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LSMP After Hours March 200403-01-04 | News



Memorial Trees Honor Friends
of the University of Virginia

by Jodi Carter, regional editor

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Since 1977, the University of Virginia has managed a memorial tree program for individuals or groups who would like to fund the planting of a tree as a memorial to living or deceased alumni, families and friends connected with the university. Many unusual tree species and spectacular mature specimens are thriving on the university grounds today because of these donations by alumni and friends.

These beautiful and enduring trees add another dimension to the beauty of the campus, providing a safe habitat for small animals while honoring the long-standing tradition of ?EUR??,,????'?????<

Following is a partial list of donors of private funds toward memorial trees planted on the UV grounds.

Weldon Cooper (Fraxinus quadrangulata)?EUR??,,????'?????< Charles Read (Asimina triloba)?EUR??,,????'?????< Marion Elizabeth Burke (Acer palmatum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Carl Caskey Speidel (liquidambar styraciflua)?EUR??,,????'?????< Frederic W. Scott (Magnolia grandiflora)?EUR??,,????'?????< Thomas A. McEarchern*???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Quercus palustris)?EUR??,,????'?????< Rieley Family (Eucommia ulmoides)?EUR??,,????'?????< Valfrids Osvalds (Ilex opaca)?EUR??,,????'?????< Marc Borror (Prunus persica)?EUR??,,????'?????< John Stewart Bryan & Richmond Keith Kane (Platanus occidentalis)?EUR??,,????'?????< Alpha Chi Omega???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Acer buergerianum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Carlo Pelliccia???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Acer saccharum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Elizabeth Dean Schuttee (Cornus florida)?EUR??,,????'?????< Laura C. Kaye (Acer saccharum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Hamilton P. Parish (Buxus sempervirens)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Eleanor Shea (Platanus occidentalis)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Elizabeth Runk Kayan (Thuja occidentalis)?EUR??,,????'?????< Dr. T. R. Johns (Quercus alba)?EUR??,,????'?????< Dr. T. R. Johns (Quercus rubra)?EUR??,,????'?????< William D. Hubbard, Jr. (Quercus alba)?EUR??,,????'?????< Michael Owen Jones???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Koelreuteria paniculata)?EUR??,,????'?????< Charles E. Echols (Acer rubrum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Martha Morford (Acer saccharum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Sterling Vines (Halesia Carolina)?EUR??,,????'?????< Marian Hatcher John Langely (Chionanthus retusus)?EUR??,,????'?????< Raymond C. Bice, Jr. (Franklinia alatamaha)?EUR??,,????'?????< Philip W. Klaus, Sr. (Fraxinus Americana)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Regina O?EUR??,,????'?????< (Franklinia alatamaha)?EUR??,,????'?????< Kate Conway (Prunus subhirtella)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mr. Charles C. Abbott (Ulmus Americana)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Charles C. Abbott (Nyssa sylvatica)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mr. & Mrs. C. Stewart Sheppard (Nyssa sylvatic)?EUR??,,????'?????< Dr. J. E. Dion (Sophora japonica)?EUR??,,????'?????< John M. Duva (Cedrus deodara)?EUR??,,????'?????< Peace Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)?EUR??,,????'?????< Brenda H. Loyd (Magnolia x loebneri)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. Ruth S. Burnley* (Juniperus virginiana)?EUR??,,????'?????< Tracey K. Comer (Cladrastis lutea)?EUR??,,????'?????< William D. Hubbard, Sr. (Quercus alba)?EUR??,,????'?????< VA Museum of Natural History*???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Nyssa sylvatica)?EUR??,,????'?????< Anne Hereford (Amelanchier arborea)?EUR??,,????'?????< Angela A. Qazi (Magnolia x loebneri)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mrs. John Owen (Stewartia koreana)?EUR??,,????'?????< Laura Lang Rush (Acer saccharum)?EUR??,,????'?????< Paul G. Adams IV (Phellodendron amurense)?EUR??,,????'?????< Laura Sue Sherman (Aesculus x carnea)?EUR??,,????'?????< Mr. & Mrs. Woodard (Quercus shumardii)?EUR??,,????'?????< T. Braxton Woody (Acer saccharum)?EUR??,,????'?????< September 11th Alumnus Victims???????(R)?EUR??,,????'?EUR??,,?EUR (Betula nigra)?EUR??,,????'?????< J. Gary Lane (Cornus florida)?EUR??,,????'?????< Robert Bott (Amelanchier laevis)?EUR??,,????'?????< Maggie Nuckols (Amelanchier laevis)?EUR??,,????'?????<

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Note to landscape superintendents: In every issue of Landscape Superintendent and Maintenance Professional magazine we will recognize the stewardship of professionals in our industry. Please forward us information on the donations of funds, time, materials and energy toward civic, community and educational causes. Send a project description with available images to Jodie Carter, regional editor, at jcarter@landscapearchitect.com.


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