Connecticut's 4th annual Norwalk-Wilton Tree Festival was held on May 22nd at Cranbury Park, with over 1,200 guests in attendance. The event continues to grow in popularity and includes more booths and activities each year. The Norwalk Tree Alliance has done a wonderful job of educating people about the urban forest, and we are always excited to participate in this event because it attracts so many tree enthusiasts.
Tree damage from the storms earlier this year was still very much on the minds of many attendees, and we were glad to offer homeowners insight into the process of determining the hazard potential of a tree and minimizing risk. Connecticut Licensed Arborist Elliott Kraus lead these conversations and answered other tree questions thrown his way. One method for assessing hazardous trees Elliott focused on was using a resistograph, which shows the amount of decayed wood inside of a tree by measuring resistance against a drill bit. You can learn more about the resistograph on our website, here.
Almstead Branch Manager and Connecticut Licensed Arborist Bob Bociek spent the day running a tree climbing activity along with members of our tree crews. The activity has become a staple of the Festival, and this year it was as popular as ever. Kids, and the occasional adult, donned harnesses and hardhats and were pulled up into the canopy where they said hello to Bob before heading back down to ground level.
If you haven't made it to the Norwalk-Wilton Tree Festival yet, keep it on your list for next year! In the meantime, you can follow other activities of the Norwalk Tree Alliance on their website.
