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The city of Burlington has planted more than 200 trees in the Old North End, where the canopy coverage is the lowest in the city, according to the city arborist.
V.J. Comai said in an email that the city received a grant for $20,000 from the Arbor Day Foundation in partnership with TD Bank, which covered the cost of planting the trees. Most of the trees were in the ground by April 23, with the final few trees being planting by Comai, Mayor Miro Weinberger and members of Branch Out Burlington! on April 29.
Branch Out Burlington! is a group of volunteers who help plant and care for the trees in the city, holding an annual tree sale. The Arbor Day Foundation, formed in 1972, is the largest nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to planting trees, with more than 1 million members.