Community
Rotary cares for a tree in Lakeview Cemetery
Rotary of Meaford generously supported Tree Trust in the care of a beautiful Cemetery. This storied Sugar Maple has a dbh of 97cm and stands 18m tall. It’s estimated to be over 110 years old! A tree of this size stores about 7 tonnes of carbon.
Community
Old Oak of Leith
Meaford, ON, September 1, 2022 …Undoubtedly, the century old English white oak tree on the site of the Historical Leith Church is just as Meaford Tree Trust Chair, Pete Russell, describes it, a “huge presence” both in size and its placement alongside one ofOntario’s historical heritage churches and gravesite of Read more…
Meaford Legacy Trees
A Sugar Maple in honour of Greta and Sam Van der Zwan
Beautiful twin Sugar Maples, on the grounds of Lakeview Cemetery, have been cared for by Arboreal Professional Tree Care. Both are 27m tall and estimated to be about 135 years old. Together, these Sugar Maples continues to work hard for our environment- sequestering nearly 10 tonnes of carbon from the Read more…
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Rotary Club of Meaford helps preserve a Storied Sugar Maple
This beautiful Sugar Maple was cared for by Arboreal Professional Tree Care in MONTH YEAR. It is 19m tall and estimated to well over 10- years old. It stands tall in Lakeview Cemetery and is helping our environment by sequestering more than 9 tonnes of carbon.
Meaford Legacy Trees
Caring for a Sugar Maple in honour of Joan and William Glass
In July 2022 this storied Sugar Maple was cared for by Arboreal Professional Tree Care in honour of Joan and William Glass. It stands 27m tall and is estimated to be 135 years old! What a tree! Below you can see one of the arborists among the limbs.
Meaford Legacy Trees
Preserving a 121-year-old Sugar Maple: In memory of Jennifer Glass Lelievre
In December of 2021, this 121-year-old Sugar Maple was cared for in memory of Jennifer Glass Lelievre.
Meaford Legacy Trees
In memory of Terry Harris
This 146-year-old Sugar Maple was preserved in December of 2021 in memory of Terry Harris.
Meaford Legacy Trees
In memory of Steve Early
This Sugar Maple, planted circa 1820, was recently cared for in memory of Steve Early. While it’s not an immediately obvious prospect for stewardship, professional, certified arborists at Arboreal Tree Care felt that it was a great candidate for conservation arboricultural care, a very specialized skill used to extend a Read more…
Meaford Legacy Trees
Tree Trust officially launches in Meaford
On September 24, 2021, Meaford welcomed Tree Trust, a program which collects local donations to fund legacy tree care in their community. Officials MP Alex Ruff, MPP Bill Walker, Deputy Mayor Shirley Keaveney, Tree Trust Founder and Manager Toni Ellis, and Rotary Club of Meaford President Joanne Clement were all Read more…