HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-01 Arborist Comments Re Trail-Woodskdanielson
From: K.D. Widin [kwidin a@mmmpcc.org]
Seat: Friday, October 01, 1999 1 0:09 AM
To: kdanielson@cityofoakparkheights.com
Subject: Trail - Woods /Boutwell's Landing
Kris
I visited the Boutwell's Landing site on Wednesday and checked out the staking for the woods
trail. It looks pretty good; however, I do have a few suggestions:
1. just after you enter the woods going west toward Autumn Ridge, there are two large, healthy
bur oaks. The trail goes between these trees. The trail should be curved through these trees
for aesthetics and to increase the distance from the tree trunks to the side of the trail.
2. after the trail branches south to go around the wetlands, there are a number of dead oaks.
The trail is currently staked in one area to go through a couple healthy oaks. Gould the trail
be moved 10 feet closer to the wetland in that area so that it goes through the dead trees
(which should be removed) instead?
3. general recommendations:
a. dead limbs overhanging the trail should be pruned during tree removal and before trail
construction
b. tree removal should occur in the fall or winter - definitely not between 4/15 m 711 to
prevent insect transmission of oak wilt to fresh wounds on living oaks - no healthy trees
over 6 inches in diameter should need to be removed - there is plenty of room to run the
trail through the area without taking out healthy trees.
c. trail construction should be kept at least 6 feet out from the trunks of healthy trees to
avoid damaging the root systems and supporting roots. Trees within 15 feet of the trail
edges should be fenced with
tree protection fencing prior to trail construction.