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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000><SPAN class=608315322-27012010><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2>Our Design and Construction standards touch briefly on
"healthy" but add a number of other quality measurements to reinforce our
intent:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>R<SPAN class=608315322-27012010>efer to
section <SPAN class=935441123-27012010>02930 2.2 and
2.3 </SPAN> in <A
href="http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PermitsLicences/D_and_C_landscapsng.pdf">Volume
5</A>: City of Edmonton Design and Construction
Standards.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=608315322-27012010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=608315322-27012010>A design review
comment that we like to make on submitted drawings from developers usually
contains some or all of the wording below (this particular case is in reference
to deciduous<SPAN class=935441123-27012010>
blvd.</SPAN> material):</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=608315322-27012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=608315322-27012010><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>"All trees to be high headed and exhibit a full and uniform crown, with a
single dominant, well developed leader. Trees with broken or damaged or missing
leaders will not be accepted. All plant material must conform to the City of
Edmonton Design and Construction Standards." </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=608315322-27012010></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=608315322-27012010><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=608315322-27012010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>This comment in
combination with the standard helps prevent confusion about what is and isn't
acceptable during our <SPAN class=935441123-27012010>CCC / FAC
</SPAN>inspection process.</FONT></DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000>Regards,<B></B></FONT><B></B>
</FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000>Travis Kennedy,
BSc, AIT</FONT></B> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">River Valley, Forestry and
Environmental Services</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">12304 - 107
Street</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Edmonton, Alberta</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">T5J 2R7</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">p 780 496 4954</FONT> </FONT></P></FONT><BR>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Kowalyk, Bohdan (MNR)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 25, 2010
7:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Canadian Urban Forest Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[CANUFNET] Healthy tree definition<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There are various
tree classification systems depending on intent.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For some purposes, it may be
appropriate to require confirmation by a qualified person, subject to an
authority’s approval, that a healthy tree is not likely to degrade in health
and functional attributes for at least the next 15
years.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bohdan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>SVescio@thunderbay.ca<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, January 25, 2010 1:02
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
canufnet@list.web.net<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [CANUFNET] (no
subject)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hello out there,</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is there an accepted or standard
definition for the term "healthy tree"? We would like to revise the
wording for acceptable condition of trees at final inspection and do not want
the health of a tree open to general interpretation.
Thanks.</SPAN></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shelley Vescio RPF</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">City of Thunder Bay</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(807) 625-2473</SPAN></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(807) 625-3258 (fax)</SPAN></FONT>
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