CANTON — The Canton Rotary Club makes trees available to owners of Canton Village. The Rotary Club makes available 6-8 foot Fall Flamboyant Maples for planting along the road front – this tree is best planted 20-30 feet from the edge of the road or sidewalk . Rotary will provide the tree and half the cost and the landowner will provide half the cost – $20.
The trees will then be planted by SUNY Canton Fraternity Alpha Theta Gamma free of charge. These beautiful trees are supplied by Willow Tree Nursery in Potsdam and grown in Canada. Partnering with the project, Kevin Blanchard, owner of Willow Tree, said fall blaze maple has great fall color, grows quickly, and is very adaptable.
Participating in the project are the Canton Rotary Club, SUNY Canton Alpha Theta Gamma Fraternity, The Willow Tree Nursery and Lance W Rudiger, coordinator.
Jeanne Tyo-Martin, President of the Canton Rotary said, “Another example of what Rotary clubs do in our communities. The Township Club donates half the cost of the trees to any property owner in the village who wishes to have a tree planted for them in the front yard (from the side of the road to 35 feet deep).
“We are always ready to give our time and efforts to help our community. A famous man once said “think globally, act locally” and that’s a good motto that we live for the betterment of the world and its best to focus our efforts on our little piece of paradise and I hope we can be a beacon for others to give back,” said Nikolas Rauch of SUNY Canton Alpha Theta Gamma fraternity.
Interested persons should email Lance Rudiger at LRUDIGER@aol.com. Don’t forget, several criteria:
1. The person must be the owner
2. The tree must be planted between the edge of the road/curb and 35 feet deep on the property
3. Owner must call 811 to verify the search point
4. Lance W Rudiger (Township Rotary) has the final decision on tree allocation and tree placement
Make Canton a more beautiful village with trees that provide welcome green in spring, refreshing shade and breeze in summer, fantastic blazing autumn color in autumn, and majestic dark shapes in winter.
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