Email from the arborist

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March 29, 2011

Hello everyone,
It is time to select the new street trees for your neighborhood, as it looks like the pear removal is finally going to happen.  I wanted to get everyone’s input as to what trees should go in on the different streets. When we select trees for a new subdivision, we try to use a variety of tree species to avoid situations like we’re faced with here; you just never know if a particular type of tree is going to prove unreliable over time, or succumb to pests or disease, like what happened when Dutch Elm Disease wiped out many of the large elms in Europe and North America. At the same time, we like the aesthetics and unified look of the streets lined by a single variety of tree. Following these guidelines, we will be selecting different varieties for the following streets:

• River Heights Circle
• Nicole Dr
• Nicole Ct
• Alicia Ct
• Wendy Ct

I think it would be ok for Brandon Place and Dollar St to have the same trees as one of the courts since they are somewhat detached from the main part of River Heights. It is my opinion that Johnyne Ct should have the same tree as Nicole Dr, but we can discuss this if needed. Ann Ct stands alone and can select any variety. There is a possibility that certain varieties may not be available in the quantities we need, but we will figure this out as we go along…there are many nurseries we can call!

Please email your ideas to me soon so we can get the ball rolling. I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Mike Perkins
West Linn City Arborist

March 31, 2011

I have been getting emails and calls from people in the neighborhood that were not on my original email list for tree selection, and I fear this could get difficult in a hurry if everyone in the neighborhood starts sending in their preferred tree.  I think it would be best for the folks interested in selection on each street get together, talk to their neighbors, and give me their top three choices for their street.  This will keep things manageable.  I will provide everyone’s names grouped by street, and you guys can select one of you to get back to me with your top three and we can go from there.  I’m going to re-attach the list of trees as well for those that don’t have it.  I think we’re going to add Autumn Purple Ash,  Cimmaron Ash  and "Redbud" as options too as these seem to be available at nurseries and the Black Tupelo may not be… Please do an internet search for more info on these three beautiful trees.

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