May-Jun 2008 Wilminton Tree Press, Delaware Center for Horticulture

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By Nick Lodsun, Tree Pro-

gram VISTA

On the gorgeous day of

Wednesday, April 23rd,schoolchildren, volunteers,

tree contracting companies,and numerous others de-scended upon Brown Burton

Winchester Park (BBW) inWilmington to celebrate Ar-

bor Day 2008. Amidst thereconstruction of BBW’s

poolhouse, over 200 4 th gradestudents representing Edi-

son Charter, Eastside Char-ter, Shortlidge Academy, andUrban Promise rotated be-

tween three educational ac-tivities. First, they observed

professional arborists climbtrees and give instructionson proper safety protocols.

Undoubtedly, the activitysparked some of the stu-

dents’ interest in the field of arboriculture. Next, the

groups moved on to an edu-

cational activity designed to

explain the importance of

nutrients, sunlight, and wa-

ter to trees. Students actedas “trees” and, while notmoving their feet, scrambled

to grab as many coloredchips (nutrients) as they

could. Volunteer instructorstaught that trees, like peo-ple, have to compete for and

share resources. Finally,each student played a small

role in planting one of 11trees in the large traffic me-

dian across from BBW be-

tween 24th and 25th Streets.The classes found their ways

between stations with thehelp of the students at Pro-

ject Stay Free, a school for juvenile offenders that want

to get back on track. Afterthe activities were com-pleted, Mayor Baker re-

ceived Wilmington’s 15th Tree City USA Award from

the Delaware Forest Serviceand the National Arbor Day

Foundation.

The celebration at BBWPark was not the only com-ponent to this year’s ArborDay. In the morning, local

tree contracting companiesvolunteered their time and

equipment to do major workin Riverview Cemetery. Thecemetery has fallen on some

hard times and was in des-perate need of tree work.

The volunteer arboristsworked to remove numerous

dead trees and prune some

that were getting out of con-trol. Some companies even

stayed longer than wasasked to be sure the job was

done right! Representedwere All Seasons, Arborist

Associates, Asplundh, Bart-lett Tree Experts, BeaverCreek Tree, Bob’s Crane,

Brandywine Tree & Shrub,Davey Tree, Delmarva

Power, DiSabatino, Leo Friel

(Continued on page 2)

Arbor Day 2008

At the DCH Library 2

Arbor Day in Pictures 3

Tree-minders 4

Inside this issue:

May—June 2008

Volume 2, Issue 3

A publication of the Tree Program at the Delaware Center for Horticulture ) (

Attention Tree Stewards…We are looking for fresh ideas to spread the Tree Program in Wilmington! If you have

any ideas, don’t hesitate to send us a line at (302) 658-6262 x113 or [email protected]

AND ALSO...if you received this issue via snail mail, that means that we don’t have

your e-mail address! We’d like to save paper and trees and send the newsletter electroni-

cally...please update us!



<- If a picture is worth a thousand words, then

Trees by Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse is

the library of congress.

From TreeHugger.com

Page 2 Wilmington Tree Press

& Sons, Kerns Brothers,

Rickerman Tree Service,Copeland’s Mulch Depot and

Holland Mulch. A big thanksgoes out too all of these com-

panies!

And then, in addition to the

above mentioned activities,we held a small Arbor Daycelebration on Friday the

25th with the 4th grade stu-dents of Marion T. Academy

at Brandywine Playground.Since Marion T. Academy

has been participating in Arbor Day for the past fiveyears, DCH held this scaled-

down version of our BBWcelebration for them because

their is a bit too far of a walkto BBW for 75 4 th graders.

We planted a tree andplayed a few educational

games with the students.

When the kids weren’t preoc-cupied with the fascinating

clusters of tent worms in thetrees above, they learnedabout tree health, growth

rings, and proper tree plant-

ing techniques.

Overall, the week was filledwith tree-related activities

for us here at DCH. Andluckily, the weather was on

our side for all of the outdoorevents. We here at DCH

were happy to put on theseevents for the communityand we want you to remem-

ber- the trees need our loveat all times of the year. Don’t

wait for one day of the yearto make a difference. Arbor

Day can be every day!

Arbor Day 2008 (continued from page 1)

In the DCH Library

Trees: A Visual Guideby Tony Rodd

and Jennifer Stackhouse

Manual of Woody Land-

scape Plants by Michael A.

Dirr

...this book seems to know everything about

horticultural trees and bushes ->

James R. McCall via Amazon.com

Trees: A Visual Guide contains some of the most beautiful and stunning pictures of any book I have read. Breathtaking photo-

graphs are juxtaposed with descriptive guides and diagrams describing all aspects of tree life and forests. While not exactly a

textbook, Trees takes the reader through the entire world of trees, inside and out. I would even call it the Plant Earth of tree

books.

Michael A. Dirr’s Manual of Woody Landscape Plants is another book in a class all its own. I don’t think a tree book exists that

is more descriptive and informational. What I also like is how Dirr’s personal opinions are peppered throughout the text. While

you wouldn’t exactly read it from cover to cover, this is THE go-to book for arboricultural enthusiasts.

We also recently received a complementary copy of Dr. Lee Anderson’s Riverview Cemetery: Reading the Stones– A Collection of

Memoirs from the First State. Dr. Anderson organized the Friends of Riverview Cemetery Group and assisted DCH with the

planning of the volunteer contractor work on Arbor Day. Her book takes a fascinating look at the history of the cemetery

through personal stories. A good read for any Wilmington history buff. -Nick Lodsun, Tree Program VISTA

Help the Tree Program by investing in TreeBank! Tree-

Bank is the proprietary online giving service of TreeLink,

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Visit http://www.dehort.org/whatwedo/treeprogram.php and

click the TreeBank logo today!



Page 3Volume 2, Issue 3

Clockwise from top left: Mayor Baker entertains

schoolchildren at Brown Burton Winchester

Park; arborists remove a hazardous tree from

Riverview Cemetery; students from Urban

Promise watch a tree climbing demonstration;

Head State Urban Forester Henry Poole in-

structs students on proper tree planting tech-

niques; Jen Bruhler of DCH plants a tree with

students from Marion T. Academy. Photo cred-

its: Gary Schwetz, Patrice Sheehan

Arbor Day 2008 in Pictures



Wednesday, May 7th, 5pm @ DCH:

Urban Forestry Grant Workshop

This is the follow up to our previous

grant workshop. State Urban Forester

Henry Poole will be present to discuss

the application and answer questions.

Thursday, May 22nd, 5:30pm @ DCH

Tree Pruning Workshop.

Open to all at no charge. Includes a lec-

ture and live demonstration. Participat-

ing Tree Stewards receive a free hand-

book.

Thursday, June 5th, 5pm @ DCH

Mobile Tree Care Workshop

We are looking for volunteers for

this project! We will be visiting recipi-

ents of CDBG funds and instructing

them on proper tree care.

Thursday, July 10th, 5:30pm, location

TBA

Tree Care Club

All are welcome, but we recommend you

attend our 5/22 pruning workshop forproper instruction.

Sunday, July 20th

Urban Forestry Grant application due

date.

Thursday, August 7th, 5:30pm location

TBA

Tree Care Club

All are welcome, but we recommend you

attend our 5/22 pruning workshop forproper instruction.

Monday, September 15th

Expected on-sale date for fall bare root

tree orders. Orders will be due back by

October 15th.

The Delaware Center for Horticulture cultivates a greener community; inspiring appreciation and im-

provement of our environment through horticulture, education and conservation.

1810 N DuPont St.Wilmington, DE 19806

Delaware Center for Horticulture

Phone: (302) 658-6262 x113Fax: (302) 658-6267E-mail: [email protected]: www.dehort.org

Tree-minders

For more information on any aspect of

the Tree Program, please contact Nick

Lodsun at (302) 658-6262 x113 or at

[email protected]

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May-Jun 2008 Wilminton Tree Press, Delaware Center for Horticulture