Trees

The Rotary Club of Harrogate invites you to purchase a Tree in Memoriam either in memory of someone who has died, or to commemorate a special occasion, birthday, marriage, new baby, family etc.

How it works
The Rotary Club of Harrogate buy trees, on The Stray and elsewhere, from Harrogate Borough Council. This allows members of the public the opportunity of having a tree as a living memorial. They can be bought at cost plus a nominal administration fee of £5 from us. (Note: all the prices quoted include the £5).
The money from the sale of the trees is then given back to the Council enabling them to plant more.  The Council will also replace, free of charge, any dead or damaged trees during the first few years of existence. Where there are older trees, which cannot be replaced because they would look out of place, then an alternative is usually offered, though this is a rare occurrence.
The tree can be dedicated to one or more people, and this is then recorded in a Book of Remembrance, which is kept at the Pump Room Museum near the entrance to the Valley Gardens.  We also record in it the name or names of those donating the tree.
Once we have sold a few trees in a particular area, a Service of Dedication is arranged, which is normally held on site,and is conducted by a member of the clergy. The donors, relatives and friends are invited to come along and join in the Service. Usually this is held on a Saturday morning between May and October and we try to give several weeks notice of the event where possible to enable people from away to attend should they so wish.

Locations of the Trees currently available
West Park Stray – These are situated opposite Comet and form the second row of trees from the end of Beech Grove to Otley Road. As they are fairly mature trees, they cost £180, but have the advantage that they are well established and unlikely to be damaged or vandalised. They are Sycamore and Norway Maple
Milton Way – These are the famous Cherry Trees, which are being replaced near the Prince of Wales Roundabout.  They cost £113 each, but they will normally have a shorter life span than most of the other trees on offer.
Forest Moor Road – These were planted last season and are on the right hand side when travelling from Harrogate towards Knaresborough.  They are on the first section of the road just after the two mini roundabouts and before the Nnursery and are in two groups.  These are all Lime and cost £80 each. More will be planted later to make an avenue of trees through to Knaresborough.
Empress Roundabout – Granby – Some new trees have just been planted here on The Stray and are available at £80.  Also available in the same section are some larger trees at £155 and some more mature trees at £230.  These are in front of Granby Court with a line of trees running alongside Skipton Road up to Claro Road from the first junction after the roundabout. There are then some more new trees behind alongside the footpaths between Granby Court and Skipton Road.  They are mainly lime and oak.
Crag Lane Footpath (Memorial Footpath). It is intended to plant some more trees in the Pinewoods alongside this path in due course. This is the path from Crag Lane (Harlow Carr Gardens) to Harlow Moor Road and on the left hand side, but this may not be until the end of this year.

What happens next?

If you are interested in any of these locations and would like to buy a tree, please contact:

e-mail: teruna2@aol.com

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