Nice to meet you! I'm a new tree! 🌳
New Tree Care
New trees require extra care - especially while they are establishing new roots in urban environments. To create tree canopy, filter more water, create more clean air, and store more carbon, we need our new trees to grow.
Here are some resources on how we can best help our trees while they establish:
- Caring for New Trees (PDF)
- City of Boston - Caring for Street Trees
- US Forest Service Tree Owner's Manual
In Lynn, we are planting 150 new trees which require 2 years of watering and receive check-ups from the Urban Forestry Fellow. Each tree needs 20 gallons of water per week, applied once per week, so that the water goes deeply into the soil around the tree. That's why there is a green watering bag around each new tree's trunk. This bag also protects the tree (hopefully!) from mower and weed whip damage.
Do you have a question about a new tree? Please email eholm@lynnma.gov with your questions, and include a picture and the number written on its tag if you can!
Fall 2024 Tree Planting Season
Thank you to everyone who supported our successful Fall 2024 tree planting season! We are pleased to report that we planted a total of 32 new trees this fall. There were 14 different species planted, boosting biodiversity and following the "Right Tree, Right Place" concept in Wards 1, 3, 4, and 6.
These were bare root trees from Chestnut Ridge Nursery, which arrived on October 22 at the Department of Public Works. The DPW worked with us to provide a staging area while trees awaited planting, water (critical for tree planting), and an F550 to transport the trees, mulch, loam, tools, and supplies to their planting locations. We were also fortunate to have the assistance of Roca Inc. and DPW tree and cemetery crew members on 10/24, 10/29, 11/5, and 11/7 to finish planting trees.
These 32 trees kick off our $550k grant, which seeks to plant 150 trees by June 2027, develop a youth program, and produce an Urban Forest Plan for the City. They will help reduce urban heat island effect, filter air and stormwater, and improve our communities.
Looking forward to Spring 2025, we are accepting New Tree Requests! Fill out the online form, or email eholm@lynnma.gov with your address and request.
