Click here to register for (or learn more about) our annual Fall fundraiser and cocktail party, Saplings & Spirits, October 18, 2012 at Bellevue House.
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Click here to register for (or learn more about) our annual Fall fundraiser and cocktail party, Saplings & Spirits, October 18, 2012 at Bellevue House. Over the next two years, 150 specimen-quality trees will be given at no cost to Newport residents who agree to plant and care for them. A tree planting clinic will be conducted this spring for all tree recipients. CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE! Newport’s trees and The Newport Arboretum made a splash in the news this past week, including an important lecture about Newport’s ailing beeches given by Dr. Bruce Fraedrich from Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Chris Fletcher of Bartlett Tree Experts. Our fall fundraiser, Saplings & Spirits, was a smashing success this past Thursday, October 28th. Those of you who attended heard our exciting announcement: The Newport Tree Society is proud to announce the upcoming launch of The Newport Arboretum, New England’s first citywide arboretum. Newport’s signature copper beech trees have flourished in the city’s mild coastal climate for over 150 years, but now they are being threatened by blight. Loss of these large-scale specimen trees radically changes the historic character of the city’s neighborhoods. On Wednesday, November 3, at 11 a.m., experts from Bartlett Tree Experts will lead a [...] Red Maples on Aquidneck Ave., suffering from a drastic grade change and soil compaction. To witness an example of the damage that can result when trees suffer an inappropriate grade change, drive past the field of red maples on the west side of Aquidneck Avenue just south of Green End Avenue… Please take a moment to visit the Rhode Island Tree Council website to view some important updates on the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation. Asian Longhorned Beetle |
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