TreeVitalize: The 4400 Chestnut Street Neighbor Woods crew

Five London Planetrees [Platanus x acerifolia] and four "October Glory" Red Maples [Acer Rubrum] were added to the the Urban Arboretum of University City on Saturday 28 October 2006.

The 4400 Chestnut Street Neighbor Woods crew planted 9 trees as part of the Tree Vitalize program under the direction of UC Green and coordinated by Betsy Magill of the 4400 Chestnut Street Block Association.

Concrete preparation (cutting and removal) was done by the Orens Brothers, cowners of the Fit Gym at 4415 Chestnut. Chip Buchholtz rented an earth auger from Home Depot to make the tree pit digging easier.

Photos by Bill Magill.

Front Row

• Winnie Harris (UC Green
• ??? (UC Green
• Becca Alderfer (Kneeling - resident 4432
• ??? (UC Green
• ??? (UC Green
• Saul Tessler (4402/10 4425/27/29/31 Chestnut
• Fred Edzards (4422/24 Chestnut
• Jake Christensen (Standing - 4410 Chestnut

Rear

• Betsy Magill (4428 Chestnut
• Mark Bruce (Friend
• Pam Hopkins (4432 Chestnut
• Dave Axler (4426 Chestnut
• Bill (Resident 4424
• Yonas Kebede ( Kaffa Crossing, 4423 Chestnut Street
• ??? (UC Green

Back Row

• Dan Morton (4436 Sansom

Others participating but not in the photo were:

• Bob Hopkins (4432 Chestnut
• Chip Buchholtz (4434 Chestnut
• Marie McCullough (4436 Sansom
• Ian Magill (4428 Chestnut
• Debbie Wolfe (Friend

An augury for the new Trees in the University City Arboretum.

Jake Christensen and Chip Buchholtz man the Earth Auger. Fred Edzards digs the hole in the background as two of the Red Maple trees wait patiently for their new homes.

        Revision:  26 March 2005
Last modified:   1 November 2006