What We Do
Since 1979, the Little Compton Tree Committee has been the primary caretaker of the trees on town property and along town roads throughout our beautiful town,
such as…
PRESERVING & MAINTAINING public and heritage trees – such as the American Elm at the Brownell House, the Centennial Weeping Beech at Veterans Field and by caging 30 White and Red Oak saplings in Wilbur Woods to protect them from the deer predation.
PLANNING & PLANTING - We distribute at-cost trees to homeowners - increasing our much-needed shade canopy and diversifying the variety of species across town. Over 100 native trees and shrubs found new homes in our local community this year.
EDUCATING & ADVISING – Maybe you visited us at one of the town events with our low-cost reference materials. Or maybe your schoolchild has experienced one of our programs and learned all about the longest-lived organisms in our town!
What We’ve Achieved Lately
PROTECTING
« Zelkova Elms in front of Union Cemetery pruned
« Horse Chestnut at Adamsville ballfield pruned and cabled
« Dead wood cleared from trees over Adamsville ballfield seating and parking areas
« 30 Oak saplings caged to protect from deer in Wilbour Woods
« Oaks caged at Blanchard/Blazer property
« Hybrid Elm at Safety Complex pruned
« Princeton Elm on Willow Ave pruned and braced
« Centennial Weeping Beech at Veteran’s Field treated for Beech Leaf Disease
« Stumps at Veteran’s Field ground and area seeded
« Crimson Maple and Elm at Veteran’s Field pruned
« English Oaks pruned at West and Old Main roads
« Linden trees near The Commons pruned
« Siberian Elm pruned in Commons Cemetery
« Oaks cleaned for breaks at Long Highway and Maple Ave traffic islands
« Red Oak at the bend of Meetinghouse Lane pruned
PLANTING
« A Red Maple in Adamsville Ball Field
« 100 native trees and shrubs distributed, at-cost, to the community
« An Arbor Day gift of a tree to interested Wilbur & McMahon sixth graders
EDUCATING
« Teaching kindergarteners the science of trees under the Centennial weeping beech
« Community outreach at 3 town events, answering tree questions and sharing plant guides
« Created a Wilbour Woods scavenger hunt to encourage observation of trees in their habitat
Visit our Projects page to learn about our new and ongoing projects.