The City of Kirksville is offering a new program to help residents plant trees in the right-of-way adjacent to their property. This program reduces costs for residents, beautifies Kirksville and boosts property values.
Trees are offered at a discounted rate to residents ($100). Parks and Recreation staff will plant the tree, with it then becoming the homeowner's responsibility to maintain from there. Below, you'll find the application to fill out, as well as the suggested planting list for trees in the City. Parks and Recreation staff will assist in identifying the right tree for the right place. Applications must be submitted no later than March 1st for Spring planting and September 1st for Fall planting.
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Suggested Tree Planting List
The following list of trees was developed with assistance from the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Adair County MU Extension to provide property owners with suggestions for tree plantings on both private property and in the City of Kirksville’s Right-of-Ways. This list was developed to include trees that are appropriate for Kirksville’s climate. This list will be updated to include new cultivars, or to remove species when appropriate. Other trees may be planted that are not listed below, provided that they are not included in the Do Not Plant List.
Small/Medium trees
- Serviceberry (Autumn Brilliance)
- Ironwood (Ostrya Virginia)
- Red Bud
- White Bud
- Littleleaf Linden
- Red Buckeye
- June Bride Linden
- Japanese Zelkova
- River Birch
- White Spire Birch
- Disease-Resistant Flowering Crabapple
Large trees
- American Linden
- Swamp White Oak
- Northern Red Oak
- Bur Oak
- White Oak
- Norway Spruce
- Kentucky Coffee Tree
- European Sycamore
- Eastern White Pine
- Hackberry
- Ginkgo (Male Only)
- Northern Catalpa
- Bald Cypress
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Skyline Honeylocust
- Crimson King Maple
- Autumn Blaze Maple
- Tulip Poplar
Why Do This Program?
The Emerald Ash Borer destroyed many ash trees in Kirksville. To help reduce the financial burden for residents looking to fill a spot where they once had an ash tree, this program will provide trees at a reduced cost. Priority will be given to properties where ash trees were removed.
What's The Benefit Of Street Trees?
Aside from the obvious aesthetic boost, trees also increase property values and provide shading and cooling benefits.
Why Does The Type Of Tree Matter?
Right tree, right place. Not every tree grows in the same environment. One species might require a lot of sunlight, so it doesn't make sense to put it in a well-shaded area.
Diversifying the tree population also helps stave off any future pests or infestations that will harm specific trees.
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