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? ? ^ ? ? UJQPC"HK V\D[FGUKIP EC ^ YYY H K V\D[FGUKIP EC Time is Precious, Mistakes are Costly and Decorating is complicated. Inquire about your Personal Design Consultation Renovate Decorate Celebrate 5JQPC (KV\IGTCNF At Fitz by Design we are committed to creating breathtaking, functional spaces that are unique as the individuals living in them. G i f t C r t i a t e s e fi c A e v a i l a b l On behalf of the Town of Oakville, Arborwood Tree Service is currently treating qualifying ash trees this summer to protect them from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). To date, this metallic green-coloured beetle has destroyed more than 20 million ash trees in North America and is threatening Oakvilles ash tree canopy. Without treatment, ash trees will inevitably die. arborwood.ca 1.888.721.8882 | 905.681.9933 That's why we're working so hard to protect them. WE Oakville Canopy Club @OakCanopyClub Support the Oakville Canopy Club! You dont need an ash tree to do your part to help save Oakvilles tree canopy. Visit www.oakville.ca/eab.htm. Mention this ad on the Oakville Canopy Club Facebook page and get a free t-shirt! (T-shirts are available to Oakville residents only. While supplies last.) Spread the word! 20 11 -0 8- 05 Downtown 905.338.9000 Uptown 905.842.7000 20 11 -0 8- 0 Experience. Skills. Results. homesoakville.com For all your real estate needs call us fi rst! Aboutowne Realty Corp., Brokerage Independently owned and operated 5 Frid ay, A u g u st 5, 2011 O A K V ILLE B E A V E R w w w .in sid eH A LTO N .co m Oakvillegreen to plant it in the community on their behalf. Some trees will also be given to Conservation Halton to help reforest targeted areas of the Glenorchy Conservation Area. Others will be traded to other communities in exchange for their local historic trees. White oaks can tolerate a wide range of soil types, but do need sun. Planting and mainte- nance instructions will be pro- vided to every purchaser. The names of those who have purchased and planted a tree(s) or asked for a community planting of their tree(s) will be listed on the Oakvillegreen web- site (www.oakvillegreen.org). Purchasers will also receive a brochure with the tree's history. Bulk purchases are being encouraged and there will be 10 per cent discount in the price for the purchase of 10 saplings or more. For a short video about the saplings, visit http://vimeo. com/25483801. To learn more about the great white oak tree in Bronte, visit http://treestory.wordpress. com/episodes/. To find out more about pur- chasing the saplings, contact Benneian at president@oakvil- legreen.org. It has stood for 260 years in Oakville and soon residents will have the opportunity to buy a part of it and make their own contributions to the towns envi- ronmental history. At the end of September, Oakvillegreen president Liz Benneian will be selling saplings grown from the acorns of Oakvilles famed great white oak tree in Bronte. The white oak, recently desig- nated Oakvilles first historic tree, was nearly destroyed in the Bronte Road road-widening proj- ect in 2006, but was saved by a citizen campaign led by the late Joyce Burnell. Two years ago Oakvillegreen members collected acorns from the tree. These seeds have been grow- ing at the Earthgen Native Tree Nursery since and will be three to five feet high when sold this fall. Only 500 saplings are avail- able at $50 each. White oaks require signifi- cant growing space as they can grow 100 feet tall with a canopy of 50 to 80 feet wide. Oakvillegreen advises the sap- lings be planted at least 25 feet from buildings and if someone does not have room on their property, they can still purchase the sapling and allow k ll ll l f ' h kOa vi egreen to se sap ings rom Bronte s great w ite oa FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT: Oakvillegreen will sell saplings from Bronte's great white oak tree this fall.