Amendment to the Master Street Tree Plan

for Various Locations Park & Natural Resources

Darya Barar, Program Coordinator Certified Arborist WC-6757A

Staff Recommendation

It is recommended that City Council approve an amendment to the Master Street Tree Plan (MSTP) in the following locations: 1. Corson and Maple Streets on the freeway sides. 2. South side of Woodbury Road, between Casita and

Canada Avenues 3. Catalina Avenue between California Boulevard

and Cornell Road (pop-out only) 4. Winona Avenue Bet: Blake Street and the dead

end 5. South Greenwood Avenue between Colorado and

Del Mar Boulevards

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.

Corson & Maple StreetsQuercus 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Winona Avenue16 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.

Winona Avenue – Master Street Tree Plan Amendment

Cinnamomum Camphora, Camphor TreeProvide 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.

Greenwood Avenue Staff supports the residents’ requests to

amend the MSPT for the Pistacia chinensis, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Summary

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