Tree and Landscape Valuation Expert Witnesses: 3

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David D. Hunter is a Registered Consulting Arborist with ASCA, USFS Trained Tree Risk Assessor, ISA Certified Arborist. ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified Professional Plan Appraiser and Professional Forester. Providing both Expert Witness and Consulting Services. David D. Hunter has been called upon to testify in court and has helped his clients reach resolution prior to trial. His services include: Expert Witness in Arboriculture and Forestry, professional plant appraisals of landscapes, trees and timber trespass, Tree Forensics as to why a tree or tree part failed causing injury or death, tree health and hazard/ risk assessments, and insurance claims relating to damage to tree, or people/property damaged by trees. David D. Hunter has over 40 years of experience from working in forestry, wildland fire and the field of arboriculture. David D. Hunter has been a consultant and expert witness in these fields for over 25 years. David D. Hunter services the western United States but is available nationwide.

Areas of Expertise:

Arboricultural and Timber Trespass Issues
Tree Forensics
Tree Inventories
Tree Surveys and Tree Protection Plans
Tree Preservation Plans and Construction Sequences
Hazard Tree Evaluations and Reports
Appraisal of Loss Reports regarding Landscape Value Loss
Arborist Reports

Training & Certifications:

Certified as an Arborist PN-1068A, by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) - 1997-Present
Graduate American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), Arboriculture Consulting Academy
Tree Failure Training Conference, Certified as Evaluator Portland, OR
Registered Consulting Arborist membership in ASCA, RCA #408 (2003)
US Forest Service Hazard Tree Risk Assessor Trained since 1979
Certified Tree Risk Assessor (CTRA) by PNW ISA # PN-0150 (2006)ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualified (2017)

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John A. Harris, Principal of Landscape Economics, LLC, and President of Earth Advisors, Inc., is a LANDSCAPE ECONOMIST who has worked in the Arboriculture, Forestry, landscape and horticultural fields for over 20 years. Mr. Harris has provided reputable consulting, education and project management services for a wide variety of projects across the United States and internationally, in both temperate and tropical ecosystems. Areas of Expertise:

Arboriculture, Landscape, Plant Nursery, Industry Standards and Practices
Landscape and Tree Risk Assessments
Landscape and Tree Value Appraisals
Landscape and Tree Damage Appraisals
Storm Damage Assessments, Claims, and Recovery

Arboriculture Industry Standards and Practices
Landscape, Arboriculture, Forestry, Environmental Project Management
Utility Line Clearance Industry Standards and Practices
Landscape Industry Standards and Practices for design, installation, maintenance
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death involving tree or landscape issues
Municipal Tree Inventory and Management Plans
Duty of Care and Negligence in Tree and Landscape Maintenance
Forestry and Forest Resources Management
Grounds Maintenance Practices
Arboriculture and Arborist Practices

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8/2/2012 · Plants & Trees

Tree Removal Liability Sharing

By: John Harris

The number of storms in recent years increases the need for better tree and landscape decisions for property owners. Research regarding landscape damages for different storm intensities, what plants get knocked down by winds more often, and priorities for landscape restoration have been intensified by many southern state universities' forestry and horticultural departments.

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5/8/2012 · Appraisal & Valuation

Tree and Landscape Values are Still Divergent in Practice

By: John Harris

Trees and landscapes have been valued since humans were given gardens for food and enjoyment. Once people determined how to harvest seeds, how to plant gardens and landscapes, and how to relocate trees and plants, then decisions about what to use and what not to use began to set values for plants. It is this author's opinion that these practices logically date back to the beginning of history.

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3/7/2012 · Plants & Trees

Tree and Landscape Appraisal: Jurisdiction Determines the Appraisal or Valuation Method

By: John Harris

The value of a tree can only be determined if we agree. Any value given, whether by a layperson or a professional, is real when another person involved in the process agrees to that value. The value used in the final decision can also be a different value from the one determined by the experts who worked on it (especially when the experts worked on different sides of a valuation case).

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Stephen George has over 40 years of Landscape Design and Construction Defect experience. Mr. George has owned and operated Landscapes West since 1980, and is still providing design / build and maintenance services to his clients. His projects have included commercial, apartments, condominiums, and residential landscapes.

Mr. George is a member of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), the Irrigation Association (IA), the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), and the Interlocking Concrete Paver Institute (ICPI).

Litigation Support - Stephen George is an Industry Expert for C-27 Landscape Construction. He provides litigation and consulting services to attorneys representing both Plaintiff and Defendant. His expertise has been called upon throughout the state of California, Nevada, and New York. Mr. George's services include inspection and cost of repair and replacement, review of project drawings, photography / forensic imaging and construction documentation, aboriculture analysis, and landscape construction defects and failures.

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