Happy Arbor Day! Great day to plant a tree in Eustis.
Were you aware that Eustis is a Tree City, as recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation? Yes we are. But there’s always room for more canopy, and this year the City of Eustis celebrated Arbor Day by giving away some 300 3-gallon Live Oak trees to anybody willing to plant them inside the city.
Trees are great! A fully-grown Live Oak can transpire 40,000 gallons of water into the atmosphere every year. Of course that could be 30 years from now–they’re not exactly speedy growers. But that’s okay. Look around town at the Live Oaks we currently enjoy and remember that somebody planted them and cared for them just so we could have them now…
Could have been the City of Eustis. Last year the Public Works Department, under the able leadership of John Futch, facilitated the planting of over 200 trees throughout city parks and along the streets. Keep growing that canopy!
