Planning comments #1.pdfCITY OF E D M O N D S GARY HAAKENSON
MAYOR
121 5TH AVENUE NORTH • EDMONDS, WA 98020 • 425.771-0220 • FAX 425-771-0221
Webslte: www.d.edmonds.wa.us
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
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March 1, 2010
Jay Maize
The Davey Tree Expert Co.
PO box 50393
Bellevue, WA 98015
Subject: Tree Replacement 303 5'h Ave S, Edmonds
Mr. Maize,
The planning division has reviewed the proposal to replace the two sweet gum trees (Liquidambar
styraciflua) at 303 51h Avenue South with two vine maple trees (Ater circinatum). The City does not feel
vine maple would be an appropriate replacement tree. Sweet gum can grow to 60 feet tall with a spread
of 20 — 25 feet. Vine maples are usually multi -stemmed trees, which when grown in the open, can grow
to 35 feet. A more appropriate replacement tree would be a species selected from the City of Edmonds
Street Tree Plan. I would suggest one of two varieties of red maple (Ater rubrum). The Street Tree Plan
identifies Scarlet Sentinel as the street tree along Main Street and is planted in front of the building.
Planting two more along the side would provide consistent landscaping around the building.
Additionally, Scarlet Sentinel is more comparable in size to sweet gum which can grow to 40 feet in
height with a 25 foot spread and do not have the aggressive root system of sweet gum trees. Another
option is the Bowhall maple which has a more narrow spread at 15 feet and is the street tree identified for
Dayton Street.
Please revise the plan to include one of the species identified above, or suggest another more appropriate
replacement tree (preferably from the attached street tree list). Also please identify the size of the
replacement trees. Pursuant to ECDC 20.13.015.B, deciduous replacement trees should have a mill inunn
caliper of one and one half inch.
Please contact me if you have any questions, 425-771-0220 X. 1223, lien(@ci.edmonds.wa.us.
S' erely,
�ernen Lien
Associate Planner
Encl: City of Edmonds Recommended Street Tree List
Incorporated August 11, 1890
Sister City - Hekinan, Japan
Responsibility
Unless otherwise indicated the adjacent property owner is responsible for maintenance of street trees and
any owner/resident installed irrigation system for those trees.
The City may need to explore various sources of funding to supplement the current maintenance budget,
such as formation of a Local Improvement District (L.I.D.), or other supplemental funding source.
Regulatory Linkages
The Street Tree Plan should be coordinated with existing plans and codes and the current design review
procedure.
CITY OF EDMONDS STREET TREE LIST
Street tree selections shall be taken from this list unless otherwise approved by the City of Edmonds. List
subject to amendment in the future.
Recommended Street Trees
Small, Spreading Trees (<25'ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Acer latanoides 'Globosum'/Globe Maple
20' 18' - yellow Graft at 6' on Acer. p. understock
Fraxinus pennsylvanica'Johnson'/Le rechaun Ash
18' 16' - yellow Limited availability.
Acer ginnala 'Flame'/Amur Maple
20' 20' yellow red Select for single stem, flowers fragrant.
Small, Narrow Trees (<25'ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Prunus serrulata 'Amanagawa'/Amanagawa Cherry
20'-25' 6-8' light pink bronze Fragrant flowers, Limited
availability in adequate size.
Small / Medium, Spreading Trees (25-35' ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.) Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Tilia cordata 'De Groot'/De Groot Linden
30' 20' yellow Limited availability.
Acer truncatum x Aplatanoides/' Warrens Red'
30' 25' yellow yellow. orange -red Limited availability.
Pacific Sunset
Small / Medium, Narrow Trees (25-35' ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.)/Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Carpinus betulus 'Columnanis'/Columnar European
30-35' 15-20' - - Narrower than 'Fastigiata', and with
Hornbeam
strong central trunk. Limited availability in adequate size.
P rus calle ana 'Ca ital'/Ca ital Pear
35' 12' white/l/2" diam. red. purple
Medium / Large, Spreading Trees (35-50' ht)
Botanical name/Common name Height (ft.) Spread (ft.)/Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
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Acer rubrum 'Ka ick'/Kar ick Maple
35-50' 20' — yelloworange
Acer rubrum 'Scarsen'/Scarlet Sentinel Maple
40' 20'- yelloworange
Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'/Red Sunset Maple
45' 35' - red/oran ered
Acer rubrum 'October Glory'/October Gloa Maple
40' 35' - deep red/red-purple
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Atropurpureum'/Spathii
Maple
40' 30' - - Foliage green with purple underside.
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'/Pyramidal European
Hornbeam
35' 25' - yellow Locate only in SF residential areas and in
medians as approved by City.
Fraxinus ox car a 'Ra wood'/Ra wood Ash
35' 25'— reddish purple
Fraxinus enns lvanica'Summit'/Summit Ash
45' 25' - yellow
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Marshalls
Seedless'/Marshall Ash
50' 40' - yellow
Fraxinus pennsylvanica'Urbanite'/Urbanite Ash
50' 40' - bronze
Gleditsia triacanthos 'S line'/S line Locust
45' 35' - golden
Tilia cordata 'Greens ire'/Greens ire Linden
40' 30' - yellow
Medium / Large, Narrow Trees (35-50' ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.)/Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Acer platanoides 'Columnare'/Columnar Norway
Maple
35' 15' - yellow Dense foliage.
Acer rubrum 'Bowhall'Bowhall Maple
40' 15' - orange -red
Acer rubrum 'Annstron '/Armstron Maple
45' 10-15' - red -yellow Sometimes poor fall color.
Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry'/'P.S. Maidenhair
Tree
40' 15' - yellow Limited availability.
P rus calle ana 'Glens Form'/Chanticleer Pear
40' 15' white/l/2" diam. red -purple Thornless.
Prunus sargentii 'Columnaris'/Columnar Sargent
Cherry
35' 15' pink/red Limited availability, bronze young foliage.
ercus robur Tasti iata'/Sk rocket Oak
45-50' 15' - / acorns -
Tilia cordata'Corzam'/Corinthian Linden
45' 15' -yellow Limited availability._
Large, Spreading Trees (<50' ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.)/Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
uercus rubralRed Oak
50' 45'+ -/acorns rusty red
Cercidi h llum 'a onicum/Katsura Tree
40-100' 40'+ - yellowscarlet Select single stem.
uercus palustris 'Crownri ht'/Crownri ht Pin Oak
80' 40' -/acorns rusty orange -red
uercus ainetto 'Schmidt'/Forest Green Oak
50'+ 30'+ -/acorns yellowbrown
Ginko biloba 'Autumn Gold'/'A.G.' Maidenhair
Tree
45-120' 35'+ - yellow
Large, Narrow Trees (<50' ht)
Botanical name/Common name
Height (ft.) Spread (ft.)/Flowers/Fruit/Fall
Color/Remarks
Liriodendron tulipfera 'Fastigiatum'/Columnar
50-70' 15-25' -/ pods greenyellow Limited availability;
Tulip Tree
pods are 2-3".
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyckii'/Dawyk Purple Beech
45-70' 15-25' Deep purple foliage. Limited availability in
adequate size.
N ssa s lvaticalTu elo
70-90' 20' - apricot -red Select male.
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STREET TREES APPROVED WITH RESERVATIONS:
■ Albizia julibrissin/Silk Tree, Mimosa
• Betula spp. Birch
■ Catalpa spp./Catalpa
■ Crataegus oxycantha (aka C. laevigata)/Engl ish Hawthorn
■ Gleditsia triacanthos (with thorns)/Honey Locust
■ Juglans nigraBlack Walnut
■ Juglans regia/English Walnut
■ Liquidambar styraciflualSweetgum
■ Platanus spp./London Plane, Sycamore
■ Quercus paulustrislPin Oak (except 'Crownright')
■ Sophora japonicalPagoda Tree
■ Ulmus americanalAmerican Elm
■ Ulmus parvifolialChinese Elm
■ Ulmus pumila/Siberian Elm
• Aesculus hippocastanum/Horse Chestnut
■ Coniferous trees
STREET TREES PROHIBITED:
• Acer negundoBox Elder
■ Acer saccarinum/Silver Maple
■ Acer macrophyllumBig Leaf Maple
■ Ailanthus altissima/Tree of Heaven
■ Alnus rubra/Red Alder
■ Malus(fruiting var.)/Apple
■ Prunus (fruiting var.)/Cherry, Plum
■ Pyrus (fruiting var.)/Pear
• Populus spp./Polar
■ Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust
■ Salix spp./Willow
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