A followup on our November 2025 letter about weeding orphan tree wells:
Our weeding foray to Belmont Street in October 2025 included an empty treewell thatched with weeds. We were gratified to see that within a few weeks of our cleanup, the City’s forestry department had planted a new tree in the space. That tree – a Crabapple ‘Royal Raindrops’ – is now in flower and looking splendid.
Thank you City of Cambridge Urban Forestry Team!
Three photographs tell the story.
October 18, 2025: Empty treewell, before weeding.October 18, 2025: Empty treewell, after weeding. May 5, 2026: Crabapple in bloom.
Maggie Booz, Lawn Street, Cambridge
Annette LaMond, Riedesel Avenue, Cambridge
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A followup on our November 2025 letter about weeding orphan tree wells:
Our weeding foray to Belmont Street in October 2025 included an empty treewell thatched with weeds. We were gratified to see that within a few weeks of our cleanup, the City’s forestry department had planted a new tree in the space. That tree – a Crabapple ‘Royal Raindrops’ – is now in flower and looking splendid.
Thank you City of Cambridge Urban Forestry Team!
Three photographs tell the story.
Maggie Booz, Lawn Street, Cambridge
Annette LaMond, Riedesel Avenue, Cambridge
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Please consider making a financial contribution to maintain, expand and improve Cambridge Day.
We are now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and all donations are tax deductible.
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