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6 # Species Name Number of Street Trees % of Total Street Tree Pop. Annual Carbon Sequestered (lbs.) 2 Total Carbon Stored (lbs.) 3 1 Sycamore/London plane (Platanus x hispanica) 8, % 1,718,377 10,721,969 2 Ficus (Ficus microcarpa) 7, % 1,170,407 16,099,322 3 New Zealand Christmas Tree (Metrosideros excelsa) 6, % 753,782 9,614,457 4 Tristania/water gum (Tristaniopsis laurina) 6, % 365,184 1,073,602 5 Brisbane box (Lophostemon confertus) 5, % 1,282,605 8,473,649 6

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9 Number of Trees Axis Title Three Year Trends $30,000,000 $25,000, FY14-15 FY15-16 FY16-17 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 Tree Planting Tree Maintenance Tree Removal Budget 9

10 Number of Trees Trees Planted & Removed FY14-15 FY15-16 FY16-17 Tree Planting Tree Removal 4 10

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12 CONCERNS Very Significant Significant Neutral Insignificant Very Insignificant I n a b i l i t y t o p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e c a r e t o n e w l y p l a n t e d t r e e s 22% 17% 22% 28% I n a b i l i t y t o p r o v i d e a d e q u a t e c a r e f o r e s t a b l i s h e d t r e e s 28% 39% I n e f f i c i e n c i e s i n t h e w a y f o r e s t r y p r o g r a m s o p e r a t e o n a c i t y - w i d e b a s i s 22% 6% 44% 17% L o s s o f s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r s o f t r e e s d u e t o a g e a n d / o r d i s e a s e 39% 28% 6% 22% 6% L o s s o f s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r s o f t r e e s d u e t o v a n d a l i s m, i l l e g a l p r u n i n g, a n d / o r i l l e g a l 17% 6% 56% L o s s o f s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r s o f t r e e s d u e t o d e v e l o p m e n t 22% 0% 28% 39% 12

13 LIMITATIONS Very Significant Significant Neutral Insignificant Very Insignificant F u n d i n g c o n s t r a i n t s 39% 22% 17% S t a f f i n g c o n s t r a i n t s 50% 28% P r i o r i t i z a t i o n o f u r b a n f o r e s t r y p r o g r a m s w / i n y o u r a g e n c y / c i t y a t l a r g e 22% 28% 39% L a c k o f c o o r d i n a t e d e f f o r t s t o p r o t e c t a n d m a n a g e t h e u r b a n f o r e s t 17% 28% 28% 17% L a c k o f t r e e i n v e n t o r y 17% 6% 17% 50% L a c k o f m a n a g e m e n t p l a n 17% 17% 44% 13

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18 Agency Urban forestryrelated staff positions FTE equivalent staff performing forestry work Total department budget Urban forestryrelated budget Percentage of urban forestry budget spent on tree work Amount % CCSF 6 0 $910,000,000 $10,000 $10, % FUF 19 7 $2,800,000 $2,800,000 LHH unknown unknown OCII 0 0 $725,900,000 unknown unknown PG&E 1 3 varies varies Port 3 0 $105,000,063 $597,100 $215,100 36% Trust 8 8 $1,806,000 $606,000 unknown RPD $220,434,470 $5,684,224 $5,684, % SFHA 0 0 $23,662,980 $150,000 $150, % SFO 15 1 unknown $225,000 $22,500 10% SFMTA 3 1 unknown $200,000 $20,000 10% Planning $33,990 $0 0% SFPUC 0 0 $274,000 $274,000 $274, % SFPW $290,244,640 $9,799,976 $4,703, % SFSU $1,800,000 $200,000 $200, % SFUSD 0 0 $1,000,750 $95,000 $95, % TIDA 2 0 $14,771,635 $1,500,000 $187,500 13% UCSF 8 3 $36,000,000 $400,000 $400, % SFGH $600,000,000 $35,000 $17,500 50% TOTALS $2,933,694,538 $22,610,290 $11,979,812 18

19 Agency Planted Maintained Removed Work performed FOR others (P-planted, M- maintained, R-removed) Work performed BY others (P-planted, M-maintained, R-removed) Davey, Christopher Campbell M CCSF FUF SFUSD: P-49, M-286 LHH OCII unknown unknown unknown PG&E Port Trust RPD SFHA PW M-150, R-25 SFO Caltrans P-30, M-200, R-5 Bartlett: R-2 Eucalyptus Professional Tree Care Co. - SFMTA Sycamore SFPUC SFPW SFSU SFUSD TIDA UCSF 80 varies 363 SFGH TOTALS SFFD: M-3, R2; SFMTA M- 18, R-2; SFPD: M-9, R-4; PUCWWE: R-52; SFPL M- 15, R-8; SF Arts Commission: M-1, R-1; TIDA: M-10, R-68; Dept. of Real Estate: M-37 PW R-2; Arborwell R- 8, M , R-~20 Peninsula Tree Care: M-45, R-20; FUF: P-95, M-125 Tree Guys: M-F21, R-6; Professional Tree Care M- 11 BUF: M-16, R-2; Rubicon Landscape: M-200, R-3; ShelterBelt Builders: M-24; TRCD: R-256 Bartlett: M-123, R-25; Davey: M-85; A-Plus: M- 165, R-1; Sutro Stewards: P-48, M-48 Contracted Co: P-12, M-10, R-6 19

20 Agency Most Common Species Planted Struggling Species No Longer Planted CCSF cypress (Cupressus spp.) all FUF LHH tristania (Tristaniaopsis laurina) bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) strawberry tree (Arbutus 'Marina') Disease related to chill factor: evergreen pear (Pyrus kawakamii) Callery pear (P. calleryana) Short lived: purple-leaf plum (Prunus cerasifer 'Krauter Vesuvius') Uneven performer: Kwanzan cherry (P. serrulata 'Kwanzan') NA ginkgo (Gingko biloba) flowering cherry (Prunus serrulata) California buckeye (Aesculus californica) None NA stone pine (Pinus pinea) strawberry tree (Arbutus spp.) poplar (Populus spp.) OCII unknown sycamore (Platanus spp.) unknown PG&E oak (Quercus spp.) Brisbane box (Lophostemon Port confertus) tea trees (Melaleuca spp.) myoporum (Myoporum laetum) NA pine (Pinus spp.) cypress (Cupressus spp.) myoporum (Myoporum laetum) Trust eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) shore pine (Pinus contorta) unknown canker-resistant pine (Pinus pines (Pinus spp.) cypress (Cupressus spp.) RPD oaks (Quercus spp.) pines (Pinus spp.) spp.) thrips-resistant myoporum (Myoporum spp.) SFHA none unknown NA SFO coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus) California buckeye (Aesculus californica) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) NA SFMTA none myoporum (Myoporum laetum) NA 20

21 Agency Most Common Species Planted Struggling Species No Longer Planted SFPUC none Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) Monterey ypress (Cupressus macrocarpa), myoporum (Myoporum laetum) NA SFPW 11 Brisbane box (Lophostemon confertus) primrose (Lagunaria patersonii), sycamore (Platanus x hispanica 'Columbia'/'Bloodgood'/'Yarwood') Kwanzan cherry (Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan') Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) (both are doing better this year) Desire to experiment with thrip-resistant myoporum cultivar (Myoporum laetum) SFSU SFUSD TIDA UCSF SFGH vine maple (Acer circinatum) strawberry tree (Arbutus 'Marina') western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) none none coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) California buckeye (Aesculus californica) California bay (Umbellularia californica) flax-leaf paperbark (Melaleuca linariifolia) queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) acacia (Acacia spp.) Monterey pine (Pinus radiata) Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) ficus (Ficus microcarpa) myoporum (Myoporum laetum) eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.) pines (Pinus spp.) New Zealand Christmas tree (Metrosideros excelsa) redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) smoke tree (Cotinus c. 'Royal Purple') NA NA NA flax-leaf paperbark (Melaleuca linarifolia) 21

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