Oxford’s Arbor Day plans set; which seedling will you choose?
OXFORD – The Oxford Village Tree Board met on March 18th and firmed up plans for the 16th annual “Tree City USA” Arbor Day Celebration. The date will be Saturday, April 25, at 9 a.m. at the LaFayette Park bandstand. Plans include an award ceremony, prize presentations to be made to three Oxford Academy 5th grade Arbor Day poster contest winners, a poster exhibit at 6 On The Square, and a give away of 300 seedling trees. The Oxford Village Tree Board encourages families and individuals to have a planting celebration of their own on Arbor Day.
Oxford was recently named a “Tree City USA” for its 16th year in a row, by the National Arbor Day Foundation. One of the standards for that designation is that the community must have a tree board, which the village has. The Oxford Village Tree Board members are Roger Monaco, Gray Stevens, Dale Johnson, John Godfrey and Jeanie Petersen.
Having an Arbor Day observance is another standard, and the Tree Board enjoys coordinating this ceremony with a tree give away. The seedlings that were chosen are the Norway Spruce and Douglas Fir. Both are hardy evergreen trees which have been ordered from the Meadowview Tree Farm LLC, a small nursery in Western NY. Both conifers have great features making the planting decision a difficult one.
The Norway Spruce tree (zone 2), Picea Abies, is a fast growing tree that can grow to 150 feet. It has a conical form, with horizontal to upward sweeping branches that have gracefully drooping branchlets. The dense, dark green needles never get longer than 1", and it’s one of the best conifers for shelters and windbreaks.
The Douglas Fir tree (zone 4), Pseudotsuga menziesii, can grow to a height of 200 - 300’. Leaves are densely set, needle-like with blunt tips and have a strong fruity fragrance.
Meadowview LLC was established in 1983 in Byron. They supply bare-root seedlings and transplants for conservation practices including reforestation, wildlife habitat and stream bank stabilization projects. Promoting tree planting is at the heart of what they do just like the Oxford Tree Board.
On April 25, seedling trees will be wrapped in moist newspaper by volunteers of the Oxford Academy High School Ag class under the direction of Dale Johnson. All you will need to do is pick a spot and dig a hole. If you can’t decide between the two evergreens, the Tree Board will let you take both!
Oxford was recently named a “Tree City USA” for its 16th year in a row, by the National Arbor Day Foundation. One of the standards for that designation is that the community must have a tree board, which the village has. The Oxford Village Tree Board members are Roger Monaco, Gray Stevens, Dale Johnson, John Godfrey and Jeanie Petersen.
Having an Arbor Day observance is another standard, and the Tree Board enjoys coordinating this ceremony with a tree give away. The seedlings that were chosen are the Norway Spruce and Douglas Fir. Both are hardy evergreen trees which have been ordered from the Meadowview Tree Farm LLC, a small nursery in Western NY. Both conifers have great features making the planting decision a difficult one.
The Norway Spruce tree (zone 2), Picea Abies, is a fast growing tree that can grow to 150 feet. It has a conical form, with horizontal to upward sweeping branches that have gracefully drooping branchlets. The dense, dark green needles never get longer than 1", and it’s one of the best conifers for shelters and windbreaks.
The Douglas Fir tree (zone 4), Pseudotsuga menziesii, can grow to a height of 200 - 300’. Leaves are densely set, needle-like with blunt tips and have a strong fruity fragrance.
Meadowview LLC was established in 1983 in Byron. They supply bare-root seedlings and transplants for conservation practices including reforestation, wildlife habitat and stream bank stabilization projects. Promoting tree planting is at the heart of what they do just like the Oxford Tree Board.
On April 25, seedling trees will be wrapped in moist newspaper by volunteers of the Oxford Academy High School Ag class under the direction of Dale Johnson. All you will need to do is pick a spot and dig a hole. If you can’t decide between the two evergreens, the Tree Board will let you take both!
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