City Honors Arbor Day

City Forrester, Andy Nelson is joined by representatives from the Park Board, the Natural Resources Advisory Committee and city staff as they planted eight new trees in Grotto Park on Wednesday, May 1. The planting marked the occasion of Arbor Day, which was Friday, last week. Inclement weather called for a rain delay. Nelson said of the eight trees planted today there are three varieties – four are disease resistant Triumph Elm, two are Common Hackberry and two are Northern Acclaim Honey Locust. The Grotto Park location was selected this year because several Elm trees were lost due to Dutch Elm Disease. “This is our 46^th year as a Tree City USA,” said Nelson. This spring we planted 140 trees.