Arbor Day Tree Planting Survey

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* 1. Address

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* 2. Please select the best date or dates you will be available

Friday, October 28, 2022 (9am to Noon)

Saturday, October 29, 2022 (9am to Noon)

Either day (9am to Noon)

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* 3. Do you have any powerlines on your property where you would like the trees to go?

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* 4. Choose the tree(s) you would prefer (these will be 3-4' tall in 3 gallon pots when we plant them)

Musclewood (Carpinus caroliniana) a native, slow-growing, deciduous, small to medium-sized understory tree with an attractive globular form. Typically grows 20-35' tall. The smooth, gray trunk and larger branches of a mature tree exhibit a distinctive muscle-like fluting that has given rise to another common name of musclewood for this tree. Flowers appear in spring in separate male and female catkins, with the female catkins giving way to distinctive clusters of winged nutlets. Serrated, elliptic-oval, dark green leaves often produce respectable shades of yellow, orange and red in fall. The extremely hard wood of this tree will, as the common name suggests, take a horn-like polish and was once used by early Americans to make bowls, tool handles and ox yokes. (part shade to full shade in average to moist soils)

Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) is a native tree that grows 60-80’ (less frequently to 150’) tall with a broad-spreading, rounded crown. Good drought tolerance. May take 30+ years to bear acorns. (full sun to part sun average to moist well-drained soils)

Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a native, deciduous, often multi-trunked understory tree with a rounded crown that typically matures to 20-30’ tall with a slightly larger spread. It is particularly noted for its stunning pea-like rose-purple flowers which bloom profusely on bare branches in early spring (March-April) before the foliage emerges. (full sun to part shade in average soils)

Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) a long-lived, pyramidal conifer (cone-bearing tree) which grows 50-70' tall (less frequently to 125'). Although it looks like a needled evergreen (same family as redwoods) in summer, it is deciduous ("bald" as the common name suggests). It is native to southern swamps, bayous and rivers. Soft, feathery, yellowish-green foliage (1/4" long, flat needles in two ranks) turns an attractive orange/cinnamon-brown in fall. Rounded, wrinkled, 1 inch diameter, purplish-green cones mature to brown. Heavy, straight-grained, rot-resistant wood has been used for a variety of purposes including barrels, railroad ties and shingles. (full sun in average to wet soils)

Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum) is a small, rounded, deciduous tree that typically grows rather slowly to 20-30’. Triangular, three-lobed leaves (to 3.5” long) are glossy green above and pale green beneath. Variable but usually attractive fall color features shades of dark red and orange. Non-showy, greenish-yellow flowers bloom in spring (April-May). Samaras (to 1” long) mature in fall.
Cinnamon-colored exfoliating bark will develop on older branches and trunks. (full sun to part sun in average well-drained soils)

Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) - is a deciduous, single or multi-trunked, understory tree with a dense, rounded habit that typically matures to 40-60’ tall in cultivation. It is grown for its beautiful shape and its attractive cordate, round-oval leaves (to 4” long) which emerge reddish purple in spring, mature to medium green with a slight bluish tinge in summer and turn quality shades of gold, orange and red in fall. Although not aromatic, the fallen autumn leaves have been varyingly described as smelling of cinnamon, burnt sugar or ripe apples. (full sun to part sun in average to moist soils)

Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) - a native, medium-sized, upright spreading to rounded, deciduous tree that typically grows to 35-50’. It is noted for its often lobed leaves, milky sap, reddish-brown bark and edible fruits. Trees are monoecious or dioecious with toothed, dark green, heart-shaped leaf bases with unlobed to deeply lobed leaves. Leaves turn yellow in fall with unisexual greenish catkin-like flower spikes in early spring with male and female flowers usually appearing on separate trees (dioecious). Trees with only male flowers obviously never bear fruit. Fertilized female flowers are followed by sweet blackberry-like, sweet, 1" fruits that are reddish to dark purple. (in rich, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade)

Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) - is deciduous tree with a rounded oval crown that grows to 35-60’ tall. It is native from Connecticut to Kansas south to Florida and Texas. Edible persimmon fruits (1-2” in diameter) mature in fall to an orange to reddish-purple color, and may persist on the tree into winter. (full sun to part sun in average well-drained soils)

Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) - a large, deciduous tree that could grow to 100' tall. It is the only surviving member of a group of ancient plants believed to have inhabited the earth up to 150 million years ago. It features distinctive two-lobed, somewhat leathery, fan-shaped, rich green leaves with diverging (almost parallel) veins. Leaves turn bright yellow in fall. Tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, including both alkaline and acidic soils and compacted soils. Also tolerant of saline conditions, air pollution and heat. Adapts well to most urban environments. (full sun to part shade in average to dry soils)

Our Choice of a small flowering/fruiting trees - Snowbell, American plum, purple chaste tree, golden rain tree, magnolias, etc (in smaller quantites and based on availability) for full sun to part shade (20-30' tall)

Our choice of a large shade trees - Willow oak, swamp chestnut oak (native), Japanese Zelkova 50'+ trees for full sun to part shade in average to moist soils

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* 5. How many trees would you like if more than one is available?

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* 6. Do you have any other questions or reservations?

If you live where there is a Homeowner's Association you must get their approval before we can plant.

Please also call Miss Utility 800-552-7001 one week before we come to plant to mark your property for safety.

Thanks for participating. If you have further questions please call our office at 382-6348