Tree Maintenance

Top Tree LLC can help you manage any tree hazards you have on your property. We are some of the best arborists in the Tri-Cities and can either give you advice on how to manage your trees or perform any preventative maintenance you need.

Tree Replacement Standards

• Replacement tree(s) shall be of nursery grade quality, balled and wrapped in burlap and installed on site. Where replacement trees are required but not suitable for the particular site prescribed due to the size of the site, (insert municipal name) shall deposit the trees into a community tree bank. Trees deposited into the community tree bank shall be utilized for planting on public lands.
• The type of replacement tree shall be the same as the species removed from the site, a native species or other as approved by the Director.
• All tree replacements shall be 3” in caliper or greater
• The planting of all replacement trees shall be done by or supervised by a person with horticultural training in tree
• care and planting methods.
• Newly planted replacement trees shall be monitored for a period of one year to ensure the health of the trees. If the replacement trees die within the one year period, the developer/applicant shall replace the dead tree.
• All required tree replacement and other required mitigation shall be completed prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or at a time determined by the director if seasonal or weather conditions at the time of issuance would jeopardize plant survival.

Tree Replacement Schedule
All trees designated for preservation on an approved Tree Conservation Plan, Site Plan or Erosion and Sediment Control Plan that have been severely damaged, destroyed or removed shall be replaced at the following increments:

We will continue this series over the next few months covering a wide array of topics. Don’t forget, when you’re looking for the best tree maintenance company in West Richland, we’d love the chance to earn your business.

We are having some extremely warm weather here in Benton City for July. But honestly, it’s typically like this. With that in mind, ensuring that our trees and landscaping are being taken care of, we should already be prepared for what to do.

Top Tree LLCt will visit the site and familiarize his/herself with the existing conditions including but not limited to soil characteristics, drainage, topography, structures and overhead and underground utilities.

Temporary Fencing: Install temporary fencing around tree protection zones to protect remaining trees and vegetation from construction damage. Maintain temporary fence and remove when construction is complete. Fencing should be the last item removed after completion of a project.

This fencing will be erected at a radius of two feet away from the trunk of the tree for every inch in stem diameter. Diameter is measured five feet above the ground. For trees four inches or less in diameter, the measurement will be at 6 inches above the ground. This radial distance is termed the “critical root zone” and will serve as the Tree Protection Zone (TPZ). Fencing will consist of heavy duty chain link. Fencing will be rigidly supported and maintained during all construction periods at a minimum height of 6.0 feet above grade.

• Protect tree root systems from damage caused by runoff or spillage of noxious materials while mixing, placing, or storing construction materials.
• Protect root systems from ponding, eroding, or excessive wetting caused by watering operations.
• Mulch areas inside tree protection zones and other areas indicated.
• Apply 4-inch thickness of organic mulch. Do not place mulch within 6 inches of the tree trunk to allow the trunk to breathe.
• Do not store construction materials, debris, or excavated material inside tree protection zones.
• Do not permit vehicles or foot traffic within tree protection zones; prevent soil compaction over root systems.
• Maintain tree protection zones free of weeds and trash.

We will continue this series over the next few months covering a wide array of topics. Don’t forget, when you’re looking for the best tree maintenance company in Benton City, we’d love the chance to earn your business.

We are having some extremely warm weather here in West Richland for July. But honestly, it’s typically like this. With that in mind, ensuring that our trees and landscaping are being taken care of, we should already be prepared for what to do.

Best Management Practices for Tree Preservation

• Tree Service Firm Qualifications: We have successfully completed tree protection and trimming work similar to that required for large projects and that will assign an experienced, qualified arborist to the project site during execution of tree protection and trimming. The protection of trees identified to remain includes the maintenance of their health and vitality as well as their protection from physical damage and biotic and abiotic disease.
• Mitigation Techniques: Utilize mitigation techniques for trees in construction areas as recommended by Top Tree LLC.
• Topsoil: Natural or cultivated surface-soil layer containing organic matter and sand, silt, and clay particles; friable, pervious, and black or a darker shade of brown, gray, or red than underlying subsoil; reasonably free of subsoil, clay lumps, gravel, and other objects more than 1 inch in diameter; and free of weeds, roots, and toxic and other non-soil materials. Obtain topsoil only from well-drained sites where topsoil is 4 inches deep or more; do not obtain from bogs or marshes.
• Filter Fabric: Manufacturer’s standard, non-woven, pervious, geo-textile fabric of polypropylene, nylon, or polyester fibers.
• Organic Mulch: Shredded hardwood, free of deleterious materials.

We will continue this series over the next few months covering a wide array of topics. Don’t forget, when you’re looking for the best tree maintenance company in West Richland, we’d love the chance to earn your business.