AIE - Book Summary - Guide for Plant Appraisal.

Book Summary

ctla_gpa.jpg (27597 bytes) Guide for Plant Appraisal

Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers

This guide is provides the user with a method for calculating a monetary value for plants. It can be used for all plants including trees, shrubs and hedges. The use of this system is popular in the USA and is beginning to establish itself within the UK. The present version is the 9th edition which contains major changes over previous editions.

The systems methodical approach ensures that all relevant factors such as condition, landscape value, species rating, location rating, contribution etc are considered during the appraisal survey.

Chapter 1. Plants have value.
Chapter 2. Plant Appraisal. The process, procedures, records, tools.
Chapter 3. Approaches to value. Cost, income and market approach.
Chapter 4. Factors in plant appraisal. Species, size, location etc.
Chapter 5. Cost approach to plant appraisal. Replacement cost method, trunk formula method, cost of repair method, cost of cure method.
Chapter 6. Income approach to plant appraisal.
Chapter 7. Market approach to plant appraisal.
Chapter 8. Appraised values should be reasonable.
Chapter 9. Casualty claims and losses.
Chapter 10. Professional considerations and responsibilities.
Chapter 11. Plant appraisal within easements and rights of way.

Guide for Plant Appraisal. Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers. 142 pages. Black & white diagrams. ISBN 1-881956-25-3. Published in 2000 and available from the The ISA.

See also: Amenity Valuation of trees and woodlands.