On Thursday, April 23rd our class and the other 4th and 5th grade classes went through six stations with the members of the Dane County Tree Board.
Station 1: In the tree walk we learned about different tree facts. I learned that there used to be 20 to 30 percent amount of a certain tree. I liked learning about invasive diseases.
Dear Mr. Adam and Mr. Dave,
Thank you for teaching us about invasive species of plants, tree diseases, and many other facts like a palm tree is not a tree but it is a grass. We also learned the Dutch Elm disease killed the elm trees. And the ash tree is getting killed by the Emerald Ash Boar [sic] disease today. We also learned why you plant different kinds of trees. We appreciate you for coming in and teaching us about trees and plants.
Thank you for taking the time to teach us about trees and letting us use your tree cookies. Mr. Brian taught us about how if two trees are close together they sometimes will link together as one to make both trees that are now one tree stronger. Sometimes they don't and keep their bark and eventually they will die. Ms. Elizabeth taught us that trees seal, not heal. When a tree gets injured, bark grows over the wound.
Thank you again for taking the time to teach us all about trees. We appreciate it, and learned a lot of interesting facts.
Dear Lisa,
Thank you for teaching us about mulch, roots and apples.
We enjoyed learning about girdle roots and how they wrap around the trunk and suffocate them. We also learned how to make the apples you want. You have to take a branch for the kind of tree you want and tie it to the roots of another apple tree. Mulch helps by keeping the ground moist and stopping weeds from growing.
Thank you so much.
Dear Mr. Nick and Mr. Steve,
We are greatful [sic] for you coming to Crestwood and helping us plant a Burr Oak. It was very interesting how you get the sapling into the earth. You did a good job teaching us about the sapling, and how to plant it.
The first step was to cut the wiring that held the roots together. Step number two was to put the sapling in the hole. Step number three was to cut the fabric and take it out. Step number four was to put the soil in the hole. And last but not least, step number vive was to put the mulch/wood chips around the sapling.
Today we also added 240 cups of water. We know how many galls; do you? because of you, our tree lives. Again, we are thankful and grateful for you guys coming.
Dear Mr. Joe,
Thank you for teaching us how to look for signs that something is wrong with a tree, how to know if the tree has bugs in it, or if the tree is dead.
You showed us a tree that you cut down. The tree had holes in it, had soft bark, was rotting places, and had a crease/line on it. You took us around the school to look at trees to see if they had problems, like discoloration, bark falling off, or fallen off branches.
Thank you again for teaching us how to notice if trees have problem [sic].
Dear Mr. Adam,
We appreciated you coming to our school and teaching us about how to identify different types of trees for Arbor Day. To identify the different types of trees we answered questions in a packet and we learned different ways to identify the trees, like looking at the bark of a tree and its leaves.
We enjoyed doing the packet that told us how to guess what our tree sample was (it was an Eastern White Pine). We learned the difference between deciduous (their leaves fall in Fall) and conifer (leaves stay on all year round).
We are thankful for you coming to Crestwood to teach us about trees. It was really nice of you to come from the Dane County Tree Board to talk about the earth and trees.