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Money Does Grow on Trees! <br />Investing in Ramsey's Streetside Urban Forest <br />The COR trees as <br />place -makers <br />enhance downtown <br />character through diverse <br />street tree planting <br />Tree Diversity on Sunwood Dr. <br />Crab Apple 4% <br />Elm 8% <br />Ginkgo 13% <br />The COR <br />Structure <br />Parking <br />_ Water <br />Park <br />Road <br />• • • • Rail <br />Walkway <br />Bikeway <br />COR Inventory <br />A pilot tree inventory was taken on Sunwood Drive on what is defined as a `destination street' <br />throughout The COR. A total of 97 trees were inventoried comprised of 6 species of trees: the Bicolor <br />Oak, Skyline Honey Locust, Ginkgo, Accolade Elm, Sienna Glenn Maple and Crabapple. The trees <br />along Sunwood Drive provide variety, ensuring protection against diseases and visual aesthetics <br />for a street projected to support commerce and attract shoppers and employees. The age of the <br />trees inventoried ranged from 9 to 50 years of age. However, to guarantee trees don't wither and <br />decay at the same time, they should be planted sparsely. If a large section of trees reaches the <br />end of its life span at the same time the cost of replacement will be higher for Ramsey. <br />Oak 40% <br />Honey <br />Locust 8% <br />Pedestrian exposure <br />to wind, sun and rain <br />Open space <br />Total Monetary <br />Benefits Per Year <br />Average Monetary <br />Benefits Per Tree <br />Average Canopy <br />Quality <br />3.7 <br />Average Diameter 5.1 Inches <br />Current <br />View <br />Future <br />Possibility <br />■ ■ ■— <br />Proper placement <br />is vital to enhance <br />the ecosystem <br />services trees <br />provide. This young <br />Oak tree located <br />in front of Ramsey's <br />City Hall provides <br />aethetic appeal to <br />destination streets. <br />Trees Define Destinations <br />The 97 street trees inventoried on The COR's Sunwood Drive total $2,328 in economic benefits for the City of <br />Ramsey. The trees planted vary in species and age, but as more trees are planted throughout destination <br />and downtown streets, city officials must consider the lifespan of trees and their cost of replacement. These <br />considerations must also extend to other arteries within The COR, and street planting in residential areas. <br />Residential <br />Inventory <br />PA 5211 Land Use Planning • TEAM: Ada Moreno Gomez, Nick Kieser, Victoria Dan • INSTRUCTOR: Fernando Burga, Ph.D. UN[vexs Tr of M[NHesoTa <br />