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 sixth 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.
26) Malus species ‘Spring Snow’, Spring Snow Crabapple; planted in Veteran’s Memorial Park.
• This tree was planted on Join Hands Day May 6, 2007 in memory of Franklin O. ‘Pete’ Peters, Army Veteran 1939-1945, US Horse Cavalry and Engineers, railroad worker, and Townsend business owner (butcher and grocer); and Velma Ruth Peters, member of American Legion Auxiliary, Townsend Garden Club, Orpha #36 Rebekah Lodge, Senior Center, Hospital Nurses Aid, and Townsend business owner (grocer). The tree was planted by family, Rotary, American Legion, Boy Scout troops 231 and 235, and Tree Board members. The tree is located west of the sidewalk on the way to the Veteran's Memorial. The tree was paid for by the Peter’s family.
27) Malus species ‘Spring Snow’, Spring Snow Crabapple; planted at 314 Broadway.
• This tree was planted in May 2006 in memory of A. M. D’Arcy & Company, the first business located at this address in Townsend and Mary K. D’Arcy and Alice M. D’Arcy. The tree was planted by the Tree Board. The tree was paid for by Eileen Perry. The business was the Townsend Star when planted and then Missouri River Traders, Missouri River Trading Post, and now Broadwater Blooms. The tree died in 2017 and another Spring Snow Crabapple was planted. The tree is in good condition.
28) Prunus nigra Princess Kay’, Princess Kay Plum; planted near the old entrance to the Cecelia Hazelton Elementary School at 201 N. Spruce.
• This tree was planted on Arbor Day, April 30, 2010, by Cecelia Hazelton Elementary School 5th grade students to honor the 2010 Arbor Day Poster Contest winners: 1st-place: Jessie Hamlin, one of Mrs. Gilligan’s students; 2nd-place Britney Rainey; and 3rd-place Brett Williams. The tree was located south of the Community Library near the old entrance to the Cecelia Hazelton Elementary School. The tree was paid for by an MT DNRC Arbor Day Grant. The tree did not survive the construction of the new elementary school in 2022 and needs to be replanted.
29) Tilia x flavescens 'Dropmore', Dropmore Linden; planted at 313 N. Cedar.
• This tree was planted in memory of Ray Forrey, a gentleman personified, on May 29, 2009. Ray was a log loader for Townsend Lumber Company. The tree was planted and paid for by Alan Schendel, Marion Forrey, and the Tree Board.
30) Populus tremuloides 'Driefest', Forest Silver Quaking Aspen; planted in the southeast corner of Holloway Park.
• This tree was planted in memory of John A. Graveley on June 4, 2008. The tree was planted by family, friends, and Tree Board members. The tree was donated by his wife, Coralie Graveley. The tree is planted in the southeast corner of Holloway Park and is the first tree west of the storage shed. The tree is in good condition.
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Image 1 Caption: John A. Graveley Tree
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