Forest Bytes - April, 2005

Walt Disney's childhood "belly botany," conducted in the shade of this favorite cottonwood, eventually led him to create such beloved figures as Mickey Mouse and Jiminy Cricket.

American Forests' Mike Lehman gives a brief history of Texas' famed Treaty Oak during a ceremony in San Antonio to plant a descendant of the famous tree. The grocery chain H-E-B sponsored the planting of 100 Treaty Oak offspring around the state on April 13 as part of the celebration of its 100th anniversary.
Photo by Susan Ghertner

Owen George of Trees Asheboro helps John and Boppy Toledano plant a Tidal Basin Cherry in Asheboro, North Carolina. Mrs. Toledano is the daughter of Mayor Frank McCrary and the granddaughter of Mayor D.B. McCrary.

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

Revitalizing Afghanistan
American Forests has joined Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and other partners in an effort to replant trees to revitalize Afghanistan's orchards, nurseries, woodlots, and greenbelts.
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Paul Mitchell Plants Trees
Men's hair care products manufacturer Paul Mitchell has joined American Forests in working to protect the air and environment through tree planting.
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Eyes on Jacksonville
At a press conference in Jacksonville, Florida, American Forests' Gary Moll detailed how growth in and around that city cost it 12.5 percent of its tree canopy between 1992 and 2002.
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Eco-Friendly
Planting Thought, a family-based certified organic clothing company, is donating a portion of the profits from its clothing and product sales to American Forests' Global ReLeaf campaign.
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Looking for the Biggest Trees
It is the ultimate ISO ad: Tall, dark, and handsome--a potential star waiting, undiscovered, for that certain someone.
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The Doctor Is In
Wild about willows? Frustrated by fungus? Want to know the best way to prune your holly?
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W H A T ' S H A P P E N I N G?

A Dreaming Tree for Disneyland
Disneyland's 50th Celebration festivities kicked off with a tree presentation at the California park.
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Trees for Texas
One hundred offspring of Texas' famed Treaty Oak were planted around the state April 13 as part of the grocery chain H-E-B's celebration of its 100th anniversary.
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Asheboro's Green History
Twenty-seven historic trees now stand in North Asheboro Park in Asheboro, North Carolina, each dedicated to a past mayor of the city and together offering an interpretive history of Asheboro.
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University of Michigan-Flint Plants Patriots Grove
A new 300-foot walkway on the campus of UM-Flint will be lined with historic trees this spring.
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J O I N A M E R I C A N F O R E S T S

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