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CITY OF PLEASANTON URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN | 107 <br />URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES <br />cover, there will be an even larger need for establishment <br />care and watering as more trees are planted every year. <br />Just to fill the 1,100 existing vacant trees sites in the <br />26 target neighborhoods, the City will need to plant 44 <br />additional trees a year for 25 years, on top of the regular tree <br />replacements. There will likely be additional trees that the <br />City will need to plant to reach the canopy goal, depending <br />on the level of participation from the residents, businesses, <br />developers, and schools. <br />In FY 23/24 the City allocated $24,096 to establishment care <br />activities to maintain 290 newly planted trees, for a per-tree <br />establishment cost of $83. Table 1-8 is based on three years <br />of establishment care and represents the number of trees <br />the City should be caring for during FY2023-2024, and the <br />level of funding required under this scenario, using the three <br />most recent years of tree plantings. An increase in funding <br />(over double the current spending) for establishment care is <br />needed to maintain and water all newly planted trees for the <br />full three years. <br />Recommendations <br /> ƒProvide a standardized baseline for establishment care that <br />is within budget. Prioritize watering above all else. <br /> ƒImplement young tree pruning practice as described in <br />Appendix I <br /> ƒAllocate a long-term funding stream toward establishment <br />care, estimated between roughly $1.01 million and $1.59 <br />million per year for a three-year program. <br />Table 1-8. City Managed Trees Receiving Establishment Care by Year and Cost <br />FY 2021 - 2022 FY 2022 - 2023 FY 2023 - 2024 FY2022-2024 3-year Totals <br />Trees 249 200 290 739 trees <br />Cost $17,907 $16,183 $24,096 $58,186