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Spring Tree Giveaway
Please make your selection by March 31st.
Forest Conservation Efforts
Thank you again for participating in the Arbor Day Spring Tree Giveaway. Please complete and submit this selection form by the end of March so we can ensure that you get the trees you want. Soon we will send an e-mail with pick-up instructions.
Free Tree Options:
Red Maple "October Glory" (Acer rubrum):
Acer rubrum, commonly called red maple, is a medium-sized, deciduous tree that is native to Eastern North America from Quebec to Minnesota south to Florida and eastern Texas. It typically grows 40-60’ tall with a rounded to oval crown. It grows faster than Norway and sugar maples, but slower than silver maple. In northern states, red maple usually occurs in wet bottomland, river flood plains and wet woods, but in Missouri it typically frequents drier, rocky upland areas. Emerging new growth leaves, leafstalks, twigs, flowers, fruit and fall color are red or tinged with red. Quality of red fall color on species plants is variable. Leaves (to 2-5" long) have 3 principal triangular lobes (sometimes 5 lobes with the two lower lobes being largely suppressed). Lobes have toothed margins and pointed tips. Leaves are medium to dark green above and gray green below. Flowers on a given tree are primarily male or female or monoecious and appear in late winter to early spring (March-April) before the leaves. Fruit is a two-winged samara. The seeds and flower buds are eaten by many species of birds. Caterpillars and other insects which feed on red maples are also a source of food for birds.
River Birch
(Betula nigra):
River birch is a popular, fast-growing native tree with cinnamon-brown, exfoliating bark and yellow fall foliage. The best foliage color occurs in full sun, and it is perhaps the most culturally adaptable and heat tolerant of the birches. This species is resistant to the bronze birch borer and grows to a height of 30-40 feet. It attracts insect pollinators and songbirds.
Red Maple "Red Sunset"® (Acer rubrum):
Acer rubrum, commonly called red maple, is a medium-sized, deciduous tree that is native to Eastern North America from Quebec to Minnesota south to Florida and eastern Texas. It typically grows 40-60’ tall with a rounded to oval crown. It grows faster than Norway and sugar maples, but slower than silver maple. In northern states, red maple usually occurs in wet bottomland, river flood plains and wet woods, but in Missouri it typically frequents drier, rocky upland areas. Emerging new growth leaves, leafstalks, twigs, flowers, fruit and fall color are red or tinged with red. Quality of red fall color on species plants is variable. Leaves (to 2-5" long) have 3 principal triangular lobes (sometimes 5 lobes with the two lower lobes being largely suppressed). Lobes have toothed margins and pointed tips. Leaves are medium to dark green above and gray green below. Flowers on a given tree are primarily male or female or monoecious and appear in late winter to early spring (March-April) before the leaves. Fruit is a two-winged samara. The seeds and flower buds are eaten by many species of birds. Caterpillars and other insects which feed on red maples are also a source of food for birds.
Serviceberry
(Amelanchier spp.):
Serviceberry is a small, fruit-producing tree that can be either multi-stemmed or single-stemmed. This species is one of the first to show in spring with small, white flowers. The berries ripen in June and are a great food source for birds, small mammals and humans alike. The purple fruit can be eaten raw or can be made into jams and jellies. This tree is usually grown in bottomlands and can thrive in either full or partial sun.
Selection Form
You must live within Middletown Maryland town limits to qualify.
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