- Path leading north through park
- Photo: © Torie Gervais
The younger trees in the park were planted in the spring of 2005 as part of the park's refurbishment. It is important to have younger trees planted to get established and eventually replace the older trees nearing the end of their lives. Replanting is one of the many routine tasks to ensure there are no gaps in the canopy that covers this park.
The trees lining the path that runs through the park are ornamental flowering crab apples (Malus sp.). Crab apples are often planted because they have attractive spring flowers and appealing form. The drawback of these trees is that their fruit is not appealing to eat, and when the fruit falls it creates quite a mess and can attract wasps. There are now efforts throughout the city to plant fruit trees that can be harvested for food, rather than ornamental ones that cannot.
The young common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) growing to the north of the wading pool was planted in the summer of 2006, to commemorate the second Leslie Grove tree festival. This native tree produces small edible berries that are often used to make jam and are quite appealing for birds.
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