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PDQ - 501 {PCUP- fiL./- . Horticultural Consultants HOR1~~~EINC " . ~~IEC~PJ'~D Jill 2 d LIl06 CITY CiC . ;:,01 PL\:'j;';:i'<'; ;.~"":'l! r. , June 28, 2006 Stephanie Allen John Miller Architects 100 View St., Suite 203 Mountain View, CA 94041 E.. \(IJ I p." '-" J~ !dlh.JJ, Subject: Tree Report Saint Elizabeth Seton Church, Pleasanton Dear Stephanie: John Miller Architects is designing the proposed expansion of the Saint Elizabeth Seton Church, in Pleasanton. The plan proposes to construct a new activity center at the west end of the property, in what is currently an empty field. HortScience, Inc. was asked to prepare a Tree Report for the site for review by the City of Pleasanton. This report provides the following information: 1. An evaluation of the health and structural condition of the trees from a visual inspection. 2. An evaluation of the impacts of the proposed development on the trees. 3. The appraised value of individual surveyed trees. I visited the site on Tuesday, June 6, 2006. The survey included all trees 6' and greater in diameter. The survey procedure consisted of the following steps: 1. Identifying the tree as to species; 2. Tagging each tree with an identifying number and recording its location on a map; 3. Measuring the trunk diameter at a point 54' above grade; 4. Evaluating the health and structural condition using a scale of 1 - 5: 5 - A healthy, vigorous tree, reasonably free of signs and symptoms of disease, with good structure and form typical of the species. 4 - Tree with slight decline in vigor, small amount of twig dieback, minor structural defects that could be corrected. 3 - Tree with moderate vigor, moderate twig and small branch dieback, thinning of crown, poor leaf color, moderate structural defects that might be mitigated with regular care. 2 - Tree in decline, epicormic growth, extensive dieback of medium to large branches, significant structural defects that cannot be abated. 1 - Tree in severe decline, dieback of scaffold branches and/or trunk; most of foliage from epicormics; extensive structural defects that cannot be abated. . PO Bux 754 flleils3ntun, CA ~.I4ri6b Pl1ollf'f.)?51(Q'-J211 f-AX,t,2S,ISJ':n91J f,'NW!llJltc.~i"IIGe,(:nl"