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What tree should I plant?
If you have the opportunity to plant a new tree, consider NH natives. Because they are adapted to our area, they are easier to care for.
UNH extension has this list of ALL trees native to NH:
https://extension.unh.edu/resource/list-new-hampshire-native-trees-0
Coming soon – a list of non-native but non-invasive trees you can consider planting!
Lebanon Establishes Tree Advisory Board
Lebanon has a newly installed Tree Advisory Board established to provide support, education and advocacy for trees in the City of Lebanon.
Members
- Andrew Garthwaite, chair, Citizen Member
Term: 9/21 to 9/24 - Charles DePuy, Citizen Member
Term: 9/21 to 9/24 - Mary Maxfield, secretary, Citizen Member
Term: 9/21 to 9/23 - Kelsey Haigh, Citizen Member
Term: 9/21 to 9/23 - Susan Johnson, vice chair, Citizen Member
Term: 9/22 to 9/25 - Kathleen Corrigan, Citizen Member
Term: 1/22 to 1/25 - Sarah Riley, Conservation Commission Representative
- Vacant, Volunteer Tree Warden, Ex Officio
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Arbor Day!
Mother Nature smiled on Lebanon’s Arbor Day celebration today, providing a break in the rain at precisely the right time. Masked 4th grade students from Mount Lebanon School joined the ceremony with their teachers and Principal, at the new Smith Field Playground on Maple Street in West Lebanon. Three trees had been planted: two Autumn Maples and a Shade Locust . Paul Coats, Lebanon’s Recreation, Arts, and Parks Director presided; he read a tree poem, and then asked the students why we would want to plant trees. “For Beauty!” “I like to play on them and climb them.” “A place for bees and butterflies to be.” “I like to draw them, because they turn pretty colors in the Fall and they look good in photo shoots.” And a budding scientist replied, “Because the trees convert CO2 into Oxygen for us to breathe.” Lots of good reasons to plant trees! And these particular trees were chosen to provide shade to the new playground. Mayor TIm McNamara read an Arbor Day Proclamation and students sprinkled ceremonial mulch. As the ceremony ended, it began to sprinkle – much-needed rain for these newly planted trees.
The two trees with protective blue “noodles” are Autumn Blaze Maple, The Shade Locust is in back with lime green” noodles”.
Look at those beautiful buds!
New Smith Field Playground, Maple Street, West Lebanon
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“Big Red”
“Big Red” rises up from Honeysuckle HIll at Boston Lot in West Lebanon; it may be Lebanon’s largest Northern Red Oak tree, with a circumference of more than 200 inches at chest height. (Red Oaks are fast growing trees, often growing 2 feet per year.)
An oak’s niche is to provide food and shelter to animals. Animals may live in the tree, by creating a nest or living in a hole, or use the tree for shelter from weather or hiding from predators. The main source of food oaks provide is their acorns, but some animals will also eat the leaves or bark.The acorns are an especially important sources of animal food in winter. Although White Oak acorns, which have less tannin, are preferred by most animals, the Red Oak acorns are actually more nutritious, so a combination of Red Oak and White Oak acorns is healthiest.
Lebanon residents, Barbara Hirai and Sarah Riley, have submitted Big Red to the NH Big Tree program. It might be a Grafton County champion, depending on whether the reigning champ on Balch Hill in Hanover is still standing.
Glorious Green Street Catalpa
This glorious Green Street catalpa in Lebanon is a 24-hour diner for pollinators. Bees pollinate the flowers in daytime. At night, an increase in nectar and fragrance attracts moths to continue the pollination process.
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Magnificent Magnolia!
A wonderful sight for winter weary eyes! Magnolias are currently in bloom all over Lebanon, and this one in front of APD Hospital is particularly beautiful. Magnolias have been around for millions of years. They were around before bees and have relied on beetles for pollination. As a result, Magnolia blooms and leaves are very tough and resist insect damage. The flowers bloom in Spring before the leaves appear.
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Lebanon, A Tree City USA
For fourteen years, Lebanon has maintained its Arbor Day Foundation status as a “Tree City”
Each year, the Recreation and Parks Department gathers together with local community members for a special tree planting ceremony to celebrate Arbor Day! This year’s tree planting will be on Friday, April 26th at 12 pm. Location – TBA
The City of Lebanon has been a member of Tree City USA since 2004. The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.
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