City Of Fort Worth: Foundation Grant Provides Shade Trees At Four City Parks

Dallas TX

28 January, 2022

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Press release from City of Fort Worth: January 28, 2022 Visitors to four Fort Worth parks will enjoy some extra shade this spring thanks to a generous donation of trees by a Dallas foundation. The Park & Recreation Department's Forestry Section was initially approached by the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation last August about a potential grant providing $20,000 to $25,000 for a tree planting project. The foundation was interested in providing large trees for public areas in one or two economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. The city's Forestry staff proposed four park location. The foundation was so pleased with the proposal that they opted to support all four proposed sites, rather than one or two, and awarded $74,100 for 39 trees ($1,900 per tree). The value per tree represents the cost of a 3- to 3.5-inch-caliper ball-and-burlap tree, delivered to the site, properly planted and irrigated weekly for two to three years with a water truck. The establishment phase also provides routine maintenance such as mulching, weeding, structural pruning and insect and disease care. Trees will be planted at these parks, based on census-level income statistics and a tree need assessment conducted by Forestry: Delga Park, 1001 Nixon St. Seven trees planted for shading walking paths and the playground. Rosedale Plaza Park, 5301 E. Rosedale St. Thirteen trees planted around the perimeter for shading walking paths, playground, park benches, basketball court and fitness station. Rosemont Park, 1600 W. Seminar Drive. Six shade trees planted near the sand volleyball court and walking paths. Calmont Park, 8201 Calmont Ave. Thirteen shade trees planted around the playground, near walking paths, sport courts and parking areas of the LVT Rise Community Center. Delga Park, 1001 Nixon St. Seven trees planted for shading walking paths and the playground. All of the trees are native and adapted shade species grown at the city's tree farm and chosen based on planting site characteristics. Selected species include Texas red oak, Shumard red oak, chinquapin oak, bur oak, cedar elm and Chinese pistache.     Photo: Forestry employees harvest trees for planting at four city parks.     Get articles like this in your inbox. Subscribe to City News.   This press release was produced by City of Fort Worth. The views expressed here are the author's own.