Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
2013-2014
STREET TREE INVENTORY SUMMARY OF RESULTS October 29, 2014
Phase I: Downtown and Harrisburg
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Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
2013-2014
STREET TREE INVENTORY Summary of Results Phase I: Downtown and Harrisburg October 29, 2014
Inventory and summary completed by: Connie Head Technical Forestry Services Commerce, Georgia 706.202.5279 / tfshead@aol.com and Gretchen Musser Elements of Land Design, LLC Smyrna, Georgia
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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... i INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 Terms and Acronyms .................................................................................................................. 2 TREE INVENTORY METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................. 3 Site and Tree Selection ............................................................................................................... 3 Tree Ownership and Addressing ................................................................................................. 5 Equipment and Procedures ........................................................................................................ 5 Data Collected ............................................................................................................................. 6 Tree Species ........................................................................................................................ 8 Tree Size .............................................................................................................................. 8 Tree Condition and Risk Rating ........................................................................................... 9 Management and Maintenance Recommendations ........................................................ 10 STREET TREE INVENTORY RESULTS ............................................................................................... 13 Number of Trees and Planting Sites ......................................................................................... 13 Geographic Distribution of Trees and Planting Sites ................................................................ 14 Tree Planting Recommendations .............................................................................................. 21 Species Diversity ....................................................................................................................... 23 Tree Size .................................................................................................................................... 30 Tree Condition .......................................................................................................................... 34 Trees at Risk ...................................................................................................................... 42 Site Conditions .......................................................................................................................... 43 Maintenance Recommendations .............................................................................................. 47
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX A: DATA FIELDS ............................................................................................................ 61 APPENDIX B: PHASE I STREET TREE INVENTORY RESULTS SUMMARY ......................................... 67 APPENDIX C: TREE MAINTENANCE LISTS ...................................................................................... 69
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory - Summary of Results Phase I: Downtown and Harrisburg
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An inventory of public street trees and vacant planting sites along street rights‐of‐way was conducted during the fall and winter of 2013‐2014 in two areas in Augusta‐Richmond County— Downtown and the Harrisburg neighborhood. The inventory was a partnership project of Trees for Augusta, Inc., and Augusta‐Richmond County. The inventory was conducted by Technical Forestry Services of Commerce, Georgia. Information on a total of 3,546 trees and planting sites was entered into a digital inventory database provided in both a geographic information system (GIS) shapefile and Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. The database includes information on 2,427 street trees and 1,119 tree planting sites. In Downtown, 1,304 street trees and 339 planting sites were inventoried. In Harrisburg, 1,123 street trees and 780 planting sites were inventoried. The streets are 63 percent stocked with trees in Downtown and 42 percent stocked with trees in Harrisburg. Species diversity in both areas is good, with 50 species found in Downtown, 61 species found in Harrisburg, and 78 species inventoried overall. There is a good mix of native and non‐native species in the population. Native oak trees, including Darlington, laurel, water and willow oaks, are common in both areas and dominate the large tree canopy. The non‐native crapemyrtle tree otherwise dominates the street tree population. This species accounts for 13 percent of all trees in Downtown and 38 percent in Harrisburg. Bradford pears are common in both areas, as are Chinese elms, flowering dogwoods, sugarberries, and Japanese zelkovas. The trees range in size from 1 to 54 inches in trunk diameter. It is obvious from the inventory that significant tree planting has been done in Augusta over the years and age diversity is good. The medians along Greene Street are a good example of this ongoing planting effort. While many trees were found to be in satisfactory condition, significant problems exist within the youngest and oldest members of the tree population. Problems with newly planted and young trees include the use of improper planting and mulching techniques, a lack of early structural pruning and, in some cases, neglect. Older, larger trees show a lack of early and routine pruning, although pruning for traffic clearance was seen. Many trees have been negatively impacted by soil compaction, inadequate soil volumes and restricted rooting space, especially where planted in tree wells or narrow tree lawns (59 percent). In Harrisburg more trees have access to larger soil volumes where they are growing adjacent to residential lawns. The Chinese pistache trees on Jones Street were planted incorrectly with the wire baskets and ‐ i ‐
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strapping left on the root ball, which is now causing some girdling of the stems and roots. Other trees have been planted too deeply, which encourages the formation of stem encircling and girdling roots, as does piling mulch up against the trunk. “Volcano” mulching was noted on 44 trees. Girdling roots were noted on 553 trees. Ice storm damage was noted on 62 trees that were inventoried after the storm as field work was being completed. There are 71 trees that were found to have an elevated risk of whole or partial tree failure. These trees require high priority pruning (28 trees), cabling and bracing (11 trees), or removal (34 trees) to mitigate their risk. Overall, there are 316 trees recommended for removal, 35 of which are designated as high priority. The primary reasons for removal include risk mitigation, health or structure decline, species to site mismatch, and conflict with infrastructure. The sizes of the trees recommended for removal range from 2 to 47 inches in trunk diameter. Of the 316 trees recommended for removal, 52 are greater than 18 inches in trunk diameter. Most trees, 87 percent, need one or more type of pruning—for training, crown cleaning, structure improvement, or clearance. More than half the trees inventoried had some type of pruning defect. These defects include stub cuts, flush cuts or topping. Only about one‐third of the crapemyrtles inventoried were topped, a relatively low occurrence of this harmful practice. Many trees planted in the last 10 to 15 years have not been pruned for structure. Training pruning is essential in creating and maintaining a strong structure and reducing future failures and was recommended for 163 small trees. The Japanese zelkovas planted on Reynolds Street show this lack of training and structural pruning, as well as a lack of crown cleaning pruning to remove deadwood. Many of these trees are in an advanced state of decline. No catastrophic or wide‐spread pest problems were observed, however a variety of insect and disease signs and symptoms were identified. Cankers noted include Hypoxylon, Hispidus and Fusiform species, as well as wetwood/slime flux. Fruiting bodies (mushrooms, conks) were noted on the trunks of 31 trees and on the roots of 35 trees. Root decay was noted on 304 trees and trunk decay on 489 trees. Insects noted include borers on 23 trees, scale on 64 trees and fire ants around the base of 72 trees. Mistletoe, a parasite, was noted on 50 trees. Pest management was recommended for 166 trees. The complete summary report containing detailed information on the results of the inventory has been provided to Trees for Augusta and Augusta‐Richmond County and is available at www.treesforaugusta.org and www.augustaga.gov. ‐ ii ‐
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INTRODUCTION This report provides summary information on the results of an inventory of public street trees growing in Downtown and the Harrisburg Neighborhood of Augusta‐Richmond County. The inventory was conducted from October 2013 through March 2014. The tree inventory project was funded through a partnership of Trees for Augusta and Augusta‐ Richmond County. The inventory is intended as a first phase of a complete inventory of public trees to be conducted over the next several years. Mr. Bryan Haltermann, Executive Director of Trees for Augusta, administered this first phase and served as the project liaison with Augusta‐ Richmond County and with the consultant completing the inventory. The tree inventory was conducted by Connie Head, Consulting Urban Forester, Registered Forester and ISA Certified Arborist of Technical Forestry Services of Commerce, Georgia, who was assisted by Gretchen Musser, Registered Landscape Architect and ISA Certified Arborist of Elements of Land Design, LLC of Smyrna, Georgia. Ms. Musser collected the majority of the inventory data in the field and was assisted by Ms. Head. The data was then analyzed and this report written by Ms. Head. The tree inventory data, this report, and a presentation highlighting the inventory results have been submitted electronically to Trees for Augusta and Augusta‐Richmond County and delivered to both project partners on a DVD. The database files have been submitted in two (2) formats—a GIS shapefile and an Excel spreadsheet file. The report has been provided in both Word format and a PDF file, and the presentation provided in both a PowerPoint format and PDF file. With the databases, Augusta‐Richmond County and other users can further sort, analyze, view, graphically display, and print out the data as management needs arise. The data will be useful in day‐to‐day planning of tree maintenance field operations and in establishing an effective long‐term community forest management program. The consultant is available to assist Trees for Augusta and Augusta‐Richmond County to help interpret, understand, and utilize this data (Connie Head, tfshead@aol.com, 706.202.5279).
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Terms and Acronyms The arboricultural terms and acronyms used throughout this report are listed below along with their definitions. •
Critical root zone (CRZ): that portion of the rooting area around a tree and extending out from the trunk1.25 feet for every 1 inch in trunk diameter; the area considered to be the minimum area to be protected to preserve the tree’s structural integrity and health; the roots and rooting area beneath a tree’s dripline and as illustrated in the Augusta Tree Ordinance and Illustrated Guide (November 2011), Illustration 3, page 44.
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Diameter at breast height (DBH): a standard measurement of tree trunk diameter at 4.5 feet above the ground, or in cases of tree trunks forked below 4.5 feet, at the narrowest point below the fork.
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Geographic information system (GIS): software that utilizes geographic coordinates to display information.
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Global positioning system (GPS): technology that utilizes a handheld device that communicates with satellites to determine a location on the ground.
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International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): a professional arboricultural education organization; ISA publishes standards for arboricultural practices (www.isa‐arbor.com).
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Large tree: a tree that will grow to a height of 50 feet or greater at maturity.
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Medium tree: a tree that will grow to a height between 25 and 50 feet at maturity.
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Right‐of‐way (ROW): refers to Augusta‐Richmond County government‐owned street rights‐of‐way, the width of which includes the street pavement and some distance beyond the pavement on either side up to the boundary with private property.
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Small tree: a tree that will grow to a maximum height of 25 feet at maturity
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TREE INVENTORY METHODOLOGY A description of the tree inventory methodology—including which trees were selected for inventory, the equipment and procedures used, the types of data collected, and the types of maintenance and management recommendations made in the field—is included in this section. Site and Tree Selection The approximate boundaries of the two inventory areas are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 outlined in yellow. The Downtown tree inventory area covers approximately .896 square miles and the Harrisburg Neighborhood tree inventory area is somewhat smaller and covers approximately .636 square miles. Downtown Augusta Tree Inventory Area
Figure 1. Downtown Augusta Tree Inventory Area
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Harrisburg Neighborhood Tree Inventory Area
Figure 2. Harrisburg Neighborhood Tree Inventory Area All trees and planting locations growing within the public street rights‐of‐way within both areas were inventoried. On boundary streets, only those trees located within the interior of the area were included. For example, only the north side of Walton Way was included in the inventory area; the south side was left to be inventoried when the adjacent area is inventoried. Trees within the median along Walton Way were also not included, nor were trees along the Augusta Riverwalk. All trees growing more or less singularly were inventoried separately, but groups of trees within fence rows, unmanaged wooded areas, wooded borders, screen plantings and other groups of similar trees were often inventoried together as a group with a single data entry. They were given an average DBH and condition. The primary characteristics and management needs of the trees within the group were recorded. Tree groups are treated as a separate species for analysis purposes.
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Tree Ownership and Addressing Conditions in the field were used to determine tree ownership, along with the parcel boundaries provided in a shapefile by Augusta‐Richmond County that were uploaded to the GPS unit. Where sidewalks were present trees were usually located between the sidewalk and the curb in a landscape strip that varied in width throughout the areas. In some cases, however, public trees were located behind the sidewalk and were included where the GPS indicated that parcel boundaries were some distance behind the sidewalk. In many of these cases a fence was present on the property boundary, which further helped to define the public and private property line. Where sidewalks were not present, the width, location and boundaries of the street right‐of‐ way could usually be identified by the location of corner pins or stakes, water meters, utility poles, fences, walls, street signs or other structures present in the field. Trees growing within fenced yards, but still located within the street right‐of‐way were not inventoried. Where tree ownership was questionable the tree was included in the inventory with a notation that the tree was a “boundary tree”. Before any work is done by Augusta‐Richmond County on a tree listed as a boundary tree (and for any tree in the inventory where ownership is not immediately apparent), the public ownership of the tree should be confirmed by government staff. Address numbers and the street on which the tree is growing were entered into separate fields in the database. Where an address was not visible in the field, an address from the site address points shapefile and database provided by Augusta‐Richmond County was entered, or if not otherwise available, an assumed address that fit within the general addressing sequence on the street was entered. Where trees are growing along the street on the side of a property, the address and street of the property was used as the tree address. Equipment and Procedures Tree location and characteristics were collected using two (2) of the University of Georgia’s Trimble GeoXH 2005 Series Pocket PCs with global positioning capabilities. The GPS data, including the location and tree information, was uploaded into ESRI ArcMap and data corrections were made. No differential correction was performed as tree locations appeared to be quite accurate when viewed graphically in the field and using ArcMap. The database file was also converted into an Excel spreadsheet which was then used for data analysis.
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The tree inventory process consisted of the consultants walking to each tree, recording its location by satellite, measuring trunk diameter (using a standard logger’s tape), walking completely around the tree to make observations on tree and site conditions and observing what was visible of the tree’s roots, trunk, scaffold limbs, and crown. Trees were evaluated by the consultants from the ground only and no aerial inspections or root collar excavations were done, nor was any probing, drilling, or sounding done and no additional tests were performed on the trees. When a tree planting site was identified, the consultants recorded the site’s location by satellite and by address and street, significant site conditions, and number and size of trees recommended at the location. Data Collected The consultants entered into the GPS unit the address of the property adjacent to the right‐of‐ way, tree species, trunk diameter, tree conditions, site conditions and recommended maintenance and management tasks. For a single tree or a tree group it was possible to record information in up to 64data fields. Appendix A contains a table of the data fields and their descriptions. For all trees and tree groups the following information was recorded: •
Location in Georgia State Plane Coordinates (easting, northing)calculated and recorded by the GPS unit
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Address (address number of the parcel adjacent to the right‐of‐way at the tree’s location)
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Street
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Type of tree (existing or new)
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Area ID (1 or 2, where 1 = Downtown and 2 = Harrisburg)
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Species common name
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DBH (trunk diameter)
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Location value (used to calculate tree value)
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ISA condition ratings (8 ratings from 1 to 4) for health and structure for roots, trunk, and scaffold limbs, and health of branches and leaves
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Overhead utilities present
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Inventory year, date and initials of consultant evaluating the tree
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Where appropriate, the following additional information was recorded: •
Root and soil (rooting zone) conditions
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Trunk conditions
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Scaffold limb conditions
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Crown conditions
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Pest signs and symptoms
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Site conditions
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Hazard ratings as appropriate
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Pruning recommendations, with high priority indicated as appropriate
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Removal recommendations, with high priority indicated as appropriate
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Other maintenance and management recommendations, such as inspect, mulch, remove vines, remove girdling roots, etc.
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Notes
Trees needing further risk assessment were identified in the inventory. It is recommended that Augusta‐Richmond County have an ISA Certified Arborist conduct additional risk assessments and further evaluate the tree for the probability and consequences of failure, determine the level of risk and then recommend specific mitigation actions. For tree planting sites only the following information was recorded: •
Location by coordinates
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Address (address number of the parcel adjacent to the right‐of‐way at the tree’s location)
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Street
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Planting Site as species common name
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DBH of 0
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Rooting zone conditions
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Overhead utilities present
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Notes on the number and size of trees recommended for that site, and additional notes as appropriate
A unique point ID has been assigned to all data points (trees, tree groups, tree planting recommendations) in the GIS database; this unique ID does not appear in the Excel spreadsheet. Two (2) data fields were added to the Excel spreadsheet—condition and hazard
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rating—and they do not appear in the GIS database. The condition field contains the percent condition calculated by adding all 8 ISA condition ratings and dividing by the highest possible total. The hazard rating field contains a rating calculated by adding up the three (3) hazard rating factors—size of part, probability of failure, and frequency of target. Tree Species
For every tree, a species or tree variety was entered using the common name, with the genus listed first (holly, maple, oak, etc.) For example, “Holly, American” would be the common name of that species with holly being the genus and American indicating the species. In cases where the species could not be positively identified, only the genus was listed, for example, “Holly, Unknown” or “Holly, Ornamental”. Trees that were part of a group of trees not individually managed, or nearly identical and part of landscape group, and natural wooded areas were entered into the inventory as a “mixed species” tree group. In a few cases a row of identical trees, such as Leyland cypresses planted as a screen, was entered as a tree group. For tree groups and rows of trees the average diameters and conditions of the group were entered. In some cases an individual tree (usually a larger tree) within a tree group was individually inventoried if it was dead, at an elevated risk for failure, near a recreational facility or other target, or recommended for immediate pruning or removal. Woody plants commonly considered shrubs, such as althea (Rose‐of‐Sharon), privet, ligustrum and photinia (redtip) were not inventoried for the most part, however occasionally a specimen plant of one of these shrubs, if pruned as tree‐form, was included in the inventory. Hollies that were tree‐form, such as Foster’s, Savannah, and American, were included. The species name entered for tree planting locations was “planting site”, and the number of trees recommended for planting at the site by mature tree height (small, medium, or large) was entered in the notes field. Tree Size
Tree trunk size—DBH—was measured or estimated for every tree in the inventory. When the tree was accessible and not covered in vines or surrounded by brush, the DBH was measured using a 50 foot combination logger’s and diameter tape which measures distance on one side and converts to trunk diameter on the other side. Diameters were measured to the nearest inch at 4.5 feet above the ground. When trees were forked below 4.5 feet the diameter was
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measured at the smallest point below the fork. When multiple trunks were present, only the largest diameter was measured and recorded. When trees were covered in vines (especially poison ivy vines), growing within thick brush, surrounded by volunteer saplings, or located on a steep slope then the DBH was estimated. Generally only trees 2 inches DBH and greater were included in the inventory. In some cases, however, a tree with a 1 inch DBH was included if it was: a well‐established volunteer that could be pruned into an acceptable specimen; growing within a row of trees 2 inches and greater and contributing substantially to the landscape; a well‐established, multi‐stemmed tree (such as a crapemyrtle); or, a recently planted tree that appeared at the time of the inventory to have a good chance of survival. Tree Condition and Risk Rating
As mentioned previously, condition ratings were assigned using methodology published by ISA. As the list of data fields in Appendix A shows, ratings of 0 to 4 are given for eight (8) different tree components—for root, trunk, and scaffold limb health and structure, and for branches and leaf health 1 . With the ISA condition rating system if one of the condition components, such as root or trunk structure, is rated very low due to an extreme condition or defect, while all other components are rated very high, a tree needing considerable maintenance or removal may still end up with a high condition percent or in a higher than expected condition class. Some trees with a relatively high overall condition might have a high hazard rating and have to be removed. Some trees may be in good, very good, or excellent condition but have hazards that can be eliminated with risk reduction pruning. Some trees may have a single condition, such as trunk cankers, which might reduce health and longevity, but may still be rated high because the roots, limbs, branches, and leaves are still in good condition. Trees were assessed for their risk of whole or partial tree failure and a hazard rating assigned when risk mitigation was necessary. The hazard rating used by the consultant includes ratings for three (3) aspects of the risk—size of part, failure potential, and target frequency. 2 An 1
CONDITION RATINGS: 4 = no apparent problem, 3 = minor problem, 2 = major problem, 1 = extreme problem.
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HAZARD RATINGS: Size of Part, 1 = <6 inches diameter, 2 = 6 to 18 inches, 3 = 18 to 30 inches, 4 = >30 inches; Failure Potential, 1 = low, 2 = medium, 3 = high, 4 = severe; Target Rating, 1 = occasional use, 2 = intermittent use, 3 = frequent use, 4 = constant use.
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additional field was added to the Excel database that contains the results of combining these three (3) components into a hazard rating. In addition to the condition and hazard ratings, other information on root, trunk, limb, and crown conditions was recorded during the inventory. Management and Maintenance Recommendations
Management recommendations made for a tree might include specific maintenance tasks, monitoring activities, or further inspection. Maintenance tasks most commonly recommended were pruning, mulching, removal of girdling roots, pest management, cabling and whole tree removal. Most of these maintenance recommendations are given a dedicated field in the database, but other recommendations were recorded in the notes field. AERATE CRZ
Where soils appear to be severely compacted a recommendation of soil aeration was made. Soil aeration techniques include trenching between major roots using a compressed air tool or ditch‐witch type equipment and, more commonly, drilling holes 12 inches deep on an 18 by 18 inch grid within the tree’s CRZ, after which holes are backfilled with pea gravel, compost, sand, or other natural, well‐aerated material, or the high pressure injection of gas and organic liquids into the soil. The efficacy of these methods varies and in a narrow planting strip that is highly compacted and full of tree roots the alleviation of compaction will be difficult or impossible. MULCH
Mulch is beneficial for all trees and this recommendation could have been included in the database for every tree that is currently not mulched. Mulch is recommended when as a reminder to refresh the mulch, or to reconfigure mulch to arboricultural standards, but especially for those cases where tree condition was such that mulch is critical to improving tree health and survival. All mulching should be done according to arboricultural standards. INSPECT
Trees in marginal condition, especially large trees with some signs of decline, are recommended for inspection on an annual basis. The purpose of these inspections is to monitor tree condition and take appropriate management action in a timely manner to insure public health and safety. For all trees recommended for removal and pruning for risk reduction, if action is not taken in the near term, Augusta‐Richmond County should include them on the list of trees to be annually inspected even though this recommendation may not have been recorded in the inventory. These and all inspections should take place no less than once per year.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT: CABLING AND BRACING
Supplemental support in the form of cabling and bracing to strengthen tree structure when they have co‐dominant (forked) stems and included bark is recommended in some instances where it might be effective. An ISA Certified Arborist experienced in installing these supplemental support systems should perform an aerial inspection on these trees first to determine if cabling and bracing is feasible. The installation of all tree support systems should be done according to arboricultural standards. PRUNE
When pruning is recommended, it is directed at achieving a specific goal. More than one type of pruning might be recommended for a single tree. Explanations of the various pruning goals follow. •
Training pruning is recommended for recently planted or young trees to establish or improve their trunk and limb structure and eliminate structural defects that could cause limb or trunk failure in the future.
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Structural pruning is recommended to remove stub cuts, improve structure (especially after tree topping), or remove a co‐dominant leader from an established tree.
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Deadwood pruning is recommended to remove dead, diseased, dying, crossed, broken, rubbing, or otherwise objectionable limbs greater than 2 inches in diameter; it is also recommended for mistletoe removal
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Clearance pruning is recommended to provide clearance around a building, over a walkway or sidewalk for pedestrian clearance, over a roadway for vehicle clearance, or around overhead utility lines; it may also indicate a need to improve sight clearance or traffic sign clearance.
High priority was added to a pruning recommendation when large deadwood or structurally weak branches were present, or when other conditions warranted it. TREE PLANTING SITE
Tree planting recommendations were made at sites where one or more vacant planting locations exist. The species is listed as “planting site” and recommendations were made for a specific number of trees at the site by mature height—small, medium, or large—in the notes section. A small tree has a potential mature height of 25 feet or less, a medium tree has a potential mature height between 25 and 50 feet, and a large tree has a potential mature height of 50 feet or greater.
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REMOVAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Tree removal was recommended for trees in poor condition, trees growing in severely restricted growing spaces, trees that are in severe and irresolvable conflict with infrastructure (or will be in the future), and trees at risk for failure where no options exist for satisfactorily mitigating the risk. Trees in poor condition may have visible, advanced decay at the trunk flare or root collar, trunk decay with or without cavities, or crown dieback greater than 50 percent, and may have just one or more of these conditions. If a tree has a structural defect, such as included bark or a splitting trunk or scaffold limb that increases the tree’s chance of whole or partial tree failure, and no feasible maintenance or management action (such as pruning, cabling, or limiting access or removal of the target) would decrease the risk, then the tree was recommended for removal. High priority was added to a removal recommendation when its risk of failure was high, the conflict with infrastructure was severe or when other conditions warranted it. Recommendations for the removal of other items affecting tree health or public health and safety such as stakes and guy wires, poison ivy, other vines and woody saplings growing around trees were made as appropriate.
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STREET TREE INVENTORY RESULTS The inventory contains information on 3,546 street trees and vacant planting sites. The data gathered have been summarized and are presented in the following sections. The results are further summarized for quick reference in a table entitled 2013‐2014 Street Tree Inventory Results Summary located in Appendix B. Number of Trees and Planting Sites Of the 3,546 data points included in the inventory, 2,427 are trees and 1,119 are planting sites. The numbers of trees and planting sites inventoried within each of the areas and in total are listed in Table 1. Table 1.
Distribution of Trees and Planting Sites
AREA Trees (Existing) Planting Sites (New) TOTAL
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 1,304 1,123 2,427 339 780 1,119 1,643 1,903 3,546
Planting sites may have enough room for more than one tree. The total number of trees that can be planted at these 1,119 sites is discussed later in this report.
Trees frame this picture of Downtown Augusta on a winter day.
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Geographic Distribution of Trees and Planting Sites The geographic distribution of trees and planting sites within the inventory areas is shown graphically in Figures 3 through 6. Figure 3 shows that street trees exist in abundance throughout Downtown, except for in the more industrial areas in the southern part of the inventory area. Broad and Greene streets, James Brown Boulevard, and Eighth Street are well‐ canopied; Reynolds, Telfair, Sixth and Eleventh streets also have abundant trees. The streets with the least amount of trees and least canopy are Walton Way, Fenwick Street, Walker Street, and the southern portions of James Brown Boulevard and Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
Figure 3. Distribution of Street Trees in Downtown
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Figure 4 shows the 339 planting sites identified in the Downtown inventory area that will accommodate the 769 trees recommended for planting. Tree planting opportunities were identified throughout Downtown, especially along Greene and Telfair streets, in the southeast portion of Downtown and along the less canopied streets mentioned above. Many have wide tree lawns with good amounts of rooting space. Walton Street has the fewest opportunities for planting, along with Reynolds, Ellis, Broad and Walker streets mainly because of the increased amount of impervious surface.
Figure 4. Distribution of Tree Planting Sites in Downtown
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Street trees are well distributed throughout the Harrisburg neighborhood as shown in Figure 5. There is, however, a lack of tree canopy on the east and west ends of Walton Way on the north side (the south side and median were not inventoried). This is a commercial corridor and traffic thoroughfare with a high amount of impervious surface.
Figure 5. Distribution of Street Trees in Harrisburg
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Figure 6 shows the distribution of the 780 planting sites identified in the Harrisburg neighborhood. They are abundant throughout the neighborhood. There are few opportunities existing for planting trees on the public street right‐of‐way outside of where trees currently exist along Walton Way, however, due to the significant amount of pavement that exist here.
Figure 6. Distribution of Tree Planting Sites in Harrisburg
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An example of a vacant planting site between the fence and the curb, suitable for the planting of a couple of medium to large maturing trees that will provide significant canopy in this area of Harrisburg.
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Further detail on the geographic distribution of the trees and planting sites found in Downtown and Harrisburg is listed in Table 2. Table 2.
Number of Trees and Planting Sites by Street
DOWNTOWN Trees Sites 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 21 4 43 27 0 0 32 24 0 0 20 30 0 0 0 1 376 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 1 0 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0
STREET NAME BARNES LN BATTLE ROW BLAIRS LN BOHLER AVE BRITTS LN BROAD ST CARR ST CARTLEDGE LN CHAFEE AVE CRAWFORD AVE EIGHTH ST ELEVENTH ST ELLIS ST EVE ST FENWICK ST FIFTEENTH ST FIFTH ST GARDNER ST GORDON HWY GREENE ST HEARD AVE HECKLE ST HICKMAN RD HICKS ST HUNTINGTON ST JAMES BROWN BLVD JENKINS ST JONES ST MCCARTAN ST METCALF ST MILLEDGE RD MILLVIEW ST MONUMENT ST MOORE AVE
HARRISBURG Trees Sites 3 0 45 53 1 0 21 38 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 16 8 97 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 30 92 106 0 3 0 0 20 27 0 0 74 18 36 16 7 20 31 22 23 12 0 1 0 0 48 35 0 0 0 0 1 29 14 1 2 2 0 0 57 22
ALL AREAS Trees Sites 3 0 45 53 1 0 21 38 1 0 336 23 2 3 0 1 16 8 97 35 40 6 21 4 43 27 47 30 124 130 0 3 20 30 20 27 0 1 450 80 36 16 7 20 31 22 23 12 0 1 34 1 48 35 30 0 3 0 1 29 14 1 2 2 6 2 57 22
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Table 2.
Number of Trees and Planting Sites by Street DOWNTOWN
STREET NAME REYNOLDS ST RUSSELL ST SEVENTH ST SIXTH ST SMITH LN SPRINGFIELD WAY STARNES ST TALCOT ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST TUBMAN ST TUTTLE ST TWELFTH ST TWIGGS ST W FORD ST WALKER ST WALKER ST EXT WALL ST WALTON WAY WARREN ST WATKINS ST WRIGHTS AVE TOTAL ALL STREETS
Trees 95 0 42 6 0 1 0 1 96 8 26 0 0 6 0 6 49 0 0 19 0 8 0 1,304
HARRISBURG
Sites 19 0 14 1 0 0 0 8 55 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 28 0 0 11 0 14 0 339
Trees 0 17 0 0 0 0 64 0 67 0 0 65 41 0 0 0 16 2 0 77 41 49 46 1,123
ALL AREAS
Sites 0 5 0 0 1 0 50 0 63 0 0 15 19 0 0 0 22 3 1 14 41 44 20 780
Trees 95 17 42 6 0 1 64 1 163 8 26 65 41 6 0 6 65 2 0 96 41 57 46 2,427
Sites 19 5 14 1 1 0 50 8 118 0 1 15 19 7 1 0 50 3 1 25 41 58 20 1,119
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Tree Planting Recommendations As shown in Table 1 and Table 2, there are 339 tree planting sites identified along streets in Downtown and 780 in Harrisburg, for a total of 1,119 sites. The number of trees a planting site can accommodate and the size recommended for the site can be found in the notes section of the databases. Using this information, the total number of individual trees recommended for planting was calculated and the result is shown in Table 3. The 1,119 planting sites can accommodate 2,350 trees total—769 in Downtown and 1,581 in Harrisburg. There are 450 large, 333 medium and 1,567 small trees recommended for planting within both areas, as Table 3 shows. Table 3.
Number of Individual Trees Recommended for Planting
MATURE TREE SIZE Number of Sites Total Large Trees Medium Trees Small Trees NUMBER OF TREES TOTAL
DOWNTOWN 339 249 161 359 769
HARRISBURG 780 201 172 1,208 1,581
ALL AREAS 1,119 450 333 1,567 2,350
With 2,427 trees inventoried and an additional 2,350 potential planting spaces found, the two (2) areas together are 51 percent stocked with trees. In Downtown the stocking is 63 percent, and in Harrisburg the stocking is 42 percent. Throughout both areas, the quality of the planting sites varies, especially in regard to the amount of growing space available. Restrictions to growth, above and below ground, are common within the right‐of way in both areas. Restrictions to growth below ground include narrow tree lawns between the sidewalk and curb with limited soil volume, severely compacted soil and pavement. Where tree lawns are less than 3 feet wide, no trees are recommended for planting. While some planting sites have a limited amount of rooting space, others having a wide tree lawn or yard area with substantial areas for tree roots to grow. More abundant rooting space was more common in Harrisburg than in Downtown. Planting locations where no sidewalk is present, rooting space is abundant, and the tree lawn is 3 feet wide or greater should be considered priority locations for planting. Growth restrictions aboveground include overhead utility lines for telephone, cable, and electrical power service. Those lines running parallel to the street were recorded as primary
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lines, and those running from power poles to buildings to provide service were recorded as secondary lines. Table 4 shows that primary utility lines are present over 55 percent of all tree planting sites inventoried; secondary overhead utility lines are present over 9 percent of the sites; and, 36 percent of the sites have no utility lines overhead. Table 4.
Frequency of Utilities at Tree Planting Sites
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG ALL AREAS TYPE OF UTILITY LINES Sites Percent Sites Percent Sites Percent None Present 206 61% 196 25% 402 36% Primary 128 38% 493 63% 621 55% Secondary 5 1% 91 12% 96 9% TOTAL 339 100% 780 100% 1,119 100% There are more primary utility lines present along the streets in Harrisburg than in Downtown. For the 339 tree planting sites in Downtown, primary and secondary utility lines will restrict the size of tree that can be planted at 39 percent of the sites. For the 780 planting sites inventoried in Harrisburg, primary and secondary utility lines will restrict the size of trees that can be planted at 75 percent of these sites. Where primary or secondary overhead utility lines are present, only small maturing trees should be planted. If adequate overhead space exists for medium or large trees and future conflicts with hardscape, utility lines, traffic or other trees is not anticipated, then medium or large maturing trees should be planted to increase the tree canopy over roadways and throughout the area overall.
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Species Diversity Throughout both areas, the most common tree is crapemyrtle. It accounts for 25 percent of street trees overall, 38 percent of street trees in Harrisburg, and 13 percent of street trees in Downtown. The frequency of all species in the street tree population is shown in Table 5, listed by most common to least common across all areas.
Table 5.
Frequency of Trees by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Darlington Elm, Chinese Ginkgo Oak, Water Oak, Shumard Dogwood, Flowering Zelkova, Japanese Sugarberry Baldcypress Pistache, Chinese Cherry, Carolina Laurel Redcedar, Eastern Elm, American Maple, Trident Oak, Live Oak, Scarlet Pecan Maple, Red Sycamore Blackgum Magnolia, Southern Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Sand Live Pine, Loblolly
DOWNTOWN 13.3% 11.3% 9.8% 5.2% 10.3% 10.0% 5.3% 2.1% 3.2% 0.8% 5.4% 0.3% 5.0% 2.2% 0.4% 0.2% 1.8% 2.1% 1.8% 1.8% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5% 1.2% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.1%
HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 38.3% 24.9% 1.8% 6.9% 1.5% 6.0% 6.9% 6.0% 0.7% 5.9% 0.0% 5.4% 3.1% 4.3% 6.9% 4.3% 5.2% 4.1% 5.7% 3.1% 0.0% 2.9% 5.7% 2.8% 0.0% 2.7% 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% 1.6% 2.9% 1.4% 0.3% 1.1% 0.0% 1.1% 0.3% 1.1% 0.2% 1.1% 2.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 0.7% 0.0% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1.0% 0.5% 1.1% 0.5%
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Table 5.
Frequency of Trees by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Mixed Species Poplar, Tulip Goldenraintree Maple, Japanese Cedar, Deodar Cherry, Black Cherry, Yoshino Chinaberry Elm, Winged Holly, American Holly, Nellie Stevens Maple, Freeman Maple, Silver Pear, Common Ash, Green Birch, River Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cypress, Leyland Hemlock, Eastern Holly, Savannah Holly, Yaupon Magnolia, Japanese Magnolia, 'Little Gem' Mulberry, Weeping Oak, Northern Red Oak, Nuttall Oak, Red Oak, Sawtooth Palm Species Paulownia, Royal Sweetgum Unknown Tree Waxmyrtle, Southern Catalpa, Southern Cypress, Blue Sport Dogwood, Kousa Holly, Foster
DOWNTOWN 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 0.7% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.0% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
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Table 5.
Frequency of Trees by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Holly, Ornamental Holly, Unknown Honeylocust Ligustrum, Glossy Leaf Loquat Magnolia, Sweetbay Maple, Sugar Mimosa Oak, White Redbud, Eastern Silverbell, Carolina Silverbell, Two‐Winged Snowbell, Japanese TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES
DOWNTOWN 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 100.0% 50
HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100.0% 61 78
Willow oaks account for 7 percent of all trees, but barely 2 percent in Harrisburg. There are less oaks overall in Harrisburg, and most oaks in this area are water oaks, as well as the Shumard oaks that have been planted along Walton Way. Callery pear, laurel oak, and Darlington oak each account for 6 percent of all trees throughout both areas. Chinese elms account for a slightly more than 5 percent of all trees, but none were found in Harrisburg. There are several other common species that are found only in Downtown—Japanese zelkovas, baldcypress and Trident maple. The pyramidal form of the baldcypress tree is evident in this winter view. This is an urban tolerant species and a good choice for its location and the site conditions.
Species that account for 2 to 5 percent of the trees throughout both areas are water oak, ginkgo, Shumard oak, flowering dogwood, Japanese zelkova, sugarberry, baldcypress, and Chinese pistache. Despite the overplanting of crapemyrtles in Harrisburg, species diversity is greater than in Downtown. There are 78 different species of street trees throughout both areas, with 50 different species found in Downtown
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and 61 different species found in Harrisburg. Not only are there more species in Harrisburg, but other than crapemyrtle no other single species represents more than 10 percent of the population. In Downtown, there are five (5) species that each represents 10 percent or more of the population (crapemyrtle, willow oak, laurel oak, Darlington oak and Chinese elm). Species identification, despite the leaf‐off condition of the deciduous trees, was not difficult for the most part. However, a positive identification of the Darlington, laurel, diamond leaf and some willow oaks proved difficult because of the similarities between their bark, leaf, bud and acorn characteristics. These closely related species have similar growing site needs and maintenance needs so the integrity of the inventory data and management recommendations was not affected. Common hackberry and sugarberry also have very similar characteristics and can be difficult to distinguish from one another, but their growing site needs and maintenance needs are also similar. These trees were all recorded as sugarberry, as the USDA’s plants database shows that sugarberry’s natural range includes Augusta‐Richmond County and common hackberry’s range does not, as shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8. Figure 7. Range Map in East Central Georgia for Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata)
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Figure 8. Range Map in East Central Georgia for evigata) Range Map in East Central Georgia for Sugarberry (Celtis la Common Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) Bradford pear was recorded as Callery pear, as were other varieties of Callery pear such as Aristocrat. A large majority of the pears inventoried are of the Bradford variety.
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In Downtown, baldcypress, ginkgo, Callery pear, and Japanese zelkova account for about 5 percent each of all street trees. The top 10 species inventoried in Downtown make up nearly 80 percent of all trees inventoried in the area. The frequency of these species is shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Most Common Species in Downtown
Chinese elms, another tree tolerant of urban conditions, dominate the streetscape along much of Broad Street in Downtown.
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In Harrisburg, Bradford (Callery) pear and water oak each account for 7 percent of all trees. Flowering dogwood and sugarberry each account for about 6 percent of all trees. Shumard oaks account for an additional 5 percent of all trees. As in Downtown, the top 10 species in Harrisburg make up around 80 percent of all trees, but the species composition of that 80 percent is different between the two areas. In Harrisburg common crapemyrtles dominate. Only 3 of the top 10 species are the same between the two areas—common crapemyrtle, Callery pear and Shumard oak. Figure 10 shows the frequency of the most common species in Harrisburg.
Figure 10. Most Common Species in Harrisburg
Fall color on crapemyrtle, one of the many desirable features of this urban tolerant tree.
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The lower trunk of a large diameter sugarberry tree located in Downtown, with co‐dominant stems, trunk cavity and decay, and girdling roots evident.
Tree Size The diameter of the trunk at 4.5 feet above the ground, known as DBH, was used as a measure of tree size, as mentioned previously. The distribution of all trees within DBH classes is listed in Table 6 and shown graphically in Figure 11. Table 6.
DBH CLASS 1 to 6 inches 7 to 12 inches 13 to 18 inches 19 to 24 inches 25 to 30 inches 31 to 36 inches 37 to 42 inches 43 to 48 inches 49 to 54 inches ALL CLASSES
Distribution of Trees by DBH Class
DOWNTOWN Percent Trees 246 19% 332 25% 443 34% 186 14% 47 4% 27 2% 18 1% 2 0% 3 0% 1,304 100%
HARRISBURG Trees Percent 463 41% 297 26% 180 16% 101 9% 47 4% 24 2% 6 1% 4 0% 1 0% 1,123 100%
ALL AREAS Trees Percent 709 29% 629 26% 623 26% 287 12% 94 4% 51 2% 24 1% 6 0% 4 0% 2,427 100%
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Figure 11. Distribution of Trees by DBH Class The average diameters for trees of the most common species (10 or more in the population in both areas) are shown in Table 7, listed from the largest to smallest average diameters for trees within both areas. Table 7.
Average DBH (inches) by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Water Pine, Loblolly Oak, Laurel Sycamore Elm, Chinese Baldcypress Oak, Live Oak, Darlington Sugarberry Pecan Magnolia, Southern Oak, Willow Pear, Callery
DOWNTOWN 23 27 23 21 23 17 17 17 16 26 24 19 15 16
HARRISBURG 26 22 23 25 21 0 0 14 29 15 15 13 18 14
ALL AREAS 25 23 23 22 22 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 15 15
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Table 7.
Average DBH (inches) by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Oak, Shumard Redcedar, Eastern Oak, Scarlet Zelkova, Japanese Pistache, Chinese Ginkgo Dogwood, Flowering Cherry, Carolina Laurel Maple, Red Maple, Trident Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Sand Live Elm, American Blackgum AVERAGE DBH FOR ALL SPECIES
DOWNTOWN 14 14 13 12 8 10 8 8 8 7 6 0 4 2 14
HARRISBURG 16 15 22 0 13 6 7 8 8 0 6 5 6 0 11
ALL AREAS 15 15 14 12 10 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 4 2 12
Oak trees dominate the trees with the largest diameters. However, the scarlet and Shumard oaks have relatively small average diameters, as they are either still relatively young (planted in the last 15 years or so) or are older trees in poor condition that have not thrived and will likely never reach their size potential. The size distribution of the oaks (excluding the smaller maturing sand live oaks) by DBH class is listed in Table 8 and illustrated in Figure 12. Table 8.
Distribution of Oak Trees by DBH Class
DBH CLASS DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 1 to 6 inches 37 7 44 7 to 12 inches 119 33 152 13 to 18 inches 184 59 243 19 to 24 inches 112 46 158 25 to 30 inches 42 24 66 31 to 36 inches 25 19 44 37 to 42 inches 15 6 21 43 to 48 inches 2 3 5 49 to 54 inches 2 1 3 ALL CLASSES 538 198 736
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Figure 12. Distribution of Oak Trees by DBH Class The largest known sand live oak is located in Gainesville, Florida and is 94 feet tall and has a dbh of almost 5 feet, but very few specimens would be expected to exceed 30 feet in height with a dbh of 2 feet or less. 3 All but one of the 11 sand live oak trees inventoried (all are located on Tuttle Street) are planted beneath primary and secondary utility lines and based upon their expected mature size of 30 feet or less they were an excellent choice for their location. Other large diameter species include loblolly pine, sycamore, Chinese elm, baldcypress, sugarberry, pecan, Southern magnolia, Callery pear, and Eastern redcedar. The average diameters of the Japanese zelkova and Chinese pistache are 12 and 10 inches respectively. Many of these have been planted over the last 10 years or so. As will be discussed further later in this report, and similar to the condition of the Shumard and scarlet oaks mentioned above, the condition of many of the zelkovas and pistache is very poor and the trees will likely not get much bigger, despite their potential to become medium to large canopy trees.
3
According to information found on the University of Florida, Department of Horticulture website at www.hort.ifas.ufl.edu.
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The smallest trees are the young and recently planted blackgums, American elms and sand live oaks, and multi‐stemmed crapemyrtles which generally do not get very large in diameter at maturity. The red maples, dogwoods, Carolina laurel cherries and ginkgos are moderate in size on average. Of these, the red maples and ginkgos can be expected to grow much larger as they are relatively young, while the dogwoods and cherries are close to reaching or have reached their mature size. The largest tree inventoried is a 54 inch DBH laurel oak. There are 10 trees with a DBH of 43 inches or greater; these very large trees are listed with their addresses in Table 9. Table 9. ADDRESS 440 1102 452 1932 460 1940 435 2061 2101 522
STREET WATKINS ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST WATKINS ST GREENE ST WARREN ST TELFAIR ST WALTON WAY TELFAIR ST CRAWFORD AVE
Largest Trees Inventoried
INVENTORY AREA Downtown Downtown Downtown Harrisburg Downtown Harrisburg Downtown Harrisburg Harrisburg Harrisburg
SPECIES COMMON NAME Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Sugarberry Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Sugarberry
DBH 54 52 51 49 47 44 44 43 43 43
Tree Condition Overall the average condition of all trees is 83 percent. In Downtown the average condition is 85%, and the average condition in Harrisburg is 81 percent. As described earlier, tree condition was calculated using the eight (8) ISA condition values assigned during the inventory. The sum of the values given each of the condition components was divided by the highest possible sum—32—to obtain a condition percent that can range from 0 to 100 percent. The condition percent results were then grouped into condition classes. It should be noted that due to the nature of the rating system a tree might have a major or extreme defect or health problem affecting just one of its components and still have a high condition rating overall. So, even a tree rated to be very good or good might still have significant defects that would require mitigation—pruning, cabling and bracing, removal or further evaluation.
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The tree population overall is in good condition. Only 6 dead or nearly dead trees were found. The majority of trees were rated to be in good to very good condition, however, there are a substantial number of trees that have been planted in the last 10 to 15 years that are in very poor condition or have major issues that will cause their decline over the next 5 to 10 years. These issues include improper planting with wire baskets and strapping left on, deep planting, improper mulching, stem girdling roots, lack of training pruning, lack of routine pruning, lack of mulch, and restricted root zones (low soil volume). Strapping (and wire baskets) left on root ball at time of planting will cause problems as these trees grow larger. The strapping is already girdling the trunk.
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The distribution of trees by condition percent and condition class is shown in Table 10, illustrated in Figure 13, and further summarized in Table 11. Table 10. CONDITION % 100% 97% 94% 91% 88% 84% 81% 78% 75% 72% 69% 66% 63% 59% 56% 53% 50% 47% 44% 38% 25%
Number of Trees by Condition Percent and Class
CONDITION CLASS Very Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Very Poor Dead/Nearly Dead
DOWNTOWN 1 72 163 190 201 249 200 100 48 41 17 6 6 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2
HARRISBURG 1 5 78 111 232 170 139 114 81 65 44 27 11 16 9 7 5 3 0 1 4
ALL AREAS 2 77 241 301 433 419 339 214 129 106 61 33 17 20 10 9 5 3 1 1 6
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Figure 13. Distribution of Trees by Diameter Class The summary in Table 11 shows that the majority of the trees are in good to very good condition. Most of these trees are healthy and structurally sound and will need little maintenance except for remedial pruning, regular mulching and routine pruning in the future. The trees within the fair, poor, very poor, and dead/nearly dead condition classes are those that need more immediate attention, including priority pruning to remove deadwood and improve structure, cabling and bracing of co‐dominant stems, or removal, and of course regular mulching and routine pruning in the future if retained. Table 11. CONDITION CLASS Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor Dead/Nearly Dead TOTAL
Summary of Trees by Condition Class DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 33% 17% 61% 66% 5% 13% 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100%
ALL AREAS 26% 63% 9% 2% 0% 0% 100%
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The average conditions by species within each area are listed in Table 12 for those species with more than 10 trees in the population. Some species were consistently in better condition than others. Baldcypresses were in the best condition, followed by loblolly pine, American elm, Trident maple, sand live oak, ginkgo, Chinese pistache, live oak, Southern magnolia, willow oak, and Chinese elm averaging good or very good. Crapemyrtles averaged 84 percent. Table 12.
Average Condition by Species
SPECIES COMMON NAME Baldcypress Pine, Loblolly Elm, American Maple, Trident Oak, Sand Live Ginkgo Pistache, Chinese Oak, Live Blackgum Magnolia, Southern Oak, Willow Elm, Chinese Crapemyrtle, Common Pecan Oak, Scarlet Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Cherry, Carolina Laurel Oak, Shumard Dogwood, Flowering Pear, Callery Redcedar, Eastern Zelkova, Japanese Maple, Red Oak, Water Sugarberry Sycamore Oak, Diamond Leaf
DOWNTOWN
HARRISBURG
ALL AREAS
94% 97% 93% 89% ‐‐‐ 89% 88% 87% 86% 89% 86% 85% 89% 72% 84% 83% 83% 83% 79% 87% 80% 88% 79% 79% 77% 85% 85% 81%
‐‐‐ 91% 58% ‐‐‐ 89% 88% 88% 82% ‐‐‐ 84% 78% ‐‐‐ 82% 85% 73% 78% 76% 82% 83% 80% 79% 80% ‐‐‐ 78% 78% 78% 75% 74%
94% 91% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 86% 86% 86% 85% 85% 84% 84% 83% 82% 82% 82% 81% 81% 80% 80% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 77%
In Downtown, the trees with the worst condition were the water oaks, Japanese zelkovas, and Shumard oaks. The trees with the best condition were Baldcypress, American elm, and Trident
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maple. In Harrisburg, the trees with the worst condition were sycamore, sugarberry, and the willow, water, and laurel oaks. The trees with the best condition were Loblolly pine, sand live oak, Chinese pistache and ginkgo. O f the species common to both areas, the average condition was lower in Harrisburg for two‐thirds of the species and higher for the remaining one‐third of the species. The Callery pear trees were in poor condition in both areas. Ice storm damage was noted on 62 trees, although the incidence of ice storm damage was much more prevalent than this number indicates. There were only a few streets inventoried after the ice storm occurred, and these trees are located on these streets. The primary management needs for these trees was removal of hangers, crown cleaning pruning, and structural pruning. Generally, tree condition is lower for trees with pest problems, major structural problems, improper pruning, restricted growing space and general health decline. Pest problems include dogwood borer on flowering dogwoods, powdery mildew on crapemyrtles and dogwoods, scale on willow oaks and mistletoe. No catastrophic insect or disease problems were seen. Structural problems that can lower tree condition include girdling roots, forked stems with included bark, limb failures, asymmetrical crowns, and cavities and decay on trunks and scaffold limbs. Signs of general decline resulting from restricted growing space, soil compaction and improper pruning include crown dieback, dead limbs, chlorosis and loss of leaves. Table 13 lists the major tree conditions recorded during the inventory that affected the overall condition rating and shows the frequency of occurrence by area. Table 13.
Frequency of Tree Conditions
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG TREE CONDITION Trees Percent Trees Percent Root Decay 212 16.3% 92 8.2% Root Fruiting Body 34 2.6% 1 0.1% Girdling Root 393 30.1% 165 14.7% Root Wound 558 42.8% 264 23.5% Forked Trunk (Co‐dominant Stem) 977 74.9% 946 84.2% Multi‐trunked 120 9.2% 456 40.6% Included Bark 495 38.0% 531 47.3% Forked with Included Bark 465 35.7% 516 45.9% Trunk Wound 777 59.6% 785 69.9% Trunk Cavity 51 3.9% 121 10.8% Trunk Decay 149 11.4% 340 30.3%
ALL AREAS Trees Percent 304 12.5% 35 1.4% 558 23.0% 822 33.9% 1,923 79.2% 576 23.7% 1,026 42.3% 981 40.4% 1,562 64.4% 172 7.1% 489 20.1%
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Table 13.
Frequency of Tree Conditions
TREE CONDITION Trunk Fruiting Body Scaffold Wound Scaffold Cavity Dead Limbs Hanger Large Limb Hazard Pruning Defect Topped Utility Pruned Crown Dieback Mistletoe Scale Insect
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG ALL AREAS Trees Percent Trees Percent Trees Percent 19 1.5% 12 1.1% 31 1.3% 629 48.2% 721 64.2% 1350 55.6% 38 2.9% 66 5.9% 104 4.3% 359 27.5% 345 30.7% 704 29.0% 108 8.3% 41 3.7% 149 6.1% 23 1.8% 33 2.9% 56 2.3% 712 54.6% 744 66.3% 1456 60.0% 110 8.4% 310 27.6% 420 17.3% 20 1.5% 29 2.6% 49 2.0% 149 11.4% 97 8.6% 246 10.1% 30 2.3% 20 1.8% 50 2.1% 53 4.1% 11 1.0% 64 2.6%
The conditions of greatest concern are: root decay, girdling roots and root wounds; forked trunks with included bark; trunk decay with fruiting bodies present; dead limbs, hangers, and large limb hazards; pruning defects and topped trees; crown dieback; scale insects; and, mistletoe.
The fruiting body of a wood decay fungus growing on the root flare of a large oak tree.
A variety of other disease and insect conditions, signs and symptoms were recorded during the inventory in the notes field. There are 21 trees with canker diseases noted, including hypoxylon, hispidus and fusiform cankers, and another 19 trees with wetwood/slime flux
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noted. Borers were present on 23 trees and fire ants were found at the base of 72 trees. There are 166 trees recommended for pest management. As mentioned previously, crapemyrtles were generally in good condition and the high incidence of topping seen in many communities was not seen during the inventory, except on a few streets in Harrisburg.
On the left is an improperly pruned— topped—crapemyrtle. Its form and health have been damaged. The crapemyrtle on the right has been expertly pruned over the years to create a healthy, beautiful tree that provides canopy and shade. One of the Japanese zelkova trees growing along Reynolds Street. Note the dieback and lack of structural or crown cleaning pruning on this tree. These trees were also planted too deeply and over mulched.
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Trees at Risk
There are 183 trees in the inventory that were assigned a risk rating. They include 115 trees in Downtown and 68 in Harrisburg. Table 14 shows the frequency of these trees by risk rating. Trees with risk ratings below 5 in the database are not considered to be trees at risk so they are not listed. Trees with risk ratings of 9 through 12 are considered to be at high risk for failure. Trees with risk ratings of 5 through 8 are considered to be at a moderate risk for failure according to the rating system employed by the consultant. Table 14. HAZARD RATING 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTAL
Number of Trees with Hazard Ratings DOWNTOWN 4 9 31 31 25 11 4 ‐ 115
HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 2 6 5 14 16 47 14 45 20 45 11 22 ‐ 4 ‐ ‐ 68 183
There are 71 trees considered to be at high risk for failure. These trees may have large dead limbs, structurally weak co‐dominant stems or scaffold limbs, root damage and decay issues, large trunk cavities or extensive decay. Where large dead limbs were present, the larger and longer the limb the higher the risk rating assigned. Large trees with forked stems and significant included bark were given a high risk rating. For trees with significant root decay, when fruiting bodies were present, a high risk rating was assigned. Recommendations made for maintenance actions to mitigate the risk include pruning, cabling and bracing, and tree removal, as discussed later in this report. The risk ratings should be used to prioritize risk mitigation activities, with the higher ratings addressed first.
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Removal of declining water oak tree on Telfair Street by the Augusta tree crew for immediate risk mitigation (removed within 24 hours of notification).
Site Conditions The site conditions that have a significant effect on trees were recorded during the inventory and include compaction, the presence of overhead utility lines and limited growing space, especially below ground. The frequency of the site conditions recorded during the inventory is shown in Table 15. Table 15. SITE CONDITION Soil Compaction Pavement Heaving Limited Growing Space Utilities Present (overhead) Primary (parallel to street) Secondary (service) Tree in Unmanaged Area
Frequency of Site Conditions
DOWNTOWN Trees Percent 1,053 80.8% 80 6.1% 1,015 77.8% 188 14.4%
HARRISBURG ALL AREAS Trees Percent Trees Percent 482 42.9% 1,535 63.2% 31 2.8% 111 4.6% 409 36.4% 1,424 58.7% 759 67.6% 947 39.0%
169
13.0%
644
57.3%
813
33.5%
19 4
1.5% 0.3%
115 7
10.2% 0.6%
134 11
5.5% 0.5%
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Soil compaction, which results in a severe reduction of pore space for the oxygen and water needed for tree roots and healthy tree growth, was very common throughout Downtown with 81 percent of all trees growing in severely compacted soils.
Small tree well and restricted rooting area in Downtown.
Most trees in Downtown are also growing within small tree wells with very limited rooting space. The open soil area is often compacted. The occurrence of heaved pavement (sidewalks, driveways, roadways) around trees was more common in Downtown due to the limited growing space.
The trees growing in the parking medians in Downtown on Greene Street share their limited growing space with utilities, concrete barriers, vehicles, and pavement.
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The willow oak trees on 7th Avenue provide a good example of this limited growing space. The trees are growing in brick bordered tree wells in narrow tree lawns and tree roots are growing out of the wells and breaking up the brick border. Tree decline is evident in the dieback seen in the crowns of some of these trees.
Brick bordered tree wells with willow oaks on 7th Street, showing restricted rooting zone and buckling of brick border.
In Harrisburg, only 43 percent of all trees are growing in severely compacted soils. The trees in Harrisburg are generally growing in an extension of a residential yard and have adequate to abundant rooting areas, without a lot of pedestrian traffic to compact the soil.
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In Downtown, overhead utility lines are present above or around 14 percent of all trees, whereas in Harrisburg overhead utilities are present above or around 68 percent of all trees.
Shumard oak trees planted beneath overhead utility lines on Walton Way resulting in restricted growing space for the crown and severe pruning for line clearance. Also note the tree wells and restricted rooting space.
Fall color on a Chinese pistache tree planted on Reynolds Boulevard. Here is another conflict with overhead utility lines.
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Maintenance Recommendations Maintenance recommendations were made for existing trees and include a variety of field activities as well as further inspections and assessments. The frequency of maintenance recommendations by area is shown in Table 16. Table 16.
Frequency of Maintenance Recommendations
MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATION Prune Tree High Priority Pruning Training Pruning Structural Pruning Deadwood Pruning Clearance Pruning Remove Tree Level 2 Basic Risk Assessment Supplemental Support Remove Girdling Root Pest Management Remove Girdling Wire Mulch Remove Vines Inspect
DOWNTOWN Trees Percent 1,194 91.6% 88 6.7% 78 6.0% 1,023 78.5% 1,007 77.2% 628 48.2% 108 8.3% 13 <1% 11 0.8% 299 22.9% 103 7.9% 54 4.1% 1,064 81.6% 32 2.5% 151 11.6%
HARRISBURG Trees Percent 912 81.2% 57 5.1% 85 7.6% 696 62.0% 730 65.0% 526 46.8% 208 18.5% 9 <1% 14 1.2% 121 10.8% 63 5.6% 12 1.1% 746 66.4% 94 8.4% 74 6.6%
ALL AREAS Trees Percent 2,106 86.8% 145 6.0% 163 6.7% 1,719 70.8% 1,737 71.6% 1,154 47.5% 316 13.0% 22 <1% 25 1.0% 420 17.3% 166 6.8% 66 2.7% 1,810 74.6% 126 5.2% 225 9.3%
RISK MITIGATION
As recommended earlier, the 71 trees with hazard ratings of 9 and above should be given the highest priority for maintenance for risk mitigation. Removal is recommended for 34 of these (15 in Downtown; 19 in Harrisburg). High priority pruning is recommended for 28 of these trees (19 in Downtown; 9 in Harrisburg). After these trees have been addressed, then those trees with hazard ratings of 8 and lower should be addressed along with the trees with the poorest overall condition. A complete list of trees with hazard ratings is located in Appendix C.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT
The installation of supplemental tree support systems—cables and bracing rods—is recommended for 25 large trees that are in relatively good health; 11 of these are located in Downtown and 14 are located in Harrisburg. The feasibility of cabling and bracing these trees should be determined by an ISA Certified Arborist that has experience in the installation of these support systems and can complete an aerial inspection of the tree to determine feasibility.
Failure of co‐dominant stem with included bark (dark patch at top of break) during February 2014 ice storm.
There are 11 trees with high hazard ratings recommended for cabling to strengthen co‐dominant trunks with included bark. Of these, 9 were considered high priority. The distribution of the hazard trees recommended for supplemental support by DBH and area is shown in Table 17. These trees can be found in the list of trees with hazard ratings located in Appendix C. Ideally these trees would be pruned early in their live to train their structure, remove co‐ dominant stems, and reduce future costs and incidences of stem failure.
Cracked co‐ dominant stem with included bark on Chinese elm in Downtown after the February 2014 ice storm.
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Table 17.
Distribution of Trees with High Hazard Ratings Recommended for Supplemental Support
DBH 20 26 28 33 35 36 38 41 51 ALL DBHs
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 6
ALL AREAS 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 11
MULCHING
Mulch is recommended for 1,810 trees (75 percent of all trees), including 1,064 trees (82 percent) in Downtown and 746 trees (66 percent) in Harrisburg. These are primarily trees that are currently not mulched, but in some cases the tree is mulched and needs re‐mulching. Mulch, where already present, should be refreshed and should be adjusted so that the trunk flare is visible, the mulch is at least 6 inches from the trunk and spread out to cover as much of the root zone as possible. Maintaining a layer of mulch over the root systems of trees conserves water, moderates soil temperature, and improves soil texture and fertility. PRUNING
Tree pruning is the most common maintenance activity recommended with 2,106 trees (87 percent of all trees) recommended for at least one type of pruning. In Downtown, 92 percent of all trees needed some type of pruning, and in Harrisburg 81 percent of all trees needed to be pruned for one reason or another. These high percentages of trees needing remedial pruning result from an absence of a routine tree pruning program. For many trees, more than one type of pruning was needed and recommended. Table 18 shows the number of pruning recommendations by type and area. Table 18.
Number of Trees Recommended for Pruning by Pruning Type
PRUNING TYPE Pruning (All Types)
DOWNTOWN Trees Percent 1,194 91.6%
HARRISBURG Trees Percent 912 81.2%
ALL AREAS Trees Percent 2,106 86.8%
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Table 18.
Number of Trees Recommended for Pruning by Pruning Type
DOWNTOWN PRUNING TYPE Trees Percent High Priority Pruning 88 6.7% Training Pruning 78 6.0% Structural Pruning 1,023 78.5% Deadwood Pruning 1,007 77.2% Clearance Pruning 628 48.2%
HARRISBURG Trees Percent 57 5.1% 85 7.6% 696 62.0% 730 65.0% 526 46.8%
ALL AREAS Trees Percent 145 6.0% 163 6.7% 1,719 70.8% 1,737 71.6% 1,154 47.5%
High priority pruning to remove weak or dead limbs and reduce risk was recommended for 88 trees in Downtown and 57 trees in Harrisburg. A list of trees recommended for high priority pruning by street and address is located in Appendix C. Of the 88 trees recommended for high priority pruning, 28 were assigned a hazard rating. The distribution of these trees is shown in Table 19 by DBH and area. Table 19. Distribution of Trees with High Hazard Ratings Recommended for High Priority Pruning by DBH DBH (inches) 8 10 17 18 22 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 36 37 38 41 43 ALL DBHs
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 19 9
ALL AREAS 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 28
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The most common reasons that trees need pruning in both Downtown and Harrisburg are to improve structure and remove deadwood. In Downtown, 79 percent of street trees need structural pruning and 77 percent need deadwood removal. In Harrisburg, 62 percent of street trees need structural pruning and 65 percent need deadwood removal. Structural pruning was often recommended to remove a co‐dominant stem and eliminate included bark, the presence of which creates a weak point in a tree that often results in stem or large limb failure (especially during wind and ice storms) and increases tree risk. Structural pruning was also recommended for trees that should have been pruned when young to improve form (training pruning) but were not and now are too large to access from the ground with hand tools. Structural pruning will require the use of chain saws and a bucket truck. Clearance pruning is recommended for 48 percent of all trees in Downtown, and 47 percent of all trees in Harrisburg. Clearance pruning is recommended where additional clearance is needed around or over utility lines, vehicle travel lanes, parking stalls, sidewalks, pedestrians, buildings, signs, mailboxes and other infrastructure. Training pruning to improve form on small or young trees was recommended for 6 percent of trees in Downtown and 8 percent of trees in Harrisburg. Training pruning, which can generally be done from the ground with hand tools, can reduce the need for more expensive pruning and cabling and bracing later in a tree’s life. It also reduces the chances of large limb or co‐ dominant stem failure as the tree grows larger and will reduce future risk. INSPECTIONS
A total of 225 trees are recommended for regular inspections, 151 in Downtown and 74 in Harrisburg. A list of these trees is included in Appendix C. The trees on this list are in marginal condition and should be monitored and inspected at annually for changes in their condition and maintenance needs. The trees recommended for regular inspections range from 3 to 54 inches DBH. Inspections should begin with the larger trees and the trees with higher hazard ratings. Table 20 and Figure 14 show the number of trees recommended for inspection by DBH. Table 20. DBH 1 2 3
Distribution of Trees to Inspect by DBH
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 0 0 0 0 2 0
ALL AREAS 0 0 2
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Table 20. DBH 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Distribution of Trees to Inspect by DBH
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 3 1 5 2 2 2 5 2 10 0 7 4 7 1 8 2 8 1 9 1 5 7 5 2 5 1 7 0 1 5 4 4 4 6 6 7 2 2 2 0 3 2 3 3 3 1 5 3 1 0 4 5 1 1 4 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 2
ALL AREAS 0 0 1 1 3 5 4 7 4 7 10 11 8 10 9 10 12 7 6 7 6 8 10 13 4 2 5 6 4 8 1 9 2 5 5 2 1 2
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Table 20. DBH 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 TOTAL
Distribution of Trees to Inspect by DBH
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 151 74
ALL AREAS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 225
Figure 14. Distribution of Trees to Inspect by DBH The reasons that trees were put on the list for inspection vary. Some of the trees on the list are in marginal health and regular inspections are necessary to ensure that maintenance is conducted in a timely manner. Other trees on the list may have large dead limbs that need to be pruned, significant decay at the root flare, or structural defects that need correcting. They
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may be declining or have critical maintenance needs. They may be recommended for removal but are in such condition that they should be monitored regularly until they are removed. All large trees recommended for removal should be inspected routinely if removal is delayed beyond a year after the inventory. RISK ASSESSMENT
There are 21 trees that need a Level 2 Basic Risk Assessment 4 , as identified in the notes section of the inventory data. An arborist who is tree risk assessment qualified should evaluate these trees in a more detailed manner and determine their level of risk and risk mitigation options. A list of trees recommended for basic risk assessment, arranged by street and address, is located in Appendix C. REMOVALS
There are 316 street trees recommended for removal—108 in Downtown and 208 in Harrisburg. A list of trees recommended for removal can be found in Appendix C. The distribution of removals by DBH class and area is shown in Table 21. The table shows that the majority of the removals recommended are trees 12 inches DBH and smaller, but there are 115 trees greater than 12 inches that should be removed in both areas. Table 21. DBH CLASS 1 to 6 7 to 12 13 to 18 19 to 24 25 to 30 31 to 36 37 to 42 43 to 48 ALL CLASSES
Number of Tree Removals by DBH Class DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG 18 75 44 64 29 34 8 19 6 9 1 5 1 1 1 1 108 208
ALL AREAS 93 108 63 27 15 6 2 2 316
Of the 108 removals in Downtown, 13 are high priority removals. In Harrisburg, 22 of the 208 removals are high priority. The list of trees recommended for removal in Appendix C shows which are considered high priority. 4
Refer to the ANSI A300 Part 9 Standards and Best Management Practices for Tree Risk Assessment available from the International Society of Arboriculture (www.isa‐arbor.com) for a description of tree risk assessment levels.
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The removals are shown graphically in Figure 15 by DBH class.
Figure 15. Distribution of Recommended Removals by DBH Class
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There are 34 trees with high hazard ratings recommended for removal—15 in Downtown and 19 in Harrisburg. Their distribution by DBH and area is shown in Table 22. The list of trees recommended for removal in Appendix C includes the hazard rating. Table 22. Distribution of Trees with High Hazard Ratings Recommended for Removal by DBH DBH 6 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 23 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 34 37 43 47 ALL
DOWNTOWN HARRISBURG ALL AREAS 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 15 19 34
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MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS In addition to the detailed recommendations made for individual trees and planting sites inventoried in Downtown and Harrisburg, the following general management recommendations are made for the Augusta community forest management program. 1. DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN. Designate an individual responsible for managing the tree inventory information, developing work plans to address tree maintenance needs, implementation of work plans and the coordination of all community forestry activities by Augusta and its community partners. As additional areas and trees are inventoried, revise the management plan and work plans to include these areas and trees. Include in the implementation of work plans the adoption of standards for all arboricultural operations. 2. REDUCE TREE RISK. Mitigate existing risk in the short‐term through pruning, cabling and bracing, and removal of trees with a high risk of partial or whole tree failure, as prescribed in the inventory. Further assess tree risk for marginal trees as identified in the inventory by performing a Level 2 Basic Risk Assessment on each tree. Reduce risk long‐term through proper site selection, quality tree selection, correct planting procedures, early training pruning, protection of trees and tree roots and the soil in which they grow (throughout their lives), routine maintenance (especially pruning and mulching) and regular inspections. 3. IMPROVE TREE CONDITION. Improve tree health, safety, longevity, benefits and value by: implementing correct planting techniques; mulching trees properly to reduce stem decay and girdling roots; protecting tree roots and trunks from wounding and subsequent decay; pruning early to establish a strong trunk and scaffold limb structure; pruning according to standards to reduce limb decay and avoid structural defects; and, inspecting regularly to determine current maintenance needs including pest management as necessary. 4. PROVIDE REMEDIAL AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR TREES. Begin remedial maintenance for trees as prescribed in the tree inventory. Implement routine maintenance programs for all trees to include mulching, watering, pruning, protection and inspection to maintain and improve the health of all trees. Aerate the soil within the rooting zone. Cut girdling roots to the extent possible. 5. BEGIN A COMPREHENSIVE TREE PLANTING PROGRAM. Based on the current stocking levels of 62 percent in Downtown and 43 percent in Harrisburg, the Harrisburg neighborhood should be the focus for beginning a comprehensive tree planting program. Develop a multi‐year (5 or 10 year) tree planting plan for each of the areas and work toward
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100 percent stocking of the street rights‐of‐way within 20 years. Replace all trees removed (at or near the removal site) and plant 17 additional trees per year in Downtown and 40 additional trees per year in Harrisburg, at a minimum. In commercial areas, where additional tree planting sites do not exist on the street right‐of‐way but do exist on adjacent properties, initiate a tree planting partnership with property owners to increase tree canopy cover. 6. DEVELOP AND ADOPT TREE PLANTING SITE DESIGN STANDARDS. Develop tree planting site design standards to increase the amount of growing space for trees, especially the amount of soil and rooting space available. Increase the size of trees wells to a minimum of one‐fourth of the projected canopy spread of the mature tree, or to the greatest size possible, or install suspended pavement systems or structural soil beneath pavement to increase the rooting zone. Establish minimum distances from overhead utility lines and other infrastructure. Reduce compaction by maintaining a layer of mulch over the rooting zone. 7. DEVELOP AND ADOPT TREE PLANTING SPECIFICATIONS. Develop tree planting specifications that require removal of wire baskets, straps and twine from the root ball, planting at the proper depth, staking only when necessary, proper mulching, and removal of staking and straps after 1 year. 8. INCREASE SPECIES DIVERSITY. Limit the planting of crapemyrtles on street rights‐of‐way. Develop an official tree species list for Augusta‐Richmond County to include a wide variety of species suitable to a variety of site situations. Establish a long‐term goal that no one species will represent more than 10 percent of the street tree population. 9. INCREASE TREE SIZE DIVERSITY. Plant trees annually to maintain and improve size and age diversity. Plant a variety of small, medium, and large maturing trees, but focus on planting large, canopy trees wherever adequate growing space exists to increase overall tree canopy cover. Provide adequate growing space for trees and establish routine tree maintenance programs so that trees can reach their potential for canopy size, trunk diameter, and longevity. As a result of this tree inventory, Trees for Augusta and Augusta‐Richmond County now have detailed information on the condition and maintenance needs of the street tree population in Downtown and the Harrisburg neighborhood. This information should be used while it is current to develop and implement annual work plans for risk reduction, pruning, mulching, removal, planting and tree care education.
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Connie Head, Consulting Urban Forester with Technical Forestry Services, is committed to helping Augusta in interpreting and utilizing this information and can be contacted at tfshead@aol.com and at (706)202‐5279 for assistance.
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APPENDIX A: DATA FIELDS The following table includes the field names used within the two (2) databases provided with the inventory summary report and descriptions of typical entries into the fields. The data entry form and shapefile database (dBase format) was developed using ArcPad by the University of Georgia. The tree inventory data was converted to a spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel format) by the consultant for data analysis. Within the GIS database, 0 indicates “no” and 1 indicates “yes”. In the Excel database, yes and no are listed instead of the number codes. Some additional fields were inserted into the Excel spreadsheet as indicated. The fields in this table are arranged according to the order in which they appear in the Excel spreadsheet. DATA FIELD NAME ADDRESS
DESCRIPTION Building address number; if no building address present, then address taken from Site Address Points database provided by Augusta‐Richmond County.
STREET
Street that property is addressed to; trees on side streets are addressed to the site address.
TYPE
Indicates whether the tree was an existing tree at the time of the inventory, or is a new planting site identified. The code for the inventory area: Downtown ‐ 1; Harrisburg = 2.
AREA ID COMMON NAME OPEN FIELD DBH
LOCATION ROOT DECAY
The common name for the species, with the genus listed first. For example, red maple is listed as "maple, red". An open numeric field that can be used to record data as desired. The tree trunk diameter at breast height; for trees with forked stems, the diameter of the trunk at the smallest point below the fork; for trees with multiple stems, the diameter of the largest trunk measured at 4.5 feet above the ground. A general percent rating assigned by inventory area used to calculate tree value using the latest edition of the Guide for Plant Appraisal. Presence of wood decay of the roots; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
ROOT FRUITING BODY
Presence of a fungal fruiting body (conk, mushroom) of wood decay fungi on the root flare or exposed roots; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
GIRDLING ROOT
Presence of a girdling root on a major structural root or the trunk of the tree; 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of wounds on the root flare or exposed roots; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
ROOT WOUND ROOT HEALTH
Rating of the root health; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem.
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DATA FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
ROOT STRUCTURE
Rating of the root structure; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem. Presence of a major fork in the trunk or co‐dominant stem; 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of more than 1 main trunk; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
FORKED TRUNK MULTI‐TRUNKED INCLUDED BARK
Presence of included bark within a forked trunk or at the attachment of a scaffold limb where 0 = no and 1 = yes.
TRUNK WOUND
Presence of one or more significant wounds, either from pruning or mechanical damage on the trunk where 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of wood decay on the trunk where 0 = no and 1 = yes.
TRUNK DECAY TRUNK FRUITING BODY TRUNK CAVITY
Presence of a fungal fruiting body (conk, mushroom) of wood decay fungi on the trunk; 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of one or more cavities within the trunk; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
TRUNK HEALTH
Rating of the trunk health; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem.
TRUNK STRUCTURE
Rating of the trunk structure; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem. Presence of one or more cavities within a scaffold limb; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
SCAFFOLD CAVITY SCAFFOLD WOUND HANGER LARGE LIMB HAZARD DEAD LIMBS
Presence of one or more significant wounds, either from pruning or mechanical damage on the scaffold limbs where 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of a hanger within the crown of the tree; 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of a large limb with an elevated chance of failure due to a structural defect or other condition, where 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of significant dead limbs within the crown where 0 = no and 1 = yes.
PRUNING DEFECT
Presence of pruning defects within the crown, such as stub cuts, flush cuts, excessive pruning, or topping; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
SCAFFOLD HEALTH
Rating of the scaffold limb health where 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem.
SCAFFOLD STRUCTURE
Rating of the scaffold limb structure where 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem. Presence of mistletoe within the crown of the tree; 0 = no and 1 = yes. Presence of scale insects on the tree trunk, limbs or branches, with an indication if the scale is a hard scale or soft scale, or N/A if no scale was noted. Presence of chlorotic leaves; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
MISTLETOE SCALE CHLOROSIS CROWN DIEBACK
Presence of dieback of the outer edges of the crown, indicating tree decline; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
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DATA FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
TOPPED
Indicates the tree has been topped, either recently or at some time in its life; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
UTILITY PRUNED
Indicates that the tree has been pruned for utility line clearance and the natural form of the tree has been altered; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
BRANCH HEALTH
Rating of general branch health; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem.
LEAVES HEALTH
Rating of general leaf health; 1 = extreme problem, 2 = major problem, 3 = minor problem and 4 = no apparent problem.
CONDITION
Calculated field only found in the Excel spreadsheet. Percent condition calculated using root, trunk, scaffold limb, branch and leaf health ratings; ratings are combined and divided by 32 (highest combined rating possible) to arrive at a percent condition.
TRAINING PRUNE
Recommendation to prune tree to train and improve the structure of the trunk, limbs and branches; used for trees that are small enough to be pruned from the ground; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
STRUCTURE PRUNE
Recommendation to prune trees to improve the structure of the trunk, limbs and branches; used for trees that are too large to be accessed from the ground; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
DEADWOOD PRUNE
Recommendation to prune deadwood from within the tree's crown; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
CLEARANCE PRUNE
Recommendation to prune to provide clearance over and near walkways, streets, parking areas, lighting, utility poles, buildings, and other infrastructure; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
REMOVE GIRDLING ROOT
Recommendation to prune girdling roots from around the root flare and tree trunk; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
REMOVE GIRDLING WIRE Recommendation to remove a string or wire from around the trunk or limb of a tree; 0 = no and 1 = yes. REMOVE VINES
Recommendation to remove vines from around the base of trees and on the tree trunk and scaffold limbs; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
MULCH
Recommendation to mulch or refresh the mulch over a tree's root system extending out to the dripline or as far as practical; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
CABLE
Recommendation to investigate the potential and benefit of adding a supplemental support system (cables, bracing rods) to a tree; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
PEST MANAGEMENT
Recommendation to take actions to control a pest located either at the growing site (such as fire ants) or on the tree (such as scale).
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DATA FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
REMOVE TREE
Recommendation to remove a tree because it is in poor health, at risk for failure, in an unfavorable growing environment, is in conflict with infrastructure, or at the end of its useful life; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
HIGH PRIORITY
Assigns a high priority to pruning and removal to reduce hazards or to significantly improve tree quality; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
UTILITIES PRESENT
Indicates the presence of overhead utility lines; listed as either none, primary (power, cable, or telephone lines aligned parallel to and along the street right‐of‐way; transmission lines), or secondary (aligned between the street right‐of‐way and buildings or utility poles; service lines).
LIMITED GROWING SPACE
Indicates that the amount of rooting space, open soil surface area, or aboveground area for optimum tree growth is considered inadequate; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
COMPACTION
Indicates that the soil within the growing site is significantly compacted; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
PAVEMENT HEAVING
Indicates that the sidewalk, driveway, curb or street pavement is heaving, most likely due to tree roots; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
UNMANAGED AREA
Indicates that the tree is growing within a more or less wooded area and is one of several trees within a grouping of trees; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
INSPECTION
Recommendation to regularly inspect the tree, at least once per year, to assess its condition and identify current management needs; 0 = no and 1 = yes.
SIZE OF PART
A rating that indicates the size of a tree or portion of tree that is at risk for failure; 1 = 1 to 6 inches, 2 = 7 to 18 inches, 3 = 19 to 30 inches, and 4 = greater than 30 inches.
FREQUENCY OF USE
A rating that indicates the presence and frequency of use or occurrence of a target that is within the fall zone of a tree or part of a tree at risk for failure; 1 = infrequent, 2 = occasional, 3 = frequent, 4 = constant.
RISK OF FAILURE
A rating that assigns a probability to a tree or part of a tree that might fail; 1 = improbable; 2 = probable, 3 = likely, 4 = very likely
HAZARD RATING
INVENTORY YEAR
NOTES
Calculated field found only in the Excel spreadsheet. Calculated by combining the size of part, frequency of use, and risk of failure ratings into a hazard rating from 0 to 12; hazard ratings 8 and above are considered to be the highest priority for mitigation. The year the inventory was conducted or began; the Phase 1 inventory began in October 2013 and was completed in March 2014, but regardless of the actual inventory date, the inventory year is listed as 2013 for all Phase 1 data. A field used to provide additional information on tree or site conditions, or recommendations for tree planting size and number of trees.
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DATA FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
SURVEYOR
CPH = Connie Head, Technical Forestry Services (contractor) and GAM = Gretchen Musser, Elements of Land Design, LLC (subcontractor) The actual date the tree was inventoried, from 10/14/13 to 3/3/14.
INVENTORY DATE
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APPENDIX B: PHASE I STREET TREE INVENTORY RESULTS SUMMARY
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APPENDIX C: TREE MAINTENANCE LISTS The following tree maintenance lists are included here in Appendix C: •
Trees with Hazard Ratings
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Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning
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Trees Recommended for Regular Inspection
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Trees Recommended for Level 2 Basic Risk Assessment
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Trees Recommended for Removal
These lists include basic information: address and street name; species common name; DBH; condition percent; hazard rating and other information as appropriate. The Excel database should be utilized to generate lists with additional information for use in the office or field.
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Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 460 624 1206 1235 1243 520 522 711 1997 500 600 625 638 700 802 808 808 1235 2102 408 1838 504 2003 2014 2020 606 1005 1140 1201 1201 1285 625 846 510 1624 1707 1758 431 461 519 561 600 600 701 725
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE EVE ST FENWICK ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST MILLEDGE RD STARNES ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUTTLE ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE ELLIS ST EVE ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees with Hazard Ratings Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Elm, Chinese Oak, Willow Sugarberry Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Willow Pecan Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Cherry, Carolina Laurel Oak, Northern Red Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Redcedar, Eastern Oak, Water Oak, Water Pistache, Chinese Elm, Chinese Maple, Trident Maple, Trident Elm, Chinese Holly, Savannah Ginkgo Pear, Callery Oak, Diamond Leaf Cherry, Carolina Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Water
REMOVE HIGH HAZARD TREE PRIORITY RATING DBH CONDITION 47 66% YES YES 11 28 44% YES YES 11 26 72% YES YES 11 30 69% YES YES 11 17 75% NO YES 10 41 72% NO YES 10 43 50% YES YES 10 30 75% YES YES 10 36 72% NO YES 10 33 53% YES YES 10 38 72% NO YES 10 33 78% NO YES 10 15 59% YES NO 10 25 69% YES YES 10 22 75% NO YES 10 27 72% NO YES 10 28 69% NO YES 10 22 84% NO YES 10 15 69% YES YES 10 32 66% YES YES 10 30 56% YES YES 10 37 66% YES YES 10 31 75% NO YES 10 26 75% NO YES 10 32 63% YES YES 10 24 59% YES NO 10 6 72% YES NO 9 17 78% YES NO 9 8 94% NO YES 9 10 91% NO YES 9 18 78% NO YES 9 13 66% YES YES 9 37 81% NO YES 9 13 78% YES YES 9 31 47% YES YES 9 15 69% YES NO 9 35 78% NO NO 9 34 75% NO NO 9 17 63% YES YES 9 36 72% NO YES 9 42 78% NO NO 9 16 59% YES NO 9 26 69% NO YES 9 14 81% YES NO 9 20 81% NO NO 9 Page 1
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 800 800 800 802 825 834 900 1100 1701 1733 412 823 560 642 1027 2101 2011 2022 2063 1729 2061 2065 1918 1928 1936 1936 1800 700 700 700 700 800 610 440 1817 2027 451 461 461 836 900 900 945 1028 1029
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST MILLEDGE RD RUSSELL ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST WALKER ST WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST BARNES LN BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE EIGHTH ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees with Hazard Ratings Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Darlington Sugarberry Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Pecan Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Sugarberry Oak, Laurel Sugarberry Oak, Water Ginkgo Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery
REMOVE HIGH HAZARD TREE PRIORITY RATING DBH CONDITION 30 91% NO NO 9 21 81% NO NO 9 33 84% NO YES 9 27 72% NO YES 9 37 72% NO YES 9 38 81% NO NO 9 26 72% YES NO 9 22 75% NO YES 9 21 56% YES YES 9 27 66% NO YES 9 25 56% YES NO 9 33 72% NO YES 9 29 78% NO YES 9 24 69% YES YES 9 32 81% NO YES 9 20 69% YES YES 9 28 75% NO NO 9 26 69% NO NO 9 34 63% YES YES 9 23 59% YES NO 9 43 72% NO YES 9 26 75% YES NO 9 23 59% YES YES 9 41 75% NO YES 9 20 66% YES YES 9 31 66% NO YES 9 25 78% NO YES 8 19 81% NO YES 8 17 84% NO YES 8 16 84% NO YES 8 14 84% NO NO 8 15 81% NO NO 8 18 66% YES YES 8 35 69% NO YES 8 30 69% YES YES 8 24 78% NO YES 8 27 69% YES YES 8 20 72% YES NO 8 18 78% YES NO 8 32 75% NO NO 8 12 72% YES YES 8 14 84% YES NO 8 38 78% NO NO 8 35 72% NO YES 8 17 78% YES NO 8 Page 2
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 725 1702 1740 6 6 1005 1102 1950 435 452 504 560 560 1024 2101 111 118 702 523 556 630 1918 2021 545 1724 1932 600 600 985 601 602 809 1230 1717 2011 2031 2034 2034 25 400 457 800 900 938 940
STREET HEARD AVE HICKS ST HICKS ST JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST STARNES ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST TUBMAN ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WARREN ST WARREN ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE ELLIS ST FENWICK ST GARDNER ST GARDNER ST GARDNER ST GARDNER ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees with Hazard Ratings Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Pine, Loblolly Sugarberry Sugarberry Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Sugarberry Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Willow Oak, Shumard Oak, Water Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Water Sycamore Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Pistache, Chinese Pistache, Chinese Sugarberry Oak, Water Cherry, Carolina Laurel Oak, Willow Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Pecan Ginkgo Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel
REMOVE HIGH HAZARD TREE PRIORITY RATING DBH CONDITION 20 84% NO YES 8 27 69% NO NO 8 22 56% YES NO 8 19 81% NO YES 8 16 81% NO YES 8 14 75% NO NO 8 17 69% YES NO 8 35 78% NO YES 8 44 78% NO YES 8 51 78% NO YES 8 38 84% NO YES 8 25 81% NO YES 8 23 81% NO NO 8 21 72% YES NO 8 23 56% YES NO 8 16 69% YES NO 8 11 91% YES NO 8 12 66% YES NO 8 37 78% NO NO 8 21 63% YES NO 8 16 72% YES NO 8 27 69% NO NO 8 18 88% YES NO 8 30 84% NO NO 8 30 72% YES NO 8 49 78% NO NO 8 22 78% NO NO 7 18 75% NO NO 7 10 88% YES NO 7 8 78% YES NO 7 35 78% YES NO 7 22 78% NO NO 7 12 75% NO NO 7 41 72% NO YES 7 15 88% NO NO 7 24 75% NO NO 7 20 72% NO YES 7 24 81% NO YES 7 33 84% NO YES 7 19 81% YES NO 7 4 25% YES NO 7 18 81% NO NO 7 23 72% NO NO 7 31 84% NO NO 7 36 91% NO NO 7 Page 3
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 1000 1000 1000 1000 1029 1029 1100 1102 1119 711 711 821 1602 1904 1027 946 823 823 2101 111 630 630 630 1730 1565 440 545 557 870 985 515 625 809 800 1100 1100 1100 1911 518 111 534 630 531 1100 1100
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HICKS ST JENKINS ST JONES ST REYNOLDS ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALTON WAY WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CARR ST CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HECKLE ST MOORE AVE TENTH ST WALKER ST WALKER ST CARR ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees with Hazard Ratings Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Laurel Oak, Scarlet Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Sugarberry Cherry, Carolina Laurel Ginkgo Sycamore Oak, Water Pistache, Chinese Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Oak, Live Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Oak, Darlington Sweetgum Oak, Shumard Oak, Laurel Hemlock, Eastern Oak, Water Ginkgo Pistache, Chinese Redcedar, Eastern Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Oak, Live Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Scarlet Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Zelkova, Japanese Sycamore Oak, Darlington Redcedar, Eastern Oak, Scarlet Oak, Scarlet
REMOVE HIGH HAZARD TREE PRIORITY RATING DBH CONDITION 28 88% NO NO 7 26 84% NO NO 7 20 81% NO NO 7 12 84% YES NO 7 15 81% YES NO 7 29 88% NO NO 7 14 78% NO NO 7 33 91% NO NO 7 18 78% NO YES 7 15 69% YES YES 7 10 75% YES NO 7 16 84% YES NO 7 27 66% NO NO 7 22 69% YES NO 7 9 84% YES NO 7 16 81% YES NO 7 32 91% NO NO 7 31 88% NO NO 7 43 78% NO YES 7 35 75% NO YES 7 11 75% YES YES 7 20 78% YES NO 7 14 84% NO NO 7 35 81% NO NO 7 26 84% NO YES 7 54 81% NO NO 7 11 75% YES NO 7 37 84% NO NO 7 9 84% NO NO 6 10 78% YES NO 6 17 94% NO NO 6 24 91% NO NO 6 20 88% NO YES 6 14 81% NO YES 6 39 78% NO NO 6 16 84% NO NO 6 13 78% NO NO 6 35 69% NO YES 6 4 25% YES NO 6 12 91% NO NO 6 15 81% NO NO 6 11 78% NO NO 6 7 84% NO NO 5 11 72% NO NO 5 13 84% NO NO 5 Page 4
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 1100 1100 832
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE
Trees with Hazard Ratings Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Scarlet Oak, Scarlet Dogwood, Flowering
REMOVE HIGH HAZARD TREE PRIORITY RATING DBH CONDITION 12 84% NO NO 5 12 84% NO NO 5 9 84% NO NO 5
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STREET BARNES LN BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE EIGHTH ST ELLIS ST EVE ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST GARDNER ST GARDNER ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Pecan Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Birch, River Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Maple, Trident Maple, Trident Maple, Trident Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Oak, Willow Oak, Water Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Laurel Ginkgo Pear, Callery Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Oak, Live Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Water Pecan Magnolia, Southern Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Willow Oak, Water Oak, Live Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel
DBH CONDITION 25 78% 15 81% 16 84% 17 84% 19 81% 23 75% 15 81% 17 78% 21 75% 7 88% 17 81% 17 78% 8 94% 10 91% 7 84% 19 88% 15 81% 17 75% 18 78% 41 72% 20 88% 22 75% 11 78% 35 69% 37 81% 14 81% 41 72% 17 75% 18 81% 19 81% 24 84% 36 72% 24 78% 10 81% 18 91% 7 84% 13 88% 13 84% 15 84% 16 81% 17 84% 20 84% 20 72% 24 81% 33 84% 22 91% 36 72% 26 69% 38 72% 33 78% 27 72% 14 81% 33 84% 22 75% 27 72% 27 72% 28 69% 37 72% 35 72%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 8 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO NO YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO NO YES YES 10 NO YES YES NO 9 NO NO YES NO 10 NO NO YES NO 6 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 8 NO NO YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 9 NO NO YES NO 10 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 6 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 10 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO Page 1
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STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HECKLE ST HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKS ST HICKS ST JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST METCALF ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST RUSSELL ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST STARNES ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST TUBMAN ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Scarlet Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Laurel Pine, Loblolly Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Ginkgo Ginkgo Oak, Scarlet Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Darlington Zelkova, Japanese Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Elm, American Oak, Laurel Ash, Green Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Sugarberry Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Cherry, Yoshino Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Redcedar, Eastern
DBH CONDITION 22 75% 25 75% 27 75% 18 78% 19 78% 22 84% 8 81% 28 75% 27 84% 20 84% 35 69% 4 84% 5 84% 5 84% 5 84% 6 84% 8 94% 16 81% 19 81% 10 88% 10 91% 22 72% 27 66% 22 78% 2 72% 26 72% 11 81% 17 91% 6 78% 7 91% 17 81% 13 69% 33 72% 15 78% 4 84% 5 81% 10 84% 6 94% 35 78% 3 97% 27 75% 44 78% 51 78% 38 84% 25 81% 29 78% 5 84% 5 88% 8 84% 6 84% 6 84% 14 81% 32 81% 52 84% 31 75% 24 91% 43 78% 35 75% 26 75%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO NO YES NO 8 NO NO YES NO 6 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO YES 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES NO YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO NO YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO NO YES NO 3 NO NO YES NO 7 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES YES 10 NO NO YES YES Page 2
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STREET WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Magnolia, Southern Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Laurel
DBH CONDITION 9 75% 13 72% 15 84% 16 78% 17 81% 21 84% 14 88% 12 88% 26 84% 13 78% 3 88% 4 88% 14 81% 21 72% 11 81% 14 88% 17 88% 17 84% 15 88% 16 81% 17 75% 19 84% 25 78% 43 72% 41 75% 31 66% 44 75%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 9 NO NO YES YES 9 NO NO YES YES 3 NO NO YES YES
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STREET BARNES LN BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE EIGHTH ST ELLIS ST EVE ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST GARDNER ST GARDNER ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Pecan Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Birch, River Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Maple, Trident Maple, Trident Maple, Trident Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Elm, Chinese Oak, Willow Oak, Water Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Laurel Ginkgo Pear, Callery Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Oak, Live Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Water Pecan Magnolia, Southern Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Willow Oak, Water Oak, Live Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel
DBH CONDITION 25 78% 15 81% 16 84% 17 84% 19 81% 23 75% 15 81% 17 78% 21 75% 7 88% 17 81% 17 78% 8 94% 10 91% 7 84% 19 88% 15 81% 17 75% 18 78% 41 72% 20 88% 22 75% 11 78% 35 69% 37 81% 14 81% 41 72% 17 75% 18 81% 19 81% 24 84% 36 72% 24 78% 10 81% 18 91% 7 84% 13 88% 13 84% 15 84% 16 81% 17 84% 20 84% 20 72% 24 81% 33 84% 22 91% 36 72% 26 69% 38 72% 33 78% 27 72% 14 81% 33 84% 22 75% 27 72% 27 72% 28 69% 37 72% 35 72%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 8 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO NO YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO NO YES YES 10 NO YES YES NO 9 NO NO YES NO 10 NO NO YES NO 6 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 8 NO NO YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 9 NO NO YES NO 10 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 6 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 10 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO Page 1
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory
ADDRESS 1100 1100 1100 1119 1200 1235 2107 504 719 725 1911 870 870 870 870 1588 1602 6 6 209 213 1702 1733 1816 1825 807 1 502 511 511 511 801 823 111 416 416 416 419 1950 435 435 435 452 504 560 560 600 600 642 923 925 1002 1027 1102 2003 2101 2101 111 2014
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HECKLE ST HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKS ST HICKS ST JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST METCALF ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST RUSSELL ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST STARNES ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST TUBMAN ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Scarlet Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Oak, Laurel Pine, Loblolly Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Ginkgo Ginkgo Oak, Scarlet Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Live Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Darlington Zelkova, Japanese Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Elm, American Oak, Laurel Ash, Green Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Sugarberry Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Cherry, Yoshino Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Oak, Diamond Leaf Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Pine, Loblolly Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Redcedar, Eastern
DBH CONDITION 22 75% 25 75% 27 75% 18 78% 19 78% 22 84% 8 81% 28 75% 27 84% 20 84% 35 69% 4 84% 5 84% 5 84% 5 84% 6 84% 8 94% 16 81% 19 81% 10 88% 10 91% 22 72% 27 66% 22 78% 2 72% 26 72% 11 81% 17 91% 6 78% 7 91% 17 81% 13 69% 33 72% 15 78% 4 84% 5 81% 10 84% 6 94% 35 78% 3 97% 27 75% 44 78% 51 78% 38 84% 25 81% 29 78% 5 84% 5 88% 8 84% 6 84% 6 84% 14 81% 32 81% 52 84% 31 75% 24 91% 43 78% 35 75% 26 75%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO NO YES NO 8 NO NO YES NO 6 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO YES 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES NO YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES YES 8 NO YES YES NO 8 NO NO YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 10 NO NO YES NO 3 NO NO YES NO 7 NO YES YES YES 7 NO YES YES YES 10 NO NO YES YES Page 2
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory
ADDRESS 630 630 630 630 630 630 701 1565 1565 1717 1739 1739 1901 1901 1905 1915 1915 1923 1927 1931 1931 1931 1931 2061 1928 1936 1940
STREET WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST
Trees Recommended for High Priority Pruning Downtown and Harrisburg
COMMON NAME Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Magnolia, Southern Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Laurel
DBH CONDITION 9 75% 13 72% 15 84% 16 78% 17 81% 21 84% 14 88% 12 88% 26 84% 13 78% 3 88% 4 88% 14 81% 21 72% 11 81% 14 88% 17 88% 17 84% 15 88% 16 81% 17 75% 19 84% 25 78% 43 72% 41 75% 31 66% 44 75%
TRAINING STRUCTURE DEADWOOD CLEARANCE HAZARD PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE PRUNE RATING 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 7 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 YES NO NO NO 3 YES NO NO NO 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES YES 3 NO YES YES NO 3 NO YES YES YES 9 NO YES YES YES 9 NO NO YES YES 9 NO NO YES YES 3 NO NO YES YES
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Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 700 520 846 600 600 800 825 1028 1261 504 1911 1817 807 823 523 630 630 630 630 1225 1923 1931
STREET BROAD ST CRAWFORD AVE ELLIS ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE HECKLE ST HICKS ST METCALF ST RUSSELL ST TUBMAN ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY
Trees Recommended for Level 2 Basic Risk Assessment Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Ginkgo Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Sycamore Sugarberry Oak, Darlington Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Darlington Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard
DBH CONDITION 23 75% 41 72% 37 81% 26 69% 38 72% 30 91% 37 72% 35 72% 29 78% 28 75% 35 69% 24 78% 26 72% 33 72% 37 78% 12 81% 11 78% 10 84% 11 78% 14 72% 17 84% 25 78%
HAZARD RATING 3 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 3 3 6 3 3 9 8 3 3 3 6 3 3 3
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Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 1928 1967 1967 2040 535 536 536 536 536 536 708 443 636 700 900 903 903 945 945 985 985 1005 1140 544 522 601 602 610 618 625 626 626 626 710 822 822 822 945 510 529 601 711 725 813 813 1848 510 510
STREET BATTLE ROW BATTLE ROW BATTLE ROW BATTLE ROW BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BOHLER AVE BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST BROAD ST CHAFEE AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE CRAWFORD AVE ELLIS ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST EVE ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Cherry, Carolina Laurel Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Dogwood, Flowering Pecan Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Ginkgo Goldenraintree Oak, Laurel Oak, Darlington Ginkgo Ginkgo Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Pistache, Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistache, Chinese Elm, Chinese Elm, Winged Sugarberry Pistache, Chinese Sugarberry Sugarberry Sugarberry Holly, Savannah Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Cherry, Carolina Laurel Cherry, Carolina Laurel Dogwood, Flowering Blackgum Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Common Oak, Water Oak, Water Cherry, Black Chinaberry Crapemyrtle, Common Maple, Red Maple, Red
DBH CONDITION 18 69% 6 69% 4 69% 14 72% 7 75% 18 59% 18 59% 18 59% 10 50% 10 50% 8 72% 7 88% 8 84% 6 88% 10 84% 10 84% 8 91% 12 75% 12 75% 10 78% 10 88% 6 72% 17 78% 2 88% 43 50% 8 78% 35 78% 18 66% 3 84% 13 66% 3 69% 2 81% 8 75% 6 75% 7 59% 7 63% 10 63% 3 81% 13 78% 4 72% 16 75% 30 75% 7 84% 7 91% 5 91% 9 75% 10 81% 11 66%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 9 9 3 10 7 7 8 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page 1
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 510 510 510 510 1542 1561 1561 1617 1617 1624 1632 1632 1702 1707 1713 1716 1716 1726 1726 1734 1734 1817 1830 1833 1833 1902 1902 1914 1914 1988 2002 2027 2027 2033 509 625 632 400 451 457 460 461 461 461 461 500 600 624
STREET FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FENWICK ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST FIFTH ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Cherry, Carolina Laurel Maple, Red Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Cherry, Black Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Diamond Leaf Crapemyrtle, Common Paulownia, Royal Mixed Species Cherry, Carolina Laurel Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Maple, Freeman Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Cherry, Carolina Laurel Sugarberry Dogwood, Flowering Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Common Dogwood, Flowering Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Ginkgo Ginkgo Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Maple, Freeman Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Laurel Oak, Water
DBH CONDITION 6 78% 6 81% 16 69% 15 72% 5 88% 8 69% 4 69% 4 53% 2 53% 31 47% 7 69% 12 91% 5 88% 15 69% 14 78% 10 75% 9 66% 10 72% 8 75% 14 78% 10 75% 30 69% 15 78% 23 75% 19 72% 18 66% 16 66% 10 75% 9 78% 9 72% 11 69% 5 69% 4 69% 7 72% 7 75% 13 78% 14 75% 19 81% 27 69% 4 25% 47 66% 5 63% 20 72% 18 78% 17 63% 33 53% 16 59% 28 44%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES NO YES
HAZARD RATING 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 7 11 3 8 8 9 10 9 11 Page 2
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 638 700 701 736 900 900 900 900 902 902 902 952 1000 1000 1029 1029 1119 1206 1235 1904 1922 1930 1942 1944 1952 1978 1980 2102 2102 2107 2107 2107 2152 2157 711 711 723 726 821 829 2088 526 724 724 724 724 726 824
STREET GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST GREENE ST HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HEARD AVE HECKLE ST HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD HICKMAN RD
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Pecan Oak, Water Oak, Willow Pear, Callery Blackgum Oak, Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Blackgum Oak, Laurel Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Maple, Sugar Sugarberry Redcedar, Eastern Sugarberry Sugarberry Sugarberry Sycamore Oak, Water Sugarberry Cherry, Carolina Laurel Sugarberry Oak, Water Oak, Water Mimosa Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Cherry, Carolina Laurel Oak, Darlington Dogwood, Flowering Ginkgo Dogwood, Flowering Crapemyrtle, Common Dogwood, Flowering Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Sugarberry Sugarberry
DBH CONDITION 15 59% 25 69% 14 81% 12 81% 2 75% 12 72% 14 84% 26 72% 8 78% 8 88% 7 84% 2 84% 2 25% 12 84% 15 81% 17 78% 14 84% 26 72% 30 69% 5 59% 6 72% 10 25% 9 66% 5 81% 8 75% 2 25% 12 81% 7 78% 15 69% 6 75% 12 81% 20 84% 2 88% 2 75% 15 69% 10 75% 14 78% 11 38% 16 84% 10 84% 4 75% 10 50% 18 78% 17 78% 16 75% 11 72% 29 84% 8 78%
HIGH PRIORITY NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 10 10 9 3 3 8 8 9 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 8 3 11 11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 3 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page 3
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 1602 1740 1744 1829 3 6 6 10 118 118 126 425 1690 1692 1701 1701 1702 1702 1820 1820 1843 1904 1027 408 412 416 509 513 513 513 515 517 518 519 519 519 520 529 531 613 626 627 629 629 704 708 1 1
STREET HICKS ST HICKS ST HICKS ST HICKS ST JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JAMES BROWN BLVD JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JENKINS ST JONES ST MILLEDGE RD MILLEDGE RD MILLEDGE RD MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE MOORE AVE REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Mixed Species Sugarberry Pear, Common Sycamore Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Chinaberry Chinaberry Pecan Sugarberry Oak, Scarlet Dogwood, Flowering Pear, Callery Crapemyrtle, Common Dogwood, Flowering Oak, Water Pistache, Chinese Oak, Northern Red Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Oak, Diamond Leaf Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Elm, American Elm, American Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese
DBH CONDITION 6 72% 22 56% 14 59% 13 84% 8 94% 8 94% 7 94% 12 88% 10 94% 9 94% 12 91% 7 88% 5 94% 4 88% 20 75% 21 56% 22 75% 6 66% 20 81% 8 78% 6 56% 22 69% 9 84% 32 66% 25 56% 15 69% 6 63% 3 53% 2 53% 2 53% 3 47% 4 66% 4 25% 4 59% 4 59% 3 59% 12 78% 6 59% 5 47% 4 59% 5 78% 3 59% 10 53% 5 56% 9 56% 7 75% 10 72% 9 66%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 3 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 3 3 7 7 10 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page 4
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 502 511 511 511 511 624 740 857 901 946 1102 1240 802 802 802 808 416 416 416 601 1821 1821 1823 1823 1833 1833 1838 1919 2007 432 456 504 540 642 642 642 724 724 811 1024 1102 1102 1102 1702 1941 1941 1953 2005
STREET REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST REYNOLDS ST RUSSELL ST RUSSELL ST RUSSELL ST RUSSELL ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST SEVENTH ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST STARNES ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Ginkgo Ginkgo Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Pistache, Chinese Ginkgo Ginkgo Ginkgo Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Darlington Oak, Willow Sugarberry Dogwood, Flowering Sugarberry Oak, Water Sugarberry Oak, Willow Oak, Water Sugarberry Maple, Japanese Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Laurel Oak, Willow Cherry, Yoshino Cherry, Yoshino Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Sugarberry Sugarberry Cherry, Carolina Laurel Sugarberry Crapemyrtle, Common
DBH CONDITION 8 81% 13 72% 13 78% 6 78% 6 81% 16 63% 12 72% 10 94% 9 94% 16 81% 17 69% 3 53% 4 75% 4 81% 3 66% 7 75% 3 72% 3 81% 6 78% 13 84% 19 75% 10 72% 3 75% 13 84% 14 69% 9 81% 30 56% 5 72% 5 78% 2 81% 7 72% 37 66% 18 72% 17 69% 17 56% 24 69% 11 84% 8 84% 22 81% 21 72% 11 84% 14 75% 17 78% 14 84% 28 81% 6 78% 30 53% 5 63%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 10 3 3 3 3 10 3 3 3 9 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Page 5
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 2050 2050 2053 2056 2057 2081 2101 2101 2101 2101 2101 2165 111 46 118 508 702 702 702 538 540.5 551 2011 2011 2020 2021 2055 2057 2063 602 606 606 608 610 611 612 612 710 507 556 556 630 630 630 1715 1729 2012 2012
STREET TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TELFAIR ST TENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST THIRTEENTH ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUBMAN ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST TUTTLE ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST WALKER ST
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Maple, Red Sugarberry Pecan Oak, Water Sugarberry Sugarberry Dogwood, Flowering Sugarberry Sugarberry Oak, Laurel Oak, Water Maple, Red Zelkova, Japanese Zelkova, Japanese Oak, Willow Oak, Willow Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Cherry, Black Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Crapemyrtle, Common Elm, Winged Oak, Water Pear, Callery Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Maple, Red Crapemyrtle, Common Oak, Water Maple, Freeman Maple, Red Dogwood, Flowering Maple, Freeman Cedar, Deodar Oak, Sawtooth Crapemyrtle, Common Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Darlington Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Oak, Live Oak, Water Unknown Tree Sugarberry
DBH CONDITION 16 63% 20 75% 9 63% 6 81% 7 78% 15 78% 5 75% 15 88% 11 88% 23 56% 20 69% 10 78% 16 69% 14 81% 11 91% 14 81% 6 59% 10 59% 12 66% 5 88% 2 81% 7 25% 4 56% 8 78% 32 63% 10 69% 42 69% 18 63% 34 63% 4 78% 4 69% 24 59% 4 66% 2 88% 8 78% 9 88% 7 94% 5 91% 10 81% 19 72% 21 63% 11 75% 20 78% 16 72% 21 69% 23 59% 8 72% 4 81%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 9 3 8 3 8 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 3 3 10 3 3 3 9 3 3 10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 8 7 7 8 3 9 3 3 Page 6
Augusta-Richmond County 2013-2014 Street Tree Inventory ADDRESS 1225 1537 1555 1555 1931 1931 1931 1939 2065 2065 1845 1918 1936 2021 545 1724 1819 1820 1837 524 526 530 536 540 622 622 622 723
STREET WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WALTON WAY WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST WARREN ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WATKINS ST WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE WRIGHTS AVE
Trees Recommended for Removal Downtown and Harrisburg COMMON NAME Oak, Shumard Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Ginkgo Ginkgo Oak, Shumard Oak, Shumard Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Cherry, Black Oak, Water Oak, Water Oak, Water Hemlock, Eastern Oak, Water Crapemyrtle, Common Sugarberry Dogwood, Flowering Elm, Winged Pear, Callery Elm, American Maple, Silver Pear, Callery Pear, Callery Cherry, Carolina Laurel Pear, Callery Sycamore
DBH CONDITION 12 66% 8 81% 8 75% 6 75% 3 84% 3 84% 14 75% 10 69% 23 69% 26 75% 10 50% 23 59% 20 66% 18 88% 11 75% 30 72% 5 81% 11 72% 6 75% 5 88% 3 69% 4 66% 4 72% 7 72% 7 84% 6 72% 6 75% 12 66%
HIGH PRIORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
HAZARD RATING 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 3 9 9 8 7 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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