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 seventeenth 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.
78) Malus species ‘Spring Snow’, Spring Snow Crabapple; planted in 2004 in McCarthy Park for the Little League tournament.
• This tree was planted on June 24, 2004, in McCarthy Park as a memorial tree for the Little League tournament. The tree was planted by Little League ballplayers (Bryce Hines, Mariah Goleman, Abbey Miller, Kaitlyn Stevens, Joseph Spradlin, Clancy Spurlock, and Taylor Spradlin) and the Townsend Garden Club. The tree was paid for by the Garden Club. The tree is along the left field fence line. The tree is treated for fireblight annually and is in good condition.
79) Tilia cordata 'Morden', Morden Littleleaf Linden; planted in 2010 in Heritage Park to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tree Board.
• This tree was planted in 2010 in Heritage Park to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tree Board. “The Townsend Tree Board-Beautifying Townsend One Tree at a Time – Since 1990!” The tree is located west of the large White Poplar on the north side of the park. The tree was paid for and planted by the Tree Board. The tree is in good condition.
80) Acer tataricum ‘Patdell’, Pattern Perfect Tatarian Maple and Acer tataricum ‘Hot Wings’, Hot Wings Maple; planted in 2005 and 2016 respectively at 406 Broadway. These are the first two trees planted on Broadway in the business district.
• The first two Pattern Perfect Tatar Maple trees were planted on May 2005. These were the first two trees planted in the business district by the Tree Board. The trees were paid for by Jepson Realty. One of the original trees died and was replaced with a Hot Wings Maple in 2016. The trees are in good condition.
81) Aesculus x carnea ‘Fort McNair’, Fort McNair Red Horsechestnut; planted in 2008 in Veterans Park to honor Donald Eugene Anseth and is on the site of the first Broadwater County Courthouse.
• This tree was planted on May 29, 2008, in Veterans Park to honor Donald Eugene Anseth, Army Veteran. November 2, 1935 - August 13, 2007. “Remember, Dad, we love you most”. The tree was planted by the family and the Tree Board. The tree is on the west side of the park and is the second tree from the northwest corner of the park. The tree was donated by Matt and Jeanne West. The tree suffered some dieback in the frost of October 2009. The tree is in fair condition.
• This tree is planted over the site of the first of three Broadwater County courthouses. The courthouse was used from 1897 to 1900. The building was built in 1883 by James “Ben” Barker, a merchant from Centerville, as a residence for him and his wife Anne Hubbard. Three large rocks were unearthed as this tree was planted in the spring of 2008. The rocks were part of the original foundation and had been in place for 125 years when they were rediscovered.
82) Prunus maackii, Amur Chokecherry; planted in 2014 at 611 Broadway in memory of Tammy Annette Steiner.
• The tree was planted in 2014 at 611 Broadway in memory of Tammy Annette Steiner, who died giving birth to her stillborn child Autumn Elizabeth on September 4, 2013. The tree was donated by Tony Steiner and planted by the Tree Board. The tree is treated for fireblight annually and in good condition.
