Attachment B - Arborist report · 51983.3225.12

                                                                         Consult Arborist

6 T REE P ROTECTION
Due to the nature of the site standard Tree Protection Fencing will not be achievable or
practical throughout the site. The typical steel mesh panels are not suitable everywhere to
create the Exclusion Zones. The alternative proposed is orange mesh erected around the
retained vegetation and boundary to adjacent Lot to restrict access. With Council's approval,
the TPZ fence may consist of 1m high plastic orange mesh barrier fencing with star pickets
with end caps as support, spaced at 4 – 5m and attached with zip ties as an alternative to
steel mesh panels.

When the access and construction requirements have been established, the exclusion zones
can be positioned for the trees to be retained and the alignment of the TPF can be determined.
The TPF is required to be installed in the presence and under the guidance of Consult Arborist
prior to any construction works commencing on the site and should remain intact until the
completion of all works.

Where required ground protection is to be installed specific to requirements and can include
scaffold walkways, temporary decks, metal/ply sheets, geo fabric and additional forest mulch
to an increased depth of 200-300mm to spread the load of site activities and minimise ground
disturbance.

Trunk protection, to prevent direct contact with the tree’s trunk and buttress roots can be
installed. This can comprise of Geo fab/20mm thick hessian and wooden battens
strapped/taped to the tree’s trunk with a skirt over the buttress roots.

These protection measures will be established between the contractor and the Project
Arborist.




     Picture 6: Temporary exclusion zone           Picture 7: Example of trunk protection




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