BOROUGH OF HADDONFIELD
Commemorative Tree Donation Program

Available Sites | Application

By planting a tree in honor of a special event or a special person, you can provide a remembrance that is important to you, your family and your community. The Borough of Haddonfield is pleased to work with individuals interested in giving a dedicated tree. This information is offered to help you in your planning.

• A $1,000 minimum donation is requested to establish a dedicated tree. This covers the cost of acquiring the tree and the commemorative plaque as well as the planting and maintenance cost. Please make your request in writing to the Haddonfield Shade Tree Commission at 242 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. An application form including the requested wording for the plaque and the preferred planting site is available through the Borough website, below.
• Tree types and planting sites will be selected by the Haddonfield Shade Tree Commission in consultation with the Department of Public Works. This insures that the sites are appropriate to support the tree, are in locations where plantings are needed by the borough, and that the tree species are consistent with the street trees planted successfully throughout the borough. All sites are provided on a first come, first served basis, based on a completed application, inluding payment.
• Trees acquired for dedication are approximately 8-12 feet tall or measure 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter. Size will depend on the type of tree selected and its availability. The Department of Public Works will acquire, plant and maintain the dedicated tree.
• Donors may request an engraved brass plaque through the Shade Tree Commission, to be placed near the dedicated tree. This approved plaque is approximately 5 inches by 8 inches and includes commemorative wording as well as the tree's scientific and common names. Contact the Shade Tree Commission for further information and to determine the wording for the plaque.
• If a dedicated tree dies within 3 years of being planted, it will be replaced with no additional donation. The replacement tree will be of the type and size being planted by the borough that year as part of its spring planting program. After 3 years, if a dedicated tree dies, an additional donation will be requested to replace the tree and maintain the engraved plaque in the tree well.  If no further donation is made, the engraved plaque will be given to the donor and a new donor sought for that location.. Dedications are made for the life of the dedicated tree, not the location itself.
• Most species of trees are best planted only in the spring. Scheduling the planting of dedicated trees will be planned based on the best planting time. The borough reserves the right to transplant or, if necessary, remove dedicated trees if required for future public works efforts. If this becomes necessary, the Department of Public Works will attempt to contact the donor about any such necessary changes.
• Contact the Shade Tree Commission by the March meeting date for a Spring planting that year and to gather for further information about possible sites and tree species, as well as details regarding the desired plaque. For a spring planting, please inquire of the Shade Tree Commission by March meeting date, by the September meeting date for a fall planting.

 

Suggested wording for plaque:

• Line 1
  Reason for commemoration and date (letter height of 5/16", approximately 24-30 letters and/or spaces)
• Line 2
  Name of honored person or event (letter height of 8/16", approximately 16-20 letters and/or spaces)
• Line 3
  Information about honored person or event (letter height of 6/16", approximately 18-25 letter and/or space maximum)
• Line 4
  Information about honored person or event or donor (letter height of 6/16", approximately 18-25 letter and/or space maximum)
• Line 5
  Common and botanical name of commemorative tree (letter height of 5/16", approximately 24-30 letters and/or spaces) This tree species information is required on all commemorative plaques.

Examples of commemorative plaques:

In Loving Memory of
John A. Smith
Good friend to All
May 2007
Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)

With Much Thanks to
Richard Schwab
Borough Administrator
25 Years of Service
Sawtooth Oak (Q. accustissima)

Sample size of bronze plaque - 8" wide by 5" high - with ½ inch double-lined border around the plaque. Available space is 7" by 4". The plaque will be attached to a display stone, to ensure that it is not easily removed or vandalized, and placed in the planting site.

Sites Available for Commemorative Trees

Following is a list of sites available for commemorative tree plantings, as of May 2012, as well as those sites for which trees have already been donated.  Additional sites will be made available from time to time.  Sites will be allotted on a first come, first serve basis, based on the date that the completed application and accompanying payment is received. Applications are available online and through the Borough Hall, and should be returned to the Shade Tree Commission at 242 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. 

The following tree sites are available:

• 51 Kings Highway East, Casa Bella
• 232 Kings Highway East, Remington and Vernick
• In park strip in front of Haddonfield Memorial High School
• 9 Tanner Street (the tree well closest to Kings Highway)
• 9 Tanner Street (the tree well further from Kings Highway)
• Tanner Street side of 59 Kings Highway East
• 8 Tanner Street
• 12 Tanner Street
• Additional sites are made available regularly.  Please check back.  If you are interested in a site which is not listed, contact the Shade Tree Commission.

Following is a list of sites for which trees have already been donated.  These sites have been selected since March 2008 when this program began.

• 6-8 Kings Highway East, FreeRide and Computers Made Easy Inc. - Robert Freedley
• 16 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield Masonic Temple - Howard Frazier
• 19 Kings Highway East, Grace Church in Haddonfield - William “Bill” Davison
• 19 Kings Highway East, Grace Church in Haddonfield - Margaret Bynum
• 20 Kings Highway East, First Presbyterian Church - Edmund Reeves, Jr.
• 26 Kings Highway East, Rectory of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield - Richard Schwab
• Tanner Street side of 101 Kings Highway East, The Polished Plate - reserved for planting 2012
• 103 Kings Highway East, The Picket Fence - The Haddonfield Garden Club
• 123 Kings Highway East, Accent Studio - Michael Russo
• 131 Kings Highway East, Harrisons - Robert J. Barrett
• 132 Kings Highway East, Office Building - Richard Schwab
• 202 Kings Highway East, CVS - Mary Margaret Master
• 210 Kings Highway East, Coldstone Creamery - reserved for planting 2012

Application

Application (PDF 40K)