This fall, Village employees planted 29 oaks, 18 other tree species, and 16 shrubs along rights-of-way and public areas. Planting native (species that grow here) and planting correctly, should increase their chances of surviving and decrease the maintenance of our new trees.

 FALL TREE TAKE DOWN
Over 100 dead trees are being removed this fall. Logs suitable for firewood will be cut up into fireplace-size logs and left along the nearby roadside . Please take these logs for your fireplace.

 ADOPT A HIGHWAY - PITCH IN, NOT OUT
The members of the Tree Body want to acknowledge and show their appreciation for the work being done by the groups in the Village who are picking up trash along some of our roadways. In the Adopt A Highway program, are the Palos Park VFW Post #4861, who are working on two miles of Route 83 from Southwest Highway to LaGrange Road, and Boy Scout Troop 429 of Good Shepherd Church, who cover 1-1/4 miles of 123rd Street from the Plush Horse to LaGrange Road. The Scouts of Troop 699 also recently volunteered to pick up along 119th Street. We especially want to thank Denise Cowan, Chairman of the Beautification Committee, and the Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders for organizing their efforts. We also appreciate all the RESIDENTS who pitch in to keep our streets clean!

APPLE SCAB AND OUR CRAB APPLE TREES
Many Palos Park residents are concerned about their crab apple trees when their leaves become distorted, dry out and drop prematurely. This condition is caused by a fungus called apple scab. It affects members of the rose family...crab apple, hawthorne, mountain ash, cotoneaster, firethorne, and common pear. Because of the beauty of these trees, they have been heavily planted in Palos Park.

Apple scab fungus overwinters o fallen leaves and infected twigs. Collecting and removing or composting leaves and twigs will reduce the source of this infection. This should be done before the spring budding time.

Fungicide control programs for scab can be used, along with sanitation. Local tree care companies spray bayleton, zineb, or feram at bud swell (approximately April 1). Additional sprays may be necessary at 1 to 3 week intervals, depending on the degree of infeciton and the weather (moist weather increases the infection).

The best way to prevent apple scab is to plant resistent crabapples. The Morton Arboretum recommends the Donald Wyman, white angel, and Adirondack species. For more information, call the Plant Clinic (630-719-2424) between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. weekdays. Your nursery man many also stock scab-resistent crabapples.

If you question any information or prices provided by a tree service, it is wise to call the Morton Arboretum Plant Clinic or the Village Public Works Department (448-2700 ext 136) for a second opinion.

"LEAVES OF THREE - LET THEM BE"
Watch out for poinson ivy! We have a bonanza crop this year. The leaves usually have three leaflets and are bright red in the fall. Tell your kids not to pick any red leaves. The first bout of poison ivy usually occurs when children are between the ages of eight and sixteen.

Poison ivy can creep along as a ground cover, gorw as a low shrub, or climb up a tree like a vine. It is most dangerous in the spring and summer, when the urushio content is high. The oily resin, urushiol, sticks to almost all surfaces, including the fur of pets who run outside. IT can even be carried in the air if it is burned in a fire.