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the tree inventory, the NJ Certified Tree Expert can produce a tree man- agement plan which is the blueprint for the future of the community forest. This management plan will summarize the state of the tree population, will provide detailed data about the trees, and will deliver recommendations for annual tree care and the accompany- ing cost projections. It will be a cycli- cal plan in which tasks such as regular maintenance pruning occur every 3-5 years, while other tasks may need to be done annually. This gives the association and property manager exactly what they need to develop annual tree maintenance budgets that appropriately fit the community’s finan- cial abilities. By enacting this plan of cyclical tree care and management, the asso- ciation can feel assured that it is “Another benefit of the tree inventory is the ability to proactively address new environmental concerns.” keeping the community forest in a safe and healthy condition for the long-term, and consequently avoiding unexpected major tree costs. With annual monitoring as part of the plan, developing tree problems can be discovered early on; long before they become significant. Another benefit of the tree inventory is the ability to proactively address new environmental concerns. An

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