There were no trees on my Philly street, until...

We planted a new native street tree in Philadelphia one year this spring, so here's an update about the tree's first year in Philly! If you live in Philly and want a FREE street tree, check out the link below to reserve one through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Tree Tenders Program!
phsonline.org/programs/tree-p...
Our serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) has done very well in its first year! It survived a hot summer, a few Philly snow storms, and is now putting on some good growth in its second spring! It flowered and is producing some fruit, which we hope to share with neighbors.
Planting a tree around your home can help cool your home, reduce electricity costs, provide fresh air, clean the water, reduce flooding, increase your property's value, improve wildlife value, and decrease stress hormones. What are you waiting for, Philly! Get planting! 🌳
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[@josebuenaventura6455]

Trees are vital to cities. I wish local governments would invest more in greenery.

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Totally agree!

[@trumpthelegend6357]

They won’t. It’s not part of the CO2 hoax

[@Alex_wrld]

in texas, sometimes they give away trees for free!

[@TheCompleteMental]

​@@trumpthelegend6357what is the co2 hoax. That co2 exists?

[@Aziqfajar]

Gotta keep it hydrated all the time. It's standing alone and gets heated real bad all around. Much love ❤

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Totally a good point! I made sure to give it lots of water throughout the growing season.

[@eugeniebreida1583]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist Need some higher shrubs around it, interlocking roots, but non-aggressive. Evergreen huckleberry? Blueberry? Hydrangea? Or just SHADE the soil (and trunk where possible). Amelanchier is an UNDERstory tree, in it’s natural wooded habitat. Out here in Seattle these trees are battling a crazy rust-looking/devastating disease. They are native to Appalachia/Allegheny…

[@Nikki0417]

I wasn't expecting that tree to have edible fruit. This makes me wonder how many wild edible plants grow around me that I'm not paying attention to.

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

There are surprisingly a lot! :)

[@yuelondaoutlaw6291]

Im a former Philadelphian, an can remember trees on the streets when I was a child. Hope more people will do this, it's very pretty.

[@patriciabernard8386]

Lucky girl friend!

[@patriciabernard8386]

Our town of Egg Harbor City has ginko trees in our business district. I can't help remembering my third grade teacher back in the fifties showed us the ginko in the nearby park and explained that it was from a time of the earliest trees on earth.

[@khaoz1716]

Thanks

[@murphy4trees]

love your stuff bro!

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy!

[@maxbodifee3263]

Big tree across the street feels offended. But every extra tree is a blessing 🫶

[@chili.Hawaii]

Everyone who lives there should see this video because of the good info at the end, and the joy of the entire process of course 😊

[@kassiapencek6185]

Hip hip hurray 🎉🎉🎉🎉 I want apple trees 🍎🍎🍎

[@elberethreviewer5558]

Thank you for planting a fruit tree!

[@StewartFletcher]

What a rewarding experience

[@IberianCraftsman]

Add a clay pot full of water underground. It will "sweat" water slowly and keep the soil hydrated in summer.

[@KyAl2]

Native fruit bearing trees is brilliant to plant in urban locations. And your selection of native flowers was excellent. Now you have a place to put your compost.

[@starlady333]

🎉💚

[@jacobcloyd8486]

I just found a wild Amelanchier this year, I'm excited to try the fruit as i have yet to taste them

[@JonSteitzer]

Go serviceberry go!

[@ablanccanvas]

Awesome! Great work + video! 😌✨♥️✨👍🏽✨♥️✨👏🏽✨🇨🇦

[@pthhhhht]

❤🌱❤

[@PlantNativeTrees]

Love this and all of your content and passion for ecosystem and environment. Thank you! Please keep making great educational and entertaining content :)

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it :)

[@fozzybear8878]

This is wonderful, Andrew. :)

[@That-Google-Guy]

I wish the same thing was available in New Jersey too! I don’t live in Philly anymore

[@FallbackNkillEm]

Save the seeds and plant more! It can be a whole series

[@hadleymanmusic]

nature to the city

[@littlethings7522]

Awesome!

[@RahulSingh-pn6nm]

Great job ❤❤❤❤

[@spartanB0292]

I hate this. I can't believe I watched your reel about planting this an entire YEAR ago. Tree looks great though.

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Time flies 🥲🌳

[@heehoopeanut420]

same here, it's too fast😂

[@michaelgeary9370]

Amelanchiers is such a banger genus. I find these things growing huge on all kinds of soil conditions that almost nothing else survives on. Well, except the fucking buckthorn(cathartica) but I'm not trying to get heated right now so we won't talk about that.

[@hollybug-76542]

Never heard of this tree.. wonder what the fruit tastes like.

[@Bippo3010]

Is there enough room left for a person in a wheelchair to be able to pass? It seems kind of narrow. Other than that (and consulting with visually impaired and otherwise disabled people), it's awesome. Streets with trees are much cooler in the summer and prettier all year round.

[@discodom2457]

What plants would you recommend for an urban yard that floods? I want thirsty plants but I also don't want them to attach to my foundation and cause cracks

[@steelonius]

Nice! You mention the flowers only lasting a week or two. Will they last longer as the tree matures? Or is that a normal time frame?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

I think they’re generally shorter lived flowers on serviceberries. I notice they don’t stick around for too long!

[@polonyuino5016]

The tree resembles roses

[@duncanbedford4765]

Great for destabilising house foundations ...well done !!😂😂😂😂

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

A little serviceberry? Lol, I don’t think so. In my years as an urban forester, I’ve yet to see a serviceberry even lift up a sidewalk tile, let alone a house foundation. A big oak can barely do that.

[@duncanbedford4765]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist Subsidence occurs when the tree uses water from the surrounding soil and causes the land to shrink thus destabilising foundations......

[@fundude6127]

We have some service berries at my apartment complex which is prolly gonna be the only thing I’ll miss about this shithole when I leave in a month lol. Any advice on how to eat them without the seeds getting in the way? Do y’all process them?

[@MrXeon13]

There is another tree across the street

[@unsilentmajority1684]

Did you see Rocky?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

I haven’t seen it, believe it or not lol

[@unsilentmajority1684]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist ha. I really meant did you see him running. The buildings look very similar to where he lived in the movie. That said, in the Chicago area we don't generally see amelanchier in the parkway and more traditionally they're multistem. Is this more an east coast practice?

[@Cħris]

I don’t know what type of serviceberry you have. All the wild ones near me taste like dirt

[@PanagiotisBakaloglou-bh1zf]

What kind of tree is it ?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Amelanchier laevis 'Lustre' - Allegheny Serviceberry

[@SimonBoyes]

Did you need permission from the city to cut into the sidewalk?

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Yes, PHS gets permission from the city to do this if the tree will fit in that spot.

[@trumpthelegend6357]

Genuine question: why is dogs pee bad for plants? I thought it adds nitrogen to the soil

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

My understanding is that dog pee is pretty salty, so it changes the salinity of the soil, which can alter how water flows into the roots. I think the nitrogenous compounds can also alter soil pH and cause other issues. If it's once in a while, it probably doesn't have much of an effect, but repeatedly it certainly does!

[@trumpthelegend6357]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist thank you ☺️

[@khaoz1716]

Idk why this reel is in my feed

[@aig9672]

Dog pee is free nitrogen brother

[@RedKingdom09]

I thought those violets were invasive. They are all over my bkyard

[@Andrew_the_Arborist]

Here in the eastern US, violets are terrific native plants and support a lot of insects!

[@RedKingdom09]

@@Andrew_the_Arborist Yea here they are they type of plant that is planted in flower beds and then just spreads to the rest of the landscaping eventually

[@misterscienceguy]

​@@RedKingdom09it's why it always pays to do your research on native species. Here in Australia people plant yuccas fucking everywhere and they're a massive pain to remove.