Mount Mount Dora Tree InventoryInventory History • Request for Qualifications 16-11-002, submittals on August 30, 2016 • E Sciences awarded project on October 13, 2016 • Original PO issued February 10, 2017 • Second PO issued April 25, 2017 Staff • Brian Voelker, MS • Jen Savaro, MS • David Mahnken, MS Mount Dora Tree Inventory • As of April 17, 2017 • 75% of City complete • 7,499 trees to date Tree Species • 85 Total Tree Species • Most Common Species: – Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) – 1, 674 – Cabbage Palm (Sabel palmetto) – 1,182 – Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) - 989 – Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) - 740 – Slash Pine (Pinus elliottii) - 374 Tree Conditions • Good – 5,359 Trees • Fair – 1,764 Trees • Poor – 311 Trees • Critical – 32 Trees • Dead – 33 Trees • Trees with most defects occur throughout the center of the City E Sciences is recommending at least 126 trees to be removed Defect Observations • Tree species with most defects: – Laurel Oak (Quercus laurifolia) – Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) – Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) Observations • Most Common Defects: – Co-Dominant Leader – Dead wood/decay – Reduced Canopy – Leaning – Constricted Roots Conflicts • None – 6,264 Trees • Other Trees – 570 Trees • Overhead Utilities – 521 Trees • Other – 67 Trees (i.e. Light pole, fence, etc.) • Sidewalk – 59 Trees • Building – Structure – 17 Trees Recommendations • None – 4,766 Trees • Most common recommendations: – Crown Cleaning – 1,612 Trees – Structure Pruning – 340 Trees – Clearance Pruning – 300 Trees Next Steps? • Complete the tree inventory • Address critical issues • Prepare an Urban Forest Management Plan • Develop a City Nursery • Prepare a Street Tree Master Plan • Ordinance/Landscape Technical Manual • On-going assessment and monitoring of large trees within historic downtown • Develop Capital Improvement Program to implement the Forst Management Plan.