Townsend Trees Planted for Special Purposes
| Author: Patrick Plantenberg, Tree Board Townsend Tree Board Chair, Townsend Rotary Club |
Townsend Trees Planted for Special Purposes
Patrick Plantenberg
Tree Board
This is the seventh 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.
31) Acer ginnala, Amur or Ginnala Maple; planted at Broadwater County Courthouse.
• This tree was planted in summer 2010 to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts. The tree was planted by Cub Scout Tristen Rauser. The tree is located east of the sidewalk to the courthouse's southwest entrance. Ginnala maples do not like our alkaline soils. The tree is being treated with a chelated iron compound and elemental sulfur yearly to keep it healthy. The tree is in fair condition.
32) Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Patmore’, Patmore Green Ash; planted at Broadwater County High School.
• This tree was planted in 2007 as a memorial tree for Robert, Kenny and Richard Schizzow. The tree was donated by the Schizzow family. The tree died and was replanted in 2009. A third of the canopy died because of a cold spell in late October/early November 2019. The tree is in fair condition, needs some more pruning this winter, and is being monitored.
33) Acer tataricum ‘Hot Wings’, Hot Wings Tartarian Maple; planted at 319 Broadway.
• A Ginnala Maple (Acer ginnala) tree was planted in front of Farm and Ranch Credit Services in 2006. It was one of the two oldest trees planted on Broadway. The tree was transplanted to private property when the new sidewalk was built in 2010. A Hot Wings Tartarian Maple was planted in 2010. These maples need to be treated with iron and elemental sulfur annually. The tree is in good condition.
34) Tilia x flavescens 'Dropmore', Dropmore Linden; planted in Veteran Memorial Park.
• This tree was planted on Join Hands Day May 6, 2007, in memory of Tony Schnablegger, Air Force Veteran and tree trimmer. The tree is planted east of the sidewalk on the way to the Veteran's Memorial and south of the Broadway sidewalk. The tree was planted by the family, Rotary, American Legion, Boy Scout troops 231 and 235, and the Tree Board. The tree was paid for by Eleanor Holling and a grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The tree is in good condition.
35) Sorbus decora, Showy Mountain Ash; planted in the southwest corner of Gazebo Park.
• This tree was planted on May 25, 2008, in memory of Earl Webb. The tree was planted by family members and the Tree Board. The tree was paid for by Pauline Webb. The tree is in good condition and is being treated for fireblight.
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