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Complements of: Can you identify these boulevard treEs? Bur Oak Black Walnut Chokecherry Hackberry Honey Locust Horse Chestnut Linden Swamp White Oak Maple Hawthorne Walk or Bike A self guided tour that looks at notable trees in Kalispell's historic neighborhoods. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 2. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 5th Ave E and 3rd St, E. 48°11'49.60"N, -114°18'21.56"W Is hard to transplant but once established can handle varied soils and climates. Unlike most trees, bur oak has a taproot that dives down to seek out water. It can live to be 1000 years old. It has the largest acorn seed of all oak trees. Its latin name Macrocarpa in greek “Makros” meaning large and “Karpos” meaning seed. Bur oak was used by Native Americans to treat heart ailments, broken bones, and as an astringent to close bleeding wounds. 3. Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) 6th Ave E, & 3st St E The western larch is one of very few conifers that is deciduous. Every autumn, the larch needles turn a brilliant gold and fall like the leaves of most hardwood trees. The largest known western larch is located near Seeley Lake, MT. It is 153 feet tall and 22 feet in circumference (about 42 inches in diameter). Western larch wood is highly prized for lumber, being particularly favored in yacht building. Western larch also has the highest BTU/cord of all western softwoods (conifers), so it is also highly sought as firewood. 1. Management 5th Ave E, & 1st St E In August of 2017 City Council significantly increased funding to the forestry division. Since then over 2,000 trees have been pruned in Kalispell. A year round City Arborist has been hired, something Kalispell has not had in long time. The goal is a cylindric pruning cycle where mature trees are pruned every 7 years and smaller trees every 3 years. Central School Museum present Central School Museum around 1900 Page 7 Hockaday Elms through the years, now gone due to Dutch Elm Disease Boulevard Tree Cost Share Would you like a tree in your boulevard? Kalispell Parks and Recreation would like to split the cost with you. For $183.50 a 1-3/4” tree can be planted in your boulevard. Checkout the attached QR code or visit Kalispell’s Parks and Recreations website to learn more and apply. 11. Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) 617 3rd St W, 48°11.660’N, -114°19.330’W Willow trees are often found along creeks. They grow fast but are usually a short lived tree. Trees that grow fast fall apart fast making them not the best tree for a city. This tree is believed to have had its roots in Spring Creek, a creek that once ran above ground through Kalispell but in the 60’s-70’s was rerouted through drain pipes. Fishing nets have been dated back to 8300 BC having been woven from willow. Several medicines have been derived from willow, including aspirin. 12. Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) 2nd Ave E & 3rd St E 48°11.299’N, -114°18.980’W This species is not a member of the Platanus genus (sycamore or plane tree), but the superficial similarity of its leaves led to its being named “pseudoplatanus,” from the Greek “pseudo-” for “false.” The maple is a large tree with a stately crown. It has poor fall color but is easily transplanted and established. Great for shading a house or in a park. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 6 9. Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) 2nd Ave W & 11th St W, 48°11'28.72"N, -114°18'27.91"W Fast growing with bright green leaves that have silvery undersides. Silver maple has sap that is sweet, but not as sugary as sugar maple sap giving it a satisfactory rating for syrup. Its twigs have an unpleasant odor when broken. The tree is fast growing, but the branches are very brittle and the root system shallow, making it a poor choice as an ornamental. It is also susceptible to a number of diseases and insect damage. Silver maple wood is hard, but brittle. It is used for low quality furniture and flooring. The sap of this tree is used in some regions, as a remedy for cough and liver complaints. 8. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) 4th Ave E & 12th St E, 48°11'27.01"N, -114°18'18.21"W Here are two mature Bur Oak that unlike the oak earlier have not received pruning. These oaks are more prone to failure because of the multiple tops. 7. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) Woodland Park, 45.77896535680N, -108.5225036444W Scientific name is derived from the Latin term “jovis” – meaning of Jupiter, and “glans” which means “acorn”. The ancient Romans referred to the fruit of the walnut as an acorn, (not that of the oak), and their belief that the shade of a walnut tree was harmful to people and other plants grow- ing under its canopy of branches. The wood of walnut is prized for its value in producing quality musical instruments, but the fruit of black walnut is bitter-tasting. 10. Flathead High School Woodshop 5th Ave W & 6th St W, 48°11.482’N, -114°19.163’W The Flathead High School woodshop has been a great friend to the City of Kalispell and its citizens. Since Dutch Elm Disease (DED) arrived in Kalispell ten or so years ago the woodshop has been taking the logs and milling them into wood for students to use in their projects. Approximately 230 mbf are milled each year saving the school nearly $6,000.00 per year in wood supplies. This partnership saves the City of Kalispell dump fees at the county dump. Page 3 4. Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) 6th Ave E & 5th St E, 48°11'43.42"N, -114°18'12.03"W As a young man, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time splitting rails and fence posts from the extremely hard wood of black locust logs. Great tree for strip mines as pointed out by Michael Dirr as it can survive the toughest conditions and grows fast. Its beautifully fragrant flower is great for bees, producing some of the clearest honey. It’s wood is sought after for prized furniture. Unfortunately lots of insects like this tree. 6. Green Ash, (Fraxinus Thompson Memorial Park, 48°11'29.90"N, -114°18'0.05"W A super hardy zone 2(b)- 3 tree planted all over Eastern Montana, can even tolerate 2 4-D more than most tree species. Kalispell has roughly 600 Green ash on public property. Not yet in Montana, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a real threat to Montana’s ash trees. EAB was first discovered in Michigan in 2012 and has now spread to 25 states. EAB kills all species of ash and in a short amount of time. Just the cost to remove those 600 trees could be 1/4 million dollars and then there is the loss of 600 trees. 5. Purple Robe Locust, (Robinia pseudoacacia) 4th Ave E & 7th St E, 48°11'39.18"N, -114°18'10.22"W Locust are known for their unique legumes or seed pods that dangle from the branches. This is because they are in the Fabaceae family, the same family as peas and beans. Because of its legume it is considered a nitrogen fixer partially creating its own nitrogen supply. Introduced in 1635, locust have received a bad rap over the years as a junk tree or alley cat type tree sometimes because of their thorns and ability to sucker and spread. But if you are looking for a hardy tree look no further. 4. Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) 6th Ave E & 5th St E, 48°11'43.42"N, -114°18'12.03"W Commonly called “Indian Bean” because of its long pod -like fruit. Native to the southern USA: named and cultivated by the Cherokee Indian Nation. Catalpa fossil remains discovered in the Yellowstone ecosystem have been dated to an age of 25 million years old. This tree produces thin seeds with fringed wings that help dispersal by floating on water and air. Catalpa trees can tolerate extreme dry & hot weather: the wood is fragile but very resistant to rot. ---PAGE BREAK--- Kalispell Tour map