Boston Flora

Tag: Arbor Day Foundation

  • Saturdays, October 16 and October 23. 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Mattapan Tree Giveaway

    Join Speak for the Trees at City Natives in Mattapan to pick up a free tree to plant at home! We’ll have American Hophornbeam, Eastern Redbud, Sweetgum, and Trident Maple. Sign up in advance to reserve your tree. Walk ups welcome, but we can’t guarantee a tree for you.

    These events are supported by Green Print and are in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation.

    To register for October 16, click HERE. To register for October 23, click HERE.

    1) Trees are for private property planting only. Please call DigSafe at 811 before digging.

    2) By signing up and picking up this tree, you agree that:

    1. You have permission to plant the tree.
    2. You will plant the tree and for care it.
    3. Staff and volunteers from SFTT can call and reach out to you with follow up questions.

    3) On average, trees are 4-6 feet tall and weight about 20 pounds. Please make sure that you are comfortable taking home, planting, and caring for a tree of this size.

  • Tuesday, February 5, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Botany Blast: New and Emerging Pests at the Arnold Arboretum

    Jared Rubinstein, Living Collections Fellow, Arnold Arboretum, and Javier Marin, Forest Pest Outreach Coordinator, Crop & Pest Services, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources, will speak on Tuesday, February 5, 6:00–7:00pm at the Hunnewell Building at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

    The Arnold Arboretum has a long history of finding innovative ways of responding to threats to the collection from pests and diseases. Come learn about some new and emerging pests in the region and how the Arboretum is trying to get ahead of their arrival. We’ll talk specifically about spotted lanternfly, thousand cankers disease (pictured below, courtesy of the Arbor Day Foundation), southern pine beetle, and winter moth. Fee Free, but registration requested at my.arboretum.harvard.edu or call 617-384-5277.

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