Cambridge resident Maggie Booz stands with a crabapple in bloom on Belmont Street, after being planted in what had been an orphan tree well. May 5, 2026.
Credit: Annette LaMond
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. Credit: Annette LaMondOctober 18, 2025: Empty treewell, after weeding. Credit: Annette LaMondMay 5, 2026: Crabapple in bloom. Credit: Annette LaMond
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.
Credit: Annette LaMond
Credit: Annette LaMond
Maggie Booz, Lawn Street, Cambridge
Annette LaMond, Riedesel Avenue, Cambridge
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