Basic Tree Care and How YOU can Help

 New Tree Care
Amount of moisture needed:
30 gal. a week for 6 years. /1 hr. of trickle a week. Don't keep site always wet.
Bark injury: guard against injury
Tree wells: No planting in young tree wells
Mulch trees 2"; available at 147 Hampshire.
     No mulch 3" next to base of tree
Weed tree wells
Identify & report broken tree stakes

2nd Year Tree Care
Light application of gypsum in spring to lessen road salt damage.
Water, weed & mulch.

3rd Year Tree Care
Remove tree stakes.
Water, weed & mulch.

Mature Tree Care
Identify & report various tree problems:
 Pruning Needs…
 Dead wood
 Low branches
 Hazard remova
 Common diseases
 Roadway or Pedestrian blocks

Rooting zone: allow at least size of canopy

City Tree Maintenance Plans:

Pruning cycle every four years
Need for weed, mulch, water

Contact City Arborist 349-6433 or webpage:
www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~TheWorks/foresty.htm for more information.

 Join green teams
 Join water brigade
 Help plan tree policy for Cambridge
 Be a Neighborhood Contact
 Plant trees
 Advocate for trees
 Educate others
 Telephone others without email 
 Write articles
 Arbor Day
 Survey trees
 Videotape tree programs 
 Join businesses
Join artists & woodworkers in wood selec- tion 1st Wed. 9:30-10 at Mount Auburn Cemetery
 
Cambridge Tree Project has a Tree Planting fund: 100% goes for tree planting in Cambridge and the contribution is tax deductible.

Are you interested in green teams?
We are looking for at least 5 people willing to spend about 2 1/2 - 4 hours a month taking care of street trees in our neighborhoods. First sessions Tuesday March 24 or 31 from 3-5 or 5:30-7 p.m. RSVP 547-1413. You must call to reserve and find location.

Tree Walks: RSVP 547-1413 for date and time in neighborhoods in Cambridge. Planned walks Saturdays March 21, April 4 &25, May 9 & 30, June 13, Sept. 19, October 3 & 24. Demonstration in tree care 9:30 a.m. and walk 10-12 noon. Join Friends of Mount Auburn on a tree walk March 17 1-2:30 p.m. $8; 547-7105

To help plan Fresh Pond meet 1st Wed, 6-8 p.m. at Water Dept. in Fresh Pond.

For more information, find books in your local library or contact Cambridge Tree Project