So in February we had a successful planting of nearly 100 new trees in the park! The survival rate looks…just OK, but that’s still a lot of trees. Anyways, with drier weather and the new trees starting to leaf out, I wanted to ask for volunteers to adopt small sections of the park – just a few new trees each – and water the new trees once a week(ish) unless we get really good rains. I plan to do mine with creek/pond water and a (half-full) 5 gallon bucket, but be creative! I think it would be a great project with kids.
If you’re willing to do this fairly regularly, please let me know, as well as where in the park is handy for you. I could meet folks as convenient and walk through sections.
Also, for anyone that got a street tree, I hope you’ll water them regularly during even moderate dry spells this first year, and during longer dry spells for the first 3 years.
Please email me directly to be a tree helper.
With Kind Regards,
Tom
Hey there! I’m just wondering why so many trees have been cut down lately. The stumps don’t seem to show rot and it’s sad to see such large trees go so I’m curious why. Would love to know!
Many of the larger removals have been ash trees infected with emerald ash borer. Look for “d” shaped exit holes on the lower stem and branch tip die-back. Once they have the borer they need to be cut down asap, unfortunately. Infection can be prevented with chemical injections but they are costly and an annual expense.