GCY Past Presidents' Native Trees
The Garden Club acknowledges each Past President by planting a native tree and accompanying it with a commemorative plaque. These plantings are on public properties so they may be viewed by all. Seven plantings were completed in the first year of the project, 2019. In 2020, the Garden Club, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of York, planted 15 additional trees in the triangle across from York Hospital. In 2021, 7 more native trees were planted in a public park. All past Presidents have been honored and we will continue this project on a biennial basis to honor the most recent outgoing President.
You may visit the following honor trees planted.
PAST PRESIDENT | TREE SPECIES | LOCATION |
* Mrs J. G. Glessner | Ilex opaca (American Holly) | Cousler Park |
* Mrs Gertrude Cline | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Charles B. Heinly | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Fred R. Yost | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School |
* Mrs Richard F. Yost (2) | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School |
* Mrs Carl R. May | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Steward H. Sellers | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School |
* Mrs Fred L. Motter | Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Harry J. Fuller | Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Paul R. Behler | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs John J. Ebert, Jr. | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle |
*Mrs Andrew J. Paucek | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Edward B. Kuhn | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs James M. Henderson | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Theodore R. Smith | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs L. Jeanette Krone | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs Richard A. Wills, Sr. | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle |
* Mrs James Pentland | Quercus alba (White Oak) | Cousler Park |
Mrs William Collier (2) | Ilex opaca (American Holly) | Cousler Park (corner of King and west) |
Mrs Thomas L. Conway | Chionanthus virginicus (white fringetree) | Cousler Park |
Elizabeth Hyde Smith (2) | Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’ (American Dogwood) | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church |
Mrs Roy W. Steadman | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School |
* Mrs Robert C.. Elser | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle |
Jan G. Lehman | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | Colonial Courthouse |
Linda D. Hanson | Quercus alba (White Oak) | hospital triangle |
Shary Smith | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | City Hall |
Priscilla Waldman | Quercus alba (White Oak) | West Manheim Township Recreational Park |
Tonya Young | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | Cousler Park |
Mary Alice Heilig | Quercus alba (White Oak) | Penn Park |