Thanks to the generosity of MSPC members, we were able to contribute 17 new and carefully selected ornamental trees to Bush’s Pasture Park, including:
Acer palmatum ‘Green Cascade’
Acer palmatum ‘Aconitofolium’
Acer palmatum ‘Fascination’
Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ by Mark and Sharon Krimmel
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis ‘Skyline,’ by Wally and Carlene Benson on behalf of their granddaughters, , Caroline and Millie Rauch
Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’
Malus ‘Dolgo,’ by Salem350.org in memory of Annie Lucas
Malus ‘Prairifire,” by Chet and Merilee Zenone in memory of their mothers, Elizabeth Cargill and Janet Zenone
Oxydendron arboreum by Mission Street Parks in honor of Tom Beatty
Pinus bungeana ‘Rowe Arboretum,’ by Anita Engberg
Prunus ‘Shogetsu’
Prunus mume ‘Peggy Clark’ by Michael Slater
Prunus persica, ‘Double Red’
Prunus serrula, by Irene and Jack Mylan
Stewartia koreana by Tom Beatty
Stewartia rostrata by Tom Beatty
Stewartia sinensis by Salem Hardy Plant Society in honor of David Eckerdt
Styrax obassia by Dan and Karen Sewell, in honor of their grandchildren
These new additions to the park’s flowering tree collection helps offset the recent removal of several dying or dead ornamental trees.
Thank you to park staff Brian Smith and Amanda Sitter for root washing, pruning and planting the trees during the cold, wet winter months. You can learn more about the importance of root washing and root pruning trees and shrubs, especially container-grown plants, here.