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14 | July/August 2015 F or Arbor Day this year, Recruiter/Trainer Joe Shaw decided he wanted to plant a tree at his daughters' new school: Mulberry Elementary in Milford, Ohio. Because Shaw just moved his family back to Cincinnati last fall, this was the first time he coordinated an Arbor Day-related event at Mulberry. "I shared my ideas with two teachers who eventually helped me plan the event," Shaw says, adding he then worked with the principal to pick the perfect spot for the tree on school grounds. "We made sure to avoid areas to where school officials are planning long-term expan- sion of the building," he explains. "We wanted to ensure the tree would not be ultimately disturbed or removed." Shaw also performed a soil analysis onsite to determine which species would be best-suited for the space available. He decided on a swamp white oak. "That species will also not be affected by emerald ash borer (EAB) or Asian long-horned beetle (ALB) in the future," Shaw says. Davey's Cincinnati CLS territory donated the tree Shaw planted on Arbor Day. Before Arbor Day arrived, Shaw dug a hole for the tree and prepped the site in order for his planting demonstration to go smoothly. During his visit to the school, Shaw instruct- ed the third grade class on proper tree planting, as he picked up clumps of soil to explain why it's ideal for swamp white oaks, then allowed students to help backfill the tree once it was in place. Shaw recalls, chuckling, "One student asked me what the burlap around the root ball was for. Another kid said, 'It's a blanket to keep the tree warm.'" Shaw also presented to kindergarten students and the third graders about the importance of trees and their benefits. All children who participated received proper planting information to take home, as well as northern red oak saplings—a Davey donation to support the Greater Cincinnati region's Taking Root initiative that is working to Smart Planting Idea submitted by: Joe Shaw, recruiter/trainer Kent State University – Salem students participate in proper climbing demonstrations on university grounds. plant 2 million trees by 2020. "I encouraged students to have their parents register each sapling once it's planted so Taking Root can keep an accurate count," Shaw says, explaining the tree plantings' purpose is to replace trees lost from EAB and ALB—infestations Mulberry's new swamp white oak shall never encounter. Third graders enthusias- tically help backfill dirt during an Arbor Day tree planting at their school. Joe Shaw explains how and why he selected a swamp white oak tree to plant at Mulberry Elementary School.

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