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TREES
PLANTED IN YOUR HONOR!
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Why Trees?
Trees Produce
Oxygen
Let's face it,
we could not
exist as we do
if there were no
trees. A mature
leafy tree
produces as much
oxygen in a
season as 10
people inhale in
a year. What
many people
don't realize is
the forest also
acts as a giant
filter that
cleans the air
we breath.
Trees Clean the
Soil
The term
phytoremediation
is a fancy word
for the
absorption of
dangerous
chemicals and
other pollutants
that have
entered the
soil. Trees can
either store
harmful
pollutants or
actually change
the pollutant
into less
harmful forms.
Trees filter
sewage and farm
chemicals,
reduce the
effects of
animal wastes,
clean roadside
spills and clean
water runoff
into streams.
Trees Clean the Air
Trees help cleanse the air by intercepting airborne particles, reducing heat, and absorbing such pollutants as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Trees remove this air pollution by lowering air temperature, through respiration, and by retaining particulates.
Facts ©
About.com.
Go Herel to
read more about
trees.
In keeping with the spirit
of resource conservation and
"greening" our environment,
we offer a unique and long
lasting way to
honor your wedding at Khimaira Farm! You can
have a tree purchased and
planted here, with a
permanent sign dedicating it
to you and your wedding (see
example above)!
We will have more choices in
the future, and some of the
species available are found
below.
Trees will be planted
throughout the property,
including garden areas and
our growing number of
"greenways" walking paths
being developed. The
price depends on the size
and species of the tree, and
the ones priced below are
generally larger more
established trees.
Go Here for a great
resource of plants (can
search for images and
information). We generally
purchase our trees from
local nurseries. If
you would like to purchase a
tree yourself and bring it
here to plant, please let us
know what species so we can
determine suitability.
All prices below reflect only
the cost of the tree, and we
provide the plaque free.
Perhaps you can return on
your anniversaries to take a
picture and watch it grow!
Or, if you don't purchase
one for your wedding day,
you can always do it later!
It's never too late to plant
a tree!
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Maple -
Scarlet (Acer rubrum,
various varieties), Sugar (Acer
saccharum)
1-1/2- 2" trunk - $100.00
Beautiful shade trees with
outstanding fall colors.
Reaches heights to 50'.
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Redbud -
Forest Pansy (Ciercis
canadensis) .
Beautiful purple foliage,
blooms later and darker than
other redbuds. 5-6' tall
$65.00
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False
cypress (Chaemaecyparis
obtusa) A broad
pyramidal evergreen with
golden feather-textured
foliage. Width around 25'x
10' tall. $30.00
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Red
Dogwood-Cherokee Brave (Cornus
florida rubra). A
pest and mildew resistant
variety that features a
burgundy red new growth,
changing to a deep green
with time. Deep red
flowers, and birds love the
fruit in the winter. Reaches
20X20'. 4-5' $60.00
(May include other varieties
as well)
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Purple
Smoketree (Cotinus
coggygria - Grace) One
of Linda's favorites
small trees. New leaves
emerging intense wine-red
then mature to dusky
reddish-blue. Summer
brings an explosion of large
panicles covered in deep
pink florets. Autumn
follows with a show of
bright orange-red foliage.
Reaches 15x15'. 3'
$40.00
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Kentucky
Coffeetree (Gymnocladus
dioicus) A large (70')
slow-growing shade tree that
looks similar to walnujt,
but more ornament.
Drought tolerate. Deep
bluish-green foliage. 2"
trunk - $140.00.
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Sweetgum
- Burgundy Flush (Liquidambar
acalycina) Rich reddish
maroon new growth that
matures to dar green and
turns burgundy in fall.
Reaches 30'. 2" trunk
$125.00.
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Sweetbay
Magnolia (Magnolia
virginiana).
Lucious sweet flowers on a
gorgeous evergreen tree.
Introduced into European
gardens as early as 1688,
the sweetbay magnolia was
known as the beavertree by
colonists, who caught
beavers in traps baited with
the fleshy roots. Deer and
cattle are also fond of the
trees and frequently browse
on the leaves and twigs.
The fruits provide a good
food source many wildlife
including many songbirds.5'
Magnolias are among the most
primitive flowering plants
in the world. Fossil remains
of magnolia-like blossoms
date back 60 million years.
Today, there are about 80
species that grow in the
temperate and tropical zones
of eastern North America and
East Asia. The beauty of
magnolia blossoms has been
immortalized on Chinese
porcelains, paintings, and
tapestries since the Tang
dynasty (618–907 A.D.).$75.00
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Colorado
Blue Spruce (Picea
pungens): Well
known evergreen priced for
silver-blue foliage. Makes
nice winter cover for a
variety of birds. 5' $60.00.
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Scarlet
Oak (Quercus coccinea).
Large rounded shape.
Dark green foliage changing
to scarlet in the fall.
Acorns loved by wildlife. 2"
trunk - $135.00
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Sourwood
(Oxydendrum)
In summer, fragrant clusters
of beautiful white flowers
appear. Few trees show
blooms this vibrant during
the dead of summer. Deep,
glossy green leaves turn to
rusty orange and scarlet in
the autumn months… the
deepest scarlet hue of any
shade tree. The Sourwood is
resistant to pests and
diseases. 5-6'- $85.00
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Various
fruit trees, including
apples, pears, cherries,
apricot, and peach.
5-6' $35.00.
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