Nannen Arboretum Society, Inc.

Arbor Day Annual Meeting

April 28, 2023

Ellicottville Town Center

  1. Call meeting to order and welcome everyone.  Nan Miller introduced invited guests.
  2. Pat Kerl presented the 2022 accomplishments and workshops done during the year at the Arboretum.
  3. Pat reported a total income of $10,367.00 taken in for the year. Expenses totaled $ 8507.00 for a total profit of $ 1860.00.
  4. Mayer John Burrell read the Tree City proclamation and gave a brief history of the Arboretum including how a former mayor of Ellicottville, William Nannen, donated the 8 acres of land that the Arboretum sits on. Three new trees were donated by the John Ploetz family and planted by Tom Draves.
  5. We have a Quercus dentata ‘Pinnatifida’ also known as a Plume Oak, and a Salix x ‘Scarcuzam’ also known as a Scarlet Curls Willow, and a Pinus Aristata also known as a Bristlecone Pine.
  6. The meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed a great lunch and socializing.
  7. Memorabilia of the Arboretum was displayed throughout the auditorium for all to enjoy.

 

 

Respectfully submitted Diane Smith secretary.