System and method for determining a risk rating profile of specific horticultural asset plant species, individual plants and a stand of plants

A system for assessing risk to property, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory associated with the processor;
• a piece of property having one or more plants located thereon;
• data regarding one or more plants located on the piece of property;
• data regarding the property;
• and
• a database of predetermined characteristics of the one or more plants, wherein the data regarding the one or more plants and the data regarding the property is inputted into the memory and compared to the predetermined characteristics of the one or more plants in the database to provide a risk assessment for the piece of property.

A risk assessment method, comprising:

• means for identifying species of plants on a piece of property;
• means for collecting data regarding the species of plants on the piece of property;
• means for comparing the data regarding the species of plants on the piece of property to predetermined characteristics of the species of plants on the piece of property;
• and
• means for outputting a risk assessment for the piece of property.