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Home My WebLink About2010 11 02 Arborist.pdf        Nov 2, 2010    Bill Kennedy  Vail Resorts  P.O. Box 959  Avon, CO 81620    Dear Bill,    Thank you for meeting me at the Ever Vail Project on October 19, 2010. The purpose of the meeting was  to inventory the trees on the proposed project.  The inventory included evaluating tree condition,  identifying   potential transplant and possible preservation trees.  This letter is a summary of that  meeting.    The tree locations were already identified on a map but specific data such as specie, size and condition  were not assigned.  Gary Worthley, the project landscape architect, you and I walked the property. Gary  recorded tree numbers and I inspected and evaluated the trees.    The objective of our inventory was to identify possible preservation trees and transplant candidates.   Trees were selected as possible transplant candidates based upon four criteria:  1. Specie  2. Lack of damage or defects.  3. Condition and aesthetic quality  4. Location    Colorado spruce trees are the favored transplant specie. Transplanting large trees is a costly venture and  only high quality trees should be considered.  Trees with significant damage or defects were eliminated  as transplant candidates.  Tree condition includes health and visual quality. Again, only high value trees  with good foliage and structure should be invested in as transplants.  Tree location not only limits tree  spade access but can dictate the viability of the root ball.  A tree growing in a small planter or near a  building will restrict the size and shape of the root ball.  Therefore trees that are in a tenuous location  were not considered for transplanting.    We identified 86 trees with potential for transplanting and 14 individual and/or tree clumps as  preservation trees (see attached table). Most of the preservation trees are located on the riverbank,  south of the Glen Lyon Office Building. These trees will be prepared for transplanting and preservation  by bringing them to the best possible health and condition prior to digging or construction through  fertilization, supplemental water, pruning and treating for insect or disease.      Although 86 trees are candidates for transplanting, not all of them will be transplanted.  Some trees are  growing in tight clumps and digging one will damage the adjacent trees.  To be cautious we will treat all  trees with the potential for transplanting as though they will be moved.  Although the table only shows  14 trees for preservation some of these are clumps of 2 to 50 trees.    Please contact me with any questions at 970‐453‐9154.    Sincerely,       Rick Herwehe  Forester, Certified Arborist #RM‐2195                                    Ever Vail Tree Inventory  Plant # Species Diameter TP Preserve/Remove 1 Colorado Blue Spruce 1.5 Y 2 White Fir 7.5 Y 3 Aspen 4.5 N 4 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 Y 5 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 6 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 7 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 8 Aspen 8 N 9 White Fir 8 N 10 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 11 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 12 Aspen 4 N 13 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 14 Aspen 4 N 15 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 Y 16 Aspen 4 N 17 Colorado Blue Spruce 16 Y 18 Crabapple 4 N 19 Colorado Blue Spruce 11 Y 20 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 N 21 Aspen clump N 22 Aspen clump N 23 Aspen clump N 24 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 Y 25 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 26 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 27 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 28 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 Y 29 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 N 30 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 31 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 32 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 33 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 34 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 35 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 N 36 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 37 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 38 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 39 Colorado Blue Spruce 15 Y 40 Aspen 7 N 41 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 42 Aspen 14 N 43 Aspen 14 N 44 Aspen 11 N 45 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 46 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 47 Colorado Blue Spruce 17 Y 48 Colorado Blue Spruce 15 Y 49 cottonwood 13 N 50 Aspen 12 N 51 Aspen 11 N 52 Aspen 13 N 53 Aspen 13 N 54 Aspen clump N 55 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 Y 56 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 Y 57 Colorado Blue Spruce 13 Y 58 Aspen 11 N 59 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 60 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 61 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 62 Aspen 10 N 63 Aspen 10 Y 64 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 N 65 Aspen 10 N 66 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 67 Colorado Blue Spruce 11 Y 68 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 Y 69 NCW clump N 70 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 Y 71 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 72 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 73 Aspen clump N 74 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 Y 75 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 Y 76 Aspen clump N 77 Aspen 8 N 78 Aspen 6 N 79 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 N 80 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 81 Aspen clump N 82 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 83 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 N 84 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 N 85 Aspen (2) 3 N 86 Aspen 3 N 87 Aspen (2) 3 N 88 Aspen 4 N 89 Aspen (2) 4 N 90 Aspen (2) 5 N 91 Aspen (2) 3 N 92 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 93 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 94 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 95 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 96 Aspen 2 N 97 Aspen 2 N 98 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 99 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 100 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 101 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 102 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 103 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 104 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 105 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 N 106 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 107 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 108 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 109 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 110 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 111 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 112 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 113 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 Y 114 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 Y 115 Cottonwood 8 N 116 Cottonwood 10 N 117 Cottonwood (2) 8/7 N 118 cottonwood (3) 4/5/8 N 119 cottonwood (2) 6 N 120 cottonwood 7 N 121 Colorado Blue Spruce 16 Y 122 Cottonwood 9 N 123 Cottonwood 9 N 124 cottonwood 4 N 125 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 126 Colorado Blue Spruce Y 127 Aspen? clump N 128 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 129 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 130 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 131 Colorado Blue Spruce 2 N 132 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 133 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 134 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 135 Aspen 4 N 136 Aspen N 137 Aspen 9 N 138 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 N 139 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 N 140 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 141 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 Y 142 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 143 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 144 Aspen clump N 145 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 146 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 147 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 148 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 149 Colorado Blue Spruce 2 N 150 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 151 Aspen 7 N 152 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 153 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 154 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 N 155 Aspen 5 N 156 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 N 157 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 158 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 N 159 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 160 Aspen 9 N 161 Aspen 9 N 162 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 Y 163 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 164 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 Y 165 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 166 cottonwood clump N 167 cottonwood 1 N 168 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 169 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 N 170 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 Y 171 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 Y 172 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 173 Aspen clump N 174 Aspen 8 N 175 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 176 Colorado Blue Spruce 5 Y 177 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 Y 178 Aspen 8 N 179 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 N 180 Aspen 5 N 190 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 191 Colorado Blue Spruce 16 Y 192 Colorado Blue Spruce 15 Y 193 Colorado Blue Spruce 18 Y 194 Aspen clump N 195 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 Y 196 Colorado Blue Spruce 11 Y 197 Colorado Blue Spruce 18 Y 198 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 Y 199 Colorado Blue Spruce 11 Y 200 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 Y 201 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 202 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 203 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 204 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 Y 205 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 206 Colorado Blue Spruce 18 N 207 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 208 Colorado Blue Spruce 9 R 209 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 P 210 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 P 211 Colorado Blue Spruce 18 R 212 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 R 213 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 P 214 Colorado Blue Spruce 18 R 215 lodge pole pine 6 R 216 Colorado Blue Spruce 19 P 217 lodge pole pine 10 R 218 lodge pole pine 10 P 219 lodge pole pine 5 R 220 lodge pole pine 12 P 221 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 P 222 lodge pole pine 9 P 223 Colorado Blue Spruce (4) cluster P 224 Colorado Blue Spruce 22 P 225 Colorado Blue Spruce(3) 16-24 P 226 lodge pole pine 18 R 227 Colorado Blue Spruce 24 R 228 lodge pole pine 14 R 229 lodge pole pine 16 R 230 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 R 231 Colorado Blue Spruce 20 R 232 Colorado Blue Spruce 31 P 233 Colorado Blue Spruce 36 P 234 Colorado Blue Spruce 10 P 235 Colorado Blue Spruce 14 P 236 lodge pole pine (3 stem) 8 R 237 Colorado Blue Spruce clump P 238 cottonwood group R 239 lodge pole pine 10 R 240 lodge pole pine (2) 8 R 241 crabapple (8) 5 R 242 Aspen (5) 4-8 R 243 Colorado Blue Spruce (11) 2-3 N 244 Colorado Blue Spruce (5) 6-10 N 245 Colorado Blue Spruce 7 N 246 Colorado Blue Spruce 6 N 247 lodge pole pine 4 N 248 Colorado Blue Spruce 3 N 249 Colorado Blue Spruce 8 N 250 Colorado Blue Spruce 4 N 251 Aspen clump N 252 Colorado Blue Spruce 12 N          