Fortnightly Club of Summit to Discuss Tree Planting and Maintenance

The following information was provided by the Fortnightly Club of Summit.

Wayne S. Dubin will be our featured speaker on Wednesday, May 10th at 1:00 pm at the Fortnightly Club of Summit monthly meeting, open to the general public.  Wayne is the Vice President/Division Manager at Bartlett Tree Experts in Denville, New Jersey and will lead a discussion of the tree planting selection and maintenance at the 9/11 Memorial site in New York.

Since 2007, Bartlett Tree Experts has been providing virtually round the clock care to the 400+ Swamp White Oaks that were hand selected for planting at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan.  We will take you through the ups and downs as well as the ins and outs of caring for trees in above ground planters in the northeast, the challenges of maintaining proper soil moisture under varying weather conditions with highly varied soil types, and the pressures of responding to the political trade winds in NYC.  This presentation will review the unique “floating” nature of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza and the micro-climate we’ve encountered amongst the buildings and hardscape.  Mr. Dubin holds a B.S. Degree in Plant Science from Cook College, Rutgers University.  After graduation, he went to work as a stockbroker for Herzfeld and Stern, which was acquired by Gruntal & Co.  In January 1989 he joined the F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Co. in Westchester County, New York as an Arborist Representative.  In 1993 he was promoted and transferred to Local Manager in Warren, New Jersey and subsequently became District Manager and then Assistant Division Manager for the Metropolitan Division in April, 1999.

Wayne currently serves as Vice-President and Division Manager for New Jersey and New York (excluding Long Island) managing six offices and twenty-three Arborist Representatives.  He has a successful track record in sales for over thirty years.

Mr. Dubin is the current President of the NJ Green Industry Council, is a Past President of the NJ Arborists, Chapter ISA, and is a NJ Certified Tree Expert. Wayne resides in Edison, New Jersey with his wife Lynn and has three children.

The Fortnightly Club of Summit is a women’s group dedicated to volunteerism, fundraising, community service and outreach.  For membership information, rentals or media inquiries, please visit http://www.historictwinmaples.org/ or contact info@JeanCrissMedia.com or call 908.247.8443.  All meetings are open to the general public and held at Historic Twin Maples, 214 Springfield Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07901.