SavATree donates sugar maple to Dover on Arbor Day

posted on 5/6/2025

The City of Dover will soon be a little greener thanks to SavATree, which donated and installed a Green Mountain Sugar Maple at Pine Hill Cemetery on April 25 in celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Day.

Community Services crews prepared the site near the East Watson Road main entrance to the old cemetery section of Pine Hill and assisted SavATree staff with the tree's installation.

"We're happy to be able to donate a tree to the City of Dover on Arbor Day and in honor of Earth Day," said Edward Roy, Arborist for SavATree. "Any tree planted is a benefit to the community."

The Rochester-based company is Dover's contracted tree service provider.

Mark Colonna, Superintendent of Facilities, Grounds, and Cemeteries for Dover's Community Services, expressed gratitude for the donation.

"We deeply appreciate SavATree's generous contribution to Pine Hill Cemetery," Colonna said. "This sugar maple will provide beauty and shade for visitors for generations to come."

Arbor Day, celebrated annually on the last Friday in April, was established in 1872 to encourage tree planting and care. The observance follows closely after Earth Day, which was commemorated earlier this week on April 22 and marks its 55th anniversary this year.

Dover maintains its long-standing designation as a Tree City USA, a recognition program of the Arbor Day Foundation that honors communities committed to effective urban forest management. The city has earned this distinction for many consecutive years.