
r. Kramer has over 25 years of work experience in the horticulture industry, in both the public and private sector. Continue Reading →
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r. Kramer has over 25 years of work experience in the horticulture industry, in both the public and private sector. Continue Reading →
“Based on my research of the circumstances associated with these trees, and taking into account the concerns of parties present at the public hearing and correspondence received, my decision is not to remove all of the 20 trees as the proposed but to gradually phase in the tree removals over the next two to three years and require the immediate replacement of any trees removed with tree species tolerant of a wet environment.”– Bruce Spaman, Greenwich Tree Warden Continue Reading →
Neighbor after neighbor of Binney Park insisted the Crab Apple trees are beautiful when they flower and are not dead. The trees are slated to be cut down per the Binney Park Master Plan and replaced with trees suitable to soggy, wet soil and salt. Continue Reading →
The Binney Park Master Plan entails removing some trees that are not thriving and replacing them with more appropriate ones. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Tree Conservancy proud to contribute to the Greenwich Town of Greenwich being awarded a Silver ranking, its highest, by Sustainable CT. Continue Reading →
Greenwich’s Tree Warden Bruce Spaman is retiring after 16 years on the job. One of his proudest accomplishments is establishing the all organic maintenance of Greenwich’s parks. Since 2008, there have been no inorganic fertilizers or pesticides used in the parks. Continue Reading →
Greenwich’s Tree Warden Bruce Spaman is hosting an informative walk among the stately trees of Byram Park on Sunday, September 9, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. RSVP today. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday at noon, Greenwich’s Tree Warden Bruce Spaman held a public hearing on the fate of a Pin Oak tree on Mead Ave in Byram which is a stone’s throw from New Lebanon School. The tree is on the side of Mead Ave with no utility wires, but there is a second massive Pin Oak across the street that has grown around the wires. That too may be in jeopardy. Neighbors turned out to defend the tree’s right to stand. Matt Popp said he moved from Chestnut Street to Mead Ave precisely because it was lined with trees. Continue Reading →
“Trees are not to be removed ‘for doing what trees do naturally’. Trees are not to be removed for shedding fruit, nuts, leaves, twigs and small branches, or for sheltering wildlife.” – Bruce Spaman Continue Reading →
A neighbor whose property backs up to Bible Street Park in Cos Cob objects to 2 of 8 saplings planted last summer by the Greenwich Youth Conservation Program. The Oak trees were selected by the Town in part because they will absorb water in the very wet area by the brook where they were planted. The neighbor likes to garden and is concerned the Oak trees will mature and cast shade on her yard. Continue Reading →