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INDICA OVERABUNDANCE ASH TREES &RAXINUS SPP CON
CERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE %!" INFESTATION IN THE FUTURE
#ALLERY PEAR 0YRUS CALLERYANA DISEASE #HINESE
HACKBERRY #ELTIS SINENSIS INSECTS HOLLY OAK 1UERCUS
ILEX INSECTS AND TULIP TREE ,IRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA
INSECTS
$O YOU GROW YOUR OWN TREES
2- /UR LOCAL NONPROFIT TREE GROUP /UR #ITY &OREST NOW
HAS THEIR OWN NURSERY AND WE ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
THEM ON SELECTING NEW SPECIES TO GROW THAT ARE NOT YET
COMMONLY AVAILABLE IN THE LOCAL NURSERY TRADE 4HERE
ARE ALSO MANY LOCAL WHOLESALE AND RETAIL NURSERIES IN
THE AREA 3O THE AVAILABILITY OF TREES IS NOT THE ISSUE
BUT RATHER IT IS THE DIVERSITY OF SPECIES THAT WE OFTEN
LACK ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE NEWER CULTIVARS /UR
#ITY &ORESTS NURSERY HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION ALLOWING
US TO INCREASE THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE TYPES OF TREES
PLANTED AND TRY OUT NEW AND UNUSUAL SPECIES
7HAT ARE SOME SPECIFIC WAYS YOU INVOLVE THE PUB
LIC
2- "ECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED
IN THE CARE OF THE STREET TREES WE ARE CONSTANTLY ANSWER
ING INQUIRIES FROM OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR TREES 7E
WORK WITH THEM ON HOW TO ADDRESS INSECT AND DISEASE
3AN *OS£ 1UICK &ACTS
(UMAN 0OPULATION
3TREET 4REE 0OPULATION
0ARK 4REE 0OPULATION EST
5& "UDGET
5& 3TAFF &4%S.UMBER OF 3TAFF
7HAT ARE YOUR BEST PERFORMING STREET TREES
2- 4HE BEST PERFORMERS ARE THOSE THAT ARE WELL ADAPT
ED TO OUR -EDITERRANEAN CLIMATE SUCH AS COAST LIVE OAK
1UERCUS AGRIFOLIA CORK OAK 1UERCUS SUBER 3ARATOGA
LAUREL ,AURUS @3ARATOGA AND SAWLEAF ZELKOVA :ELKOVA
SERRATA 3OME OF THE ONES WE ARE ENDEAVORING TO USE
MORE ARE #HINESE FRINGE TREE #HIONANTHUS RETUSUS
'INKGO 'INKGO AND HEDGE MAPLE !CER CAMPESTRE
7E ARE USING SEVERAL OF THE $%$RESISTANT ELMS SUCH
AS THE &RONTIER !CCOLADE AND %MERALD 3UNSHINE ELMS
5LMUS !MONG OAKS WE WANT TO USE MORE &OREST 'REEN
OAKS 1UERCUS FRAINETTO @3CHMIDT AND CULTIVARS OF BUR
OAK 1UERCUS MACROCARPA
7E ARE MOVING AWAY FROM SWEET GUM ,IQUIDAMBAR STY
RACIFLUA VARIETY OF ISSUES CRAPE MYRTLE ,AGERSTROEMIA
