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December 16, 2025
New Hanover County Planning & Land Use
230 Government Center Drive, Suite 110
Wilmington, NC 28403
RE: Hilton Bluffs – Tree Removal Calculations
Per the report prepared by James R. (Bud) Cook of Land, Farms, & Timber, Inc., the Hilton
Bluffs development contains the following number of trees within the identified tree stands.
Please see the full report for additional information on the tree stands.
STAND TOTAL
TREES
TOTAL SIGNIF.
TREES
TOTAL
AREA (Ac)
DISTURBED
AREA (Ac)% DIST.UNDISTURBED
AREA (Ac)
1 68,090 0 102.70 99.25 96.64%3.45
2 10,316 1,523 169.12 154.38 91.28%14.74
3 14,602 0 79.79 75.34 94.42%4.45
4 13,642 0 51.48 48.73 94.66%2.75
5 11,236 148 89.89 78.81 87.67%11.08
6 15,617 184 73.32 43.47 59.29%29.85
Based on the area expected to be disturbed, the following number of trees are proposed to
be removed or retained:
STAND % DIST.TOTAL TREES
REMOVED
TOTAL SIGNIF.
TREES REMOVED
TOTAL TREES
RETAINED
TOTAL
SIGNIF.
TREES
RETAINED
TOTAL
TREES FOR
MITIGATION
1 96.64%65,803 0 2,287 0 2,287
2 91.28%9,417 1,390 899 133 766
3 94.42%13,788 0 814 0 814
4 94.66%12,913 0 729 0 729
5 87.67%9,851 130 1,385 18 1,367
6 59.29%9,259 109 6,358 75 6,283
Using information provided by Land, Farms, & Timber, Inc. the average size of trees within the
stands are as follows:
Stand 1 Stand 2
Non-significant trees: 4” (2-6”) DBH Non-significant trees: 15.6” DBH
Significant trees: 20” DBH
Stand 3 Stand 4
Non-significant trees: 9.6” DBH Non-significant trees: 6.4” DBH
Stand 5 Stand 6
Non-significant trees: 12” DBH
Significant trees: 21” DBH
Non-significant trees: 12” DBH
Significant trees: 25” DBH
Applying these averages to the tree removal and retention numbers above, the following
mitigation is required/provided:
REQUIRED MITIGATION
Significant Trees
Removed Ave Size (DBH)Total Significant
Inches Removed
Stand 2 1,390 20 27,805
Stand 5 130 21 2,725
Stand 6 109 25 2,727
33,257
66,515
2,262
68,777
Total:
Required Mitigation (x 2):
Mitigation required along development entrance:
Total Mitigation:
PROVIDED MITIGATION
Non-Significant
Trees Retained Ave Size (DBH)Total Mitigation
Inches Retained
Stand 1 2,287 4 9,149
Stand 2 766 15.6 11,955
Stand 3 814 9.6 7,818
Stand 4 729 6.4 4,664
Stand 5 1,367 12 16,401
Stand 6 6,283 12 75,397
125,384
188,076Native Species Credit (x 1.5)
Total: