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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Topping is bad…pollarding is <b><u>not</u></b> topping….some older trees may need to be crown reduced in height in order to retain them…it depends. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>But in general, no municipality we have worked for have any ‘tree height restriction’ policies…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Philip van Wassenaer, B.SC., MFC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>1248 Minnewaska Trail<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Mississauga, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Canada, L5G 3S5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Tel: (905) 274-1022<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Cell: (647) 221-3046<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Fax: (905) 274-2170<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=153 height=73 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD5B79.700FDA70" alt="Description: UFI new logo very small"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/">www.urbanforestinnovations.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>stephen@ufora.ca<br><b>Sent:</b> July-06-12 12:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CANUFNET] Restricting Tree Height<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I’ve seen thousands of pollarded silver maples in Toronto and Chatham that were done systematically over many years. Tops and sides. Not done much in the last 20 years or so since we started telling people that topping was bad.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Stephen Smith<br>Urban Forest Associates Inc.<br>Urban Forestry and Ecological Restoration<br><a href="http://www.ufora.ca">www.ufora.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:Geoff.McLeod@Saskatoon.ca" title="Geoff.McLeod@Saskatoon.ca">McLeod, Geoff (IS - Parks)</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Thursday, July 05, 2012 5:20 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net" title="canufnet@list.web.net">mailto:canufnet@list.web.net</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> [CANUFNET] Restricting Tree Height<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Okay everyone, here’s one that I have never come across before. Our corporate media person had someone contact them to see if we in Saskatoon were going to be doing anything about restricting the height of trees in our city. They claim that some municipalities are already doing this. I have never heard of this. Has anyone out there heard of this? I’d really like to know and some of the history behind this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=673 style='width:504.9pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=673 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:504.9pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span style='color:black'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width=289 valign=top style='width:216.9pt;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:115%'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Geoff</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'> <b>McLeod<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>BSc, BSF, MSc<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right;line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Urban Forestry and Pest Management<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=384 valign=top style='width:288.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>City of Saskatoon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Parks Branch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Ph: 306.975.2537 Fax: 306.975.3034<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Email: <a href="wlmailhtml:geoff.mcleod@saskatoon.ca">geoff.mcleod@saskatoon.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>