade out interior and lower branches. Shaded branches may die, eventually decay and fall. This dead wood can be large enough to cause concern for traffic and property under the tree. Following the recommended pruning cycle can alleviate this problem. Deer damage — Caused by male deer scraping their antlers on a tree trunk to sharpen their antlers. Young trees can become severely damaged. Bucks prefer species with thin slick bark such as Maple, Linden, and Pine. Scented soaps and barber floor hair waste has been found to be an effective deterrent. Dieback Upper tree branches that are dying or dead. This condition was closely associated with rooting issues in this survey. Girdling roots —Roots that grow in a tight circle around the base of the tree resulting in strangulation of the trunk or other roots. Girdling roots can occur if nursery stock is damaged while being dug, is left in containers and /or other restrictive growing environments for too long, or is improperly planted. When identified early, girdling roots can be carefully removed without any adverse affect. If not removed, the tree will steadily decline in health and may fail as the restrictive root strangles and weakens the base of the tree. Guy wires and stakes — Placed to stabilize a newly planted tree. These should be removed after the first growing season. Leaning —Seen primarily as a result of extensive cutting to the root system during sidewalk or curb replacement. Trees planted in very narrow tree lawns (under 4 feet) do not have enough space for root growth. The expansion of the buttress roots causes walks to tip and curbs to be pushed out. During the repair of walks and curbs, roots are often severed leading to tree instability. Leaning trees should be monitored closely and those with severe leans should be scheduled for removal. Memorial name tags —too tight - Wires used to hold memorial name tags can become too tight around a tree branch. They should be periodically checked and loosened if necessary. Mower scars —Basal scars and surface root scars caused by contact with mower decks or mowing blades. When mower damage occurs on a young tree the effects can be devastating, and may quickly lead to the loss of the tree. Often, the damage is not seen as a problem until several years later, when the tree is noticeably dying. On older trees, the accumulation of mower wounds can build up over time eventually causing the buttress to decay to a point where the tree becomes unstable. Planted too deep — Normally identified when the tree base does not show any sign of a root flare. Probing or digging may discover that the roots are buried too deep. Sometimes this will also hide a girdling root, In either situation, the restriction of soil or girdling root must be removed for the tree to grow properly. Occasionally the lack of root flare is a result of the installation or repair of underground utilities that are so close to the tree that the roots or buttress roots become severely damaged. Root issues— Primarily seen where tree lawns were 4 feet wide or less. The roots do not have adequate space to fully develop without creating problems for nearby sidewalks or curbs. When trees grow in very limited spaces, the walks and curbs become damaged. The repairs usually result in extensive damage to or severing of the root systems and ultimately lead to unstable trees. Proper design and placement of trees will alleviate this problem. Sparse crowns — Sparse crowns or leaves that are not fully expanded indicate that a tree is under stress. It can also be a sign of a disease or pest infestation; in this survey it was always associated with rooting issues. Storm damage —Tree damage as a result of storms leaving stubs and torn branches. Proper pruning and repair should take place to minimize further damage. Structural defects —Most trees develop natural structural defects such as tight V crotches or rubbing branches. This can be corrected by proper pruning. Thorns —Honey Locusts may develop thorns which become safety hazards in high traffic areas. Thorns may be removed manually from the lower portions of the tree if necessary. Trunk wounds — Wounds likely having a number of different origins, including vehicle accidents, vandalism, construction (accidental contact with heavy equipment) or storm related events like high winds or lightning. The wounds discovered in this survey were quite large and are unlikely to seal properly leaving the trees prone to internal decay. Decay eventually causes a weakened tree trunk. Trees with large trunk wounds should be monitored closely. Utility trimming— Trimming done by utility companies for trees directly under utility lines. This has caused the removal of the middle portion of some trees causing sunscald damage, loss of structural integrity and function, leading to decline. Vehicle damage— Damage that occurs as result of a driver losing control on icy winter roads and scraping a road -side tree. This is a problem often associated with a very narrow tree lawn. Such accidents leave large scars that cannot be completely repaired by the tree's callus tissue. The resulting decay can lead to structural instability. other terms and definitions 103