OPW25/0012 - Arborist Report & Vegetation Management Plan

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Arborist Report
3 &7 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

4 RESULTS

The following sections describe the results in terms of the:

i. Arboricultural assessment, and,
ii. Evaluation and assessment of tree retention.

41 ARBORICULTURAL ASSESSMENT

Existing trees on site were surveyed, identified and assessed according to methods
outlined in the Section 4.

A total of 939 trees were individually surveyed as part of the survey and assessment. Of
these:

e 908 were native trees, endemic to southeast Queensland,

e Four (4) were exotic or non-endemic species,

e 26 were dead, and,

e One (1) native tree surveyed in 2022 was no longer present in the December 2024
tree audit.

Results of the assessment of vigour (Institute of Australian Consulting Arboriculturists
2010) indicated that, of the 939 trees surveyed:

e Two (2) trees were assessed as having high vigour,

e 847 were assessed as having normal vigour,

e 63 trees were assessed as having low vigour,

e 26 trees were dead, and,

e One (1) native tree surveyed in 2022, assessed as having normal vigour, was no
longer present in the December 2024 tree audit.

Results of the assessment of condition of individual trees (Institute of Australian
Consulting Arboriculturists 2010) indicated that, of the 939 trees surveyed:

e 749 trees were assessed as being in good condition,

e 55 were assessed as being in fair condition,

e 108 trees were assessed as being in poor condition,

e 26 trees were dead, and,

e One (1) native tree surveyed in 2022, assessed as being in poor condition, was no
longer present in the December 2024 tree audit.

The location of trees and the results of the assessment are shown in the Vegetation
Management Plan (Litoria Consulting, Issue B, January 2025) (Appendix 1).

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