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"We have received and purchased
a number of Liberty Elm trees from you, placed them in our golf
course nursery to mature for eventual transplanting. We are happy to report
that after the first planting reached 10 years, we transplanted 8 of them on
our property. So it is with the happy thought that we wish to add to and
replenish our nursery with more of your species. The Louisville Country
Club chose you over consulting and contacting the National Arboretum in
Washington, DC or Glenn Dale, Maryland or Delaware, Ohio or even Princeton,
NJ. ‘Liberty’ is, was and is for us as opposed to ‘Valley Forge’, ‘New
Harmony’, ‘Washington", Princeton’ or other! Our donations over the
past year are just that - for continuing research. Receiving a number of
small trees from you has simply been a plus, and gave us the
opportunity of creating our own ‘Liberty’ nursery. As you now know,
we have just this past year (December 2001) transplanted those small trees
which had matured for 10 years (making them approximately 12+ years old) to
our club property. We have 3 more left in the nursery which will be
transplanted this November-December." (The Louisville Country Club has been
the recipient of over 125 trees since 1991) Louisville Country Club, KY
"I am your most enthusiastic customer with 600 Liberty Elms that
all grew and have been planted up and down the East coast. The
highway departments have been buying them. It’s been wonderful. We had 100%
success. The project netted $20,000. We want to get more trees. Mary A. Cunningham School, Milton, MA
"The American Liberty Elms fit right into our plans. Unfortunately, though I’ve only got 8 left! (Treemendous Maryland established Johnny Elmseed nurseries of over 2600 American Liberty Elms since 1989.) They’re gorgeous, of course, and all but 4 are sold. Following 9/11 we had so many calls to inquire about them, but unfortunately we didn’t have them available. We’d like to get our supply up again so that we can jump-start the promotion and planting here in the state... We have a nursery at Anne Arundel College that we’ve been using for several years which is the perfect location to grow the trees. We’re excited, eager and ready to go!"Terry Galloway, Treemendous Maryland Program, Dept. of Natural Resources, Forest Service, Annapolis, MD
"They’re doing great, even though the 75 young Liberty Elms are
putting down roots in a harsh environment in the northeast area of the
state, where summer temperatures can be over 100 degrees, winter
temperatures can plunge below zero, and there’s a lot of snow." (South
Dakota Game, Fish & Parks planted over 2,000 American Liberty Elms in 10
state park districts beginning in 1996.) Richmond Lake Recreation Area & Mina State Park, SD
"The Liberty Elms are growing strong and tall in 39 locations in town.
They’re doing very well, getting big now. They average 30 feet tall and six
inches in diameter, and the canopies are full. They were spared in the ice
storm of 1998... We took care of them the first six or seven years.
Damariscotta, ME
"Thought I’d let you know that here is Northern Virginia, my
Liberty Elm is thriving. I purchased a 6 foot tree last year, and
this growing season the tree has gained 3 feet in height! In sum,
"The Liberty Elms we planted on April 30, 1993, as 1 ft. trees, are 4-5
inch caliper and doing fine. Ottawa, Ontario Canada
"My Liberty Elms are doing very well. One is 10-12 ft. tall (planted as
1-2 ft. in April 2000) and the other is not quite as tall. I’d like to
renew my membership and get another tree." Christianburg, VA
"In April 1989, I received 100 little Liberty Elm switches (for the Town
of Canadian, Texas) one to two feet tall. I planted them... gave them lots
of water. None of them died. Now, twelve years later, many of them are
about 30 ft. tall. They seem strong and tough." Canadian, Texas
"On May 5, 1991 the Town of Suffield, CT received 100 American Liberty
Elm seedlings. The Union Carbide Linde Corporation made the gift possible.
The trees were placed in a nursery and maintained by local Boy Scout Troops
60 and 260. We are currently replanting these beautiful trees throughout our
community. Enclosed please find the inscriptions for the memorial tree
planted in memory of Eleanor Fitzgerald, a beloved town worker.
Thank you for your research efforts that have made this planting possible.
Our beautiful town and its citizen will appreciate the Liberty Elms
for years to come." Suffield, CT
"Our Liberty Elms are doing fabulous. They are growing like
weeds. The tallest (planted 2001) is When Brian was told the demand for 6-8 ft. trees often exceeds ERI’s
expectations, he replied, "You’re a victim of your own success." Town of North Reading, MA
"On April 25, 2001, we received, which very few towns receive, the
Growth Award from the Tree City USA people, (Arbor Day Foundation) for the
Johnny Elmseed Nursery Project. We would have never done it without
ERI’s help."
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