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January/February 2022
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
The Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada,
Limited, Niagara office helped the Niagara on
the Lake Museum prepare for Canada's
Remembrance Day in November.
The crew members that assisted with the
installation were Allan Troup, foreman, Connor
Peach, trimmer, Dylan Prior, groundperson, and
Coady Allin, apprentice.
The Niagara office donated a crew to trim some
of the trees on the property. The crew also
helped attach the museum's new Remembrance
Day poppy installation to the bell tower of the
1875 building.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
POPPY INSTALLATION
The poppy installation has over 1,600
crocheted and knitted poppies that
were gifted to the Niagara on the Lake
Museum in 2020 by the Niagara Falls
History Museum. Volunteers from the
Niagara on the Lake Museum started
working in August 2021 to add more
handmade poppies. The installation
was designed by the museum staff.
An example of a mature Hawthorn tree.
Hawthorn trees are known for their clusters
of pink or white blooms in spring. Hawthorns
also produce an abundance of berries
attractive to many varieties of birds while
their flowers yield a valuable source of nectar
for pollinators in spring. American hornbeams
grow in a wide range of regions, from Quebec,
Canada, south to Florida and from the East
Coast west to Texas and Minnesota.
RESTORING NATIVE SPECIES IN OHIO
Garrettsville, Ohio, removed non-native
Callery pear trees from its downtown
and replaced the trees with native
species. The village specifically wanted
hawthorn and American hornbeam
trees to replace the pears. The Davey
Nursery provided four hawthorn and
four American hornbeam trees at a
reduced cost to the village.
"We are glad we had the specific trees
they were looking for and could deliver
them when they needed them," said
Rick Hanshaw, branch manager.
Urban forestry students at Theodore
Roosevelt High School worked with
the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources, Portage Soil and Water
Conservation District and village
staff to remove the existing pears
and planted the eight native trees. A
few James A. Garfield students also
assisted. The Portage County Master
Gardeners are providing water gators
to help water the new trees during
the first few growing seasons.
