[OldNorth] City Landmark Trees - Orange Grove at DHB Mansion

[sheryl lynn gerety]

Friends of Davis Historical Resources -

A reminder - the Davis Tree Commission will consider an application  
for Landmark Tree designation for the orange trees adjacent to the  
Dresbach-Hunt-Boyer Mansion this Thursday 10/23 beginning at 6 pm at  
the Davis Police Department community room at2600 Fifth Street (east  
of the Post Office at Cantrill Drive).

The orange trees have been listed for some time on the City's Landmark  
Tree list, but apparently an application for that status cannot be  
located.  City staff is recommending _against_ designation.
http://www.cityofdavis.org/pgs/trees/landmark.cfm  (see 604 2nd Street  
- DHB Mansion address)

The orange trees are considered to be the surviving elements of the  
original garden surrounding the Mansion, and are listed as  
contributing to the Mansion complex in the National Register Landmark  
nomination for the Mansion.  Further discussion of the trees is  
available online in the following documents:

http://cityofdavis.org/cdd/MishkaCafe/pdfs/Chapters/XFAE-Valerie_Vann%27s_History_Davis.pdf 
  (p. 6-7)
http://cityofdavis.org/cdd/MishkaCafe/pdfs/Chapters/XFAH-NominationForms_Davis.pdf 
  (p. 2,5,19,20)

Please consider supporting the designation of the DHB Mansion orange  
trees as Davis Landmark Trees by speaking Thursday at the Tree  
Commission meeting at 6 pm, or if you are unable to attend, by sending  
your comments by email to the Tree Commission staff liaison, Robert  
Cain ( rcain at cityofdavis.org ) with a request that he pass them on to  
the Commissioners.

Thank you for your support in recognizing and protecting Davis'  
historical legacy !

-- Friends of Davis Historical Resources   (FriendsofDHR at gmail.com)
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