Berkshire Botanical Garden Announces Arborist Day at Norman Rockwell Museum

This year Arborist Day will be held at the Norman Rockwell Museum at 9 Glendale Rd. in Stockbridge. The event begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 2:30 p.m.

This annual event is sponsored by the Berkshire Botanical Garden. For over 18 years arborists from around the Berkshire community come together to provide a day of professional service to care for a host location’s trees. Tree planting, pruning and removal will be conducted for the host site and lunch will be provided for the arborists. A guest presenter will provide an educational presentation for continual educational credits.

The co-founder of the event, Tom Ingersoll of Ingersoll Land Care, in Sheffield, describes this day as “a great opportunity for different teams of professional arborists to mix it up, collaborate and give back to our community.”

Arborist Day was the brainchild of Berkshire Botanical Garden’s former Director of Horticulture Dorthe Hviid, along with arborists Ron Yaple, Ken Gooch and Tom Ingersoll.

“In recognizing the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s need of professional attention, we reached out to our industry peers and created a tradition,” said Ingersoll. “After the first Arborist Day on the BBG campus, the group then reached out to other area non-profits, schools and museum properties to offer the services of as many as 25 professionals and their equipment.” 

Over the years, Arborist Day has visited — and provided free tree service to — The Mount, the Construct’s Pine Woods Condominiums, The Bidwell House, Monument Mountain High School, Gould Farm, Brookside Manor, and Hebert Arboretum. This year will be the group’s second visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum.