Friends of Newburyport Trees Gives Facelift to City's Gateway

By now, most Newburyport residents will have noticed a new look in front of Famous Pizza at the intersection of Storey Ave and Ferry Road. We have Friends of Newburyport Trees to thank for that. The design for the plantings of fourteen new trees was done by Jean Berger and Tim Heatwole.

Twenty foot existing Elm surrounded by fourteen new trees at the Storey Ave entrance to Newburyport

Three Gingkos, a Maple and a Tupelo will grace us with a range of bright and dark reds, buttery yellow and orange leaves in fall, while the smaller magnolias, crabapples and cherries will be the first to come alive in spring with white and pink flowers.  The trees were planted around a twenty foot existing elm in the center of the triangle which was in need of pruning. Unfortunately, all the original trees and shrubs were in poor condition as deemed by an arborist and therefore removed to make way for the fourteen new plantings.

 Customers at Famous Pizza will enjoy the view of white and pink flowers next spring on the cherry, magnolia and crabapple trees.  Look for the buttery yellow leaves in fall on the three Gingkos and a range of reds on one Maple and two Tupelos. 

Gateway I Project Design by Tim Heatwole and Jean Berger