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CELEBRATE EARTH DAY APRIL 22nd Town Gardener Trees should be planted for our childrens children Herald Special Why we must plant trees Trees are functional they filter out polluted air and provide ox ygen Trees can conserve energy by cooling our environment in summer and sheltering us in winter Trees flower with spring inspiration and bear fruits for our table Trees provide shelter for wildlife Furnish your yard with trees and add character to your garden We must all plant trees for our childrens children Ash Strong moderate growth to 13 metres Extremely hardy and tolerant of poor conditions This Is an ex cellent salttolerant street tree 2 Rivers Purple Beech Com pact pyramidal form to metres Cherryred foliage in spr ing turning deep purple sun or shade Superb contrasting foliage makes this a special tree 3 Paper Birch Fastgrowing open form to 20 metres Maturing chalkwhite bark provides con trasting charm Available In single stem and clump ar- Cutleaf Weeping Birch upright growth with weeping branches bearing dark green leaves Mature bark turns white fringed with black edges 5 Shademaster Honeylocust Rapid growth to metres Pois ed ascending branches with dark green leaves Superb street tree National Forest Week planned Forest resources feed clothe shelter and entertain us They are great to visit Provide habitat for wildlife Help control water runoff and soil erosion Their shade and beauty of the cool kind are treasured Their contributions to air cleaning arid sound reduction are welcomed Andthere is their wood Over half the wood used in the world is burned for cooking and warmth We have learned to use wood for a host of products from paper to board to chemicals As our multiplied we in creased our demands upon the forest base and either ignored its future or hoped it would last forever A few called for management to assure forests and wood supplies for the future Many advances in forest management were made but commitment by the landowners and society at large has been lacking Increased mobility and leisure time has given the public greater opportunity to visit the forest The appearance of the harvested forest notwithstanding the im portance of the products jobs and revenues it provides has not been pleasing Society wants other things as well as wood pro duction Parks and wilderness for example It takes a long time to grow forests Protecting them from fire insects and disease is not easy Balancing the cut with growth utilizing material before it is lost to fire insects and disease building roads securing manpower and finding the finan cial capita are part of the com plexity of the forest enterprise Fitting all these in with tourism recreation and wildlife protec tion complicates the picture fur ther It takes large areas to meet the need of today and tomorrow Somehow there has to be a balance Tomorrows forests Todays Challenge Thats the theme of National Forest Week May Sponsored by the Ontario Forestry Association forest week is a time to think about our forests and what needs to be done to meet outv multiple needs Our numbers and needs are nig Our forests are limited What can we do to accept the challenges and assure green pro ductive forests for tomorrow It is worth our thought and action during National Forest Week Fight Waste Sea tolerant of poor soil conditions Sunburst Honeylocust Bright golden foliage on last 26 cm of growth provides distinguished contrast Fertiliz ing and soils will determine col our intensity Linden Robust growth up to 15 metres This family of trees have straight trunks with uniform head development A very high tolerance to salt makes this an excellent street tree Crimson King Maple Renowned for its purple leaves all season this tree contrasts favorably in any garden Well rounded head growing to metres Harlequin Maple White- edged leaves make this a unique selection for contrasting colour A good slow growing tree to 10 metres 10 Norway Maple Strong straight growth to 20 metres Large glossy leaves beset a har dy wellrounded head This is the most popular maple for street or garden Sugar Maple Look no fur ther for superb fall colour New varieties resistant to acid rain are now available Robust hardy growth to 20 metres Oval shaped head 12 Russian Mountain Ash Pyramidal growth habit to metres White flowers in late spr ing bear clusters of orange ber ries in fall Fernlike compound leaves add grace to the land scape Pyramidal English Oak Upright narrow growth to metres Excellent for small spac ed gardens and foundation plan tings Dark green leaves turning yellow in fall then retained in winter 14 Red Oak Slow growing sturdy tree to 30 metres Dark green sharply pointed leaves on a broad head Give this tree lots of room to mature fall col our 15 Golden Weeping Willow Exceptionally fast growth Give this tree lots of room with its loose open form Weeping wind swept golden foliage contrasts well DID YOU KNOW 1 All of the oxygen we breathe comes from plants one acre of trees releases up to tons of ox ygen per 2 Trees remove carbon dioxide at the rate of 10 tons per acre per year Trees are the major comba tant against global warming Cor more information call the Town Gardener at The Kiwanis Club of Georgetowns ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST SATURDAY JUNE 1991 Georgetown High School Cafeteria per person Featuring Music from Sonic Entertainment Proceeds Georgetown Memorial Hospital And Other loco Charities ORDER YOUR TICKETS TODAYII Tickets unliable from Kiwanrs Member or These Locations Macs Milk The Herald JV Clothing Brian David John Schaljo 8775155 8775206 8775206 PLUG n UNWANTED ENERGY WASTE Halton Hills Hydro Commission will participate in Ontario Hydros Electric Water Heater Tune Up Program This program is an energy conservation initiative designed to reduce the electrical energy bill of participating customers Please contact Customer Service for complete information on applying for this program 5198533700 ENERGY CONSERVATION