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PATRICK M WAKEFIELD
CERTU'lliD ARBORIST
P.O. BOX 1601
PORT HADLOCK, W A 98339
(360) 774-0183
EMAIL: tree2Uv.oatrick@trotail.com
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MAY - 6 2008
April 9, 2008
RE: SITE ADDRESS:
CASE # MLA07-00586
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As requested by David Goldsmith I went down and evaluated each of the trees as indicated in the
photos.
First to address all of the understory in question, what I gathered there is, it is mainly all
willow alder and cherry trees all of which are tolerant to pruning and cutting, I feel rather than
remove all of this brush I would recommend that it just be reduced by one fourth (~) for these
trees do absorb large amounts of water out of the soil everyday, As for the raspberries I would
just hedge that back, therefore view would be restored without drastic measures being done when
making topping cuts on the sapling alders, willows and cherry's the cut must be made at a lateral
at least one third (Yi) the diameter of the cut being made this type of cuts on these young saplings
is tolerable without any real negative effects to the tree at this stage while they are young it is the
best time to do such pruning work on them to keep them under control, they are small enough
that this is basically just a maintenance issue right now. So it is in my opinion that the deciduous
trees just be reduced by one fourth (~) .
Photo (1 b) Cherry reduce by one fourth (~)
Willow reduce by one fourth CI4)
Madrona shape it topping cuts to be made at laterals at least one third (Yi) the diameter,
the cut to be made no more than one fourth (~) of the tree should be removed.
The two (2) Douglas fir trees (Pseudotsuga menziesii) 2c and 3c are 22dbh and 24.5dbh
they are both healthy vigorous trees and can tolerate some selective limb removals the lower
quadrant and the next quadrant could both be taken on both trees without any negative effects to
the health and vigor to the tree.
4c there ,are two (2) Western Red Cedars (Thuja plicata) one a nurse log 20dbh and
l6.5dbh both of these trees have been severely girdled and are in a state of decline and should be
removed.
Tree #2 down below is a Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) is 25.5dbh showing signs of
decline.
Tree #3 Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) is 15dbh it is a suppressed tree however by
removing tree #4 it will do a lot better in the future.
Sincerely,
Patrick Wakefield
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