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, York PA |
| Mrs. Gertrude Cline | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Charles B. Heinly | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Fred R. Yost | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School, York PA |
| Mrs. Richard F. Yost | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School, York PA |
| Mrs. Carl R. May | Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ (Red Maple) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Steward H. Sellers | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School, York PA |
| Mrs. Fred L. Motter | Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Harry J. Fuller | Nyssa sylvatica (Black gum) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Paul R. Behler | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. John J. Ebert, Jr. | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Andrew J. Paucek | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Edward B. Kuhn | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. James M. Henderson | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Theodore R. Smith | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. L. Jeanette Krone | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. Richard A. Wills, Sr. | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Mrs. James Pentland | Quercus alba (White Oak) | Cousler Park, York PA |
| Mrs. William Collier | Ilex opaca (American Holly) | Counsler Park, York PA |
| Mrs. Thomas L. Conway | Chionanthus virginicus (white fringetree) | Cousler Park, York PA |
| Elizabeth Hyde Smith | Cornus florida ‘Appalachian Spring’ (American Dogwood) | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, York PA |
| Mrs. Roy W. Steadman | Quercus alba (White Oak) | York Suburban High School, York PA |
| Mrs.. Robert C.. Elser | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Jan G. Lehman | Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry) | Colonial Courthouse, York PA |
| Linda D. Hanson | Quercus alba (White Oak) | hospital triangle, York PA |
| Shary Smith | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | City Hall, York PA |
| Priscilla Waldman | Quercus alba (White Oak) | West Manheim Township Recreational Park, Hanover PA |
| Tonya Young | Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) | Cousler Park, York PA |
| Mary Alice Heilig | White Pine | Penn Park, York PA |
Kim Keesee | Scarlet Oak | Kiwanis Lake, York PA |
Jan Olsen | N. Red Oak | Cousler Park York PA |