A Green Deed Is a Great Deed

By purchasing a tree or shrubs through this program, you are contributing to hiring an arborist and tree maintenance or educational programs for the Village of Palos Park.

This fall the following trees and shrubs will be planted on public or private property and will be guaranteed for one year. Description of selections below.

Click on tree types to see photos of selections.

Large Trees:  
Blue Ash, White Ash, Oriental Arborvitae, River or Red Birch, Ohio Buckeye, Catalpa, Black Cherry, Kentucky Coffeetree, Gingko, Hackberry, Bitternut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory, Honey Locust, American Linden, Burr Oak, Chinapin Oak, Hills Oak, White Oak or Black Walnut

Middle Size Trees:  
Dogwood, Juniper, Maple, PawPaw, Austrian Pine,  Eastern White Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Wild Plum, Redbud, Shadblow Serviceberry, Allegheny Serviceberry & Ironwood

Small Trees:  
Speckled Alder, Blue Beech, Juneberry, Fringe Tree

Shrubs (Groups of Five): 
Grey Dogwood, American Filbert, Smooth Hydrangea, Spicebush, Bladdernut, American Cranberry

Trees and Shrubs in all categories may be purchased for a minimum donation of $250. All donations are deductible to the extent allowable by law.

Palos Park Tree Foundation

For information about the Tree Foundation or to set up an appointment for tree or shrub selection,  please call (708) 448-2700.

Descriptions of the trees and shrubs
This information is also available at the Library or Village Hall.

PALOS PARK TREE FOUNDATION 

The trees were selected because they are sturdy native survivors. We have had the most luck planting unpruned trees of 1.5" caliper that are grown in root bags. For one year, they need an inch of water once a week if there is no rainfall. There are no guarantees against deer damage. If food is scare, deer will eat almost anything. They don't find ash, catalpa, or ironwood particularly palatable. Spicebush is not a favorite either. We picked some shrubs so that residents can make their yards more interesting by naturalizing some areas for wildlife and leaves. Remember that oaks love their own leaves for fertilizer. 

You will notice that the list includes some understory trees and shrubs that will grow in shade under trees. If your trees are old or all the same age and species, you should start a replacement program now. It is important that we have a variety of trees of different ages and species in Palos Park. Asian longhorn beetles, gypsy moths, Dutch elm beetles and various tree diseases can threaten our forest and wipe out a number of the same kind of trees in one season.

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