The cost per tree is $4,000. That translates to $276,000 for Crayton Road alone, for a total of 69 8-inch diameter live oaks.

Residents had hoped for 10-inch diameter trees and may consider chipping in money to get what they want, Association President Gary Smith said.

Naples city officials don?EUR??,,????'???t have that money budgeted and are looking into private donations, grants, fundraising and donations by homeowner associations.

?EUR??,,????'??It?EUR??,,????'???s likely to be a partnership with different entities,?EUR??,,????'?? City Manager Bob Lee said Wednesday.

City officials still must conduct bus tours through nine neighborhoods to get residents?EUR??,,????'??? input and recommendations from experts, including landscape architects and arborists.

When Hurricane Wilma hit Naples in October, 390 trees in city rights of way fell onto about 300 private properties, ripping up utility lines, sod and sprinkler systems. Since then, 402 trees have been identified as damaged. Crayton Road, which was known for its canopy of banyans, was the hardest hit, followed by Galleon Drive, which had 27 trees damaged, and Banyan Boulevard, with 16.

Crayton Road residents wanted 10-inch diameter trees, but were told by the city?EUR??,,????'???s staff arborist, Joe Boscaglia, they were too expensive and that the 8-inch diameter trees would be 18- to 24-feet high with 12- to 14-foot canopies.

City officials deemed banyans a poor replacement because they don?EUR??,,????'???t hold up well against storms and disease.