Tree Removal - 166 Warren Road (Midtown)

 The Toronto Community Council recommends that the request for removal of a city-owned tree on 166 Warren Road be denied.

 The Toronto Community Council submits the following report (April 3, 1998) from the Director of Development and Support, Toronto Parks and Recreation:

 Purpose:

 An application has been received from Mr. Ronald Holbrook, Ronald Holbrook & Associates Landscape Architects, 390 Dupont Street, Suite 205, Toronto, M5R 1V1 for City Council to consider removal of a City owned spruce tree located at the above noted address. Mr. Holbrook reports that the tree has been unaesthetically pruned and the tree will cause to much shade for a proposed landscape.

 Recommendation:

 The request for tree removal be denied.

 Comments:

 The tree in question is a 42 cm diameter spruce located on City street allowance. The tree stands in fair condition and is valued at $2,005.32. My staff inspected this tree on March 19, 1998 and found that although the tree has been pruned in the past, it could be incorporated into a landscape plan of other trees and shrubs.

 Since the spruce is a large and significant tree on the street and the tree is not structurally unsound, dead or dying, I recommend that the request for tree removal be denied.

 However, should Toronto Community Council approve tree removal, I recommend that the applicant pay all costs involved; this includes the tree value of $2,005.32, the removal costs of $1010.43, and the costs to plant a replacement, $475.62, for a total of $3,491.37.