April 2024
Featured Plantings
Winthrop Field Receives Two Shade Trees
Kousa Dogwood
Cornus Kousa
This Kousa Dogwood can be found on the edge of Winthrop Field, east of 131 Bridge.
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Horizontal branching;
rounded; exfoliating bark
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15' - 25 H X 25' W
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Not a Native Species
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Moderate Salt Tolerance
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Flowers with distinctive white bracts bloom May to June
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Fall color of purple/scarlet
Yellow-wood
Cladatris Kentuckea
This Yellow-wood can be found on the edge of Winthrop Field, west of stream running under Bridge Street.
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Shiny, dark leaves make for excellent foliage; Yellow fall foliage
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30' - 50' H X40' W
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Native Species
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Salt Tolerant
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Panicles of 1.25" white, slightly fragrrant flowers bloom from May to June.
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Wide; broadly spreading, sometimes multi-trucked
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Memorial School will receive a new Red Oak on
Arbor Day, April 26, 2024.
Each year Friends of Manchester Trees plant a new tree on Arbor Day with the Fifth Grade class. Our Tree Warden, Tom Henderson, demonstrates the right way to plant a seedling. The students get hand-on participation and learn how to identify a few trees as well as why trees are so important.
White Oak
Quercus alba
April 2024, Rosedale Cemetery Extension received a new White Oak. This planting is part of our Cemetery Preservation Program.
FOMT coordinate with our friends at the Department of Public Works to identify ideal locations for new plantings in both Pleasant Grove and Rosedale Cemeteries.
American Elm
Ulmus americana
A Residential Shade Tree was planted on Vine Street.
Crab Apple
Malus
A new Crab Apple Tree was planted on the west side of Reed Park. This tree is a great example of our Residential Shade Tree Program.
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FOMT coordinate with our friends at Parks and Recreation to identify ideal locations for new plantings.
Dawn Redwood
Rosedale Cemetery received two Dawn Redwoods which is in keeping with our commitment to preserve and beautify our cemeteries.
