Polk City Arbor League

06/29/2026

Thank you to everyone for your incredible support! We are excited to congratulate our two Polk City raffle winners.

Thanks to your generosity, the proceeds from this raffle will be used to plant even more trees throughout Polk City, helping to make our community greener and more beautiful for years to come.

06/27/2026

Come out and see us at our booth. We have two beautiful trees up for raffle. We will be at the square until 6.

06/20/2026

We are excited to see you at the Four Seasons Festival!

Be sure to stop by our booth and enter our tree raffle. Tickets are $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. The trees retail from $250-$350!

This year's raffle trees include:

• #7 Container Bur Oak (Mossycup Oak) – Approximately 11.5 feet tall, plus an additional 12 inches for the container height.

• #10 Container Wisconsin Red American Hornbeam (Musclewood) – Approximately 6.5 feet tall, plus an additional 12 inches for the container height.

Photos of both trees are attached for your reference.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Miller Nursery for generously providing these beautiful trees.

We look forward to seeing you at the festival and wish you the best of luck in the raffle!

04/27/2026

We appreciate everyone who participated in the planting event at Marina Cove on Saturday. Several new varieties were planted to enhance diversity in our parks, including Larch, shrub-style serviceberries, and many other tree favorites.

04/16/2026

25 years Tree City USA! Let's continue the growing. 🌳🌲🌳🌲

02/19/2026

The Polk City Arbor League is attending the Shade Tree Short Course at Iowa State, where we are expanding our knowledge in arboriculture and community outreach while sharing our insights with the community. The course features educational sessions on topics such as drought-stressed trees and the forthcoming cicada invasion.

02/01/2026

Readying the trees for their Spring debut.

01/21/2026

Due to cold temperatures, we have rescheduled this Sunday's tree pruning for February 1st at 1 o'clock. Please stay warm.

01/11/2026

We look forward to seeing you this month at our pruning demonstrations, which will be held at our local parks. If you are unable to attend, a helpful video on pruning your trees this winter is available at the following link. Remember, winter is the ideal time to prune your shrubs and trees.

This is part three of a three-part dormant pruning series. Watch Ask an Arborist: The Rules of Pruning to catch up on part two.When pruning your trees, there...