Arbor Day Tree Give-A-Way -PLANT A TREE -It's A Conservative * Thing To Do

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The Largest Known Noble Fir -Drawing By: Robert Van Pelt - Note the person at the base of the tree: Small dot lower left

Your Free Arbor Day Seedling for 2005 is the NOBLE FIR (ABIES nobilis). Once again Pauli Gavora and her crew of woodland helpers will be giving away free trees this Arbor Day donated by John & Wanda Evan's Nursery.

FRIDAY, APRIL 29th 3:00 pm-6:00 pm

Friday Harbor: MARKET PLACE PARKING LOT
Orcas Island: ISLAND MARKET PARKING LOT
Lopez Island: LOPEZ VILLAGE MARKET PARKING LOT

Arbor Day is a wonderful personal; way to celebrate spring. With minimal effort you can take part in an act of communion that will remain with you like a friend through the seasons of the year, of your life, and of the lives of those who follow you.

The Noble fir is impressive in appearance. It grows 90-200' tall, with a 20-30' span. It has short, stiff blue-green branches with 1" needles and large brown cones. This is a hardy tree, native to the Siskiyou Mountains of California, and common in the northern mountains of Oregon and in Washington. It can tolerate almost any soil type or environment.
This seedling should take little maintenance. Make sure that it has sufficient water through the dry season, until it is established. Make sure it has a "hat" next spring, if you are concerned about its figure –the deer like its new growth.

In 1872 Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska State legislature that a special day be set-aside for the planting of trees. A holiday for that purpose, Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than one millions trees in Nebraska.

One hundred and thirty-three years later the merits of this act are not diminished. Conserving topsoil was a major factor behind the reforestation project in Nebraska, but trees are of value for a myriad of reasons. Trees help mitigate the erosion of topsoil, they also remove carbon dioxide from the air, they help to purify the water, and they provide habitat for wildlife. They also beautify our communities and serve to pace our existence in a way very special.

Conserve 1. To keep in safety, or from harm, decay or loss; to preserve with care. Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford, Vol.11, Oxford University Press, 1978) p. 856.

EVENT SPONSORED BY SJC REPUBLICAN PARTY


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