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Commission reviews fall planting results, proposes new species for Montrose Elementary streets
Summary
Staff reported on a successful fall planting season and commissioners discussed species changes and vacancies on Remington, Mound and Montrose near Montrose Elementary; the commission set follow-up steps including a site walk and a future vote on species selection.
City planting staff and commission members reviewed fall planting results and discussed species recommendations for streets around Montrose Elementary and other blocks with recent vacancies.
Grant, the staff member who manages tree plantings, told the commission fall plantings on Broad Street and Parkview were completed and generally healthy. Commissioners discussed several species proposals for the block around Montrose Elementary: a smoke tree on Remington, horse chestnuts currently on Mound (with a possible smoke-tree form there where power lines exist), and a forest-pansy redbud for Montrose while tartarian maple had been used previously on that street.
Commissioners and staff identified planting constraints. Several streets have power lines or narrow tree lawns — Grant said some locations have tree lawns as narrow as a foot and a half — and the group agreed species choices must reflect those constraints. On available vacancies, the report cited “possible 12 additions” and “4 removals,” with some mature trees under power lines or exhibiting poor health recommended for removal.
The commission asked for a brief site walk of the suggested streets and a follow-up item on the spring agenda: (1) the commission will research the proposed species, (2) take a physical walk of the Remington/Mound/Montrose blocks, and (3) put formal species-change proposals to a vote at a later meeting. Commissioners emphasized the need to balance canopy goals with right-of-way constraints and public comfort about species selection.
No ordinance changes or planting approvals were finalized during the meeting; commissioners agreed to return with more detailed recommendations and to consult the Tree Commission’s planting list when making final species selections.
