The trees in the foreground were planted by CATS and the Tree CommissionDecember 2015. Saturday November 5 volunteers converged on this section of highway to do it again, but larger… 73 treesTree planting basics, a tree, a hole, water, mulch. Holes were predrilled by Windridge Landscaping of Afton.A challenging place to work, 15,000+ vehicles per day in 2012. One of the worst places in CHO to bicycle.Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards planting liriodendron tulipferaTree Commission chair Paul JoseyBare root, the way to go.Many hands speed the work. Everyone involved.The National Guard arrives. Planting bare root trees not an Army MOS (Military Occupational Speciality)Guard members get a quick tutorial.Bremo Trees was the source of the bare root stock, Swamp White Oaks, Tulip trees, Kentucky Coffee trees and American ElmsPaul Josey giving pointers on the bare root procedure. Critical that trees not be planted too deep.Cooperative effort, many players, Ballyshannon Fund, CATS, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville Tree Commission, National Guard, Bremo Trees, Virginia Department of Forestry, Journey Through Hallowed GroundPlanting a tree instead of a flag. Charlottesville tomorrow has the story.(It turns out that was a need for five additional holes. The Guard dug those!)
Walked south on the Hudson River Greenway. The Charlottesville greenbelt is a very different walk. In Charlottesville the intersection of river and the land retains natural function plus native flora and fauna. There is communication going on between river and land. Loved walking the Hudson but the Rivanna has more to say.
