The Interesting Work of Starhill Forest Arboretum

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STARHILL FOREST IDENTIFIES AND HELPS PRESERVE ANCIENT AND HISTORIC TREES
	Starhill Forest Arboretum identifies ancient and historic trees around our county, raises funds to preserve them with structural pruning, dynamic and static cabling, lightning protection, and other measures, and works through our Trails and Greenways organization to have them monumented. Besides the Gudgel Oak, seen elsewhere on this web site, and the Illinois Champion Dwarf Hackberry growing here at Starhill Forest and seen on our home page, we have worked with more than a dozen other trees. The Ann Rutledge Tuliptree is one example. It shades the grave of Abraham Lincoln's first love. The great tree predates the cemetery, platted in 1879, and is a magnificent landmark specimen. We had lightning protection, dynamic cabling, and pruning done on this tree with help from nearly fifty donors. The Illinois Champion Northern Catalpa, just down the road from our house, was in need of static cabling to stabilize a weak fork. We held a tree workshop at Starhill Forest and used donations from the participants to help the tree's owner pay for the work. Several other special trees have received minor pruning, mulching, and plaques through this program.
	Guy Sternberg is installing the plaque marking the historic Ann Rutledge Tuliptree, which shades the grave of Abraham Lincoln's first love. BACK TO TOP

PRESERVING HISTORIC CATALPA TREES

Besides the Gudgel Oak, seen elsewhere on this web site, and the Illinois Champion Dwarf Hackberry growing here at Starhill Forest and seen on our home page, we have worked with more than a dozen other trees.

The Illinois Champion Northern Catalpa,
just down the road from our house, was in need of
static cabling to stabilize a weak fork.

We held a tree workshop at Starhill Forest and used donations from the participants to help the tree's owner pay for the work. Several other special trees have received minor pruning, mulching, and plaques through this program.

Static cabling of the Illinois Champion Northern Catalpa
Arborist Mike Dirksen ascending the tree to install the static cable and complete some structural pruning while Guy works the ground for him.

Edie Sternberg shows the plaque created to tell the story of preserving
The Historic Illinois Champion Northern Catalpa tree,
at the workshop organized by Starhill Forest Arboretum.

STARHILL FOREST ARBORETUM welcomes your scheduled visit

If you or your group have an interest in the work of Starhill Forest Arboretum in Petersburg, IL, and would like to learn about breeding, raising and studying trees, contact Guy Sternberg to discuss getting together. Guy schedules visits to Starhill Forest Arboretum for tours, discussions, lectures, etc., and to see his work. Guy also travels worldwide, to any English-speaking country, offering presentations tailored for any audience level.