Tree Protection Plan Example - Arlingtonva
5117 26th Rd N Tree Preservation Plan
Tree Planting Legend Species Size Amount Spacing Coverage A Tilia americana 2-2.5 inch caliper 1 20 ft 393.75 B Carya cordiformes 4-5 ft. height 1 20 ft 312.5 Total 706.25 Canopy calculation (Square feet) Parcel size Tree canopy required (20%) Tree canopy preserved ( X2 Bonus) Tree canopy remaining to plant Tree Canopy planted Total Tree canopy (preservation and planting) No. Species Health Size 1 Quercus phellos 70 2 Cornus florida 65 3 Nyssa sylvatica 80 4 Cryptomeria japonica 60 5 Acer saccharinum 50 6 Pyrus calleryana 7 Ulmus americana 8 Quercus alba 9 Morus alba
40 70 65 50
Comments 40 Minor deadwood, slight lean 5 6 County-owned tree 20 Jointly-owned tree 35 Decay in trunk Poor branch attachment. 20 Neighbor-owned tree 14 Neighbor-owned tree 14 Root damage 10 Poor branch attachment.
8485 1697 1508 189 706.25 2214.5
Removal No Yes No Yes No
Reason Has a good chance of surviving construction. Within Construction Footprint County-owned tree. No permission to remove this tree. This tree will not survive construction. Get written removal permission first from neighbor Neighbor-owned tree. Root prune and protect
No No Yes No
Neighbor-owned tree. Root prune and protect Neighbor-owned tree. Protect, and use root matting Construction damage to build the new house will be too great to retain this tree Invasive. No canopy counted.
Canopy 754 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1. PLANTS SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED AS INDICATED, INCLUDING ALL PLANTS, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT. 2. PLANTS SHALL BE TYPICAL OF THEIR SPECIES AND VARIETY; HAVE NORMAL GROWTH HABITS, WELL-DEVELOPED DENSELY FOLIATED BRANCHES, AND VIGOROUS ROOT SYSTEMS; AND BE FREE FROM DEFECTS AND INJURIES. 3. PLANTS SHALL BE PLANTED ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY IF/WHEN PRACTICAL. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROTECT STOCK NOT PLANTED. PLANTS SHALL NOT REMAIN UNPLANTED FOR LONGER THAN A THREE-DAY PERIOD AFTER DELIVERY. ANY PLANTS NOT INSTALLED DURING THIS PERIOD SHALL BE REJECTED, UNLESS OWNER AND CONTRACTOR PROVIDE OTHERWISE BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT. 4. PLANTS SHALL NOT BE BOUND WITH WIRE OR ROPE AT ANY TIME SO AS TO DAMAGE THE BARK OR BREAK BRANCHES. PLANTS SHALL BE HANDLED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOT BALL ONLY. 5. PLANTING OPERATIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED DURING PERIODS WITHIN THE PLANTING SEASON WHEN WEATHER AND SOIL CONDITIONS ARE SUITABLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED LOCAL PRACTICE. PLANTS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN TOP SOIL THAT IS IN MUDDY OR FROZEN CONDITION. LAWNS, TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN 03/15 AND 06/15 OR BETWEEN 09/15 AND 12/01. PERENNIALS AND GROUNDCOVERS MAY BE INSTALLED BETWEEN 03/15 AND 12/01. 6. NO PLANT, EXCEPT GROUNDCOVERS, SHALL BE PLANTED LESS THAN TW0 FEET FROM SIDEWALKS 7. TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL BE PLANTED IN HOLES TWO TO THREE TIMES AS WIDE AND TO THE DEPTH OF THE ROOT BALL. 8. PLANTS SHALL BE PLANTED IN IN SITU SOIL THAT IS THOROUGHLY WATERED. 9. SET ALL PLANTS PLUMB AND STRAIGHT SET AT SUCH LEVEL THAT NORMAL OR NATURAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PLANT AND THE GROUND SURFACE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. LOCATE THE PLANT IN THE CENTER OF THE PIT. 10. INJURED ROOTS SHALL BE PRUNED TO CLEAN ENDS BEFORE PLANTING WITH CLEAN, SHARP TOOLS. THE LEADER OF TREES SHALL NOT BE CUT BACK. 11. TREES 2” OR GREATER IN CALIPER SHALL BE SUPPORTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLANTING. ALL TREES 6" AND GREATER IN CALIPER SHALL BE GUYED. SMALLER TREES SHALL BE STAKED. GUYING WIRES AND STAKES SHALL BE INSTALLED AS INDICATED. CONTRACTORS WILL ADVISE THEIR CLIENTS TO REMOVE STAKING, GUYING AND TREE WRAP AT THE END OF ONE YEAR. 12. ALL PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE MULCHED WITH 3" LAYER OF DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD BARK MULCH OR LEAF COMPOST. 13. NEW PLANTING AREAS AND SOD SHALL BE ADEQUATELY IRRIGATED OR WATERED TO ESTABLISH THE PROPOSED PLANTS AND LAWN. 14. TREES MUST BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY A DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES URBAN FORESTER. 15. ALL DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE TREATED WITH 4" TOP SOIL OR COMPOST AND SEEDED IN ACCORDANCE WTH PERMANENT STABILIZATION METHODS INDICATED ON SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SHEET AND/OR LANDSCAPE PLAN.
Prepared by Vincent Verweij, ISA Arborist, MA-5739A
Tree Planting Legend Species Size Amount Spacing Coverage A Tilia americana 2-2.5 inch caliper 1 20 ft 393.75 B Carya cordiformes 4-5 ft. height 1 20 ft 312.5 Total 706.25 Canopy calculation (Square feet) Parcel size Tree canopy required (20%) Tree canopy preserved ( X2 Bonus) Tree canopy remaining to plant Tree Canopy planted Total Tree canopy (preservation and planting) No. Species Health Size 1 Quercus phellos 70 2 Cornus florida 65 3 Nyssa sylvatica 80 4 Cryptomeria japonica 60 5 Acer saccharinum 50 6 Pyrus calleryana 7 Ulmus americana 8 Quercus alba 9 Morus alba
40 70 65 50
Comments 40 Minor deadwood, slight lean 5 6 County-owned tree 20 Jointly-owned tree 35 Decay in trunk Poor branch attachment. 20 Neighbor-owned tree 14 Neighbor-owned tree 14 Root damage 10 Poor branch attachment.
8485 1697 1508 189 706.25 2214.5
Removal No Yes No Yes No
Reason Has a good chance of surviving construction. Within Construction Footprint County-owned tree. No permission to remove this tree. This tree will not survive construction. Get written removal permission first from neighbor Neighbor-owned tree. Root prune and protect
No No Yes No
Neighbor-owned tree. Root prune and protect Neighbor-owned tree. Protect, and use root matting Construction damage to build the new house will be too great to retain this tree Invasive. No canopy counted.
Canopy 754 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1. PLANTS SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED AS INDICATED, INCLUDING ALL PLANTS, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT. 2. PLANTS SHALL BE TYPICAL OF THEIR SPECIES AND VARIETY; HAVE NORMAL GROWTH HABITS, WELL-DEVELOPED DENSELY FOLIATED BRANCHES, AND VIGOROUS ROOT SYSTEMS; AND BE FREE FROM DEFECTS AND INJURIES. 3. PLANTS SHALL BE PLANTED ON THE DAY OF DELIVERY IF/WHEN PRACTICAL. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROTECT STOCK NOT PLANTED. PLANTS SHALL NOT REMAIN UNPLANTED FOR LONGER THAN A THREE-DAY PERIOD AFTER DELIVERY. ANY PLANTS NOT INSTALLED DURING THIS PERIOD SHALL BE REJECTED, UNLESS OWNER AND CONTRACTOR PROVIDE OTHERWISE BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT. 4. PLANTS SHALL NOT BE BOUND WITH WIRE OR ROPE AT ANY TIME SO AS TO DAMAGE THE BARK OR BREAK BRANCHES. PLANTS SHALL BE HANDLED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOT BALL ONLY. 5. PLANTING OPERATIONS SHALL BE PERFORMED DURING PERIODS WITHIN THE PLANTING SEASON WHEN WEATHER AND SOIL CONDITIONS ARE SUITABLE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED LOCAL PRACTICE. PLANTS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN TOP SOIL THAT IS IN MUDDY OR FROZEN CONDITION. LAWNS, TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL BE INSTALLED BETWEEN 03/15 AND 06/15 OR BETWEEN 09/15 AND 12/01. PERENNIALS AND GROUNDCOVERS MAY BE INSTALLED BETWEEN 03/15 AND 12/01. 6. NO PLANT, EXCEPT GROUNDCOVERS, SHALL BE PLANTED LESS THAN TW0 FEET FROM SIDEWALKS 7. TREES AND SHRUBS SHALL BE PLANTED IN HOLES TWO TO THREE TIMES AS WIDE AND TO THE DEPTH OF THE ROOT BALL. 8. PLANTS SHALL BE PLANTED IN IN SITU SOIL THAT IS THOROUGHLY WATERED. 9. SET ALL PLANTS PLUMB AND STRAIGHT SET AT SUCH LEVEL THAT NORMAL OR NATURAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PLANT AND THE GROUND SURFACE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. LOCATE THE PLANT IN THE CENTER OF THE PIT. 10. INJURED ROOTS SHALL BE PRUNED TO CLEAN ENDS BEFORE PLANTING WITH CLEAN, SHARP TOOLS. THE LEADER OF TREES SHALL NOT BE CUT BACK. 11. TREES 2” OR GREATER IN CALIPER SHALL BE SUPPORTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLANTING. ALL TREES 6" AND GREATER IN CALIPER SHALL BE GUYED. SMALLER TREES SHALL BE STAKED. GUYING WIRES AND STAKES SHALL BE INSTALLED AS INDICATED. CONTRACTORS WILL ADVISE THEIR CLIENTS TO REMOVE STAKING, GUYING AND TREE WRAP AT THE END OF ONE YEAR. 12. ALL PLANTING BEDS SHALL BE MULCHED WITH 3" LAYER OF DOUBLE SHREDDED HARDWOOD BARK MULCH OR LEAF COMPOST. 13. NEW PLANTING AREAS AND SOD SHALL BE ADEQUATELY IRRIGATED OR WATERED TO ESTABLISH THE PROPOSED PLANTS AND LAWN. 14. TREES MUST BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY A DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES URBAN FORESTER. 15. ALL DISTURBED AREAS SHALL BE TREATED WITH 4" TOP SOIL OR COMPOST AND SEEDED IN ACCORDANCE WTH PERMANENT STABILIZATION METHODS INDICATED ON SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SHEET AND/OR LANDSCAPE PLAN.
Prepared by Vincent Verweij, ISA Arborist, MA-5739A
