Latin Name: Maclura pomifera Location: Most of the year you could pass by the Osage orange tree on the right side of Ram Island Drive…
Tim Purtell
Tree of the Month: Franklin Tree
/ October 5, 2019Latin Name: Franklinia alatamaha Location: Though I’ve long been aware of this fabled tree and often fantasized about growing one, I had never seen an…
Tree of the Month: Tree of Heaven
/ August 15, 2019Latin Name: Ailanthus altissima Locations: Tree of heaven thrives (too well!) throughout the Island. One is tucked to the side of the library parking lot; a…
Tree of the Month: Black Locust
/ July 18, 2019Latin Name: Robinia pseudoacacia Locations: Everywhere! Tree Stats: Black locust is native to Pennsylvania and Iowa and south from Georgia to Oklahoma. This fast-growing but relatively short-lived…
Tree of the Month: Common Horsechestnut
/ June 6, 2019Latin Name: Aesculus hippocastanum Locations: In late May and early June common horsechestnuts are in dazzling bloom in various Island neighborhoods. Standouts include trees along…