[CANUFNET] Tree Planting Programs

[Sarah Regent]

Hello everyone,

The City of Moose Jaw has two approaches to tree planting and watering. 

For boulevard trees, we have a Trees for New Subdivisions and Replacement Tree Programs that offer residents free trees to plant on the boulevard adjacent to their house. We have a list of pre-approved species that they can choose from and will some times narrow that list down further for special situations such as particularly small planting areas. The homeowners apply for the trees in January/February and then we order them and have a pick up day in the spring or fall, depending on how many orders we get and tree availability from nurseries. Homeowners are responsible for planting and watering their tree for the first three years. We do go back and check on the trees, but haven't kept specific data on survivability. The only exceptions to this program are trees in sidewalk cut outs and medians, which are planted and cared for by the city.

For park trees, we will only plant in one or two areas a year. The trees then go on our watering schedule for at least three years, and we do budget for that. I don't have specific numbers on survival rate, but they wouldn't reflect accurately on our maintenance as we've had some serious problems with deer eating the new trees we put at the edge of the city.

As for the question about species, we are planting a variety. I'd say our top boulevard trees right now are Japanese tree lilacs and little leaf lindens. We are also planting appreciable numbers of amur and silver maples, spring snow crab apples, snowbird/toba hawthorns and bur oak. For our large planting projects where the trees have lots of room and we need some wind protection and shade quick, we do a lot of poplars. 

Sarah Wist Regent, AAg, ISA Certified Arborist PR-5245A
Parks Gardener
T: 306.694.4439 E: SRegent at moosejaw.ca
City of Moose Jaw | 228 Main St. N | Moose Jaw SK | S6H 3J8 | www.moosejaw.ca
   
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