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Arborist Report. 4400 Black Ave. Pleasanton. Page 2 <br />The True Life Companies May 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> HortScience | Bartlett Consulting, Divisions of The F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company <br /> <br /> <br />Description of Trees <br />Sixty-three (63) trees were assessed representing twelve species (Table 1). Overall, 5 trees <br />were in good condition, 30 were in fair condition, and 28 were in poor condition. In general <br />species were ornamental, non-native, and commonly observed in the region. Valley oak is native <br />to the area but trees of this species did not appear to be indigenous to the site. Twenty-two (22) <br />trees were located off-site. Descriptions of each tree can be found in the Tree Assessment Form <br />and approximate locations are shown on the Tree Inventory Map (see Attachments). <br /> <br />Table 1: Tree condition and frequency of occurrence. <br />4400 Black Ave. Pleasanton, CA. <br /> <br /> Common Name Scientific Name Condition Total <br />Poor <br />(1-2) <br />Fair <br />(3) <br />Good <br />(4-5) <br /> <br /> <br />Hackberry Celtis occidentalis - 1 - 1 <br />Evergreen ash Fraxinus uhdei - 1 - 1 <br />Glossy privet Ligustrum lucidum 13 5 1 19 <br />Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 5 8 - 13 <br />Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1 1 - 2 <br />London plane Platanus x hispanica - 2 - 2 <br />Plum Prunus domestica 3 1 - 4 <br />Callery pear Pyrus calleryana - 7 - 7 <br />Evergreen pear Pyrus kawakamii 6 2 - 8 <br />Valley oak Quercus lobata - - 3 3 <br />Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens - 1 1 2 <br />Sawleaf zelkova Zelkova serrata - 1 - 1 <br /> <br /> <br />Total 28 30 5 63 <br /> <br /> <br /> Glossy privet was the most common <br />species with 19 trees, of which 13 <br />were off-site. The privets served as <br />screening along property fence line <br />(Photo 1). Condition was either poor <br />(13 trees) or fair (5 trees). Off-site <br />tree #44 was in good condition. The <br />privets were young to semi-mature <br />in development with an average <br />trunk diameter of 12 inches. Most <br />(14 trees) privets had multiple stems <br />that arose at or near the base. <br />Trees in fair and poor condition had <br />moderate twig and branch dieback <br />and poor structure. <br /> <br />Photo 1. Glossy privets #43 <br />(foreground) to #52 (background) <br />provided screening along the <br />property fence.