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The Tree Risk Assessment Form is a structured tool used by qualified arborists to evaluate the safety and health of trees. It systematically records various factors, including tree species, location, physical condition, and potential threats to its stability, guiding the assessment of risk levels to nearby targets. For anyone looking to ensure the safety and health of their trees, understanding how to fill out this form is crucial; click the button below to start the process.

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The Tree Risk Assessment form serves as a crucial tool for arborists and tree care professionals, guiding them through a comprehensive evaluation of tree health and safety. With sections that capture client information, tree specifics such as species, size, and location, the form is meticulously designed to assess risk factors associated with both the tree and its surrounding environment. It scrutinizes potential targets, evaluating the risk based on the tree's proximity to them and their occupancy rate, from rare to constant. Site factors like topography, history of failures, and changes in site conditions are considered to understand their impact on the tree's stability and health. Additionally, the form delves into the tree's health, species profile, exposure to elements, and load factors, examining every aspect from foliage vigor to pest infestation and prevailing wind direction. Tree defects, conditions affecting the likelihood of failure, and parts of the tree most at risk are also meticulously evaluated, using a blend of checkboxes and descriptive fields for a detailed account. Furthermore, the form includes matrices for calculating the likelihood of failures and the potential consequences, guiding the assessor to a risk categorization that ranges from low to extreme. Notes and mitigation options provide a space for recommendatory actions to manage identified risks, rounding out a holistic approach to tree risk assessment that ensures both the safety of the public and the preservation of tree health. Produced by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) for use by qualified arborists, the form embodies a commitment to rigorous standards in the evaluation and management of tree-related risks.

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Form Name	Tree Risk Assessment Form
Form Length	2 pages
Fillable?	No
Fillable fields	0
Avg. time to fill out	30 sec
Other names	isa basic tree assessment form, isa arborist report template, isa tree risk assessment form, tree somewhat template

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Basic Tree Risk Assessment Form

Client _______________________________________________________________ Date ___________________ Time_________________

Address/Tree locaion _________________________________________________________ Tree no. ____________ Sheet _____ of _____

Tree species _________________________________________ dbh_____________ Height ___________ Crown spread dia. ____________

Assessor(s) __________________________________________ Time frame_____________ Tools used______________________________

Target Assessment

Target

number

Target descripion

Target zone

Target within drip line	Target within 1x Ht.	Target within 1.5 x Ht.

Occupancy

rate

1– rare

2 – occasional

3 – frequent

4 – constant

Pracical to move target?

Restricion pracical?

Site Factors

History of failures _____________________________________________________________ Topography Flat Slope _________% Aspect _____

Site changes None  Grade change Site clearing Changed soil hydrology Root cuts Describe _____________________________________

Soil condiions Limited volume Saturated  Shallow Compacted Pavement over roots______% Describe __________________________

Prevailing wind direcion______ Common weather Strong winds  Ice  Snow  Heavy rain  Describe ______________________________

Tree Health and Species Proile

Vigor Low  Normal  High 	Foliage None (seasonal)	None (dead) Normal _____ %	Chloroic _____%	Necroic _____%
Pests_____________________________________________________		Abioic ________________________________________________________

Species failure proile Branches  Trunk Roots Describe____________________________________________________________________

Load Factors

Wind exposure Protected  Parial  Full  Wind funneling ________________________ Relaive crown size Small  Medium  Large 

Crown density Sparse Normal Dense Interior branches Few Normal Dense Vines/Mistletoe/Moss  _____________________

Recent or planned change in load factors _________________________________________________________________________________________

Tree Defects and Condiions Afecing the Likelihood of Failure

— CROWN AND BRANCHES —

Unbalanced crown 		LCR ______%
Dead twigs/branches 		____% overall		Max. dia. ______
Broken/Hangers	Number __________			Max. dia. ______
Over-extended branches 
Pruning history
Crown cleaned 		Thinned		Raised	
Reduced		Topped		Lion-tailed	
Flush cuts		Other

Main concern(s)

Cracks  ___________________________________ Lightning damage 

Codominant  __________________________________ Included bark 

Weak atachments  ___________________		Cavity/Nest hole ____% circ.
Previous branch failures  _______________		Similar branches present 
Dead/Missing bark 	Cankers/Galls/Burls 	Sapwood damage/decay 
Conks 	Heartwood decay  ________________________
Response growth

Load on defect	N/A 	Minor 	Moderate 	Signiicant 
Likelihood of failure	Improbable  Possible 		Probable 	Imminent 

—TRUNK —

Dead/Missing bark 	Abnormal bark texture/color 
Codominant stems 	Included bark 	Cracks 

Sapwood damage/decay  Cankers/Galls/Burls Sap ooze  Lightning damage Heartwood decay Conks/Mushrooms  Cavity/Nest hole _____ % circ. Depth _______ Poor taper 

Lean _____° Corrected? ________________________________

Response growth

Main concern(s)

Load on defect	N/A  Minor  Moderate  Signiicant 
Likelihood of failure
Improbable 	Possible 	Probable 	Imminent 

— ROOTS AND ROOT COLLAR —


Collar buried/Not visible  Depth________					Stem girdling 
Dead		Decay 		Conks/Mushrooms 
Ooze		Cavity  _____% circ.
Cracks  Cut/Damaged roots  Distance from trunk _______
Root plate liting 				Soil weakness 
Response growth
Response growth
Main concern(s)
Main concern(s)

Load on defect			N/A  Minor  Moderate  Signiicant 
Likelihood of failure
Improbable 		Possible 		Probable 	Imminent 

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Condiion number

Tree part

Condiions

of concern

Part size

Fall distance

Target number

Risk Categorizaion

Likelihood

Failure

Impact

Failure & Impact

Consequences

(from Matrix 1)

protecion

Improbable

Possible

Probable

Imminent

Verylow

Low

Medium

High

Unlikely

Somewhat

Likely

Verylikely

Negligible

Minor

Signiicant

Severe

Target

Risk

raing

of part

(from Matrix 2)

MATRIX1. Likelihood matrix.

Likelihood		Likelihood of Impacing Target
of Failure	Very low	Low	Medium	High
Imminent	Unlikely	Somewhat likely	Likely	Very likely
Probable	Unlikely	Unlikely	Somewhat likely	Likely
Possible	Unlikely	Unlikely	Unlikely	Somewhat likely
Improbable	Unlikely	Unlikely	Unlikely	Unlikely

MATRIX2. Risk rating matrix.

Likelihood of		Consequences of Failure
Failure & Impact	Negligible	Minor	Signiicant	Severe

Very likely	Low	Moderate	High	Extreme
Likely	Low	Moderate	High	High
Somewhat likely	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate
Unlikely	Low	Low	Low	Low

Notes, explanaions, descripions

North

Miigaion opions _____________________________________________________________________ Residual risk ________

____________________________________________________________________________________ Residual risk ________

Overall tree risk raing	Low  Moderate 	High 	Extreme 	Work priority 1  2  3  4 
Overall residual risk	Low  Moderate 	High 	Extreme 	Recommended inspecion interval __________________
Data Final Preliminary	Advanced assessment needed No Yes-Type/Reason ________________________________________________

Inspecion limitaions None Visibility Access Vines Root collar buried Describe ___________________________________________

his datasheet was produced by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and is intended for use by Tree Risk Assessment Qualiied (TRAQ) arborists – 2013

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