Kuhn to teach class that talks about trees from ground up

The city of McMinnville announces its first Citizen Forester Class scheduled for this January.

The class will be given by the Department of Urban Forestry and is designed for the local homeowner or landscaper to learn about trees from the roots up. The instructor will be McMinnville city forester Nick Kuhn.

The hour-long classes will start Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. The class will continue every Thursday for eight weeks with a final class that will include a tree planting. The class will be held at Warren County Administrative Offices on Locust Street.

Scheduling of the class was set to accommodate those who wish to attend the Master Gardener Class starting after the city class at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Dale Beaty at the extension office for more information on that course.

All attendees to the Citizen Forester Class will receive extensive reference material, as well as a signed copy of “Gardening with Native Plants of Tennessee” by M. Hunter.

Cost for the class will be $10 per person to cover snacks and a few materials. This class is being paid for by a grant through the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forestry Service.

Please contact [email protected] or call 474-8733 to register for the class. Registration will be accepted until the first class date.