Trees Planted in Old North Knoxville

May 8, 2003

	These two red maples were planted on Glenwood.

Old North Knoxville was the lucky recipient of 28 of the 1000+ trees planted by the City of Knoxville this past Spring.  The tree-planting is an annual occurrence under the direction of Public Service Director Bob Whetsel, and is performed to maintain Knoxville's tree canopy through the replacement of trees lost to development, disease, lightning and utility right-of-way.  This year, the total budget was $160,000 and focused on barren right-of-ways with plenty of soil and sunlight that may benefit from the presence of street trees.  This valuable city service has helped Knoxville to maintain its "Tree City" status (an honor bestowed on Knoxville by the National Arbor Day Foundation) for the past eleven years!

Kim Davis learned at an August 2002 Tree Board meeting that by simply making a request to the City, our neighborhood could benefit in this annual tree largess.  After obtaining a list of the available trees from Jeff McCarter (City Arborist), she and Dr. Sue Hamilton, a UT Associate Professor in Ornamental Horticulture & Landscape Design, scoped out locations in the neighborhood and outlined these suggestions in a fax to Jeff.

Following up on this request, the City arrived on April 15 with crews and flatbeds containing piles of 2 ½" caliper trees that ended up at these locations:

• Red Maples: 300 W. Glenwood, 515 E. Anderson, 430 E. Scott, and 322, 324, and 326 E. Oklahoma
• Redbuds: 1029 Armstrong  and 1511 Freemont
• Yoshino Cherry: 1335 Armstrong
• Willow Oaks: 120, 214, and 229 E. Scott 
• Sugar Maples: 312, 311, 328, 401,and 412 E. Scott
• Little Leaf Lindens: 322, 324, and 326 E. Oklahoma 
• Dogwoods: 1233 and 1235 Armstrong

	A Little Leaf Linden on Oklahoma.

Don't forget: trees are an important contributor to our quality of life through their beauty, reduction of air and noise pollution, energy-saving shade and cooling, attraction to birds and other wildlife, and enhancement of property values.  We at Old North Knoxville would like to thank the City for including us in their plans for improving Knoxville's urban forest.  If there are any locations that residents would like planted next year, please contact Kim Davis by email or at 974-1847.

You can read more about Knoxville's urban forest at http://www.downtowntrees.com.