Kirwin Community Improvement Committee
The Kirwin Committee Improvement Committee has announce their first community project. They are offering a reimbursement program to citizens who plant trees within the city limits.
In July of 2006, the Kansas Forestry Service conducted a tree survey in Kirwin. Below is a list of trees recommended by the Forestry Service that are appropriate for the soil composition in Kirwin as well as the local climate.
The KCIC will reimburse 50 percent of the purchase price of a tree planted within the city limit, if a copy of the receipt is provided and the type of tree matches the recommended species as listed. Reimbursement request will be honored for receipts dated April 1 through July 1, 2007. No reimbursement request received after September 1, 2007 will be paid. Limit 3 trees per person.
Send your name, address, a copy of the receipt and a brief description of
where the tree was planted to:
Kirwin Community Improvement Committee, P.O. Box 93, Kirwin, KS 67644.
RECOMMENDED TREES FOR KIRWIN
Small Trees ( less than 30 feet tall) Medium to Large Trees
Crabapple species
Goldenraintree
Hackberry
Amur Maple
Canada Red Cherry
American Linden
Redbud
Littleleaf Linden
Lacebark Elm
Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn
English Oak
Kentucky Coffeetree
River Birch
Sawthooth Oak
Cottonwood (Native Species)
Bur Oak
London Planetree
Chinkapin Oak
Osage Orange
Honeylocust
American Elm