2016 Tree Brochure

Choosing a Tree
A BIG “THANK YOU” TO OUR
PARTNERS
John Cook
Westland Greenhouses
Tree-Mendus Nursery & Garden Centre
Lambton Shores Communities in Bloom
The Municipality of Lambton Shores
KEEP YOU EYES OPEN FOR OUR
OTHER 2016 INITIATIVES
Contests
Garden of the Week
Best Bloomin’ Business
Select the size and shape desired for the
location.
LAMBTON SHORES
Contact your local nursery for the types
of trees that are available. Be sure to ask
about foliage, leaf colour, etc.
COMMUNITIES
Other sources for information on trees
include Conservation Authorities, Garden
Clubs, Provincial Parks & Arborists.
IN BLOOM
Choose the right tree! Trees are a longterm investment and the right choice will
increase property value.
Image Source: University of Georgia
Programs
Adopt-A-Pot or Plot
Native Tree Project
Events
Round
Trash Bash 2016
Discoveries That Matter Tour
Doors Open Lambton Shores
Judges’ Tour
Vase
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Community Services Department
Municipality of Lambton Shores
9575 Port Franks Rd, RR 1
Thedford, ON N0M 2N0
519-243-1400 / 1-866-943-1400
events@lambtonshores.ca
www.lambtonshores.ca
CiBLambtonShores
NATIVE TREES
in a Carolinian Forest
2016 Volunteer Planting Program Initiative
Spreading
Weeping
Pyramidal
Oval
Columnar
The Emerald Ash Borer:
Symptoms of Infestation
Planting the Right Tree
for the Right Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The guidelines are general
recommendations only.
SOIL
MOISTURE
SHADE
TOLERANCE
Westland Greenhouses
10133 Lakeshore Road, Grand Bend
(519) 238 - 1321
westlandgreenhouses.com
Serviceberry
(Amelanchier species)
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
Tree-Mendus Nursery & Garden Centre
9395 Ipperwash Road, Lambton Shores
(519) 243 - 1920
tree-mendus.ca
RED MAPLE & SERVICEBERRY & PAPER BIRCH
on 2016 Communities in Bloom Native Trees
available at Westland Greenhouses & Tree-Mendus Nursuries
SAVE 20%
Selected 2016 Trees
The red maple is a medium-sized tree that can
grow up to 25 metres tall, with a trunk that’s 60
centimetres in diameter. Its leaves are 5 to 15
centimetres long, light green on top and paler
underneath. Its bark is smooth and light gray
when the tree is young, turning greyish-brown,
scaly and ridged as the tree gets older. The
seeds of the red maple are contained in “keys”
that float down from the tree’s branches in the
early summer.
PLANTING TIPS
• Size: 25 metres tall, trunk 60 centimetres in
diameter
• Moisture: Grows best in moist soil, but can
tolerate different moisture levels
• Shade: Tolerates some shade
• Soil: Grows in a variety of soils
It can be hard to tell different serviceberry
species apart, but they are often multi-trunked
with smooth gray bark. Leaves are oval or round,
less than 8 cm long, with fine teeth on the
edges. Clusters of white flowers appear in
spring and tasty berries ripen early to midsummer.
PLANTING TIPS
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Size: Up to 12 m tall
Moisture: Moist to dry sites
Shade: Partial shade to full sun
Soil: Adaptable to all but water-logged soils
Serviceberries transplant easily due to their
fibrous root systems. They can be purchased
and pruned as single-stem specimen trees or
naturalized and allowed to form multi-stemmed
clumps or hedgerows. Smooth serviceberry will
sucker least and is best suited to growing as a
tree.
DID YOU KNOW...?
Serviceberry fruits were a staple food of the
Cree tribes of the Prairies, who mixed the dried
berries with buffalo meat to make pemmican.
Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
The paper birch is a medium-sized tree that can
be 25 metres tall. The tree’s trunk is covered in
thin, smooth white bark that peels off in large
sheets. Bark from the white birch is very strong
and pliable — it can be used to make canoes.
Buds, leaves and seeds from the white birch are
a great source of food for birds and animals.
Leaves from the white birch tree are egg-shaped
or triangular in shape and are 5 to 10
centimetres long. They are dull green on top and
lighter green and slightly hairy underneath.
PLANTING TIPS
• Size: 25 metres tall, trunk is 60 centimetres
in diameter
• Moisture: Can tolerate a variety of moisture
levels
• Shade: Intolerant — needs full sun
• Soil: Can tolerate a variety of soils
DID YOU KNOW...?
Peeling off too much of the paper birch’s bark
can kill the tree.