Page 6 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 25, 2025 Donate Your Vehicle Call (866) 618-0011 to donate your car, truck, boat, RV, and more today! ■ Support Veteran Nonprofi ts. ■ Free Pickup & Towing. ■ Top Tax Deduction. Donate Your Vehicle Today 866-618-0011 www.veterancardonations.org/dnt122 While we appreciate every donation, in some cases, we fi nd that we are unable to accept certain vehicles, watercraft, and/or recreational vehicles due to the prohibitive costs of acquisition. If you have any questions, please give us a call at (866) 618-0011. For Advertising with RESULTS, call The Advocate Newspapers at 781-233-4446 or info@advocatenews.net Happy Arbor Day, Saugus! To commemorate this special observance, today would be a great day to plant a tree in this “Tree City” town By Laura Eisener Often garden trees are choA rbor Day is today, April 25! This is the special day set aside for planting trees, learning about trees and in general appreciating all kinds of trees! The celebration can last well beyond the day itself, and certainly there are many of us who stop and appreciate trees every day.One recent event at the Saugus Public Library was the program “Terrific Trees: Arbor Day Story & Craft” – a nature craft and story workshop led by Joyce Rodenhiser on Wednesday at the Saugus Public Library. Dan - 1972 Celebrating 52 Years! When in need, call ABC! Chris 2023 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES ALL MAJOR BRANDS Singles * Tins * Bundles * Boxes SMOKER’S DELIGHT! 15 HANDMADE CIGARS! Four-Year-Old Tobacco * 100% Long Filler * Cellophane $49.95 HOURS: OPEN DAILY Monday thru Sunday, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM R.Y.O. TOBACCO & TUBES ON SALE! SPECIAL SALE! TRAVEL HUMIDORS & ALL BONGS! A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 --------HUMIDORS ON SALE! STARTING AT $99. COMPLETE! --------sen for seasonal interest, such as flowers or fall foliage color, but there are many additional reasons to plant trees. The International Society of Arborists reminds everyone that trees have many environmental and economic benefits as well. Studies have shown that having trees nearby improves mental health by reducing depression, stress and anxiety. Neighborhoods with trees generally have reduced aggression, violence and crime in general. Nancy Prag, Saugus’ Tree Committee chairman, mentioned, “When I went to a tree city event in Haverhill years ago the presenter showed us maps of sections of Chicago that had been transformed with trees in many public areas and how the crime rate went down over time.” Additional studies have indicated that this holds true independent of wealth among households nearby. Tree-lined streets and parks with trees are also known to increase property values and desirability of neighborhoods. Every schoolchild knows that the atmosphere is improved by oxygen released from leaves during photosynthesis. Many countries all around the world celebrate their own version of Arbor Day, though they are not all in April. The chosen date is most often based on the best time for tree planting in their climate, so in parts of the world where the ground stays frozen longer, arbor day or tree planting day will usually be in May, as it is in Canada, while in tropical areas the issue is more likely to be weather, such as avoiding dry seasons for planting new trees. While we often think of planting trees in spring, they can also be planted in other seasons even in our climate – fall is also a great planting season, and depending on the root system, even summer can be a good planting time for us. Hot weather is not the best time to dig a tree out of the ground that you want to transplant, since as much as 90% of the small feeder roots, which take up water, are A weeping cherry in the courtyard of St. John’s Church on Central Street was witness to the sunrise service at 6 a.m. Easter Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener) lost when the tree is dug up, but you can certainly plant a tree that is container-grown, or a balled and burlapped tree that had been dug from the ground in cooler weather and maintained by a nursery, during even the warmest months as long as it can be watered. Some towns near us already have outdoor water bans in place, but towns and cities that get their water from the Quabbin Reservoir, as Saugus does, much more rarely have water restrictions. Mongolia, a north-central ARBOR DAY | SEE PAGE 7 A white star magnolia is one of many magnolias blooming in Saugus recently. (Photo courtesy of Laura Eisener)
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