{"id":15552,"date":"2024-05-30T08:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=15552"},"modified":"2024-05-30T08:47:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:47:50","slug":"nash-community-college-marks-historical-10th-year-as-tree-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2024\/05\/nash-community-college-marks-historical-10th-year-as-tree-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nash Community College marks Historical 10th Year as Tree Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Master Gardener Ken White (right) watches on as students assist in the planting of an American Basswood. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Last month, Nash Community College celebrated its historical 10th anniversary as a designated Tree Campus in the United States of America.<\/p>\n

Designated in 2014, it was a member of the first four community colleges in the state to become a tree campus.<\/p>\n

Master Gardener Ken White led the annual tree planting ceremony, selecting an American Linden Tree, also known as an American Basswood. This new tree is planted by Building A.<\/p>\n

Native to the Piedmont area, it is \u201csuper fragrant\u201d and will serve a double-duty role as the strong fragrance will attract bees and serve as a pollinator tree. NCC is also a designated Bee Campus USA.<\/p>\n

Basswoods can grow up to 60-80 feet tall, showcasing small, fragrant, pale-yellow flowers that become clusters the size of a pea. Reports show that the tree has been in North America since 1752 and derives its common name (Basswood) from its source of bast (a plant\u2019s vascular tissue).<\/p>\n

The tree should begin to bloom in two years.<\/p>\n

NCC is proud to be recognized as Tree Campus USA for its 10th year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have immense pride in serving as a Tree and Bee Campus designee,\u201d said Ken White, master gardener at NCC. \u201cPlanting these specific trees over the years has had a sizeable impact on the\"\"<\/a> development of organisms and improving natural habitats that may not have happened if we weren\u2019t committed to promoting healthy community forestry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tree Campus USA encourages healthy community forests by requiring colleges and universities to meet five core standards: creation of a tree advisory committee and a campus tree care plan, having an annual budget for campus tree care, hosting an Arbor Day observation and providing conservation-related student service opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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