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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-10-TREE-min Lexington Tree Committee Minutes 4.10.25 1. Meeting called to order at 7:30 AM. Present: Nancy Sofen, Gavin Grant, Barbara Tarrh, Gerry Paul, Pat Moyer(co-chair and minutes), Rachel Noack Summers, Mark Connor, co-chair,Alicia Morris, Joe Pato, Ben Fein-Cole, applicant to committee 2. Minutes of February and March were approved. 3. Dave P. was unable to be present but answered our questions. No news yet on the Urban Forest Master Plan Grant. Dave sent the locations of last fall planting, attached.Arbor Day is Friday,April 25, and we are welcome to send a presence. Dave sent a list of hazard trees cut down, also appended. He brought us up to date on the 250 trees for the 250th;just about all that we need he has ordered and has already arrived (trees to come week of 4/29.) 4. We welcomed Ben Fein-Cole, applicant for associate membership. He introduced himself and let us know about his experience. His name-will go before the Select Board for approval soon. Pat has already met with him to discuss what we do. 5. Barbara, Gavin, and Nancy will attend the Arbor Day ceremony. Three memorial trees to be planted. Russ Morash and Roger Cook, associated with both Lexington and the This Cold House PBS series, along with recently departed members of the Garden Club will be remembered during the ceremony. 6. Barbara and Gavin updated us on spring planting plans. This year Joel Custance and Chris Filadoro chose the species. Wagon Wheel will be supplying and planting the trees. A 3-year contract with Wagon Wheel was signed by the town. Trees will be bare root about 1 3/a inches DBH. DPW would welcome planting site suggestions. Barbara and Gavin again suggested the use of jotform; there was interest by the department, possible implementation in the fall. Should we help to implement? memorial tree planting program. 7. Gavin updated us on the plans for 2 elementary school 5th grade graduation tree giveaways. He and Dave have arranged for 4 species in 1 gallon pots to be available for those graduations. 8. We discussed our plans for the 250 tree giveaway.We hope to have LHS'ers for the fence-cutting and for the actual tree distribution days 5/3 and 5/10. We thought some feedback from tree-receiving households might be great— including some pictures. We brainstormed about how to encourage this, and where to place pictures etc. No conclusions drawn. 9. Discovery Day. (Saturday, May 24).What information should we have? Thoughts: not cutting trees down, dispelling tree myths; discussion of`why trees?', explanation of what the TC does; talk about why preserving large trees matters. Nancy, Barbara and Pat will form a subcommittee to discuss. 10.Sustainability Fair 3/22, our tabling went well. There was steady interest. 4 people signed up to get street or setback trees; Barbara to relay them to DPW. 11.We discussed Article 2 set in front of special Town Meeting. The area allocated last year to the MBTA Communities Act by-right residential development was reduced from over 200 acres to about 90 acres. 12.The 69 Pleasant St. development. Barbara Katzenback, from the neighborhood above the development i i if she could convince the developer to plant some of the tree replacements mandated by the Tree Bylaw on some park land owned by her neighborhood.We discussed.We told her that changes in the landscape plan would have to be approved by the Planning Board. The Tree Bylaw was not waived for this development. We saw no issue with her talking with the developer. 13. Rachel brought us up to date on her pocket forest plans. She met in March with the Recreation Department, at Dave P's suggestion. She presented them with a power- point of the pocket forest idea and benefits. She was referred to the Lincoln Park subcommittee. Dave P seems to favor trying it. This will not occur this year, likely. Tree hearing on Cedar St. sidewalk plans discussed. Nancy drafted and presented a plan from this committee to save a 40 inch oak. Ross Morrow from the Town Engineering Dept, responsible for sidewalk development, along with others from his staff, Chris Filadoro, Tree Warden, several Tree Committee members, and a group of neighbors were present-at the tree hearing on March 28. Given neighbor objections to removal of the oak, Ross was able to develop a plan to narrow the street near the tree in order to preserve it. The Tree Committee has requested that an arborist be present for any necessary root pruning. 15. Meeting adjourned at 9:18 AM. 2025 Tree v is Address pciComments nth Removed 17 Pearl st Norway Tree is completely dead, no live January Spruce branches 2 Grey Oaks Red Oak 49" DBH Tree had a previous failure January landing across Lincoln St.Tree has a significant cavity in the trunk wherein the probe went entirely through the tree. No signs of wound wood development. 1 Wildwood rd. (tree is on White pine 18" DBH.Tree is completely dead; no January wood st) live branches. 97 Meriam Red Oak 371/2" DBH Tree is completely dead; January no live branches 31 Fletcher White Pine 22" DBH.Tree is completely dead; no January live branches 59 Wood st White Ash (Left)331/2 DBH (Right)391/2 DBH. January (Multi stem) Both stems have been in severe decline forthe past fewyears with more deadwood present ever year; Both stems are showing signs of EAB. Battle Green American Elm 16" DBH.Tree has significant dieback March in 2024 due to due Dutch Elm disease. Live crown ration was roughly 20%. Battle Green Green Ash 10" DBH.Tree has significant dieback March in 2024 due to Emerald Ash Borer. Only epicormic sprouts were alive. 26 Robbins rd. Siberian Elm 24" DBH. Center leader is dead. March Remaining leader has excessive end weight and is leaning over the house. 8 Patriots dr. Norway 28" DBH.Tree had part of the crown March Maple come out during a storm;falling into the road and damaging a vehicle. Showing no sign of healing.Tree is severely asymmetrical with excessive end weight leaning towards the resident's house. Bike Path White 15" DBH.Tree has a significant decay March (Behind 63 Ledgelawn) Mulberry in the trunk/buttress roots. Decay in the plane of lean is over the bike path. 25 Mason st Norway 22" DBH Tree has 3 attachments and March Maple is separating at each connection point with a visible 2'long downward linear crack. One stem is leaning toward resident's house and the others are leaning out towards Mason st. 22 Winthrop rd. Norway 30" DBH.Tree has significant storm March Maple damage. Losing its top landing on the residents house. 201 Bedford st Larch Tree is completely dead, no live Pending branches S4 Gleason Norway 19" DBH Tree had a previous failure Pending Maple landing in residence driveway. Decay located at multi attachments point wherein 2 small trees are growing. Excessive end weight over house as well as several utility lines. 1624 Mass Ave Red Maple 31" DBH Tree has had a history of Pending (Behind Town hall near previous failures. Codominant stems bike-path) with severe decay/rot in the trunk. Parrish Center/Fallen Sugar Maple 21" DBH Tree is showing sign of Pending Church significant dieback with the last 2 years. Poor wound wood development and annual shoot growth. Borers and ants are present in the trunk. 1625 Mass ave Green Ash 42" DBH Tree has been in severe Pending (to the right of Cary Hall) decline for the past few years with more and more deadwood present ever year; Both stems are showing signs of EAB(blonding). 108 Gove st White Ash 21 '/Z" DBH.Tree is completely dead; Pending no live branches. Signs of EAB Woodberry @ Mass ave. White Ashe 21" DBH.Tree is completely dead; no Pending live branches.Signs of EAB Cotton Farm Parking Area American Elm 2S" DBH.Tree is completely dead; no Pending (off of Marrett rd.) live branches. History of failures. 2024 Fall Tree Planting Locations Dig i Address / r of Ornament Tress 6 Wood park Circle 1 Prunus sargentii `pink mystery' 15Woodparkcircle 1 Prunus sargentii `pink mystery' 23 constitution 1 Malus `prairifire' 58 Paul Revere rd 3 1- Prunu s `Cana da red select' 1- Liquid ambar `chero kee' 1- Acer rubru m Pilgrim Church 1 Acer Rubrum 55 Coolidge ave 10 Adams st 1 Prunus `Canada red select' 10 victory garden way 1 Liquidambar `cherokee' 22 Lois In 1 Acer rubrum 15 Diana 1 Prunus sargentii `pink mystery' 5 Munroe 1 Prunus `Canada red select' S3 Munroe 1 Prunus `Canada red select' 164 Marrett rd 1 Ulmus Americana `jefferson' 6 Cedarwood 1 Malus `prairifire' 5 Burroughs 1 Prunus `Canada red select' 4 Doran Farm In 1 Tilia Americana `Fro ntya rd' 5Currier court 1 Prunus `Canada red select' (flag on right) 10 Lincoln st 2 2-Acer rubrum (Hayden lower building) (1 near rock, 1 near light pole) Address / r of Ornament Tress 24 Lincoln st 1 Prunus (Hayden Upper building) sargenti `pink mystery' 19 Meriam st 1 Prunus `Canada red select' 21 Lillian 1 Malus Prairifire 25 Oxbow 2 2-Prunus sargentii `pink mystery' 18 Hathaway 1 Talia Americana `Fro ntya rd' 739 Mass ave 2 1- (right side yard) Liquidambar `Cherokee' (right) 1-Ulmus Americana `Jefferson' (closest to mass ave) 37 Winchester dr 1 Ulmus americana `Jefferson' Center 2 Softball 1 Ulmus GPS coordinates: Americana 41.4 degrees N,71.2 degrees W `Jefferson' (near bleachers) 249 Worthen rd East 1 Liquidambar `cherokee' 2024 Fa ll Tree Pla nti ng Locations RepLacement List Address r of Shad Tress Fallen Church 2 2- Liqui 7SS Mass ave (replaci Worthen rd 1 Liquids (grass strip by track) Golf course: 4 1- (stop at office&ask for John Allen) 1- 1- 1- Across from 18 Village circle 1 Celtis o (on island) 11 Wyman 2 -QuerCL s rubra (side yard) - Malus rairifire (f ontyard) Hasting Park 1 Tilia Am rican `fro tyard' (by gazebo) Mass ave across from Hasting 1 Celtis o cidentalis Park (on grass strip) Bridge school 1 Liriodendron tulipf ra (main driveway, righthand side in field area) Diamond School 2 1- Ulmus americana `frontya d' (closer to baseball field) 1-Celtis occidental is (closer to woods) 10 Norton 1 Malus` rairifire' 19Winchesterdr 1 Ulmus Americana Jefferson' 27 Winchester dr 1 Quercus rubra 39 Winchester dr 1 Celtis occidentalis (Left of house on grass strip) Estabrook School 7 2-Quercus rubra (6)on left-hand side 3-Liriodendron tuli ifera (1)on righthand side 1-Ulmus American (flags are labeled with tree `Jeffers n' species,call Matt if you have 1-Tilia Aericana questions) `Frontyard' 7 Farm rd (in Island) 1 Liriodendron tulipi era Muzzy st @ Park drive 1 Quercus rubra (In smallfield) 211 Mass ave 1 Malus p airifire Westview Cemetery 4 2-Liriodendron tuli ifera (flags are labeled) 2-Quercus rubra Main entrance,go left(2)will be on the left. Continue straight(1) will be on the right) Main entrance,go straight(1)will be on you left) Robbin Cemetery 1 Malus p airifire Lexington Children Place 4 1-TiliaAmericana (flags are labeled) `Frontyard' 1-Liqui ambar`chrokee' 1-Quer us rubra 1-Ulmus American `jeffers n' Fletcher park 1 Tilia americana `Fr ntyard' (Mass ave @ Fletcher ave Lincoln Park 1 Tilia americana `Fr ntyard' (In between front and back parking lot) 25 Harbell st 1 Prunus argentii `pink m stery'