Bare Root Tree Training & Planting:
Fall 2010

A limited number of 1 ½" caliper trees (mixed varieties) suitable for planting in your yard will be available to purchase at low
cost. Please submit your order form today – forms are available by clicking on the link to the right.

• Deadline for Fall orders is Sept 15, 2010.
• Pick up your trees at DCH on 10/27/10 (9am-6:30pm) or 10/28/10 (9am-4pm). If you are unable to pick up your trees during these times, please arrange for someone to do so for you. Bare Root trees are perishable and need to be planted promptly.

Volunteer Planting Date: October 30, 2010

Contact Annie Acton at (302) 658-6262, ext. 106 for more information.

Below is a list of the available Bare Root trees for purchase; each link is a one page brochure giving you details on the attributes of that tree.

• Acer griseum, Paperbark Maple
• Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Cole's Select', Cole's Select Serviceberry
• Cercis canadensis, Redbud
• Gleditsia triancanthos 'Sunburst', Sunburst Honey Locust
• Gymnocladus dioicus, Kentucky Coffeetree
• Koelreuteria paniculata, Goldenrain Tree
• Malus 'Prairifire', Prairifire Crabapple
• Ostrya virginiana, American Hophornbeam
• Platanus x acerifolia ‘Bloodgood’, Bloodgood London Planetree
• Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’, Greenspire Littleleaf Linden
  

TREE WORKSHOPS



Wednesday, October 27, 5:00-6:30pm – FREE and open to the public – includes pizza!

Part I: How to Plant Your New Bare Root Tree – Make sure that your new tree settles in and gets off to a great start. Pick up your tree and join us for a training class on planting technique.

Please pre-register with Annie Acton at (302) 658-6262, ext. 106.

COMMUNITY PLANTING



On March 20, 2010, DCH, Wilmington residents, volunteers, and community organizations joined forces to plant over 60 trees at a city park. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact Marcia Stephenson at (302) 658-6262, ext. 105 for more information.