Celebrating Elder Trees!
Saturday, July 12th, 2025, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Stewart Park, Perth
FREE ADMISSION – DEMONSTRATIONS – PRIZES – ALL ARE WELCOME!
Do you love big trees?
If so, mark your calendars for the upcoming family friendly Elder Tree Celebration on Saturday, July 12th,
from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, at Stewart Park, Perth.
This free community event, sponsored by Tree Canada and Tree Trust, and held in partnership
with Our Perth Trees and the Town of Perth, will feature skilled arborists from Arboreal Tree Care providing TLC to one of the park’s treasured elder Silver Maples. Watch as professionals climb high into the canopy to care for this magnificent tree — it’s a rare and inspiring sight!
The celebration will also include:
- Professor Pricklethorn’s TREEmendous show, a fun and interactive 45 minute performance for all
ages that highlights the many benefits of trees
- A tree inventory walkabout, where you can join local experts to learn more about the
trees that shape Stewart Park
- A tree planting demonstration to show how we can help grow the next generation of
canopy giants
- Refreshments, prizes, and family-friendly activities
Elder Tree Celebrations are part of the first efforts of a local group of tree lovers working to
form the Perth chapter of Tree Trust, a charitable program dedicated to preserving elder trees
in communities across southern Ontario.