December 10, Gino J. Aiello, Landscape Architect 50 Camelot Drive Ottawa, ON K2G 5X8 RE: TREE CONSERVATION REPORT LES TERRASSES FRANCESCA

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1 P.O. Box 13593, Ottawa, ON K2K 1X6 Telephone: (613) Fax: (613) Website: Urban Forestry & Forest Management Consulting December 10, 2012 Gino J. Aiello, Landscape Architect 50 Camelot Drive Ottawa, ON K2G 5X8 RE: TREE CONSERVATION REPORT LES TERRASSES FRANCESCA Dear Gino, As per your request this report details a pre-construction Tree Conservation Report for the above-noted property in Ottawa. The need for this preliminary report is related to the future redevelopment of the site. The tree inventory in this report details the assessment of each individual tree now present on the property. Importantly, no endangered or other significant species were found to be present. Very little of the vegetation presently on the site is considered retainable as the construction of the proposed development and addition of surrounding hard surface areas will leave little room for trees to remain. Also the site servicing required beforehand, including that related to the underground parking will cause extensive disturbance to the entire site. The retention of existing trees under such circumstances is simply not realistic. The one exception is a line of mature Honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) shrubs along the western property line. Furthermore no existing trees can be transplanted from the site and held for future use as none are of a species, size and/or health condition that would justify such as expense. It is anticipated that all trees situated on the adjacent properties can be retained. To this end preservation measures have been included to help reduce impacts of the proposed construction on these trees and the honeysuckle to be retained within the property. I have assumed all readers of this report are familiar with the general layout of the property and of the construction proposed for the site. 1

2 TREE SPECIES, SIZE AND CONDITION Table 1 below details the species, size and condition of each tree on the subject property. Tree Tree Species Condition D.B.H Tree Condition Notes No. (VP E) (cm) 1 Norway maple (Acer platanoides) Fair 44.5 Restricted rooting zone; healed frost crack to a height of 3.5m; crown slight asymmetrical away from adjacent spruce 2 Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens var. glauca) Fair 45.4 Very mature tree; crown slightly asymmetrical due to shading from adjacent Norway maple; fair crown density & needle colour, poor growth increment 3 Colorado green spruce (Picea pungens) Fair 37.2 Mature tree; lower crown slightly asymmetrical due to shading from adjacent tree & shrubs; fair crown density & needle colour, poor growth increment 4 Norway maple Fair 59.9 Very mature tree; crown generally symmetrical 5 White cedar (Thuja Fair 22 avg. Five-stemmed from grade; fair crown density, needle colour & growth increment occidentalis) 6 White cedar Fair 26 avg. Double-stemmed from grade-third stem previously removed; fair crown density, needle 7 Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) 8 Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) 9 Colorado blue spruce colour & growth increment Very good 12.2 Very good growth form & vigour-good crown density, needle colour & growth increment Very poor 5.0 Tree is dead-signs of heavy basal damage Very good 47.1 Maturing tree; good growth form & vigourgood crown density, needle colour & growth increment Very good 18.1 Maturing tree; good growth form 10 Red maple (Acer rubrum) 11 Red oak Good 33.8 Mature tree; one major girdling root apparent (Quercus on root collar-can be severed rubra) 12 Sugar maple Good 14.7 Maturing tree; poor branching structure-can be improved through pruning 13 Norway maple Fair 28.8 Maturing tree; major seam in lower stem associated with girdling roots-early decay present 2

3 Tree Tree Species Condition D.B.H Tree Condition Notes No. (VP E) (cm) 14 Silver maple (Acer Fair 77.8 Mature tree; multiple competing 1.5m from grade-very broad crown; good root collar saccharinum) 15 Red maple Good m from grade; included bark & reaction wood at primary union 16 Colorado blue spruce Very good 43.1 Maturing tree; good growth form & vigourgood crown density, needle colour & growth 17 White birch (Betula papyrifera) 18 Red pine (Pinus resinosa) 19 White spruce (Picea glauca) 20 Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) increment Good 19.6 Double-stemmed from grade; no signs of Bronze birch borer (Agrilus anxius) damage Fair 28.7 Mature tree; crown asymmetrical due to shading from adjacent trees; fair crown density, needle colour & growth increment Poor 24.4 Maturing tree; crown very asymmetrical due to shading from adjacent trees; poor crown density, needle colour & growth increment Poor 38.3 Mature tree; growing on angle away from adjacent trees; moderate Diplodia tip blight (Sphaeropsis sapinea) damage; fair crown density, needle colour & growth increment 21 White spruce Good 30.6 Maturing tree; broad, generally symmetrical crown; good crown density, needle colour & growth increment 22 Red ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) 23 Manitoba maple (Acer negundo) 24 Manitoba maple 25 Manitoba maple 26 Manitoba maple 27 Manitoba maple Fair 20 avg. 0.25m from grade; growing through chain link fence-girdled; no signs of Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)-eab Very poor 30 avg. Five-stemmed from grade-one stem has collapsed and is hung up in adjacent tree; invasive species Very poor 50 avg. Very mature, four-stemmed tree-decay in union; roots are heaving surrounding asphalt Poor 27 avg. Double-stemmed from grade-one stem has collapsed but is still alive Poor 25.0 Maturing tree; growing against chain link fence Very poor 45 avg. 0.25m from grade-one stem has collapsed, the other with advanced decay-hazardous 28 Norway maple Fair 57.9 Very mature tree; major girdling & binding roots present 3

4 Tree Tree Species Condition D.B.H. Tree Condition Notes No. (VP E) (cm) 29 Red ash Fair 47.8 Mature tree; very early signs of EAB 30 Norway maple Good 30.4 Maturing tree; generally symmetrical crown 31 Red ash Poor 93.8 Very mature tree; 4m-very broad crown; very early signs of EAB 32 Austrian pine Fair 24.7 Crown asymmetrical due to nearby Manitoba maple on City property; good crown density, needle colour & growth increment Notes: D.B.H=Diameter at breast height (1.3m from grade) Pictures 1 through 6 on pages 5 to 10 show selected trees located on the property. TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION MEASURES The following measures are recommended by the City of Ottawa to ensure tree survival during construction: 1. Erect a fence at the critical root zone (CRZ 1 ) of trees; 2. Do not place any material or equipment within the CRZ of the tree; 3. Do not attach any signs, notices or posters to any tree; 4. Do not raise or lower the existing grade within the CRZ without approval; 5. Tunnel or bore when digging within the CRZ of a tree; 6. Do not damage the root system, trunk or branches of any tree; 7. Ensure that exhaust fumes from all equipment are NOT directed towards any tree's canopy. 1 The critical root zone (CRZ) is established as being 10 centimetres from the trunk of a tree for every centimetre of trunk Diameter at breast height (DBH). The CRZ is calculated as DBH x 10 cm. I trust that the above satisfies your requirements. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with me if you have any questions concerning this Tree Conservation Report. Yours, Andrew Boyd, B.Sc.F., R.P.F. Andrew Boyd Consulting Urban Forester & Certified Arborist 4

5 Picture 1. Trees #3 and 4 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 5

6 Picture 2. From left, trees #9 and 7 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 6

7 Picture 3. Tree #14 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 7

8 Picture 4. From left, trees #16, 17 and 14 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 8

9 Picture 5. Tree #23 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 9

10 Picture 6. Tree #31 at Les Terrasses Francesca. 10

11 Gino J. Aiello, Landscape Architect 50 Camelot Drive Ottawa, ON K2G 5X8 P.O. Box 13593, Ottawa, ON K2K 1X6 Telephone: (613) Fax: (613) Website: Urban Forestry & Forest Management Consulting RE: TREE CONSERVATION REPORT LES TERRASSES FRANCESCA Dear Gino, November 9, 2012 As per your request this report details a pre-construction Tree Conservation Report for the above-noted subject property in Ottawa. The need for this preliminary report is related to the future re-development of the site. Specifically, the tree inventory in this report details the assessment of individual trees on or in close proximity to the fence line along the north and east boundaries of the property. In many cases these trees are located on adjacent private properties. Importantly however, the existing fence does not represent the true location of the property lines. Instead it sits 0.5m to 1.2m inside the subject property. It is anticipated that all of the trees farther than 0.5m from the fence can be retained during construction. To this end preservation measures have been included to help reduce impacts of the proposed construction on their health. I have assumed all readers of this report are familiar with the general layout of the property and of the construction proposed for the site. TREE SPECIES, SIZE AND CONDITION Table 1 below details the species, condition, diameter and distance of each tree located in close proximity on adjacent properties: Tree No. A B C Tree Species Norway maple (Acer platanoides) Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) Manitoba maple (Acer negundo) Condition (VP E) Approximate D.B.H (cm) / distance from property line (m) Tree Notes Fair 38/4.5 Highly invasive species; poor growth form Poor 55 & 66/2 Weak wooded species; secondary union very weakhazardous Fair 30 avg./0.25 Invasive species 1

12 D Manitoba maple Fair 20 & 25/0.25 Maturing tree E White cedar (Thuja Fair 12/3 Remnant of hedge occidentalis) F Ash (Fraxinus spp.) Poor 65/6 Moderate Emerald ash borer G Manitoba maple Fair 25/0.25 Maturing tree H Manitoba maple Poor 15/0 Growing through chain link fence I White cedar Fair 20/2 Remnant of hedge J White cedar Fair 25/3 Remnant of hedge K Manitoba maple Poor 10/0 Growing through chain link fence L Ash Fair 35/0.5 No signs of Emerald ash borer M Manitoba maple Fair 45/1.5 Mature tree N White cedar Fair 4avg./0.25 Five stems-remnant of hedge O White cedar Fair 4avg./0.25 Five stems-remnant of hedge P Buckthorn (Rhamnus spp.) Poor 5.5/1.5 Highly invasive species-likely from seed Q Common lilac Fair 2/6 Planted ornamental (Syringa vulgaris) R Manitoba maple Fair 25/0.25 Maturing tree S Manitoba maple Very poor 40/.0.25 Partially collapsed, resting on fence T Ash Good 20/0.25 No signs of Emerald ash borer U Basswood Good 75/1 Very mature (Tilia americana) V Norway maple Good 25/0.25 Upright growth form W Ash Very poor 80/4.5 Advanced Emerald ash borer X Ash Very poor 80/4 Advanced Emerald ash borer Y Ash Very poor 70/0.25 Advanced Emerald ash borer Notes: Condition: VP=very poor; P=poor; F=fair; G=good; VG=very good; E=excellent D.B.H=Diameter at breast height (1.3m from grade); trees with two diameters are double stemmed below 1.3m; trees with average diameters are multi-stemmed Pictures 1 and 2 on pages 3 and 4 show selected trees located on adjacent properties. 2

13 Picture 1. Basswood (tree U ) on property adjacent to Les Terrasses Francesca. 3

14 Picture 1. Ash (tree Y ) on property adjacent to Les Terrasses Francesca. 4

15 TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION MEASURES The following measures are recommended by the City of Ottawa to ensure tree survival during construction: 1. Erect a fence at the critical root zone (CRZ 1 ) of trees; 2. Do not place any material or equipment within the CRZ of the tree; 3. Do not attach any signs, notices or posters to any tree; 4. Do not raise or lower the existing grade within the CRZ without approval; 5. Tunnel or bore when digging within the CRZ of a tree; 6. Do not damage the root system, trunk or branches of any tree; 7. Ensure that exhaust fumes from all equipment are NOT directed towards any tree's canopy. 1 The critical root zone (CRZ) is established as being 10 centimetres from the trunk of a tree for every centimetre of trunk Diameter at breast height (DBH). The CRZ is calculated as DBH x 10 cm. I trust that the above satisfies your requirements. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with me if you have any questions concerning this Tree Conservation Report. Yours, Andrew Boyd Andrew Boyd, B.Sc.F., R.P.F. Consulting Urban Forester & Certified Arborist 5

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