CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY All photos courtesy of Longwood Gardens
By Andr e w L yman
Effectively and efficiently being able to deal with expansive storm damage to trees is a challenge that requires planning before the storm hits.At Longwood Gardens,Kennett Square,Pa.,we developed a com- prehensive Tree Management Plan to organize the continual care of the approximately 5,000 trees on the property,but discovered that the plan also proved its worth in dealing with storm damage.As we found out, having a plan to deal with disasters can help to organize emergency work while increasing efficiency on a day-to-day basis.
18 Arbor Age / May/June 2011
It’s all about the trees Trees are an important part of Longwood Gardens’ heritage. One of the world’s great display gardens, Longwood is the legacy of Industrialist Pierre Samuel du Pont. In 1906,du Pont purchased the property to prevent the harvest of a collection of nationally recognized trees, some nearly 200 years old.This care for trees was ingrained by founder du Pont, as is evident in this quote from the Caretaker’s Notebook of 1912: “No tree, dead or alive, is to be removed or trimmed, no matter whether located on the farm or in
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