Celebration of Trees 2009 - 11th Annual
Re-LEAF Fayetteville
Every year in celebration of Arbor Day, the Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee, sponsors a Tree Give Away. This year there will be two tree give a ways. One in April and one proposed for October.
Newly planted trees have the greatest chance to survive when planted in the fall therefore the Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee wished to move the give a way to the fall this year. Due to the January ice storms devastating damage to our community trees Mayor Jordan wanted to re- green our City this spring. The Mayor's Re-LEAF Fayetteville event occurred on April 25th on the Fayetteville Square in front of Town Center. 900 potted trees were given a way as well as 405 bare root seedlings.
Number of Trees Given Away
Potted Trees
Red Maple ‘October Glory’ 80
Shumard Oak 414
Northern Red Oak 406
Bare Root Seedlings
Cherrybark Oak 140
Sawtooth Oak 60
Loblolly Pine 50
White Oak 100
Pin Oak 25
Northern Red Oak 130
The bare root trees were donated by the Arkansas Forestry Commission
October Tree Give-a-way
When: Proposed date October 18th
Time: 7 a.m. until trees are gone
Where: to be determined
Tree Species: to be determined.