Welcome to The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission website.
We are proud to be a member of the Tree City USA communities.

Tree watering information for the week of August 1st - August 8th, 2010:

We got 0.4" of rain last week, please give each new tree 12 gallons of water.

We are still several inches below normal rainfall for the spring and summer, the rain we do get evaporates quickly... trees really need to be watered weekly. Many of the new trees are showing signs of stress and we have had several trees die. Please give each new tree 20 gallons of water this week.

It has been a really dry, hot spring and summer. If you have not been watering your trees this spring and summer, we are down several inches of rain. Please water your new trees.

If you would like a Gator Bag watering system for your new trees please contact the Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014 and we can get you the bags and show you how to use them to water your new trees.

Watering these new trees is needed and the best thing you can do to make sure the trees survive the transplant shock.

New trees need to be watered weekly for the first two years from spring until late fall unless we get an inch of rain.

This site last updated: July 31, 2010

The next meeting of The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission will be
Friday, September 3, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Factoryville Borough Hall Building,
161 College Avenue, Factoryville.

This will be our meeting for August, due to vacations of our commission members the meeting date had to be changed to one week earlier.

Agenda will include the following:
1) Discussion of permit applications for any tree pruning, removals, or planting along the right of ways of Factoryville Borough.

2) Begin planning for Fall Tree Plantings.

3) Discuss the ongoing tree assessments for all borough streets. If you have a tree you are concerned about along the streets of Factoryville please contact the Shade Tree Commission at 945-1014.

GARDEN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Please consider coming out helping us weed our gardens and keep Factoryville beautiful.... If interested in adopting a garden at Christy Mathewson Park please call us at 945-1014 or email us at: shadetree@factoryville.org

Lackawanna Trail High School Students plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day, April 2010

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Mission Statement of 
The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission

The Shade Tree Commission plants and maintains trees along the Borough streets and public rights-of-way, and in municipal open space.

Our mission is to create and maintain optimum tree cover, species diversity, and a pleasant, planned environment. Promoting an effective community forestry program as an ongoing process of renewal and improvement. A program of tree planting and care that continues through the years creating community pride and involvement.

If you have a tree along the right of way that you are concerned about, please let The Shade Tree Commission know.  You can call the Borough Hall building and leave a message at 945-7484.

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Factoryville Residents Please Note:

STREET TREES IN FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH 

ARE PROTECTED BY ORDINANCE:

FACTORYVILLE BOROUGH
WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ORDINANCE  #341 

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SHADE TREE COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANTING, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTION AND REMOVAL OF TREES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE; AND,  PROVIDING ENFORCEMENT AND CREATING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.

Visit our permit page for more information:

Shade Tree Permit Information

Or for more information on The Factoryville Shade Tree Commission visit other pages within the Shade Tree Commissions website.....

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