By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Phil Baker, Nephi City Parks and Cemeteries
Superintendent, said he has prepared a complete descriptive
list of each of the trees available for planting through the
city Millennium Tree Project.
Those interested in planting the trees can contact
their local bishops or can visit city hall to review the
information.
Verna Boswell, Master Gardener from Nephi, compiled a
list of information about the trees.
She was uncertain about the exact variety of a few of
the trees the city parks department had ordered, for example
the Saw Tooth Oak, but Baker has provided the
information.
Saw Tooth Oak is a rounded tree which grows 40- to
50-feet tall. It prefers well-drained, slightly acid soils
but is adaptable. The leaves have a serrated margin and the
bark of the tree is dark. It is a good shade tree that
doesn't become too tall.
Hackberry trees have small berry-like fruit, similar
to a cherry, and the Native Americans used the berries for
grinding with dried meat. It grows 70- to 80-feet tall.
More information can also be obtained from the
following web sites: www.emi.k12.il.us;
http://info.utah.edu/admin/Fac/grounds/;
www:inspire-indiana.net/trees;
www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort /factsheets/;
www.orst.edu/dept/idplants/;
http://bluehen.ags.udel.edu/gopher-data2./trees/.
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