BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//aldridgegardens.com//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:e59e7a2f-55b2-47c6-a3ea-1500bd4e9465 X-WR-CALDESC:Hosted by the Hoover Beautification Board\n\n9:30 a.m. Tree gi veaway \n10:30 a.m. Arbor Day ceremony featuring fourth-grade Arbor Day es say contest winners\n11 a.m. Ceremonial tree planting\n\nLIST OF AVAILA BLE TREE SPECIES – IN ORDER OF MATURE SIZE\nMost of these trees will b e planted out of 3 gal. containers and will range in height from 3 to 6 fe et.\nLongleaf pine will be planted out of one gallon containers and will r ange in height from grass stage to 3 feet tall.\n \nAmerican Fringe Tree ( Chionanthus virginicus) – Small deciduous tree or shrub that can reach 15- 20’ in height. Typically found on moist soils in the forest understory. P roduces white\, fragrant flowers in spring\, grooved and scaly bark\, and blue-black drupe fruit. An under-utilized but very popular ornamental tha t is an excellent replacement for flowering dogwood.\n\nFlowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) – Small deciduous tree that grows slowly to 20’ tall at m aturity. Requires shade and well-drained soils. Produces interesting bar k and fruit. Typically has white flowers and red fall color. Popular orna mental but prone to Dogwood anthracnose and numerous other cultural proble ms.\n\nSouthern Crabapple (Malus angustifolia) – Small deciduous tree that grows quickly to 25’ tall at maturity. Showy flowers in the spring with thorns along the branches. Tolerates a variety of sites but prefers shade . Produces small\, yellow-green sour apples that are highly desirable to wildlife. \n\nEastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) – Medium sized everg reen conifer that grows 40-50’ high by 8-20’ wide. Aromatic foliage\, int eresting fruit and somewhat showy\, exfoliating bark. Tolerant of adverse site conditions but prefers full sun and alkaline soils. Variable branch ing habit in the wild.\n\nAmerican Beech (Fagus grandifolia) – Medium to l arge sized deciduous tree that grows 50-60’ high with numerous spreading l imbs that form a broad\, round-topped and compact canopy. Unique characte ristics include smooth\, light gray bark\, prickly stalked fruit\, sharp-p ointed buds and leaves persisting through winter. Prefers rich moist bott om-lands but occurs on gravelly slopes and rich uplands. Beech nut fruit is highly desirable to wildlife. \n\nBaldcypress (Taxodium distichum) – Large deciduous conifer that typically grows 50-70’ high but can grow to 100’ or more. Versatile tree that is commonly found on wet sites but is also highly tolerant of dry sites and drought-like conditions. Beautiful\ , rust fall color and compact pyramidal shape.\n\nSouthern Red Oak (Quercu s falcata) – Large\, deciduous shade tree that grows 60-80’ tall on dry\, gravelly uplands and rich bottom lands. Has large\, spreading branches an d open canopy. Interesting leaf shape and color contrast between upper an d lower leaf surface. Copper fall color. Low tolerance for site disturba nce. Produces ½” long acorns that mature over two growing seasons. Part of the red oak group. \n\nWhite oak (Quercus alba) – Large\, deciduous sha de tree that grows 60-80’ tall and tolerates a variety of rich soils. Won derful bark and leaf characteristics. Beautiful mixed fall color. Produc es an abundance of ¾” long acorns that mature over one growing season and are highly desirable to deer and other wildlife. Part of the white oak gr oup.\n\nLongleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) – Large\, evergreen conifer that g rows slowly to 100’ tall with a slightly tapering trunk\, stout branches a nd gnarled limbs that typically form an elongated and irregular canopy tha t is often 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the tree. Slower growing than other y ellow pines but extremely sturdy and highly tolerant of planting site vari ety and environmental conditions. Produces 6-10” long cones and leaves mo stly in clusters of 3 that are 8-18” long. Prefers well-drained\, sandy a nd gravelly soils. The State Tree of Alabama!!!\n\nNOTE: Site selectio n should include consideration for the tree’s sun tolerance\, for its cano py growing up and out\, and for its roots being willing and able to spread out underground\, without restriction. Because newly planted trees almos t always require periodic maintenance\, the planting site should be in a l ocation where the tree will not be forgotten. And because schools tend to expand\, the planting site should not be in a location that could one day be utilized for expansion.\n\nPhoto courtesy: Hoover Sun X-WR-RELCALID:1e9220578d67298f1c07c892515daf60 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20141102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RDATE:20151101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20140309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:76329e95-f174-4218-962d-1c78af10e919 DTSTAMP:20260423T184839Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Hoover Beautification Board\n\n9:30 a.m. Tree giv eaway \n10:30 a.m. Arbor Day ceremony featuring fourth-grade Arbor Day ess ay contest winners\n11 a.m. Ceremonial tree planting\n\nLIST OF AVAILAB LE TREE SPECIES – IN ORDER OF MATURE SIZE\nMost of these trees will be planted out of 3 gal. containers and will range in height from 3 to 6 fee t.\nLongleaf pine will be planted out of one gallon containers and will ra nge in height from grass stage to 3 feet tall.\n \nAmerican Fringe Tree (C hionanthus virginicus) – Small deciduous tree or shrub that can reach 15-2 0’ in height. Typically found on moist soils in the forest understory. Pr oduces white\, fragrant flowers in spring\, grooved and scaly bark\, and b lue-black drupe fruit. An under-utilized but very popular ornamental that is an excellent replacement for flowering dogwood.\n\nFlowering Dogwood ( Cornus florida) – Small deciduous tree that grows slowly to 20’ tall at ma turity. Requires shade and well-drained soils. Produces interesting bark and fruit. Typically has white flowers and red fall color. Popular ornam ental but prone to Dogwood anthracnose and numerous other cultural problem s.\n\nSouthern Crabapple (Malus angustifolia) – Small deciduous tree that grows quickly to 25’ tall at maturity. Showy flowers in the spring with t horns along the branches. Tolerates a variety of sites but prefers shade. Produces small\, yellow-green sour apples that are highly desirable to w ildlife. \n\nEastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) – Medium sized evergr een conifer that grows 40-50’ high by 8-20’ wide. Aromatic foliage\, inte resting fruit and somewhat showy\, exfoliating bark. Tolerant of adverse site conditions but prefers full sun and alkaline soils. Variable branchi ng habit in the wild.\n\nAmerican Beech (Fagus grandifolia) – Medium to la rge sized deciduous tree that grows 50-60’ high with numerous spreading li mbs that form a broad\, round-topped and compact canopy. Unique character istics include smooth\, light gray bark\, prickly stalked fruit\, sharp-po inted buds and leaves persisting through winter. Prefers rich moist botto m-lands but occurs on gravelly slopes and rich uplands. Beech nut fruit i s highly desirable to wildlife. \n\nBaldcypress (Taxodium distichum) – Large deciduous conifer that typically grows 50-70’ high but can grow to 100’ or more. Versatile tree that is commonly found on wet sites but is a lso highly tolerant of dry sites and drought-like conditions. Beautiful\, rust fall color and compact pyramidal shape.\n\nSouthern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) – Large\, deciduous shade tree that grows 60-80’ tall on dry\, g ravelly uplands and rich bottom lands. Has large\, spreading branches and open canopy. Interesting leaf shape and color contrast between upper and lower leaf surface. Copper fall color. Low tolerance for site disturban ce. Produces ½” long acorns that mature over two growing seasons. Part o f the red oak group. \n\nWhite oak (Quercus alba) – Large\, deciduous shad e tree that grows 60-80’ tall and tolerates a variety of rich soils. Wond erful bark and leaf characteristics. Beautiful mixed fall color. Produce s an abundance of ¾” long acorns that mature over one growing season and a re highly desirable to deer and other wildlife. Part of the white oak gro up.\n\nLongleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) – Large\, evergreen conifer that gr ows slowly to 100’ tall with a slightly tapering trunk\, stout branches an d gnarled limbs that typically form an elongated and irregular canopy that is often 1/3 to 1/2 the length of the tree. Slower growing than other ye llow pines but extremely sturdy and highly tolerant of planting site varie ty and environmental conditions. Produces 6-10” long cones and leaves mos tly in clusters of 3 that are 8-18” long. Prefers well-drained\, sandy an d gravelly soils. The State Tree of Alabama!!!\n\nNOTE: Site selection should include consideration for the tree’s sun tolerance\, for its canop y growing up and out\, and for its roots being willing and able to spread out underground\, without restriction. Because newly planted trees almost always require periodic maintenance\, the planting site should be in a lo cation where the tree will not be forgotten. And because schools tend to expand\, the planting site should not be in a location that could one day be utilized for expansion.\n\nPhoto courtesy: Hoover Sun DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20150307T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20150307T120000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:City of Hoover’s 17th Annual Arbor Day Celebration END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR