November 2015 Issue

TUFC adds four to Tree Registry

Two trees in Middle Tennessee and two in the East are new additions to TUFC's Landmark, Historic, and Heritage Tree Registry.
The Battle of Franklin Osage Orange stands on the grounds of Carnton House, a Confederate hospital during the bloody Battle of Franklin. The Carriage Drive Cedars at Andrew Jackson's Hermitage were planted in 1838.
The John Shanks White Oak, above, likely was present when the city of Jonesborough was founded in 1779. The Meigs Line Oaks mark a 1797 survey setting the boundary of the Cherokee Nation. More
Cordova Library named new arboretum
The Cordova Library has been certified as a Level 1 arboretum. The grounds feature a selection of traditional midsouthern trees, combined with a number of new varieties of traditional favorites. TUFC arboreta
Green Streets grants support low-income projects

Tree City USA communities can earn up to $20,000 in support of forestry projects in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods.
Funding can go towards the purchase of trees, tree planting and maintenance, education and training opportunities. Not more than 50% of the total project funding can be designated for new trees.
Applications for the Arbor Day Foundation grants are due November 20. Apply
Links
• The American Trees That Are Electrifying Europe• Have a Seat In Oregon's Mysterious Octopus Tree
Tour Elmwood's historic cemetery November 14
West Tennessee chapter board member Jim Dennis leads a tour of historic Elmwood Cemetery November 14 at 10:30 a.m. The $10 fee helps maintain the Memphis cemetery's stately trees.
West chapter meets December 17
The next chapter meeting of the West Tennessee chapter of TUFC is December 17 at 1 p.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden.
MFI 2016 begins February 21
The Municipal Forestry Institute is a high-level training opportunity educating people in leadership and managerial aspects of urban forestry.
The weeklong program teaches tools for program administration, coalition building, strategic thinking, program planning, and public outreach.
Registration closes December 1. Register
Emerald ash borer update
• Counties added to quarantine in 2015: Bledsoe, Cumberland, Franklin, Marshall, Rutherford, Trousdale, and Williamson

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Emerald ash borer update

- 45 counties including Davidson are now under state/federal quarantine. Map
- EAB cannot be contained, and all ash species are at risk of dying.
- Significant trees can sometimes be saved with permanent chemical treatments, if diagnosed early.
- The most important way to slow the spread of EAB is to stop moving firewood.
• Tennessee info
• National info


