contract for pruning trees at Jacob L. Loose Park/Arboretum in Kansas
City Missouri. This is an invitation only bid to care for some rare and historic
trees. This is the second time VanBooven Tree Care has received this prestigious
contract. I have written the proposals that have landed our company these jobs and
believe I have successfully articulated why our company is best suited
to care for these trees.We have certainly proved it with our pruning abilities.
As an Arborist, it doesn't get much better than this. Arborists take pride in their work
and every pruning job is your signature-what you leave behind, the finished
product, is your own very unique signature.
The opportunity to prune rare and historic trees in a public park/arboretum is
the icing on the cake. We treat these trees with all the respect they deserve.
Every one of these tees is different, each one is a unique work of nature.
Loose Park is an iconic 75- acre jewel of the city, a beacon of green grass and lush foliage,
inviting passerby to come stroll through the park and take in the sights or to simply
stop by and rest in the shade of mighty Oaks. If you haven't ever been there or visited
in awhile, you should. It is a rare and wondrous thing to behold in the city.
I have always compared this park to Central Park in New York, a place to come
to get away from the noise and congestion, a place to unwind and feel the grass
under your feet.
Here are a few pictures of my favorite trees.
Pictured below is on of many Northern Red Oaks in the Oak Grove, located on the West side of the park. This particular tree is one of my favorite Northern Red Oaks in the park.
Pictured below is a large, old Chinese Chestnut. These trees are fairly rare in our area, I only know of a few others of this age and size. I love the shape and spread of this particular tree. I pruned this tree myself in 2012, it was like restoring Michelangelo's work in the Sistine Chapel-you have this masterpiece in front of you-you are just cleaning it up, a caretaker of sorts, helping it along for the next generation to appreciate.
Pictured below is one of my favorite Sugar Maple trees, displaying Fall color in the morning light.
Pictured below is one of the larger Sawtooth Oaks in the park. I had to get in the picture, another of my favorite trees. I like the fact that they have retained many of the cool, low limbs-perfect for kids to climb on or easy access up into the tree for 50 year old Arborists. I am compelled to climb up into
these trees every time I am in this park.
Here is wide shot of the same Sawtooth Oak from the East side, without my mug in the photo.
Pictured below- a few of the Oaks in the Oak Grove
Pictured below are two giant Tuliptree, old survivors just outside of the Oak Grove.
It is unusual to see Tulip trees this large in our area-being a soft wooded species, most of them don't make it due to our extreme wind and ice storms-large, old soft -wooded trees are an anomaly in Kansas City.These trees are covered in tulip-like flowers in late Spring/early Summer.
Pictured below is a shot of one of the larger Bald cypress trees in the park,
from the inside of the canopy.
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Pictured below is a shot of the Bald cypress grove, close to the lagoon.
Giant Horse chestnut on East side of park, close to tennis courts is pictured below-
This is a cool old tree, another of my favorites!
Pictured below is an English Oak we pruned in 2012-this picture was taken after pruning was completed. This magnificent tree was one of the largest English Oaks in Kansas City.
In the late Summer of 2012 we had a terrible drought, this Oak ultimately did not survive it, it died out a year later.
I went looking for it to get a picture of the tree fully leafed out and saw the spot where it used to be.
It's like losing an old friend- you tend to get deeply invested in the well being of these trees.
Pictured below is a Willow Oak-these are a true Southern Oak and are evergreen in the deep South.
Fairly rare in our area, I only know of a few others around town. This is a really interesting looking Oak.
Pictured below is a shameless plug for our company-our bucket truck in the Oak grove.
We are nearly finished pruning in this part of the park.It has been a genuine pleasure to care for these trees. I will post more pictures of interesting trees as the work continues. Stop by Loose Park and enjoy these trees.
