Heritage Tree Program in Full Bloom

A very large Sycamore tree belonging to Robin Crouse at 538 Old Westminster Pike is the first tree to be nominated as part of Westminster's new Heritage Tree Program.

The Program is sponsored by the Westminster Tree Commission, and is designed to recognize significant trees associated with important local or regional history, people, structures, or landscapes.

This Program acknowledges that Heritage Trees, whether located on public or private property, are distinct and unique living resources of the Westminster community.

Mayor Kevin Utz supports the new Heritage Tree Program, stating “this simple act of recognizing the significant trees of Westminster will help bring us together as a community to make a point: trees do matter and play an important role in our history and environment.”

A heritage tree may be associated with important local or regional history, people, structures, or landscapes. Anyone can nominate a tree and the tree can be on public or private property.

The city will notify the property owner of the nomination, and then, upon the owner’s consent, the application to nominate will be processed. A City Arborist will inspect the nominated tree and produce a picture and description to be displayed on the City website and an identification marker placed near the tree.

Anyone seeking assistance in nominating a heritage tree should contact the Westminster Tree Commission at info@westgov.com or at 410-848-9000.

Information in this post was taken from the www.westminstermd.gov website.