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Home My WebLink AboutArborist Report 737 Anaokia Ln Arcadia, CA 91006 Prepared for: Diana Nee September 2, 2024 Prepared by: Javier Cabral Consulting Arborist International Society of Arborists # WE- 8116A 1390 El Sereno Ave Pasadena, California 91103 (626)818-8704 jctcabral@sbcglobal.net Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 1 ISA Certified Arborist 31 December 2025 Table of contents Summary & Background and Assignment --------------------------- pg. 3 Site Conditions & Google Earth Image ------------------------------- pg. 4 List Inventory ------------------------------------------------------------- pg. 5 Site Plan With Trees------------------------------------------------------ pg. 6 & 7 Tree Pictures -------------------------------------------------------------- pg. 8 thru 17 Tree Protection Plan ----------------------------------------------------- pg. 18 thru 20 Arborist Signature Page ------------------------------------------------- pg. 21 Certificate Of Performance --------------------------------------------- pg. 22 Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 2 Summary Ms. Nee, You have retained my consulting arborist services to provide a tree inventory and tree protection plan for the property described as 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006. You are in the planning and permitting stages of demolishing the existing house and building a new 2 story house. Background and assignment Ms. Nee has requested that I provide the following arboricultural services. 1) Identify all trees on the property and label them on the architectural drawings as provided to the arborist by Mr. Diana Nee. 2) Evaluate the current health of the trees and make recommendations based on their health and proposed construction activities. 3) Provide a protection plan for all protected trees to remain based on the proposed site plan. The following report is based on my site visit on August 22, 2024, and my analysis of the trees, site plan, and the surrounding landscape. For the purpose of this report, I will address this tree as On-site Trees # 1 through 15. Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 3 Site conditions A one-story single-family home currently exists on this property located 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006. There is a total of (15) trees on this lot. The tree is an unprotected Crape myrtle tree that is proposed to be removed. No off-site trees will be impacted for this project and no protection plan will be required. Google Earth Image Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 4 List Inventory Pg. 1 Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 5 Topo With Trees (full scale) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 6 Topo With Trees (cropped) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 7 Tree # 1 (facing north) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 8 Tree # 1 Tree # 2 (facing north) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 9 Tree # 2 Trees # 3 & 4 (facing west) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 10 Tree # 4 Tree # 3 Trees # 5 & 6 (facing north) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 11 Tree # 6 Tree # 5 Tree # 7 (facing east) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 12 Tree # 7 Trees # 8 & 9 (facing northeast) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 13 Tree # 9 Tree # 8 Tree # 10 (facing north) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 14 Tree # 10 Trees # 11 thru 13 (facing northeast) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 15 Tree # 11 Tree # 13 Tree # 12 Tree # 14 (facing south) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 16 Tree # 14 Tree # 15 (facing north) Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 17 General Tree Protection Guidelines 1) Avoid damaging the roots, stem, and branches with mechanical and manual equipment. No roots shall be severed within the Tree Protection Zone “TPZ” which is the same as the area within the Tree Protection Fencing “TPF.” Roots greater than two inches in diameter outside of the TPZ shall be cleanly severed with a sharp tool such as a hand saw or manual pruners. 2) Avoid soil compaction by prohibiting the use of heavy equipment such as backhoes and bobcats under the tree drip line. If access within the TPZ is required during the construction process, the route shall be covered in a 6-inch layer of mulch in the TPZ, and the area shall be aerated and fertilized at the conclusion of construction. 3) Do not store or park tools, equipment, vehicles, or chemicals under the tree drip line. No equipment or debris of any kind shall be placed within the TPZ. No fuel, paint, solvent oil, thinner, asphalt, cement, grout, or any other construction chemical shall be stored or allowed in any manner to enter within the TPZ. 4) Avoid washing of equipment and tools such as wheel barrels, shovels, and mechanical motors under the tree drip line. 5) Prevent flooding and pooling of service water under the drip line. Grade changes that will flood the TPZ are prohibited unless a drainage plan is implemented. No grade changes within the TPZ shall be allowed. 6) Avoid cutting tree roots whenever possible. This can sometimes be accomplished by bridging roots, tunneling, or radial trenching. If roots must be cut use a sharp tool that will make a clean flush cut and not tear the roots. If possible, all digging under the tree drip line should be done manually to avoid tearing out of roots. Roots outside of the TPZ may be cleanly severed vertically with a sharp garden tool. 7) Do not raise or lower the grade within the tree protection zone of any protected trees unless approved by the project arborist. Roots greater than 1 inch in diameter that are exposed or damaged shall be cut with a sharp tool such as a hand saw, pruners, or loppers and covered with soil in conformance to industry standards. If any work is required within the TPZ the Arborist shall be consulted previous to beginning. The Arborist shall be contacted as soon as possible to arrange for a timely inspection and prevent delays. Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 18 8) Place a protective barrier or temporary fencing as directed by the consulting arborist in the diagram below. The protection fencing shall be in place before demolition begins and shall only be removed or reduced when all heavy equipment such as back-hoes, bobcats, loaders, and other heavy equipment with tires and tracks will not be required. Fencing can be adjusted, or sections reduced or removed as the project advances into the landscaping phases of the project. The consulting arborist shall be contacted if there are doubts about the placement or removal of fencing. 9) Landscape preparation & excavation within the TPZ shall be limited to the use of hand tools and small hand-held power tools and shall not be of a depth that could cause root damage. No attachments or wires other than those of a protective or non-damaging method shall be attached to a protected tree. 10) Construction personnel should be briefed on the importance of the guidelines before construction begins and reminded of it during tailgate meetings and as necessary. A printed copy should be posted where employees can be reminded of it. 11) All protected trees shall be watered before, during, and after construction as needed to prevent drought stress and tree death until sprinklers have been installed and are functional. Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 19 Site Plan With Protection Fencing Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 20 Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 21 Certificate of Performance & Limiting Conditions I Javier Cabral certify the following: • No warranty is made, expressed or implied, that problems or deficiencies of the trees or the property will not occur in the future, from any cause. The Arborist shall not be responsible for damages or injuries caused by any tree defects and assume no responsibility for the correction of defects or tree related problems. • The owner and client of the trees may choose to accept or disregard the recommendations of the Arborist or seek additional advice if the owner decides not to accept the Arborists findings or recommendations. • The Arborist has no past, present or future interest in the removal or preservation of any tree. The opinions contained in the Arborist report are independent and objective judgements of the Arborist. • The findings, opinions, and recommendations of the Arborist are based on based on the physical inspection of said property. The opinions are based on knowledge, experience, and education. • The Arborist shall not be required to provide testimony, provide site monitoring, provide further documentation for changes beyond the control of the Arborist, be deposed, or to attend any meeting without contractual arrangements for additional fees to the Arborist. • The Arborist assumes no responsibility for verification of ownership or location of property lines, or for any recommendations based on inaccurate information. • This Arborist report may not be reproduced without the expressed written permission or the Arborist and the client to whom the report was provided to. Any changes or alteration of this report invalidates the entire report. • Arborists are tree specialists who use their education, knowledge, training and experience to examine trees, recommend measures to enhance the beauty and health of trees, make recommendations to prevent or minimize damage to trees during and after construction projects, and attempt to reduce the risk of living near trees. Clients may choose to accept or disregard the recommendations of the arborist, or to seek additional advice. • Arborists cannot detect every condition that could possibly lead to the structural failure of a tree. Trees are living organisms that fail in ways we do not fully understand. Conditions are often hidden within trees and below ground. Arborists cannot guarantee that a tree will be healthy or safe under all circumstances, or for a specified period of time. Likewise, remedial treatments, like any medicine, cannot be guaranteed. • Treatment, pruning and removal of trees may involve considerations beyond the scope of the arborist’s services such as property boundaries, property ownership, site lines, disputes between neighbors, and other issues. Arborists cannot take such considerations into account unless complete and accurate information is disclosed to the arborist. An arborist should then be expected to reasonably rely upon the completeness and accuracy of the information provided. • Trees can be managed, but they cannot be controlled. To live near trees is to accept some degree of risk. The only way to eliminate all risk associated with trees is to eliminate all trees. Diana Nee 737 Anaokia Ln. Arcadia, CA 91006 September 2, 2024 Javier Cabral / Consulting Arborist Pg. # 22