After two years of study, the city of Cupertino has updated city policy for dealing with protected trees.

On Nov. 18 the city council unanimously approved an update to its city tree ordinance that will affect how residents and applicants will need to work with city hall to remove certain protected trees.

Before the update, the ordinance required all removed specimen trees to be replaced with a tree based on the value and size of the removed trees. All specimen trees that are less than 12 inches in diameter are exempted from the process.

The resident or applicant has the option of paying an in-lieu fee only in cases where the physical planting of replacement trees was deemed to be infeasible by a professional arborist, according to the Nov. 18 city staff report.

The ordinance has been updated to allow the applicant and property owner the option of planting the replacement tree or paying an in-lieu fee at 1.5 times the cost of planting the replacement tree.

Tree-removal permits are needed for specimen trees between 13 inches and 24 inches in diameter in most zoning districts. In all zoning districts, where the planting of an on-site replacement tree is physically infeasible, the required in-lieu fee shall be equivalent to the cost of labor materials.

Protected specimen trees include: the California Buckeye, Big Leaf Maple, Deodar Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedar, Western Sycamore, and Bay Laurel.

There will be a second reading of the ordinance at the next city council meeting, likely on Dec. 2. During the second reading, the council and staff will give additional consideration for the listing of the Bay Laurel on the specimen tree list. The council could consider keeping the tree on the list, removing it, replacing it with the London Plane tree, or replacing it with another species entirely, according to the director of community development's report to the planning commission.

The Bay Laurel could be eliminated from the list because it is known to carry Anthracnose Fungus, a disease that can kill nearby oak trees. The city arborist is recommending that the that London Plane be added to the specimen list, because it is similar to Western Sycamore in physical form and water usage properties, according to city staff.

Since 2012, the city and the five-member council have been working routinely on tinkering with how the city and residents interact with public and protected trees. In March 2013, the council amended the city's tree ordinance to clarify references to public street trees and to modify penalties from a misdemeanor to infraction for cutting a public tree.

See original here:
Cupertino: New tree ordinance gives residents more options

After two years of study, the city of Cupertino has updated city policy for dealing with protected trees.

On Nov. 18 the city council unanimously approved an update to its city tree ordinance that will affect how residents and applicants will need to work with city hall to remove certain protected trees.

Before the update, the ordinance required all removed specimen trees to be replaced with a tree based on the value and size of the removed trees. All specimen trees that are less than 12 inches in diameter are exempted from the process.

The resident or applicant has the option of paying an in-lieu fee only in cases where the physical planting of replacement trees was deemed to be infeasible by a professional arborist, according to the Nov. 18 city staff report.

The ordinance has been updated to allow the applicant and property owner the option of planting the replacement tree or paying an in-lieu fee at 1.5 times the cost of planting the replacement tree.

Tree-removal permits are needed for specimen trees between 13 inches and 24 inches in diameter in most zoning districts. In all zoning districts, where the planting of an on-site replacement tree is physically infeasible, the required in-lieu fee shall be equivalent to the cost of labor materials.

Protected specimen trees include: the California Buckeye, Big Leaf Maple, Deodar Cedar, Blue Atlas Cedar, Western Sycamore, and Bay Laurel.

There will be a second reading of the ordinance at the next city council meeting, likely on Dec. 2. During the second reading, the council and staff will give additional consideration for the listing of the Bay Laurel on the specimen tree list. The council could consider keeping the tree on the list, removing it, replacing it with the London Plane tree, or replacing it with another species entirely, according to the director of community development's report to the planning commission.

The Bay Laurel could be eliminated from the list because it is known to carry Anthracnose Fungus, a disease that can kill nearby oak trees. The city arborist is recommending that the that London Plane be added to the specimen list, because it is similar to Western Sycamore in physical form and water usage properties, according to city staff.

Since 2012, the city and the five-member council have been working routinely on tinkering with how the city and residents interact with public and protected trees. In March 2013, the council amended the city's tree ordinance to clarify references to public street trees and to modify penalties from a misdemeanor to infraction for cutting a public tree.

See the original post here:
Cupertino leaves residents with options in new tree ordinance

Teachers and parents at Bessie Ellison Elementary School are concerned about a line of trees cut down, exposing potential danger to students.

I was very shocked to see it, said fourth-grade teacher Meredith Orth.

An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.

Need an account? Create one now.

kAm|J 7:CDE :?:E:2= E9@F89E H2D H@CCJ[ D2:5 D:IE98C256 E62496C w@==:6 |4s@H6==]k^Am

kAm|@C6 E92? ad EC66D H6C6 4FE 5@H? 2=@?8 E96 6586 @7 E96 D49@@=D A=2J8C@F?5 3642FD6 E96J H6C6 :?E6C76C:?8 H:E9 A@H6C =:?6D]k^Am

kAm%96 EC66D D2E ;FDE @77 D49@@= AC@A6CEJ[ 369:?5 A@H6C =:?6D 2?5 ?62C 2 AC:G2E6 C6D:56?46]k^Am

kAm~C:8:?2==J E96 @H?6C H2D ;FDE 8@:?8 E@ EC:> E96 EC66D]k^Am

kAm%96 AC@A6CEJ @H?6C 564:565 E@ E2<6 E96> 2== E@ E96 8C@F?5[ 2?5 D@ x 5:5 4@?E24E 96C 2?5 2D< H9J E92E H2D E96 42D6[ D2:5 z2C2 p?56CD@?[ q6DD:6 t==:D@? AC:?4:A2=] $96 D2:5 D@>6 @7 E96 EC66D 😕 E96 =:?6 925 366? 3FC?E 2?5 D@ E96J 5:5?E H2?E :E E@ 36 2? @?8@:?8 :DDF6[ D@ E96J E@@< E96> DEC2:89E E@ E96 8C@F?5]kP\Aiqry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\mk^Am

kAmkP\Aiqry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\m%96 D276EJ 4@?46C? :?G@=G6D 2 A@?5 24C@DD 2 C@25 5:C64E=J 369:?5 E96 EC66 =:?6] %96 D49@@= D2JD :ED 27C2:5 <:5D >2J 36 6?E:465 E@ 8@ 6IA=@C:?8 3J E96 A@?5[ H9:49 4@F=5 =625 E@ 2? 244:56?E]kP\Aiqry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\mk^Am

Read the original:
Tree removal leads to safety concern at school

There will be no poetic licence for a Wortley Village woman who hoped to bring joy to her neighbourhood by posting poetry on a young maple at the foot of her front lawn.

Christine Montgomerys Poet Tree adorned with a display case for the poems had been there two weeks when she returned home to find it empty.

The sheet of paper with A Silly Poem by Spike Milligan was left in her mailbox, Please remove from city tree, scrawled across the bottom.

Im so disappointed. Everybody who walked by would stop and read, said Montgomery, a librarian.

How can you not love it? she asked. Im only putting poems up to make people happy. Theyre not deep poems. I want to bring poetry to the people.

But a city forestry supervisor who has given Montgomery until next week to take her frame down says she must find another way to accomplish her mission.

You cant nail or fix anything to a tree, said Andy Beaton, with transportation and roadside operations. Shes damaged the tree. Shes put screws into the trunk of a tree.

The citys boulevard tree protection bylaw bans cutting down, defacing, trimming, pruning, destroying or injuring any tree on a boulevard.

I understand what shes doing with the poetry, but I just cant have it affixed to the tree, Beaton said. Trees are coming to the forefront in London.

Last summer, a city hall committee voted to spend $37.7 million to boost Londons tree canopy to 34% over the next 20 years.

See the original post here:
Whimsical attraction damaged tree, city says

Tiki Tree Service (757) 941-5383 Tiki Tree Service Williamsburg Virginia
Tiki Climbing Grinding Tree Service (757) 941-5383 Tiki Tree Service Williamsburg Virginia Spruce Up Your Yard With These Valuable Recommendations from Tiki Tree Removal in Williamsburg...

By: David Espaillat

Read the original:
Tiki Tree Service (757) 941-5383 Tiki Tree Service Williamsburg Virginia - Video

Best Emergency Tree Removal Company Williamsburg Virginia (757) 941-5383 Emergency Tree Removal W...
Best Emergency Tree Removal in Williamsburg Virginia is Tiki Tree Service! Give #39;em a call (757) 941-5383. Beautify Your Yard With These Helpful Ideas from Tiki Tree Service in Williamsburg...

By: Home Remodeling Tips

Read this article:
Best Emergency Tree Removal Company Williamsburg Virginia (757) 941-5383 Emergency Tree Removal W... - Video

Huge Pine Tree Removal pt. 5
Tree removal service by J L Prosperity Lawn Care. jandllawncare2014@gmail.com.

By: Jon Foxx

View post:
Huge Pine Tree Removal pt. 5 - Video

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -

A Savannah neighborhood did it's best to keep a part of their community intact, but Wednesday was D-Day for a centuries old Oak.

The Victory Heights Community off of Skidaway Road rallied around their leafy friend until the end.

It took workers two days to take down what took three lifetimes to grow up, and like family, when you live with something all your life, it's difficult to let go.

"My dad grew up here, and showed me how to climb it," Terry Moore remembered.

Moore grew up here too, in the house his grandfather built.

"When this subdivision was originally built, it was just the tree and granddaddy's house and five others, and the rest was pasture," he said.

But in early October, the City of Savannah said the tree had to come down; the neighborhood association president got a second opinion from another arborist from the University of Georgia.

"We didn't like the big orange x, and I do like second opinions, so that arborist gave us a tree analysis and really good explanation on the health of the tree," said Felix Maher, Victory Heights Neighborhood Association President.

So with two arborists saying the tree was just too unhealthy, it became a safety issue, and since the tree was actually growing in the right of way, which is city property, it was a liability.

View post:
Tree removal continues on E 41st Street in Savannah

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -

A Savannah neighborhood did it's best to keep a part of their community intact, but Wednesday was D-Day for a centuries old Oak.

The Victory Heights Community off of Skidaway Road rallied around their leafy friend until the end.

It took workers two days to take down what took three lifetimes to grow up, and like family, when you live with something all your life, it's difficult to let go.

"My dad grew up here, and showed me how to climb it," Terry Moore remembered.

Moore grew up here too, in the house his grandfather built.

"When this subdivision was originally built, it was just the tree and granddaddy's house and five others, and the rest was pasture," he said.

But in early October, the City of Savannah said the tree had to come down; the neighborhood association president got a second opinion from another arborist from the University of Georgia.

"We didn't like the big orange x, and I do like second opinions, so that arborist gave us a tree analysis and really good explanation on the health of the tree," said Felix Maher, Victory Heights Neighborhood Association President.

So with two arborists saying the tree was just too unhealthy, it became a safety issue, and since the tree was actually growing in the right of way, which is city property, it was a liability.

Continued here:
Old oak comes down on E 41st Street in Savannah

Emergency Tree Removal Williamsburg Virginia (757) 941-5383 Best Tree Removal Company in Williams...
Need Emergency Tree Removal in Williamsburg Virginia Call (757) 941-5383 Tiki Tree Service for the Best Tree Removal Company in Williamsburg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky24EhI86CM ...

By: David Espaillat

See the article here:
Emergency Tree Removal Williamsburg Virginia (757) 941-5383 Best Tree Removal Company in Williams... - Video