ImageAt the December Glenmore Woods Homeowners meeting, the board approved the remediation of trees that pose a safety concern in the common areas. The remediation will be done by Bartlett Tree Experts. There is only 2 month period where Oaks can be worked on, February and March, so most of the work will be done in the winter months.
 
The work to be performed by Bartlett Tree Experts includes maintenance pruning according to the American National Standard Institute for Tree Care Operations (ANSI-A300). Clearing will include branches 1/2" in diameter and larger. The work also includes cabling trees that adjusted, as well as removing trees that cannot be maintained. 
 
When felling trees among healthy trees, Bartlett will do their best to find a path for the tree to fall that will create little or no damage to surrounding trees.  Sometimes it isn't completely possible, but they try hard to avoid damage to neighboring trees.
 
The trees will be cut about a foot from the ground for the first cut, then Bartlett will come back after the snow is gone and flush cut as close to the ground as possible. 
 
When they cut the trees down, they try to leave them as if nature had knocked them down.  If one comes to rest on another neighboring tree, they will leave it if doing so won't hurt that tree and there is no risk of it falling the rest of the way by itself. As was discussed in the homeowners meetings, the boards primary concern is safety. The expense to remove the fallen trees is not in line with the safety concerns we are trying to remediate at this point in time. The board's primary goals  are:

1. Safety
2. Preservation
3. Aesthetics 

There are some differences between the Aug 2007 hazardous tree list and the Jan 2008 proposal.  The reason is, when Dave Story, Bartlett Tree Experts certified arborist, went out himself to create the proposal, he reassessed the trees after the initial visit and was able to remove some trees off the list that were only marginally problematic. 
 
The hazardous trees list we have budgeted for remediation in 2008 include the following: 
 
 

a. Tree #119, 13300 Ashford Drive - clean

b. Stump behind 13300 Ashford Drive - take down, leave on site

c. Storm damaged stump, behind 13300 Ashford Drive -take down, leave on site

d. Tree #121, 13300 Ashford Drive - clean

e. Tree #118, 13300 Ashford Drive - clean

f. Tree #112, 13300 Ashford Drive - take down and remove

g. Red oak #117, 13300 Ashford Drive - clean

h. Ash #1, 13300 Ashford Drive - clean

i. Oak #114, 13300 Ashford Drive - remove

J. Ash #2, 13324 Ashford Drive - remove

k. Red Oak #3, 13324 Ashford Drive - clean

l. Pin oak, 13324 Ashford Drive - clean

m. Red oak #4, 13326 Ashford Drive - clean

n. Cottonwood #5 13326 Ashford Drive - clean

O. Cottonwood, 13326 Ashford Drive - clean

p. Cottonwood #6, 13326 Ashford Drive - clean end install one steel support cable

q. Oak #7, 13326 Ashford Drive - clean

r. Ash #6, 13350 Ashford Drive - Install one steel support cable

S. Ash #8, 13350 Ashford Drive - clean

t. Ash #10, 13355 Ashford Drive - install one steel support cable

u. Oak #11, 13355 Ashford Drive - clean and install one steel support cable

v. Oak #12, 13335 Ashford Drive - clean

w. 18" Pin oak, 13335 Ashford Drive - clean

x. Cottonwood #1219, 13335 Ashford Drive - install one steel support cable

y. Tree #1451, 13335 Ashford Drive - take down, leave on site

z. Ash #13, 13335 Ashford Drive - install one steel support cable

aa. 18" pin oak, 13335 Ashford Drive - clean

bb. Black cherry #15, 13315 Ashford Drive - clean and reduce

cc. Red oak #1439, 13335 Ashford Drive - clean

dd. Oak #1430, 13305 Ashford Drive - install one steel support Cable

ee. 15" American elm, 13305 Ashford Drive - clean

ff. 16" American elm, 13305 Ashford Drive - clean

gg. 20" ash #186, along Ashford Drive, south Of Windmere Ct - take down, leave on site

hh. 16" Pin oak, south of Windmere Ct. on Ashford Drive - clean

ii. 6" ash, along Ashford Drive south of Windmere Ct - take down, leave on site

jj. 20" burr oak #1403, on Ashford Drive south of VVindmere Ct. -clean half of tree overhanging common area

kk. 8" ash, along Ashford Drive south of Windmere Ct. - take down, leave on site

ll. Shagbark hickory #1475, behind 28574 Scarborough Ct - clean

mm. Ash #1951, behind 28587 Scarborough Ct - clean

nn. 6" dead cottonwood, behind 28595 Windmere ct. - take down, leave on site

oo. 18" dead cottonwood, behind 28595 Windmere Ct - take down and leave on site

pp. 6" dead cottonwood, behind 28595 Windmere Ct. - take down and leave on site

qq. 12" dead cottonwood, behind 28595 Windmere ct. -take down and leave on site

rr. Shagbark hickory #1130. south of Ashford Ct - install one steel support cable to reinforce split stems

ss. Shagbark hickory #1123, along Ashford Drive, south of Ashford Ct. - clean

tt. Burr oak #1125, along Ashford Drive south of Ashford Ct. - clean and install one steel support cable to reinforce split stems

 

If anyone has any questions or concerns about the tree maintenance, please contact one of the board members or Sarah McMaster. Contact information is on the Contact Us section at www.glenmorewoods.org
 
 
 
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