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HomeMy WebLinkAboutArborist Report_CODE23-000104_4903 SE 2nd StARBORISTSOLUTIONSAndrewRainesISACertifiedArboristISATRAQCertifiedISAUtilitySpecialistPN-7684AU206-747-5907Andrew.Raines.Arb(pmpjI.pomIsQUALIFICAtIONStRT,urxASI.AWArboristReportAREAOFCONCERNParcel6928000480Presentuse:SingleFamilyJurisdiction:RENTONTaxpayername:BOLTZPARKERAAddress:4902SE2NDST98059Lotarea:8.792Parcel6928000490Presentuse:SingleFamilyJurisdiction:RENTONTaxpayername:NASHMORGAN&DEBRAAddress:4903SE2NDST98059Lotarea:9,361ISSUEFINDINGSSUMMARY-ThisisaretroactivearboristreportinduetoaCityofRentonnotice.Thetreeswerereportedlyremoveduetocloseproximitytothehouse(priorlimbfaildamagetohouse),anddriveway;uplift,cracking,anddeterioration.Thisreportwillshowthatalltreesremovedhadavalidreasonduetopoortreeconditionsandpoortreeplantingandlocation.Trees1-13*ALLtreealongthisstripshareseveralcommonissuesthatwouldmakethemHIGHriskcandidateremovals.-Parkinganddrivewayonbothsidesoftreesrootzone.Thisshouldbeanareathatnocarsshoulddrivingorparkingon.Compactgroundispoorconditionforroots.Thiswholeareahasexposedrootsandrootdamagethatallowdecayintotherootzonethatwillcausefuturehazardssuchasfulltreefailure.AlternativeparkingwasnotanoptionandthesetreeswerepoorlyplantedasfarasthislocationgoesforPARKING.-Treesaretoocloselyplanted.Thisisanissuetototreesrootsandcanopy.Therootsofthetreesaresharingthesamespaceandthegroundwashardinthearea.Thismeansthattherootswillonlygrowonthesurfaceforthemostpartmakingiteasytodamagethesurfaceandgetrootrot.Therootsareoverlappingeachotherandgirdlingeachother(choking),andobstructingeachotherfromfuturegrowthbecausethespaceofoccupiedspace.Thiscould leadtotreedecline(girdling)orfulltreefailure(rootgrowthobstruction).Treesthataretoocloselyplantedtogetherwillalsogrowtallerfasterandhaveapoortaperduetothecompetitiontowardslight.Treeswithpoortaperhaveahigherchangeforfailureduetothelacktosupportingwoodinhighwindsorsnow/iceloads.-Drivewaydamage.AlltreesIthisclusterwerecausingsignificantdamagetobothpropertiesdrivewaysandwasthecatalystfortheremovals.Bothdrivewayshaveuplift,cracks,andearlydeterioration.-Gradechange.Thetreeswereplantedwithinseveralfeetofagradechange.lyeseenfulltreefailurewithtreesinsimilarcircumstances.Therootsdon’tgetenoughreachontheretainingwallsideandaresusceptibletofailintheoppositedirection.TREES1-3*Trees1-3sharethesameissueofbeingtooclosetothehouseforalargespecies.Insomejurisdictionsandmypersonaloptiontreescanbetooclosetothehouseandnothaveanyissues.InthiscasealltreeshadseveralissuesthatmadethemHIGHriskremovalsandtheyweretooclosetothehouse.Therewaspreviouslimbfailurethathascauseddamagetothehouseinthisarea.TREES11-13*Trees11-13haveadditionalissuesthattherootsaregrowingaroundtheutilities.Thiscouldhavecauseddamageandcouldhavebeencostlytothecustomers.IRAQFORMDATADBHmeasurementsweretakenfromthegroundandallotherphysicalmeasurementsareUNKNOWNorESTIMATEDbasedonexperience.CONCLUSIONAfterassessingtheareaI’veconcludedthatbothhomeownersmadeagooddecisiononremovingthetreesandthetreeswereaccidentallyirresponsiblyplantedbythepreviousowners.Thecorrectresponseforthisactionwouldbetoremovethetreesandreplacethemwithsmalltomediumsizedtreesifnecessary.Thereplantsshouldbespacedoutcorrectlyandplantedinaspaceoflowtraffic(NOTINSAMELOCATION).ANDREWRAINESPN-7684AU TREE#SpeciesDBH”JConditionMitigation1Douglasfir26Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Tooclosetohouse2Douglasfir20Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Tooclosetohouse3Douglasfir28Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Tooclosetohouse4Douglasfir35Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Tooclosetohouse5Douglasfir4Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVEIDgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Tooclosetohouse6Douglasfir17Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)7Douglasfir26Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)8Douglasfir14.5Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVEJDgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposerfrootdecay)9Douglasfir25Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesoftootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)10Douglasfir26Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)11Pine24.5Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay).Girdlingrootwaspresent,ROOTSAREINUTILITYAREA12Douglasfir9Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dgradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)ROOTSAREINUTILITYAREA13Western11.5Plantedpoorly;tooclose,parkingonbothsidesofrootzone,nearREMOVE/Dredcedargradechange,rootdamagewithwoodexposer(rootdecay)ROOTSAREINUTILITYAREA14Leyland11.5PrivacyhedgeKeepcypress15Leyland8.5PrivacyhedgeKeepcypress16Leyland11PrivacyhedgeKeepcypress 20Apple21Douglasfir22Douglasfir23Douglasfir24Douglasfir25JapanesemapleTREE#SpeciesDBH”ConditionMitigation17Leylandcypress18Leylandcypress19Leylandcypress9PrivacyhedgeKeep10PrivacyhedgeKeep8.5PrivacyhedgeKeep14-Keep24--Keep24Keep73Keep27.5Keep16-Keep ARBORISTSOLUTIONSAndrewRainesISACertifiedArboristISATRAQCertifiedISAUtilitySpecialistPN-7684AU206-747-5907Andrew.Raines.Arh1nmiIQUALfFICATIONSTT;1f; BEFOREPICTURES.9 AFTERPICTURES L1ç,: