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Home My WebLink About189-93 111 S • • RESOLUTION NO. 1R9-93 RESOLUTION DESIGNATING TWO HERITAGE TREES IN BYRNE PRESERVE WHEREAS, the City Council, pursuant to Municipal Code section 12-2 .401 may designate trees meeting certain criteria as heritage trees; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that two oak trees in Byrne Preserve meet these criteria; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE: Section 1. The California Live Oak (Quercus Agrifolia) located in the Byrne Preserve pasture area just west of the intersection of Altamont Road and Almaden Court is hereby designated as Town Heritage Tree No. 2 . Section 2 . The Valley Oak (Quercus Lobata) located in the Byrne Preserve pasture area just west of the intersection of Altamont Road and Almaden Court is hereby designated as Town Heritage Tree No. 3 . Section 3 . The Town hereby agrees to comply with the terms of the Plan of Protection for both these trees as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. Section 4 . The City Council hereby directs the Director of Public Works to install a heritage tree sign underneath each of the designated trees. REGULARLY passed and adopted this 1st day of December 1993 , by the following vote: AYES: Mavor Oohnson and C,ouncilrnesnbers Dauber. Hubbard. Si eael and Trvon NOES: None ABSENT: None / ABSTAINING: None , Bvy Y Mayr -- Los •s Hills ATTEST: City Clerk PB\MAS\149490L4.W50 11/19/93 BRIE D. GATE _ • 0 and ASSOCIATES . '- • -Horticultural Consultants 408-353-1052 ' 23535 Summit Road.,Los Gatos,CA 95030 - ' Suggested Criterion for Selections of Heritage Tree Candidates, , Answer yes or no. More than 9 no answers should disqualify the candidate: ' 1 . , Is the tree foliage canopy in-reasonably good health? a Has annual shoot growth been within the normal range for the species in the last 3 years? Yes No. b. Is foliage color normal for the species? Yes . No . , c. Is foliage density fairly full? '. Yes - No , d. Is there an absence of water sprouts on main - limbs/branches? ' Yes , No - 2. Is the tree's root collar area in good health? ' a Are active decay areas absent from the root collar? Yes 'No - - , b. Are any old decay areas currently reinfected,', . and active? Yes No 3. Is the trunk free of cavities which are decay pockets?, Yes_ No S Are major limbs free of cavities? - " Yes No ' , . Are branches free of cavities? . .' Yes No - 4. a Is the structure of the'major limbs good? _ 'Yes No__ Major branches? - Yes No - b. Is-there an absence of sites of major broken-limbs - - leaving large, diameter wounds? Yes No J r i i 4''-_ 1 r _ .p.., .: B•RIE D. SATE , 0 - , and ASSOCIATES " , 1 :-- * _ -Horticultural Consultants - - 408-353-1052 - , 23535 SummitRoad.,Los Gatos,CA 95030 ' • NOTES ON SUGGESTED _HERITAGE TREE CANDIDATES - IN LOS ALTOS HILLS • Prepared at the Request of: - _ - Mr. Jeff Peterson - Town of Los Altos` Hills , , • 26379 West Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 • • Site Visit by: ' Barrie D. Coate - • ' ' October 19, 1993' , . Job #10-93-330 ,1 e 0 k BRIE D. *ATE ' • • . and ASSOCIATES Horticultural Consultants 408-353-1052 - 23535 Summit Road.,Los Gatos,CA 95030 . _ NOTES ON SUGGESTED HERITAGE TREE CANDIDATES - . • IN LOS ALTOS HILLS • Altamont, West of the end of Almaden Court • Tree #1 is a Coast Live. Oak, Quercus agrifolia, of approximately 60 inches DBH_(diameter at breast height), a canopy spread of 60 feet and approximate height of 48 feet. Even though the tree is large, it is probably no more than 75 years old,. Juvenile (light gray, smooth) bark may still be seen on the lower trunk and large limbs. The tree is in good health, having produced 3 to 4 inch, long annual shoot growth last year and 4 _ to'5 inches the previous year, and typical annual shoot growth in years previous to that. would recommend having all dead wood removed, having end-weight removal done from the. south-west canopy. Remove one east-facing limb which emerges at 20 feet above grade approximately 15 feet from the trunk of the tree which has a large decay.site at its base. ' • Pest evidence observed includes: , Cinipid Wasp Galls -1/4 inch round galls on upper surface of leaves. No treatment • recommended. Oak Tree Hopper - minor infestation. No treatment recommended. , Fruittree Leafroller'- This tree is healthy enough to tolerate moderate infestation. If , damage becomes more severe treat in early spring as soon as first insects appear with • Emulsifiable Sevin plus Surfactant. ' ' - , Do not remove supporting limbs from the portions of the canopy which are supporting •• themselves on the ground on the south side of the tree. •' , With proper pruning,'and pest control, this tree should live many more years. Tree #2 is a Valley Oak, Quercus lobata. Trunk diameter is approximately _40 inches, • height is approximately 45 feet and branch spread is 63 feet. The tree is in basically average to ' - 1 - . . "„; • ' • • • • • • NOTES ON SUGGESTED HERITAGE TREE CANDIDATES , IN LOS ALTOS HILLS , , above-average health but has'been badly damaged by Oak Anthracnose disease in spring on an , annual basis for many years. It has probably suffered ,from the six year drought of 1986 to 1982. . It is heavily'infested with Turban Galls from the Cinipid Gall Wasp, and has been infested with • . Oak Tree Hopper over a period of years,and as a result, has a very thin canopy. The goal should be to produce a much denser canopy of healthy green foliage. That should be accomplished by: , 1 . •Placing a•3 inch'thick mulch of tree chips over the entire area from the tree trunk to 15 feet± beyond the,canopy (dripline) of the tree. • ' 2. , Remove' any traffic beneath the tree_(as asking anybody on vehicles to travel beyond the canopy of the tree, not beneath it), and to sub-surface fertilize the tree anytime in May'through September of 1994 and every year thereafter until a solid canopy,of dark green 'foliage-is produced. Thereafter, fertilizing should be done on an as-needed basis. , . The tree has a basically excellent structure and needs very little in the way of pruning, except dead wood removal,- No live wood should be removed at this stage until a solid canopy of new green foliage is produced. , . , , , 3. , Pest•Control , , - . ,A. Spray in winter to control Oak Pit Scale with 2% Dormant Oil. • ' B. Spray in early spring as_leaves reach 1/2 inch in length with Cleary's 3338 tb . prevent Anthracnose. • Refer to enclosed informational charts for more detail. ' • Sincerely, • , • 1 Barrie D. Coate , ' • BDC:Ia ' 5 - 2 - . • • •' . , , • • NOTES ON SUGGESTED HERITAGE TREE CANDIDATES 'IN LOS ALTOS HILLS •• • - Enclosures: Compatible Plants Under and Around Oaks -Oak - Pest Control Fruittree Leafroller - WCISA Pruning Standards Roots-Function, Distribution and Depth Guidelines for Tree Protection Pervious Paving in Rootzones Spoke and Wheel Aeration System - Planting Under Old Oaks , • . Fertilization Application Technique ,Romeo Packing Company ' Oak Dieback, An Update Pit Scale on Oaks • Oak Tree Pests Most Commonly Encountered in California • • • • • • , - 3 -