In this issue:
Our second successful year |
| Live Christmas Trees |
| Tree Pruning Tips |
| Spring 2007 deadline |
| UN Program encourages tree planting |
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| ReForest London Successes in 2006 |
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A girl at Marie Curie School helped plant 12 large shade trees at in her school yard.
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This year has been another great year for ReForest London. We planted more than 1,300 trees with the help of 1,286 volunteers in two dozen projects throughout the city.
Our projects included tree plantings at 7 schools, 8 neighbourhoods, 6 parks, and 3 natural areas.
More details and photos are here.
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| Live Christmas Trees |
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If you have purchased a live Christmas tree -- that is, one in a pot that has not been cut down -- and would like to donate it to ReForest London, we will gladly accept it and plant it in a future project.
Potted trees can be planted outdoors after the holidays to improve the environment and furnish food and shelter for wildlife. The most important factor in the tree's survival outdoors is the length of time it is left indoors as a Christmas tree. Warmth received indoors may cause the tree to "think spring," and become less cold-hardy once it is moved outdoors. The less time the tree is inside, the better its chances. Seven days is maximum; five is better.
Live Christmas trees can be dropped off to our partner in this project, Try Recycling. Try Recycling is located on Clarke Road, about 2 minutes of Sunningdale Road.
Trees can dropped off to Try Recycling during their regular business hours. Try Recycling website's lists their hours and directions.
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Live Christmas trees can be donated to ReForest London and planted in one of our future projects.
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| Tree Pruning Tips |
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Did you know that now is an ideal time to prune a tree? November through March are the best times to prune your tree, as this is when they are dormant.
ReForest London has detailed instructions on our website:
Why pruning is important
Proper pruning methods
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| Spring 2007 deadline approaches |
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February 15 is the deadline for all spring project plans. Our project process is outlined here. Contact us if you are interested in planning a project.
In March we'll begin planting. Watch for our spring calendar to see how you can become involved.
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Boys at Sir John A MacDonald planted trees in their school yard this fall.
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ReForest London joins UN tree planting program
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ReForest London has pledged to plant at least 1,000 native trees next year through the United Nations' Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. The program seeks to promote the planting of one billion trees in 2007.
The campaign's website is full of information about the program, trees world wide, and other participants in the program.
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ReForest London eNews 
December 2006