Baseline
- Numbered palm inventory
- Species and location notes where reasonably supportable
- Standardized full-palm and crown photographs
- Visible-condition observations and priority categories
One service model across the life of a palm
SDPP connects the starting record, recurring observation, protection questions, outside work, loss, and replacement history. The same practical system serves homeowners, HOAs and property managers, commercial and institutional properties, and urban-forestry or public-agency partners that need palm-specific evidence.
The scale can be one important palm, a managed property, or a multi-property portfolio. The structure stays simple: identify the palm, establish the baseline, record change, preserve decisions, and document the outcome.
1. Monitoring & Documentation
A dated record that makes change visible and keeps property history usable.
Monitoring
- Quarterly, semiannual, or annual repeat visits
- Consistent palm identifiers and photographic views
- Side-by-side comparisons and notable-change summaries
- Updated priorities and follow-up dates
Records
- Palm-by-palm or portfolio reports
- Client-supplied contractor scope and apparent-completion records
- Removal, replacement, and documented-loss history
- Material that can be shared with boards and qualified professionals
Verification boundary: SDPP records observable conditions and apparent completion. It does not certify technical correctness, code compliance, arboricultural standards, pesticide work, insurance coverage, or contractor performance beyond SDPP's qualifications.
TREATMENT PENDING LICENSING
2. Protection & Treatment
Current work includes risk documentation, recurring visible-condition monitoring, SAPW education, preservation of treatment records supplied by an owner, and organized questions for qualified providers.
Regulated pesticide and treatment services are not currently offered. SDPP is completing the licensing and operational requirements needed to provide them properly in the future.
Clear professional boundaries
SDPP documentation can inform a conversation without replacing an ISA Certified Arborist, licensed pest-control professional, municipal staff member, engineer, laboratory, biological survey, insurer, or adopted urban-forest management process.
For public and urban-forestry partners, localized inventories, repeatable photo baselines, loss records, neighborhood context, and educational materials can supplement broader planning work. No official municipal role is implied.
3. Response, Removal & Replacement
When a palm changes quickly or preservation is no longer practical, the documentation should not stop.
Response
- Urgent visible-change record
- Earlier and current image comparison
- Correspondence and decision history supplied by the owner
- Questions for qualified contractors or licensed providers
Removal & Outcome
- Pre-work photographs and client-supplied scope
- Coordination with qualified outside contractors
- Post-work and apparent-completion record
- Documented-loss and property-history update
Replacement & Continuity
- Replacement concepts
- Specimen palm and cycad sourcing guidance
- Logistics coordination
- New baseline from installation forward
Removal planning Specimen palms Sourcing guidance Documented Loss
SDPP does not currently perform palm removal, pruning, stump grinding, planting, installation, pest diagnosis, or regulated treatment. Qualified outside providers perform work requiring their licenses or credentials.
Request a Palm Documentation Visit
Tell SDPP what needs a record. Submitting an inquiry does not request regulated treatment, diagnosis, removal, or contractor certification.