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Kaptur Administrative Center
8999 W. 123rd Street
Palos Park, Illinois 60464
708-671-3700
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Tree Body of Palos Park

News you can Use!!
The duties of the Tree Body are to promote the preservation and reforestation program of the Village and to encourage greater public awareness and participation in this program. Monthly meetings are the first Tuesday of each month (7:30pm) at the Kaptur Administration Center. All are welcome.

Some Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age.


Tree Body Meeting Reports

No need to miss the valuable information of the monthly Tree Body meeting. Click on the heading to view archived reports.

leaf. Trees Help Keep Palos Green

leaf. Beware of 'Tree Gypsys'

leaf. Oak Wilt Spreading in Southeast Palos Park

leaf. Take Root with Native Plants

leaf. Periodic Cicada

leaf. Tree 'To Do' List Before Spring Arrives

leaf. Winter In The Park

leaf. Emerald Ash Borer Arrives

leaf. Summer Tree Care Tips

leaf. The Ginko Tree

leaf. Dutch Elm Disease

leaf. Deer Tick and Lyme Disease

leaf. A Welcome to Fall

leaf. Summer Water Tips

leaf. Palos Park Celebrates Arbor Day

leaf Oak Trees in Palos

leaf. Some Pruning Bits

leaf. Planting the Right Tree in the Right Spot

leaf.Oak Wilt Disease

leaf. Beware of the Emerald Ash Borer

leaf. Pests of the Midwest

leaf. How to Mulch and How Not to Mulch

leaf. Stress Can Kill Your Trees

leaf. How to Find an Arborist

leaf. Don't Give Jack Frost Credit for Fall Colors

leaf. Carpenter Ants and Trees

leaf. Lightening and Trees

leaf. Working Hard to Survive

leaf. A Second Chance for Elms

leaf. Trees and Deer in Palos Park

leaf. Less Salt Please!

leaf. Tree Decline

leaf. Tree Myths Test your knowledge on trees and tree care.

leaf. Winter Chores

leaf. Provenance is Important

leaf. Mulching the smart way

leaf. Alternatives to Leaf Burning

leaf. Pruning of Shade Trees

leaf. Planting Your Native Garden

WHEN DRIVING KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE FOR WHITETAIL DEER

Normally, the White-tailed deer go through the mating season, also known as the “rut”, during late October through November. However around this time of year, all the natural food available to the deer in the surrounding forests, such as grasses, berries and acorns, are mostly gone. Deer will venture closer to the roads licking road salt that has been spread on the street by the Village, County and State to supplement their natural food requirements. Be careful and aware when driving, especially during the evening and early morning hours when deer tend to be more active.

Tree Body Info Bits

Neighborhoods with well-shaded streets can be up to 6-10 degrees cooler than neighborhoods without street trees.

Deciduous trees, planted on the south and west side of your home, will keep your house cooler in the summer and let the sun warm your home in the winter, reducing energy use.

Just three trees, properly placed around a house, can save up to 30% of energy use.

Trees or shrubs planted to shade air conditioners help cool a building more efficiently, using less electricity. A unit operating in shade uses as much as 10% less electricity than the same one operating in sun.

Trees release oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping reduce the effects of global warming.

A mature tree intercepts about 1,000 gallons of water a year, decreasing the severity of downpours, and helps control flooding and soil erosion.

Trees are good for people too. People living in “greener” surroundings report lower levels of fear and less violent behavior.

 

leaf. Create a Small Wild Spot in Your Yard-Growing native plants give benefit.

leaf.Suitable Trees for Palos Park-Recommendations for the residents of Palos Park of trees to plant that are most likely to survive the unique conditions of our town

leaf. Top Ten things to do to make Palos Park a Better Place for People and Wildlife.

leaf. Care and Management of Native Oaks This is a MUST read for anyone in Palos Park. It covers the very important Do's and Don'ts of oak trees, especially if you are planning construction or landscaping projects.

leaf What's Happening to our Oaks?- Dr. George Ware of the Morton Arboretum contributed to this important information about our Oak Forests

leaf. Fall Special-includes Fall Tree planting, Dead Tree Take-down, Adopt-a-highway, Apple Scab and Poison Oak.

leaf Steve Thomas-Restoration Ecologist, Important Information for Palos Park Residents.


leafSources for Help

Available at the Library! Need help with you trees? Consult the resource files at the Library. The Tree Body currently has six volumes of articles about trees and a variety of subjects related to our environment. Information contained in these volumes covers a wide range of topics including tree species, wildlife, native plants and useful descriptions with pictures of diseases and insects to help our residents. We get information from the Morton Arboretum, National Arbor Day Foundation, EPA, etc. Marifran Peckenpaugh is collecting, organizing, and updating these materials.

Palos Park Newsletter and Village Web Site: Reports, Updates and valuable information is posted at each location.

Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic: www.mortonarb.org Weekday afternoons 1-3pm. Call 630-719-2424. You may call or take specimens to the clinic. Before you have work done on your trees, it is recommended you check with the Clinic about proper procedures. The clinic covers plant identification, diagnosis for woody plant ailments, and selection of trees and shrubs.

Chicago Botanic Gardens: 847-835-8261 You may call this number and ask for assistance. www.chicago-botanic.org 

Master Gardeners: Volunteers trained by the University of Illinois Extension Service answer your questions about insects, sod, house plants, lawns and trees. Call 708-532-3337, weekdays 9 to 3pm. 


leafReference Books for Native Plants

Book Title Author

"Forest And Shade Trees Of Iowa"

Van der Linden & Farrar
"Landscaping With Native Trees" Sternberg & Wilson
"Manual of Woody Landscape Plants" Michael Dirr
"Midwest Gardens" Wolfe & Irving
"Nature's Heartland" Boon & Groe
"Oaks Of North America" Miller
"Plants Of The Chicago Region" Swink & Wilhelm
"Plants that Merit Attention- Vol. 2 Shrubs" The Garden Club of America
"Plants That Merit Attention-Vol. 1 Trees" The Garden Club of America
"Seeds Of Woody Plants In The United States" Forest Service U.S. Dept. of Ag.
"The Natural History Of Wild Shrubs And Vines" Harper & Row
"Trees, Shrubs And Vines For Attracting Birds" Degraaf & Witman


leafTree Body Link List

Green Landscaping with Native Plants from the US Environmental Protection Agency

Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program from the National Wildlife Federation. Learn what you can do to encourage wildlife in your own yard. 

National Arbor Day Foundation Helping people plant and care for trees.

The Morton Arboretum The goal of the Arboretum is to encourage the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier and more beautiful world.

Chicago Botanic Gardens Owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, the Garden is a place of ever-changing natural beauty that you can stroll through daily

Possibility Place Nursery specializing in natural landscaping materials

Pizzo & Associates Native Plants and Seeds for Ecological Gardening. Prairie, Woodland and Wetland Restoration. Serving the Midwest.

Chicago Wilderness Magazine many publications available on-line.

The Wild Ones Journal promotes biodiversity and environmentally sound practices.

The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois resource for native plants. 

If you have a great link to add to this list-email here.


leafNatural Landscapers

Gerard and Greene, Native Plant Nursery and Landscape Design.
Native Plant Nursery and Landscape Design, 26225 S. Woodlawn Ave., Crete, IL 60417

Back to Nature Design 708-403-2725
These consultants work in Palos Park and do restoration in the Forest Preserves. On-site consultation for creating a natural landscape using native plants and trees.

Pizzo & Associates-Landscape Architects/Contractors phone: 708-209-1660, fax 708-652-3697 (Inquire about the costs first.) Designs landscapes using native plants and trees-ecological restoration-burns.

Trumpet Vine 708-448-0889
John Dekoker, 12228 Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights, IL. On-site consulting.


leafNurseries with Native Plants and Trees
Always specify that you want locally grown native species.

Possibility Place Nursery  708-534-03988  www.possibilityplace.com 
Conner Shaw will help with selection. Call and make an appointment to visit his nursery or ask him to come to your home. He does not do the planting. All his plants, trees and shrub are native to Palos Park. 7548 West Monee-Manhattan Road, Monee, IL. Ask to be placed on the catalog mailing list.

Gerard and Greene, Native Plant Nursery and Landscape Design.
Native Plant Nursery and Landscape Design, 26225 S. Woodlawn Ave., Crete, IL 60417

Prairie House Garden Center  708-687-3131
15151 Harlem Avenue, Orland Park, IL

The Growing Place  630-355-4000
25 West 471 Plank Road, Naperville, IL

Plum Creek Nursery  708-672-7999
225 East Bemis Road, Crete, IL

Sid's Garden Center 
10926 SW Highway, Palos Hills, IL. They will special order plants.

The Natural Garden 630-584-0150
West 442 Route 64, Saint Charles, IL


leaf Arborists and Tree Service
Contact all three companies on this list. Ask for a free estimate and get  the free advise from the Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic (listed above) It is wise to contact the clinic before and after you call a tree service. If there is no danger or disease, consider leaving dead or fallen trees for birds and wildlife.

Davey Tree 630-323-7220 www.davey.com
The Davey Tree Expert Company
11-S-165 Madison St.,
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Care of Trees  708-460-6860

Homer Tree Service 815-838-0321 or 708-974-4500


leafMail Order Sources

The Wildflower Source  847-740-9796
P.O. Box 312, Fox Lake, Il 60020

Midwest Wildflowers 815-624-7074
Box 64, Rockton, IL

Prairie Nursery 608-296-3679
www.prairienursery.com P.O. Box 306, Westfield, WI, 53964, fax at 608-296-2741


leafMagazines

Chicago Wilderness Magazine   www.chiwild.org
P.O. Box 268, Downers Grove, IL 60515-8358. Four issues a year. Chicago Wilderness is an alliance of over 100 public and private organizations working together to study and restore, protect and manage the natural resources of the Chicago region. The magazine illustrates the stories of the people and organizations working to heal and protect local nature. Palos Park became a member in March 2000.

The Wild Ones Journal-Natural Landscapers, Ltd.  www.for-wild.org
P.O. Box 1274, Appleton, WI. 54912-1274.