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Home My WebLink AboutDocumentation_Environmental Advisory Committee_Tab 05_10/9/2024Agenda Item #5. Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) STAFF MEMO Meeting:Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) - Oct 09 2024 Staff Contact:Thomas G. Bradford Department:Environmental Advisory Committee TITLE EAC Discussion to Finalize Recommendations for Tequesta Tree Code SUMMARY: At the July EAC meeting there was discussion about the Village's Prohibited Trees List. Vice Chair Bradford volunteered to compare Tequesta list with the Florida Invasive Species Council list. Attached is a memo and supporting findings from Vice Chair Bradford about the Tequesta Prohibited Trees List compared to the Florida Invasive Species Council's list. This agenda item was carried over from the September meeting, when there was not enough time to discuss it. This document and any attachments may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by completing our Accessibility Feedback Form, sending an e-mail to the Village Clerk or calling 561- 768-0443. BUDGET INFORMATION: BUDGET AMOUNT n/a AMOUNT AVAILABLE n/a EXPENDITURE AMOUNT: n/a FUNDING SOURCES: n/a IS THIS A PIGGYBACK: Yes N/A DID YOU OBTAIN 3 QUOTES? Yes N/A COMMENTS/EXPLANATION ON SELECTION n/a ATTACHMENTS: EAC Memo VOT Trees vs. FISC Trees 080124 VOT Prohibited Trees vs FISC Trees Page 10 of 16 Agenda Item #5. Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee To:Environmental Advisory Committee Members From: Thomas G. Bradford, Vice-Chair Cc: Jay Hubsch, Director of Community Development Date: August 1, 2024 Subject: VOT Prohibited Trees Compared to the (FISC) 2023 List of Invasive Plant Species Pertaining to Trees At a recent EAC meeting I indicated that I would provide information to the EAC comparing the VOT prohibited trees compared to the FISC current list of invasive trees. This comparison has been made in the companion Excel spreadsheet that goes with this memo. FISC is considered to be the most comprehensive authority in Florida on the subject of problematic plant species, including trees. By reviewing the Excel spreadsheet, you will see that FISC has identified 25 trees deemed to be invasive, while the VOT current list has only 8 prohibited trees on its list. In addition, there are 3 trees on the VOT prohibited list that are not on the FISC 2023 invasive list. prohibited trees are also on the FISC list of invasive trees. These discrepancies indicate a need for consideration of updating the VOT list of prohibited trees to include potentially all of the trees deemed to be invasive by FISC. Also, we may need to remove up to 3 trees from the VOT prohibited list. As promised by me, we are only considering trees at the moment. I reviewed every link provided by FISCto ensure we are focusing on trees, including the photo links to verify if the plant listed was in fact a tree. If there were photos of the plant in tree form with a discernable trunk it was included as being a tree. Trees, in this instance, do not include bushes, grasses, vines etc. 1 Page 11 of 16 Agenda Item #5. An important matter to consider is that the VOT has a prohibitedplant list that includes trees. In the course of permitting and inspections for new construction in Tequesta is the list of prohibited plants and trees compared to the proposed landscaping to be provided with the new construction? Once we are finished with trees, we can consider whether or not we want look at other plants deemed invasive by FISC. In the course of reviewing every FISC link shown in the spreadsheet it became very obvious to me that there are many plants which are not trees in Florida that are in many instances out of control and detrimental to the Florida environment and not on the VOT prohibited plant list. A simple solution might be to just replace the VOT prohibited plant list with the entire FISC invasive plant list. Any final conclusions we reach in regard to trees and plants should then be presented to the VOT as recommendation to the Village Council for consideration of a VOT Code modification by ordinance. 2 Page 12 of 16 Agenda Item #5. VOT PROHIBITED TREES LIST COMPARED TO FISC INVASIVE TREE LIST Color Code--------------->Yellow = Tree \[VOT (8) -FISC (25)\] Green = On Both VOT & FISC List (5) Blue = VOT Tree Not on FISC List (3) Peach = On FISC List but not on VOT List (20) VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA PROHIBITED PLANT SPECIES PER VOT CODE AT Sec. 78-397 ZoneLink to Atlas of Florida Plants Scientific NameCommon Name (1) Melaleuca quinquenervia Punk Tree, Cajeput or Paper BarkSEE BELOWSEE FISC LINKS BELOW Albizia silktree; (2) Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian Pepper or Florida Holly jlibii i Bauhinia orchid tree; (3) Casuarina species Australian Pine it ti Calophyllu santa maria; (4) Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf Acacia lb Casuarina gray sheoak; (5) Albizia lebbeck Woman's Tongue l ki Cupaniopsis carrotwood (6) Ardisia solonacea Shoebutton Ardisia diid Ficus Indian laurel (7) Colubrina asiatica Lather Leaf i fi Ligustrum glossy privet (8) Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato lid Manilkara sapodilla (9) Fiscus altissima Lofty Fig t (10) Fiscus benghalensis Banyan (11) Hibiscus tiliaceus Mahoe (12) Jasminum dichotomum Gold Coast Jasmine (13) Lygodium microphyllum Old World Climbing Fern (14) Mimosa pigra Cat's ClawCat's Claw (15) Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Downy Rose Myrtle (16) Bischofia javanicaJapanese Bishopwood (17) Cupaniopsis anacardioides Carrotwood (18) Schefflera actinophyllaSchefflera ** (19) Asparagus densiflorus Asparagus Fern (20) Dalbergia sissio Indian Rosewood (21) Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus Species (22) Eugenia uniflora Surinam Cherry (23) Grevillea robusta Silk Oak (24) Sansevieria Snake Plant (25) Scaevola sericea Beach Naupaka (26) Wedelia trilobata Wedelia Florida Invasive Species Council (FISC) 2023 List of Invasive Plant Species 1 FISC Category I Scientific NameCommon Name ZoneLink to Atlas of Florida Plants C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=347 Abrus precatorius rosary pea C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=43 Acacia auriculiformis earleaf acacia N, Chttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=188 Albizia julibrissin silktree; mimosa C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=129 Albizia lebbeck woman's tongue N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=91 Ardisia crenata coral ardisia; scratchthroat C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1653 Ardisia elliptica shoebutton ardisia N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=332 Asparagus aethiopicus Sprenger's asparagus-fern C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1492 Bauhinia variegata orchid tree; mountain ebony C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1498 Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1724 Calophyllum antillanum santa maria; galba; Antilles calophyllum N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=390 Casuarina equisetifolia Australian-pine; horsetail casuarina N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1952 Casuarina glauca gray sheoak; suckering Australian-pine N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1426 Cenchrus purpureus (Pennisetum purpureum)elephantgrass; napiergrass N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=442 Cinnamomum camphora camphortree N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=209 Colocasia esculenta wild taro; dasheen; coco yam C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=348 Colubrina asiatica latherleaf; Asian nakedwood C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=47 Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood N, C, S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=104 Cyperus blepharoleptos*Cuban bulrush N, Chttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1363 Deparia petersenii Japanese false spleenwort N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1750 Dioscorea alata white yam; winged yam; water yam N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1823 Dioscorea bulbifera air-potato N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1823 Dolichandra unguis-cati (Macfadyena unguis-cati)catclaw vine N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1319 Eichhornia crassipes common water-hyacinth C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1388 Eugenia uniflora Surinam cherry 2 C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1958 Indian laurel fig Ficus microcarpa C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=423 Heptapleurum actinophyllum (Schefflera actinophylla)Australian umbrella tree; octopus tree N , C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1469 Hydrilla verticillata waterthyme; hydrilla N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=159 Hygrophila polysperma Indian swampweed; green hygro N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=150 Hymenachne amplexicaulis trompetilla; West Indian marshgrass N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1407 Imperata cylindrica cogongrass N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=388 Ipomoea aquatica water-spinach C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=137 Jasminum dichotomum Gold Coast jasmine C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=61 Jasminum fluminense Brazilian jasmine; jazmin de trapo; corky-stemmed jasmine N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1789 Lantana strigocamara (Lantana camara)lantana; shrubverbena N, Chttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=488 Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1935 Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=232 Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3077 Ludwigia peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow S Lumnitzera racemosa lumitzera Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4270 Luziola subintegra Tropical American watergrass N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1559 Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1638 Lygodium microphyllum small-leaf climbing fern; Old World climbing fern Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=214 Manilkara zapota sapodilla C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=46 Melaleuca quinquenervia punktree; melaleuca N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=145 Melinis repens rose natalgrass Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1448 Microsorum grossum (Phymatosorus scolopendria)serpent fern; wart fern Nhttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=300 Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop; Japanese stiltgrass C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1614 Mimosa pigra black mimosa; catclaw mimosa N, Chttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1548 Nandina domestica sacred bamboo; heavenly bamboo C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1505 Nephrolepis brownii Asian sword fern N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1824 Nephrolepis cordifolia tuberous sword fern Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1347 Neyraudia reynaudiana Burma reed; silkreed C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4059 Nymphoides cristata crested floatingheart Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=168 Paederia cruddasiana sewervine N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1466 Paederia foetida skunkvine N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1652 Panicum repens torpedograss N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4002 Pistia stratiotes water-lettuce C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=96 Psidium cattleianum strawberry guava C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1395 Psidium guajava guava N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=432 Pueraria montana var. lobata kudzu C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=86 Rhodomyrtus tomentosa rose myrtle; downy rose-myrtle N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1302 Ruellia simplex Britton's wild petunia; Mexican petunia N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1336 Salvinia minima water spangles N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1900 Scaevola taccada beach naupaka N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=52 Schinus terebinthifolia Brazilian pepper S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4900 Scleria eggersiana*Eggers nutrush C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1373 Scleria lacustris Wright's nutrush; lakeshore nutrush C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4857 Scleria microcarpa Tropical nutrush C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1331 Senna pendula var. glabrata Christmas cassia; valamuerto C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=273 Solanum tampicense wetland nightshade; aquatic soda apple N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=65 Solanum viarum Tropical soda apple N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1622 Sporobolus jacquemontii West Indian dropseed; giant smutgrass N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=257 Syngonium podophyllum arrowhead vine; American evergreen C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=338 Syzygium cumini Java plum Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3073 Tectaria incisa incised halberd fern Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1432 Thelypteris opulenta (Ambloventum opulentum)jeweled maiden fern C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=346 Thespesia populnea portia tree; seaside mahoe N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=64 Tradescantia fluminensis small-leaf spiderwort C, S https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1970 Tradescantia spathacea*Moses-in-the-cradle; oyster-plant; boatlily N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1353 Triadica sebifera (Sapium sebiferum)popcorntree; Chinese tallow tree N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1364 Urena lobata caesarweed N, C, Shttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=127 Urochloa mutica paragrass N, Chttps://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=4394 Vitex rotundifolia beach vitex; roundleaf chastetree New species added since 2019 list Page 13 of 16 Agenda Item #5. 1 Plant names are those published in the Atlas of Florida Plants on 3/4/23 (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Some frequently used common names have been added. 2 Does not include Ficus microcarpa subsp. fuyuensis, which is sold as “green island Ficus” 3 foot note 3 is on Cat II list---> Does not include the native endemic Spermacoce neoterminalis. * Plants added to the FISC List of Invasive Plant Species in 2023 are in bold print. ** = Different Scientific Name Page 14 of 16