Naturalizing Habitats in an Urban Environment
We are not currently offering this workshop however through our partnership with Octoraro Native Plant Nursery LIVE Green still has some native tree varieties available for City of Lancaster homeowners. Please contact Fritz Schroeder for more information. Fritz@livegreenlancaster.org
City of Lancaster residents come out and join LIVE Green to learn about native trees and their importance to our community. As part of the workshop you receive a tree seedling, choose from 8 different varieties of native trees and shrubs (including several edible varieties). See below for plant lists
Workshops will include background information on the many benefits of trees along with hands-on instruction on
how to plant, care for, and maintain the tree seedlings.
Ask questions and hear from local experts, including watershed specialist Matthew Kofroth of the Lancaster County Conservation District and Julianne Shieffer from the Penn State University School of Forest Resources.
- Learn from experts with the Penn State School of Urban Forestry and the Lancaster County Conservation District
- Learn about the positive impacts of trees in capturing stormwater and conserving energy
- Find out how to plant and care for native trees and identify varieties that are right for your property
- Tour the Alley garden where workshop participants can see a functioning urban garden and learn about the vision and impact it can have in the community
- Help plant several shrubs at the Alley garden to gain first-hand experience
- Finally, select a native tree or shrub of your choice to take home and plant on your property
Saturday April 2, 2011, at Eastern Market, 9:00am – 11:00am, 308 E. King St, Lancaster, PA 17602.
Saturday May 7, 2011, at Eastern Market, 9:00 am – 11:00am, 308 E. King St, Lancaster, PA 17602
A 5 inch (caliper tree trunk) Sugar Maple tree in a city yard has the equivalent value of $48 per year. It will divert 338 gallons of stormwater, and offset 102 pounds of carbon emissions. As the tree grows so do the benefits. (www.arborday.org/calculator).
Plant list:
Category 1 – Canopy cover / carbon sequestration / stormwater
(These are larger shade trees)
- Liriodendron Tulioifera – Tulip poplar
- Platanus Occidentalis – Sycamore
- Quercus Bicolor – Swamp White Oak
Category 2 – Understory / flowering / specimens
(These are medium height trees with horticultural appeal)
- Cercis Canadensis – Redbud
- Cornus Florida – White Flowring Dogwood
- Magnolia Virginiana – Sweetbay Magnolia
Category 3 – Edible Natives
(Trees and shrubs with horticultural and edible appeal)
- Amelanchier Canadensis – Shadbush Serviceberry (June berry)
- Sambucus Canadensis – Elderberry
