[Subdivision Name] Tree Sale
Hosted by [Resident Name or HOA] 

Trees make a neighborhood feel so friendly, so welcoming, therefore [Hosting Entity Name] invites you to take advantage of our tree sale.

Envision the beauty of tree-lined drives, resplendent with a leafy canopy swaying in the breeze high above...
a place where residents take mid-day walks, and kids play outside, even in August. By shading pavement
and lawns, trees reduce summer temperatures up to 10%. This increases outdoor activity and
socializing, which improves both psychological and physical well being.

Monetarily speaking, trees soften the urban aesthetic and create a sense of calm, raising property values an average of $8,870. If strategically planted in proximity to your home, trees can lower air-conditioning
costs up to 30%, and reduce winter heating bills up to 25%. Shaded pavement has a longer
lifespan due to reduced expansion/contraction caused by the intense summer sun. Trees
help mitigate storm water runoff, thereby reducing water treatment costs.

Environmentally, trees improve air quality by absorbing pollutants and producing oxygen. Of equal importance, every 1 lb of new wood growth results in 1.8 lb of carbon absorption. Trees also
raise one’s quality of life by reducing noise, especially those in annoyingly high frequencies.

Let’s make [Subdivision Name] a prettier and healthier place by investing in trees today. 
Thank you!

Questions:

[Resident Name or HOA ] [Phone Number]
Cindy Kessler, with Seeds to Trees, Inc, 513-403-1427

Trees make a neighborhood feel friendly, inviting…

With Trees -———— VS ————- Without Trees

Trees Being Offered

Information pertaining to all nine trees:
They are tall-growing shade trees.
They are in 3 gallon containers*, weighing approximately 10 lbs each.
Cost per tree is $25.

*Trees in 3 gallon pots vs larger balled-n-burlapped trees:
Balled-and-burlapped trees have had 90% of their roots pruned off in order to fit into that ball. It takes a long time for a tree to recover from such trauma. Trees in 3 gallon pots have endured very little, if any, root pruning. Because they are able to establish a root system that never gets disturbed, they really take off, often out-performing larger balled-n-burlapped trees.

Important:
Consider planting trees that are not currently in (or near) your yard. Pests and diseases are often species specific. Biological diversity is the only way to avoid wholesale loss of trees when blight hits, as happened with Dutch Elm Disease and the Emerald Ash borer.

Bald Cypress  

Beech (American) 

Height: 50’-70’
Width: 40’
Shape: oval
Growth rate: Slow to medium
Flowers: Insignificant
Fall color: Golden bronze
Light requirement: Full sun
Misc: A stately, truly magnificent tree with distinctively smooth trunk. Can live to be 300-400 years old. Daniel Boone carved "D. Boone Cilled A Bar… In Year 1760" into the bark of a Beech tree in eastern Tennessee. That tree, at an estimated age of 365 years and girth of 28.5’, died in 1916.

Buckeye

Catalpa

Height: 40’-60’
Width: 30’-40’
Shape: oval
Growth rate: Medium to fast
Flowers: Profusion of white orchid-like flowers in May/June that attract hummingbirds and create a white carpet when they fall.
Fall color: Golden yellow
Light requirement: Full sun to part shade
Misc: Very hardy, used for fence posts and railroad ties because of its resistance to rot.

Kentucky Coffeetree

Height: 70’-80’
Width: 40’-75’
Shape: Oval to rounded, unique ascension of branches that often narrow at the top, making it desirable as a landscape element
Growth rate: Fast until about 10 years old, moderate to slow thereafter
Flowers: Female trees have cascades of white flowers in late May/early June that have a rose-like scent
Fall color: Golden yellow
Light requirement: Full sun
Misc: Very hardy, pest free, will grow in wet or dry conditions and almost any kind of soil, drought resistant, and pollution tolerant. Early Kentucky settlers named the tree because of the similarity between its seeds and coffee beans. Its wood was once used in the construction of railroad sleeper cars.

Northern Pecan

Biological Diversity

Biological Diversity: Pests and diseases are often species specific. Biological diversity is the only way to reduce wholesale loss of trees when blight happens, as evidenced by Dutch Elm Disease and the Emerald Ash Borer. Please select trees that you do not currently have in (or near) your yard, as this will increase the biological diversity of the trees within our community. This is the only way to protect our trees, and thereby ensure the future aesthetics of Chatham Woods.

Order Details

How to Place an Order:
1. Download the order form:

2. Fill out the order form, selecting the trees you want. Be sure to include substitution preferences.
3. Write a check for the total amount, made out to ‘Seeds to Trees Inc’.
4. Drop off order form and check at [Resident’s House or HOA Office]: [Address}.
            -There will be a box by the [Identify Location] dedicated to tree orders, clearly marked as such. 

Order Deadline: July 20, 2020

Tree Pick-Up Information

[Date(s)]
[X:XX am - X:XX pm]

[Location Name]:
[XXX Street]
[City, State]
[Zip]

Note: Trees weigh about 10 lbs each.

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed to:
1. Help unload the delivery truck with the trees. This will happen between [Approximate Delivery Date]
2. You will know the exact date as soon as we know it, but the exact time of day will be somewhat fluid.
2. Help with preparatory activities such as making signs, putting signs up, making phone calls, etc.
3. Help with pick-up day logistics: tree distribution and assisting with loading of trees (about 10lbs each).

If you are able to help, please call [Responsible Party] at [Phone Number].
Thank you so much!

Planting Location Considerations

Spacing between street trees: Trees lining residential streets are typically 30’-35’ apart.
Street intersections: Leave at least 25' between trees and intersections.
Pavement: Leave at least 5' between trees and pavement.
Underground utilities: Leave at least 5' between trees and underground utilities.
Call the following to have underground utilities marked for free:
       1. [State] Utility Protection Service at [Phone Number]. (Yes, that is the totality of their phone number.)
                 They mark gas, electric, cable, sewer, phone, and fiber optic lines.
       2. [City]'s Utility Billing Department at [Phone Number].
                 They mark the water main and service line to the water meter, but not the line that runs from
the water meter to the house (although it is usually a straight line between the two).

Thank you for helping [Resident Name or HOA] make [Subdivision Name] a prettier, healthier place to live by investing in trees today!