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Page 45 1 trees. I will let it go a little further. 2 MR. MALANGA: So if I were to tell you that 3 the tree growth factor for a London Plane Tree is four, 4 and that one multiplies that number by the diameter in 5 inches to obtain tree number 4084 and age of 120 years, 6 would that surprise you? 7 THE WITNESS: Well, there's more to it than 8 that. I mean, it's probably a good rule of thumb, but 9 obviously there are a number of factors that would go 10 into the growth rate, the size of the tree over time, 11 drought, soil conditions, et cetera. So that might be 12 a good rule of thumb, but I don't think it's absolute. 13 MR. MALANGA: But you're not using that 14 rule of thumb. You're saying that all the trees on 15 this site are 40- to 50-years old? 16 THE WITNESS: I'm saying the majority of it 17 based on the sizes that we're seeing. And I said 18 that's specifically for the area around Prospect 19 Avenue. 20 MR. MALANGA: All right. Mr. Futey, for 21 London Plane Tree number 4135, 46-inch diameter. 22 THE WITNESS: Yes. 23 MR. MALANGA: You're saying the age of this 24 tree is 40 to 50 years? 25 THE WITNESS: No, that's likely longer.