TreePlanting

In an increased effort to plant native, hearty trees on campus, the grounds crew at Physical Plant has been busy this fall installing Pin Oaks, Red Maples and more.

 

Soon, visitors will see dozens of semi-mature trees being added to the landscape (see below of location).

 

The initial plan was to line Western road (adjacent to the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel) with the new trees, but buried utility lines put the kibosh on it.

 

According to supervisor of Grounds, Jim Galbraith, it doesn't matter too much where they go, any new trees are always a welcome sight.

 

Larger, more mature trees are selected over seedling/saplings to give them a greater chance of survival in the first few years.

 

New Trees on Campus (25):

Malus "Madonna" (2) – Elborn College

Malus Profusion (3) – Elborn College, Chemistry Lot

Acer Rubrum Embers (2) – Gibbons Lodge

Acer saccharum Majesty (1) – Gibbons Lodge

Acer saccharum "Majesty" (5) – Engineering Buildings, Gibbons Lodge

Acer rubrum October Glory (1) – Engineering Buildings

Amelanchier "Cumulus" (3) – Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

Quercus Bicolor (1) – Staging Building

Quercus palustris (1) – Staging Building

Acer Truncatum (1) – Visual Arts Lot

Ginkgo Biloba (1) – Physics and Astronomy Building

Carpinus caroliniana (1) – Siebens Drake RI

Acer rubrum Brandywine (3) – Western Daycare

Done