GETTING IT RIGHT
MISUNDERSTOOD ARBORICULTURAL PRACTICES
Wednesday October 15, 2025 | 1:30- 2:30 PM
Beechwood Center | 44 Beach Street | No Kingstown, RI 02852
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Tree expert, Chris Fletcher, will discuss commonly misunderstood practices for caring for your trees including pruning, root collars, wood chip mulch, irrigation, cabling practices and root invigoration practices for your landscape .
Chris has a life-long passion for the trees of New England. Raised in Bristol, Rhode Island, he spent much of his childhood with his father, a naturalist, visiting the woods of Mount Hope. These outdoor experiences made him acutely aware of the forest in its functional, cultural, and aesthetic qualities.
Chris earned a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Design and has enjoyed many years caring for and advising about tree care. Among others, protecting tree populations during road construction projects for RIDOT, preserving older specimen trees at Bristols historic Juniper Hill Cemetery and his work at Bartlett Tree Experts.
Chris is also the recipient of a Preservation Society of Newport County’s prestigious Laurel Award which recognized his 28 years of dedicated service, helping the Preservation Society protect and nurture its accredited arboretum of 1,700 specimen trees amid 88 acres of landscapes.
This lecture is offered by Beechwood Life Center and is a joint collaboration of URI Master Gardeners and RIWPS. Master Gardeners receive education credit for attending.
The program is free and open to the public. Registration required as space is limited.
To Register: Contact the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment – 401-268-1594 or malyward@northkingstownri.gov
- Please note: Although the Beechwood Garden programs are offered to members and the public, if you have not attended past lectures and/or registered your contact information with the Beechwood Center in the last three (3) years, you may need to provide an updated information form. The form will be provided by Beechwood Staff at the time of the lecture. Completion of this form is required for participation in all Beechwood Programs.
This is the final lecture for the Beechwood Garden’s 2025 speaker series. We look forward to seeing you in 2026.