[CANUFNET] Tree Plantings on Boulevards (Tim Yeaman via CANUFNET)

[Sarah Regent via CANUFNET]

Hi Timothy (and everyone else)

City of Moose Jaw uses container stock for planting on boulevards, usually 10 gallon stock. We consider city owned property adjacent to private lots and traffic islands/meridians with green space to be boulevards.
City crews no longer plants trees on boulevards adjacent to private lots (ie along the streets). Instead we offer free trees to homeowners in new subdivisions and then they do the planting and watering. We also offer replacement boulevard trees any time we have to take one out. To make sure we don't over or under order trees, we take tree orders. This year the order deadline was March 31. The homeowners get to pick from our list of approved boulevard trees. If you want to check it out - http://www.moosejaw.ca/parks/horticulture/boulevards-and-city-trees/boulevard-trees-for-new-subdivisions 

When mass planting, for example along trails, we usually go with 1 or 2 gallon pots due to the cost of the larger trees.

Sarah Regent
sregent at moosejaw.ca
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Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:23:34 +0000
From: Tim Yeaman via CANUFNET <canufnet at list.web.net>
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet at list.web.net>
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Tree Plantings on Boulevards
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Happy Easter everyone.

Just curious as to what everyone's tree planting strategies are on Boulevards?  Do you spade in your trees, do you order large container stock, ball and Burlap or are you using other alternative planting measures?  Just curious as to what has been successful for you and the communities you serve?

Thanks everyone - I look forward to your responses.



Timothy Yeaman
Operations Foreman Forestry
City of North Battleford
Tyeaman at cityofnb.ca<mailto:Tyeaman at cityofnb.ca>
306-445-9733 OFFICE
306-481-5016  CELL