HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-17 Arborist Report - CO Landscaping Inspection Julie Hultman
From: K.D.Widin <kdwidin @comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:14 PM
To: Eric Johnson; Mark Vierling (E-mail);Andrew Kegley; Betty Caruso;Julie Hultman; Scott
Richards; Mlejnek, Cristina;Jennifer Pinski; Lisa Danielson
Subject: Oakgreen Senior Living Phase 2 Corner of Oakgreen and 58th - Landscaping
OPH Staff-
Lisa Danielson and I have inspected the installed landscaping at the Oakgreen Senior Living Building phase 2 at the corner of
Oakgreen Ave.
and 58th St.. The installed landscaping is similar to the landscaping depicted in the approved landscape plan dated 7/11/12.A few
trees were not planted, most likely due to changes in infrastructure. Species of a few trees have been changed but those changes
are all acceptable. The location of some of the trees has changed slightly and again,those changes are acceptable. There were 5
river birch clumps depicted on the SW corner of the building,but those trees were not planted anywhere around the building. The
sizes of the installed plant materials meet or
exceed the requirements of the zoning ordinance. In all 61 trees were
included in the approved landscape plan(totaling 167 diameter inches).
At the recent inspection,52 trees were found to have been planted on site(totaling approximately 198 diameter inches). Using
current lower trunk calipers to measure tree diameter,the development added approximately 198 diameter inches with the
installed landscaping which should offset the tree replacement requirement for the development as a whole. This figure should be
used in calculating the final tree replacement requirement amount once all phases of the development have been built and
landscaped.There is one dead maple on the Oakgreen Ave.
frontage(by 2nd unit from south)which should be replaced in the next few weeks. Otherwise the installed landscaping is
acceptable. Please contact Arborist Lisa Danielson if you have any questions regarding this inspection or report.
Kathy Widin
Forestry Consultant
City of Oak Park Heights
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