by Dennis Martin, Littleton, Colorado real estate expert
What a better way to celebrate Arbor Day than planting a tree that is almost free?
The City of Littleton is continuing its annual, tree program for the 13th year. This year 340 trees, with 18 different species will be available to anyone owning property within Littleton city limits. Trees must be planted within the city limits of Littleton.
The planting process is a relatively easy process and each tree picked up comes with instructions. There is a small fee for with the trees. $30 is charged for small, ornamental trees. $40 will get you a larger shade tree.
The trees can be picked up Saturday April 19 from 8 am to noon from the Littleton Center at 2255 W Berry Ave. Arbor Day is April 18 this will be a nice way to celebrate and make it a block party with your neighbor to organize a tree planting day. All trees will be allocated first come, first serve, based on applications sent to the city which are due March 10 with payment.
To apply or for more information visit Tree Planting Program. Or call David Flaig, City Arborist with Littleton at 303-795-3766.
(Photo Courtesy Littleton gov web site)
The tree planting program in Littleton is a special something that is shared by many others outdie the Martin family. It’s nice to see others participating in this too.
Denver and the metro area is located in a pretty arid area, and when I work with relocating buyers, they often ask where our trees come from. I’ll definitely send the Littleton residents to your article next year when Arbor Day rolls around again.
Here in the city, we also have tree give-away days, and a fun event for anyone who loves trees is “Denver Digs Trees.”
Gretchen Kentwood
http://www.lifestyledenver.com
Our new neighbor just cut down 2 large 3-4 story high trees that were probably 50-70 years old. These generational trees provided shade, better quality air, and habitat to wonderful birds for the entire neighborhood.
Now we are looking at the prospect of a huge garage of unfriendly city-like walls, no more open lawn, less wildlife, and the sun bearing down upon us, adjacently.
In conjuntion to city hearings to put up fences in variance to city code that might block traffic views and contribute to accidents, what about city hearings to be thoughtfully consider the consequences of so easily obliterating our life-time old suburban history and living environment?
Should there not be public input with regard to taking down perfectly healthy, non-dangerous, life-sustaining trees that benefit everyone?
What about a public hearing to discuss methods of building around them, before granting building permits that do not take into account their existence in the first place, and the impact felt by everyone of their loss?
What about a public requirement to mandatorily and adequately replace such old trees, promptly, using the city tree program?
Please hear my plea! We value this neighborhood for it’s historical living environment. It is tragic to see it altered so drastically with what seems to be very little forethought and consideration to the community at large.