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Tower Lakes is proud to be recognized since 1995 as a Tree City USA by the Nation Arbor Day Foundation. Our mature urban forest is one of the distinctive features which makes our town a desirable place to live.
Invasive Buckthorn is a menace to our urban forest. To volunteer to help fight it or to learn about our plans to reduce Buckthorn, call Tree Commissioner Tom Hannagan at 847-526-9192. Also be sure to read this article published by the Minnesota DNR.
The following is a photographic tour of trees in Tower Lakes recommended for local planting by our Village Arborist, Rich Berglund.
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Arbor View Photo tour & guide to selecting trees to plant on your property |
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Common name: Burr Oak
Botanical name: Quercus macrocarpa |
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Soils: will tolerate most soils.
Native tree that will live 100-150 years and grow 60-75 ft tall. |
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Common
name: Bald Cypress Botanical name: Taxodium Distichum Soils: Wet areas that are slow to drain. Does very well in peat soils.
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Common
name: Kentucky Coffee
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Soils: Will tolerate most soils.
Native tree that will live 60-75 years and grow 50-60 ft tall. |
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Common name: Hop Hornbeam
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Soils: Will tolerate most soils. |
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Native tree that will live 50-60 years and will grow 20-30 ft tall under canopy of larger trees. |
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Common name: American Hazel Nut |
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Soils: Will tolerate most soils. |
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Native tree that will live 20-30 years and will grow 10-20 ft tall. Produces hazel nut. |
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Common name: Crimson Frost Birch
Soils: Well drained with high organic content. |
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Cultivated tree that may live 20-30 years with proper mulching and watering. Needs full sun. |
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Common name: Red Oak
Botanical name: Quercus rubra Soils: Well drained with high organic content. |
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Native tree that will live 100-150 years and grow 60-75 ft tall. |
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Common name: Swamp White Oak
Soils: Wet areas with high organic content. |
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Native tree that will live 100-150 years and grow 60-75 ft tall. |
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Common name: Sugar Maple
Soils: Well drained soils. |
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Native tree that will live 100-150 years and grow 60-75 ft tall. |
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Common name: Ginko
Soils: Well drained soils. Very tolerant of urban conditions. |
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Introduced tree from Asia that will live 60-125 years and grow 60-75 ft tall. |
