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MAA Arbor Day 2007

Friday, May 11, 2007
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
Canton, MA 

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On Friday, May 11, 2007 the Massachusetts Arborists Association (MAA) celebrated Arbor Day with their 28th annual volunteer project at the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate in Canton, MA.   More than 150 MAA members pruned, planted, fertilized, transplanted, and removed an array of mature shade trees throughout one of the state’s most treasured landmark properties. The value of the service provided by the MAA volunteers was estimated to be $250,000.

This is the fourth year that the MAA has partnered with the Trustees of Reservations for their annual Arbor Day Celebration.  The MAA was recently honored with the Trustees’ Volunteer of the Year Award. Since 1891, The Trustees’ conservation work has helped to protect more than 53,000 acres of open space across the state.

“We can’t thank the arborists enough for their generous contribution of professional tree care,” said Andrew Kendall, President of the Trustees of Reservations.  “The MAA’s consistent volunteer effort brings much needed awareness to the importance of tree preservation throughout the Commonwealth.  We applaud them for their commitment to environmental stewardship,” he concluded.

Jim Abusamra, MCA of Hartney Greymont, Inc. in Needham, MA served as chairman of the MAA’s 2007 Arbor Day committee.  He was assisted by committee co-chair Chris McGinty, MCA of the Town of Framingham, MA and other MAA leaders.

The MAA is a professional trade organization that serves the commercial arboriculture industry.  The MAA advances the goals of its members through education, research support, certification, and promotion of the value of arboriculture to the public.

More about the 2007 Site
Once a 90-acre colonial farmstead known as Cherry Hill Farm, the Bradley Estate was transformed into an early 20th century country estate in 1902 by Dr. Arthur Tracey Cabot. Architect Charles Platt adorned the new country manor with manicured lawns, a walled garden, and a brick-edged parterre garden. When Cabot's niece, Eleanor Cabot Bradley, acquired the property in 1945 she and her husband restored the estate's overgrown fields and planted specimen trees throughout the landscape. Today, the Bradley Estate is a preserved, historic property with miles of woodland paths that are enjoyed regularly by the citizens of Massachusetts.

Photos from Arbor Day '07