December Tree News:
Local: Maryland’s State Highway Admin. has begun planting approximately 15,000 trees on the Eastern Shore. And don’t forget the prizes that Gov. Martin O’Malley is giving away for planting your own tree as part of the state’s Tree Initiative.
Local: Politicians want to protect Loch Raven Reservoir water supply and nature lovers trying to protect the right to enjoy the public area. Most recently a law against mountain bikers and hikers has been created on creating illegal trails and rangers have been patrolling and ticketing those ignoring the warnings.
Local: Md Dept. of Agriculture has put out a Maryland Christmas Tree Fact Sheet! Did you know it can take as many as 15 years to grow a tree of typical height (6 – 7 feet) or as little as 4
years, but the average growing time is 7 years?
Sources:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/21402149/detail.html
http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=81091
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/outdoors/bal-sp.thomson13dec13,0,1181092.story
http://www.mda.state.md.us/pdf/christmastreefacts.pdf