Amendment to the Master Street Tree Plan for Various Locations

1. Amendment to the Master Street Tree Planfor Various Locations Park & Natural Resources Darya Barar, Program Coordinator Certified Arborist WC-6757A

2. Staff Recommendation • It is recommended that City Council approve an amendment to the Master Street Tree Plan (MSTP) in the following locations: • Corson and Maple Streets on the freeway sides. • South side of Woodbury Road, between Casita and Canada Avenues • Catalina Avenue between California Boulevard and Cornell Road (pop-out only) • Winona Avenue Bet: Blake Street and the dead end • South Greenwood Avenue between Colorado and Del Mar Boulevards

3. Corson & Maple Streets • Sound Wall Project 70 trees will be planted and several will be replaced in areas. • Community unanimous support for the Oak Species for Corson and Maple Streets. • UFAC voted three to one in support of the change. • Design Commission unanimously supported the recommendation.

4. Corson & Maple Streets Quercus spp, Oak Species • Positives:Quercus engelmannii, Engelmann Oak is Native to Pasadena, is semi deciduous, grows to 50 feet and can be found in front of City Hall and on the east side of Michlinda Ave. • Quercus virginiana, Southern Live Oak is also semi deciduous, grows to 50 feet and is a has a light green leaf. • Quercus suber, Cork Oak has a corky bark that is redish, grows to 50 feet and can be found on North Fair Oaks Avenue. • Quercus agrifolia, Coast Live Oak is one of the most frequently planted trees in Pasadena. It is very drought tolerant, provides lots of shade, and can reach a height of 60 feet. • Drawbacks: Oaks are slow growing, some residents complain that oaks are dark.

5. Woodbury Road • PUSD lunch preparation facility - trees are required. • An addition of the Cercis occidentalis, Western Redbud to the MSTP on the south side of Woodbury Road, between Casita and Canada Avenues . • UFAC and the Design Commission supported the recommendation unanimously.

6. Woodbury Rd • Cercis occidentalis,western redbud • The thin, shiny brown branches bear shiny heart-shaped leaves which are light green early in the season and darken as they age. The showy flowers are bright pink or magenta, and grow in clusters all over the shrub, making the plant very colorful and noticeable in the landscape. The shrub bears three-inch-long brown legume pods which are very thin and dry.

7. Catalina Avenue • Polytechnic school development required parking pop-outs. • An addition of the Jacaranda mimosifolia, Jacaranda to the MSTP on the Catalina Avenue between California Boulevard and Cornell Road in the pop-out only. • UFAC and the Design Commission supported the recommendation unanimously.

8. Catalina Avenue The Jacaranda mimosifolia, Blue Jacaranda • The tree grows to a height of 25 to 45 feet. Its bark is thin and grey-brown. The flowers are up to half an inch long. The Blooms appear in spring and early summer, and last for up to two months.

9. Winona Avenue • 16 of the 24 Homes requested that the MSTP be amended to allow for Cinnamomum camphora, Camphor tree in lieu of the Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia tree • UFAC and the Design Commission supported the recommendation unanimously.

10. Winona Avenue – Master Street Tree Plan Amendment Cinnamomum Camphora, Camphor Tree • Provide good drainage in clay soil. Smog tolerant. Has a fragrant flower and leaf. Leaves are elliptic glossy light to medium green. Has hardly any leaf litter. The fruit is a small black drupe that fruits in Winter or Summer. Tolerates moist soil. It measures 65 feet high and a crown spread of about 95 feet.

11. Greenwood Avenue • Staff supports the residents’ requests to amend the MSPT for the Pistaciachinensis, Chinese Pistache on South Greenwood Avenue bet: Colorado and Del Mar Boulevards and the Quercus spp, Oak species bet Del Mar and City Border in lieu of the Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia tree. • UFAC and the Design Commission supported the recommendation unanimously.

12. Greenwood Avenue • North of Del Mar Blvd 21 of 40 residents residents signed the petition, 19 of whom supported the Chinese Pistach. • South of Del Mar Blvd 42 of 49 residents signed the petition; 34 choose the Oak species.

13. Greenwood Avenue – Master Street Tree Plan Amendment Pistacia chinensis, Chinese Pistach Positives: is a small to medium-sized tree native to central and western China. It is hardy, can withstand harsh conditions and poor quality soils, and grows from 20-40 feet. The leaves are deciduous, pinnate, with 10 or 12 leaflets, The flowers are produced in bunches at the ends of the branches. The fruit is a small red drupe, turning blue when ripe, containing a single seed. This species is planted as a street tree in temperate areas worldwide due to its attractive fruit and autumn foliage. Drawbacks: The tree is deciduous.

14. Greenwood Avenue Quercus spp, Oak Species • Positives:Quercus engelmannii, Engelmann Oak is Native to Pasadena, is semi deciduous, grows to 50 feet and can be found in front of City Hall and on the east side of Michlinda Ave. • Quercus virginiana, Southern Live Oak is also semi deciduous, grows to 50 feet and is a has a light green leaf. • Quercus suber, Cork Oak has a corky bark that is redish, grows to 50 feet and can be found on North Fair Oaks Avenue. • Quercus agrifolia, Coast Live Oak is one of the most frequently planted trees in Pasadena. It is very drought tolerant, provides lots of shade, and can reach a height of 60 feet. • Drawbacks: Oaks are slow growing, some residents complain that oaks are dark.

15. Summary • All street tree vacancies will be placed on the city’s list of vacant tree sites and will be replanted when funding is obtained. Unless the planting is associated with a development project in which case a Public Works Condition of Approval would be to plant all vacant sites adjacent to the project site.

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