Parks and People


	Parks & People partners with RPM Ecosystems for a spring tree sale.

	Read what the Baltimore Examiner has to say about our tree sale!

	View the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for RPM trees.

	Why plant a Tree? Top 10 Reasons Trees increase property values. Trees help reduce energy costs. The use of native trees can decrease the need for fertilizers and pesticides. Trees trap airborne particulates-reducing pollution, improving air quality and making it easier to breathe! Trees mitigate noise pollution. Trees promote feelings of well-being & relaxation. Trees tie up toxins that would otherwise end up in the Chesapeake Bay. Trees provide important habitat for birds such the Raven and the Oriole. Trees make good neighbors. Trees can be handed down to the next generation. Click for tree planting care and instructions for urban and non-urban environments.


	A Bald Cypress grows leaves which look more like feathers than needles.


	The Bur Oak is distinguished by its unique acorns.


	The Chickasaw Plum is a new addition to our inventory.


	A Pin Oak grows the classic acorn.


	A Red Bud blooming in spring.


	The glow of a Red Maple symbolizes fall.


	The dense foliage of a Red Oak makes it a popular shade tree.


	The delicate blooms of a Roughleaf Dogwood welcome spring.

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SPRING TREE SALE

Parks & People Foundation has partnered with RPM Ecosystems, a leading Native plant nursery, to provide the Baltimore Metropolitan region with exceptional trees for planting this spring. RPM native species are reliable, hardy, and naturally adaptable to the climatic conditions of the Eastern U.S.

Through RPM, Parks & People is offering trees that are suitable for conservation and restoration plantings as well as for park, neighborhood and lawn greening. These native hardwood trees will provide immediate ecological benefits wherever they are planted.

Trees are one year old (2' - 6' high), in three gallon containers (10 1/8" diameter, 7" deep) and sell for $45 each.

Click on the links below to find out more about each of the tree species available. Following the links are detailed purchase options. (NOTE: We are unable to deliver trees. Tree pick-up is in Baltimore on April 12. See details below.)

Purchasing Options

Our spring sale ended April 1, 2008. Thank you to everyone who made a purchase in support of Parks & People. Please check back in the future for information about our fall tree sale.

Tree Pick-up Information

The tree pick-up for purchases made during our spring sale is on Saturday April 12, 2008 from 10am-5pm in the rear parking lot of the Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council located at 701 Wyman Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21211.

This is in the Remington neighborhood of Baltimore city and is adjacent to Druid Hill Park and across the street from the Stieff Silver Building. The site is easily accessible off of I-83.

Directions:
From Downtown
Travel northbound on the JFX (I-83). Take the 28th Street/Druid Park Lake Drive exit, number 7A-B/6. Keep LEFT at the 1 stfork in the ramp. Keep RIGHT at the 2nd fork in the ramp. Merge onto West 28th Street. At the light, turn LEFT onto Sisson Street. At the 2nd light, turn LEFT onto Wyman Park Drive. 701 is the first building on your LEFT-enter through the rear LARGE parking lot and look for signs.

From North of the JFX
Travel southbound on the JFX (I-83). Take the 28th Street/Druid Park Lake Drive exit, number 7. Merge onto West 28th Street. At the 1 stlight, turn LEFT onto Sisson Street. At the 2nd light, turn LEFT onto Wyman Park Drive. 701 is the first building on your LEFT-enter through the rear LARGE parking lot and look for signs.

About RPM Trees

They are grown in organic soil and without genetic modification.
They reach maturity 3x faster—and sequester carbon 3x faster.
They have survival rates approaching 95%.
They can survive and thrive in challenging environmental conditions.
Their root biomass is as much as 18X greater than trees grown using traditional methods.

1 yr. old RPM grown root mass 1 yr. old vs. conventionally-grown root mass

About the RPM Method

The Root Production Method (RPM) is a natural process found to positively affect trees, shrubs, and grasses, resulting in accelerated growth, increased root mass, early flower, fruit, seed, and/or nut production, and higher rates of establishment and survivability.
RPM is composed of a series of horticultural practices including: collection of superior native seed stock, air-root pruning, greenhouse growing, acclimating to local conditions, balanced nutrition, soil microbial and fungal relationships, container growing in special media, and timing learned from over 20 years of field research.

Satisfied Users of RPM Trees:

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service • U.S. Forest Service • U.S. Department of Energy • Ducks Unlimited • Wild Turkey Federation • State Departments of Conservation • State Departments of Natural Resources • Natural Resource Conservation Service • Private Landowners • Mitigation Banks • Environmental Protection Agency • Trout Unlimited • Private Foresters • Engineering Firms • Private Landowners •Municipalities • National Wildlife Refuges • Nursery Tree Growers and many more