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March 9, 2004 Michael Black Royal Oaks Realty, Inc. 1090 County Road E, Suite 150 Shoreview, MN 55126 651 -483 -5518 Dear Mr. Black, Attached is the significant tree inventory you requested for the "Fox Road" site in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Our field work was performed between February 9th and February 19t , 2004, by Matt Gogala, Shawn Tracy, and Mark Rehder and myself all Kunde Company personnel with ample experienced in tree inventories throughout the metro region. In this case, we recorded species, size, and condition, and tagged each tree with a unique number. The surveyors from E. G. Rud & Sons, Inc. then mapped the locations of these tagged trees and produced the accompanying map. The City of Lino Lakes definition of "Significant Tree" from the current Zoning Ordinance was used. This is defined as "A healthy tree measuring a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter for deciduous trees, or a minimum of twelve (12) feet in height for coniferous trees ". No coniferous trees of significant size were found on the site. Some additional areas comprised of trees less than six inches in diameter are also delineated on the map. We rated the condition of each tree on a one (1) to ten (10) scale, with any condition ones and twos not included as obviously not healthy enough. See attached notes for further details and explanations of the scale. It should be noted that --any condition three (3) trees also have questionable value in a residential setting where targets of value will exist. Although these tress serve a function in a natural woods, special efforts to save them are