Townsend Trees Planted for Special Purposes
 | Author:
Patrick Plantenberg, Tree Board Chair
Townsend Tree Board Chair, Townsend Rotary Club |
Townsend Trees Planted for Special Purposes
Patrick Plantenberg
Tree Board Chair
This is the fourth of a series of articles about trees planted in Townsend and Broadwater County to honor people, special events, or for other purposes.
The Tree Board hopes people will come forward with more information on other trees planted on public as well as private property so the tree and its purpose can be documented.
16) Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’, Autumn Purple White Ash; planted at 131 North Maple Street.
• The memorial tree was planted in memory of Helen Daniels. The tree was planted in 2008 by the Townsend Tree Board. The tree was donated by Laurie and Carol Somers. The tree is in good condition.
17) Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’, Autumn Purple White Ash; planted at 131 North Maple Street.
• The memorial tree was planted in memory of Bernice Cartwright. The tree was planted in 2008 by the Townsend Tree Board. The tree was donated by Laurie and Carol Somers. The tree is in good condition.
18) Malus species ‘Spring Snow’, Spring Snow Crabapple; planted south of the hospital at 110 North Oak Street.
• The tree was planted in memory of Ryland Foote in the summer of 1995. The tree was donated by the hospital. The tree is located southwest of the cafeteria. The tree is in good condition.
19) Picea pungens, Colorado Blue Spruce; planted in Holloway Park.
• This tree was planted to celebrate the Montana statehood centennial in 1989. The tree was planted by the Shriners (Masons) and women belonging to the Order of the Eastern Star. The tree is the 5th tree west of the Holloway Park sign on the north end of the park. The tree is in good condition.
20) Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’, Ivory Silk
Japanese Tree Lilac; planted at the Townsend Elementary School, 201 N Spruce Street.
• This tree is one of two planted in May 1995 in memory of 5th Grade Student Ryland Foote by the Class of 2002, their teacher Greg Dailey, and the Townsend Garden Club. The tree was purchased through contributions earmarked for that purpose. The tree was planted as part of the Community Library landscaping project and is planted southeast of the library building. The tree survived the new school construction in 2022. The tree is in good condition but is planted about four inches too deep so is not thriving like its twin planted the same year 100 feet to the west.
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