INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Spring Events Recap….…...2, 3

DE Forestry Grant
Announcement ……………....2

Tree Care Club……………….3

TreeMinders………...………..4

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 Bare Root Tree Sale, Bare Root Planting Workshop, Riverview
Cemetery Volunteer Planting, Wilmington Beautification Com-
mission (WBC) Canby Park Volunteer Planting.

We worked with over 100 volunteers to plant 40 trees in Riverview

Cemetery and 19 in Canby Park. Thank you to all those who made it
out to volunteer and those who bought trees for your own yards!

Left: Volunteers digging their first hole at Riverview Cemetery Center: Workshop Participants learn about Bare Root Trees
Right: Canby Park volunteers spread mulch around their newly planted tree

Forestry Grant Workshop:

Henry Poole of the DE Forest service gave a workshop on the
2009 Forest Service Management and Planting Grants.

REMINDER: The deadline for these grants is June 30,

2009 if you need funding for a planting or management
project in your neighborhood visit
http://dda.delaware.gov/forestry/conser.shtml#Urban
for more information!
Cool Spring Park Arbor Day 2009

The cool, windy weather on Thursday April 23rd did not deter nearly 200 students and their teachers from William C. Lewis
School and St. Ann’s school to attend the Arbor Day 2009 and Tree City USA ceremony in Cool Spring Park. Students were
taught the basic needs of trees, learned how to plant a tree, witnessed tree climbing demonstrations, and talked about the impor-
tance of water safety. All Seasons Nursery, Delaware Forest Service, Erthnxt, The Nature Conservancy, A.A. Meyers, Inc.,
Kerns Brothers, Disabatino, Bartlett Trees, DCH Staff, DCH volunteers, Stay Free and Globalcurrents.com, all participated to
make sure the event was a success! We planted a total of 12 trees. Henry Poole from the Forest Service presented Romain Alex-
ander, Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, with the 16th consecutive Tree City USA award for the City of Wil-
mington. Mr. Alexander gave a short, inspiring speech about the preservation of trees in Cool Spring Park and Delaware’s 108th
Arbor Day celebration came to a close.
Below Left: All Arbor Day participants wait for the Tree
City USA presentation ceremony.

Below Right: William C. Lewis Elementary School chil-

dren plant an oak tree with the help of All Seasons’ Steve
Gansz.

Above Left: Henry Poole answers grant writers’ questions.

Above Right: St. Ann’s students watch a climbing demonstration

 Thanks to funding from the Wilmington Flower Market we were
able to hold a supplemental Arbor Day project with Nativity Prep.
School. 38 students, 8 teachers, 6 DCH staff, and 4 community
volunteers worked together to plant 10 new trees and care for the
existing trees on their campus on May 14, 2009.

Rain or Shine! Our hardy volunteers plant 25 new trees in

Speakman Park on the very wet May 2, 2009.

Gary Schwetz, DCH

Programs Director
demonstrates why
you MUST remove
all ties before put-
ting a tree upright.
DO NOT DO THIS!
Rotary Volunteers
planted 5 more trees
We want to hear
in Canby Park on
May 16, 2009 from YOU!
Tree Care Club is looking for their July and August
pruning locations! Please e-mail Is there a topic you want to see
jbateup@dehort.org or call 302-658-6262 ext. 118 if in Tree Press? Submit your
ideas or articles to
you want us to come into your neighborhood! jbateup@dehort.org!
Delaware Center for Horticulture
1810 North DuPont Street
Wilmington, DE 19806

Phone: 302-658-6262

The Delaware Center for Horticulture cultivates a greener community; inspiring appre-
ciation and improvement of our environment through horticulture, education and conser-
vation.
For more Tree Program information contact: Patrice Sheehan ● 658-6262 ext. 112 ● psheehan@dehort.org or
Joanne Bateup ● 658-6262 ext. 118 ● jbateup@dehort.org

TREEminders
June
June 25th 5:30pm-8pm Tree Care Club’s Mobile Workshop.
Meet at DCH
Looking for knowledgeable volunteers to work in teams with DCH staff to help us educate new tree own-
ers in Wilmington about after planting tree care. Contact Joanne Bateup jbateup@dehort.org 302-658-
6262 ext. 118 to register or for more information. Raindate: July 2nd, 2009

June 30th DE Forestry Grant Deadline

Deadline to submit Planting or Management Forestry grants to the DE Forest Service for your 2009/2010
tree projects. For more information please visit http://dda.delaware.gov/forestry/conser.shtml#Urban

July
July 15th Tree Care Club 6:00pm-8:00pm
Rain date July 22
Join other Tree stewards and citizens to help clean up and prune the street trees in Wilmington! Learn
proper pruning techniques! If you would like us to work in your neighborhood or want to participate
please contact Joanne Bateup jbateup@dehort.org, 302 658 6262 ext. 118. Rain date will be July 22nd at
6:00pm.

August
August 6th Tree Care Club 6:00pm-8:00pm
Rain date August 13
Join us to help clean up and prune the street trees in Wilmington! Learn proper pruning techniques! If you
would like us to work in your neighborhood or want to participate please contact Joanne Bateup-
jbateup@dehort.org, 302 658 6262 ext. 118. Rain date will be August 13at 6:00pm.