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 22nd 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.
103) Tilia x flavescens ‘Dropmore’, Dropmore Linden; planted in 2008 on N. Pine Street to honor Jaden Graveley, Winner of the 2008 Montana Ag in Schools Bumper Sticker Contest. The tree was planted west of the elementary school in the boulevard on Arbor Day 2008 by Cecelia Hazelton Elementary School 4th Grade Students, Teachers, Family, and the Tree Board. The tree was donated by the Tree Board. The tree had to be removed for new school construction in 2021 and needs to be replanted.
104) Prunus virginiana ‘Canada Red’, Canada Red Chokecherry; planted in 2008 on N. Pine Street to honor Lisa Larson, selected as the 2008 Montana Ag in Schools Teacher of the Year. The tree was planted west of the elementary school in the boulevard on Arbor Day 2008 by Cecelia Hazelton Elementary School 4th Grade Students, Family, and the Tree Board. The tree was donated by the Tree Board. The tree had to be removed for new school construction in 2021 and needs to be replanted.
105) Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’, Dalecarlica Weeping Birch; planted in 2010 at Townsend School District #1 north of the Community Library by the Broadwater County High School Senior Class, Parents, and the Tree Board. The tree was donated by the Tree Board. The tree had to be removed for new school construction in 2021 and needs to be replanted.
106) Betula pendula ‘Dalecarlica’, Dalecarlica Weeping Birch; planted in 2006 at Townsend School District #1 north of the Community Library in Memory of Terry Frost, Senior, Broadwater County High School. Terry passed away on May 22, 1995. The original tree that was planted died and was replanted by the Tree Board in May 2006. The tree was donated by the Tree Board. The tree had to be removed for new school construction in 2021 and needs to be replanted.
107) Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak; planted on Arbor Day 2006 at Townsend School District #1 to Honor the 2006 Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners. 1st Place- Keesa Aldrich, 2ud Place- Magdelyn Rauser, 3rd Place- Katie Christensen. Planted by the 5th Graders, Teachers, and the Tree Board. The tree survived new school construction and is located south of the Community Library. The tree was paid for by a MT Department of Natural Resources and Conservation / US Forest Service Arbor Day grant.
