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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
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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 nlodsun@dehort.org
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!
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<- 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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we’ll have more resources to develop programs for YOU!
Visit http://www.dehort.org/whatwedo/treeprogram.php and
click the TreeBank logo today!
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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
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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: nlodsun@dehort.orgWebsite: 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
nlodsun@dehort.org
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