Our featured tree provides an additional show in late summer and fall when the July flowers change into Chinese lantern-type pods.
The papery 2” fruits contain one to three pea-sized seeds and are lime-green in color before changing to beige and eventually to medium brown by fall. The lantern-like pods remain on the tree through the winter and fall to the ground in the spring.
Read more»The Tree Commission is currently looking for additional members. Individuals who are interested in serving need not have an extensive knowledge of trees and other plants but should have a desire to learn.
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High school students who are still needing community service hours can fulfill those requirements by working with the Tree Commission on various projects.
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At the suggestion from Dean Horton, the Conneaut City Council by ordinance no. 182-84 established the Tree Commission in 1984.
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.
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