Twenty-eight trees now call ONK Home

"I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree." So begins the words of A. Joyce Kilmer's poem "Tree." Recently, Old North Knoxville (ONK) received 28 of the 1000+ trees planted by the City of Knoxville. An annual event under the direction of Public Service Director Bob Whetsel, this tree planting is done to maintain Knoxville's tree canopy by replacing those lost to development, disease, lightning, and utility right-of-way.

Following a request and preliminary work by ONK residents Kim Davis and Susan Hamilton, City workers arrived on April 15 and planted a variety of 2 ½" caliper trees, including:

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

If there are any locations where you would like a tree planted next year, please contact Kim Davis by e-mail at zoomfactor@fredsgarage.net or call 974-1847.

Trees contribute to our quality of life through their beauty, reduction of air and noise pollution, energy-saving shade and cooling, enhancement of property values, and attraction to wildlife such as birds. Or in Kilmer's words, "A tree that may in Summer wear / A nest of robins in her hair."

Old North News would like to thank the City of Knoxville, including City Arborist Jeff McCarter, for making us part of their plans to improve Knoxville's urban forest, and thanks also to Kim Davis and Susan Hamilton for their involvement.

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