Thank you to all the Sponsors, Patrons, guests, staff, volunteers, silent auction donors, and service providers who helped us create another magical Root Ball! Enjoy these photos from Root Ball 2023!
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Trees Atlanta Kendeda TreeHouse
825 Warner Street SW, Atlanta GA 30310
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A portion of your ticket purchase may be tax-deducitible. Patron levels and benefits are listed below. Root Ball proceeds from ticket sales, Patrons, and Sponsors support our programs and operations. Thank you!
Guests at Root Ball will enjoy: delicious appetizers, food and dessert stations, an open bar, entertainment, tour of the new campus and buildings, and a Silent Auction, as well as, take home a party gift, cheerful photo booth prints, and great memories with old friends and new. Look back at some fun moments from Root Ball evenings of years past.
Festive Patio Cocktail Attire: We welcome you to move comfortably among interior and exterior spaces throughout our campus. Large movable walls will be open, inspiring guests to move among modern interiors and springtime landscapes (weather permitting). We encourage you to walk through our landscape planted with 100% native plant and tree species. Landscape tours will be conducted throughout the night. Please be mindful that our exterior spaces and paths are paved with loose gravel which may not be appropriate for shoes with narrow heels.
Root Ball is one of our most anticipated and fun events. It’s a wonderful evening in the company of Trees Atlanta’s supporters, volunteers, staff, partners, donors, and especially our honored guests – the Trees Atlanta 2023 Tree Champions. These individuals and partners exemplify community stewardship and collaboration to protect and improve our urban canopy across metro Atlanta. Read more about these Tree Champions and view each honoree’s recognition video: 2023 Tree Champions Stewardship of Nature and People
Congratulations to Diana Blank (Individual), Central Atlanta Progress (Community), Jean Millkey (Volunteer), Delta Air Lines (Corporate), and Peachtree Hills (Neighborhood).
As a Patron, you will enjoy the Root Ball knowing that your tax-deductible donation will contribute to our largest fundraising effort of the year while also receiving Patron Benefits. Patron support is incredibly important to fill funding gaps and to meet ever-increasing tree planting, conservation, and education needs in communities across metro Atlanta.
Become a Patron by March 6 and your name will be listed on the Root Ball invitation, event signage, and annual donor lists, in addition to event tickets and Patron Benefits, as described below.
Pawpaw Patron $6,000 10 Tickets
Silverbell Patron $3,000 8 Tickets
The following Patron Benefits include food, open bar, photo booth prints, and commemorative favor for each guest, plus Patron recognition at the event and online and in donor lists.
Cedar Patron $1,500 6 Tickets
Dogwood Patron $1,000 4 Tickets
Redbud Patron $500 2 Tickets
Guests may purchase single tickets that include food, open bar, photo booth prints, and commemorative favor for each guest.
Single Ticket $125 1 Ticket
Please review the Patron Benefits details for information. For further assistance, contact: Judy Yi, Director of Marketing & Outreach, judy@treesatlanta.org , 404-609-3373 .
If your business is interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor or donating an item for our Silent Auction, please contact Mike Vinciquerra (mike@treesatlanta.org).
You will receive a receipt. Patron contributions are eligible as a charitable gift per applicable tax regulations. Some limitations apply for inclusion in printed materials, event space rental, and design consultation, as follows:
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Magnolias are part of an ancient lineage of flowering plants dating back approximately 95 million years. The Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum is home to 18 types of magnolias from evergreen to flowering. Two magnolias in particular have witnessed history as they were planted just beyond the outfield wall for the former Ponce de Leon Park, where the Atlanta Crackers played baseball. Babe Ruth and Eddie Matthews both hit home runs that were caught in the canopy of one of these magnolia trees. As part of Arboretum experimentation, we have taken cuttings from these historic magnolias and grown them into new trees so that this piece of history can live on the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum and in new parks and baseball fields around Atlanta.
The oak trees on this slope and throughout the Arboretum represent many ecosystems in Georgia, from bottomland hardwood swamps to granite outcrops. Of the approximately 90 species of oaks native to the United States, 33 are native to Georgia. All 33 oaks are growing on this slope and between them dance 33 stainless steel leaf sculptures – one for each tree.
These metal oaks were designed and crafted by David Landis of Landis Sculpture Studio. Learn more about David’s work here. For more information about the individual oaks featured, see our fact sheet here.
To learn more general information about our Georgia oaks, check out this video here.
Among the stateliest of our native trees, beeches are indicative of a mature forest. Though they can take around 40 years to produce a large quantity of nuts, beech trees are critical for wildlife. Beeches provide food and shelter for all kinds of birds and mammals, such as the red-headed woodpecker. Dubbed the fairy ring, the circle of beech trees here surrounds a granite outdoor classroom and gathering place where you can contemplate how the beech trees will look in 3, 5, and 10 years!
Despite the native azalea holding the title of Georgia’s State Wildflower, it is underused in the landscape. The Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum is now home to the largest public native azalea collection in the Atlanta Area with over 300 azaleas on display. The collection highlights over 25 species, cultivars, and varieties, and is home to all 13 azaleas native to the state of Georgia. This collection focuses on named cultivars (varieties that have been selected for depending on color, size, bloom time, etc.) within two series called the Georgia Moon Series and the Sunrise to Sunset Series. The Georgia Moon Series will have fragrant white-blooming Georgia native species, and the Sunrise to Sunset Series will be comprised of Georgia native species in warm orange, reds, and soft yellows blooming from March – July.
The Stumpery Garden is a horticultural oddity, serving as a public place for learning and exploration and demonstrating how trees can be utilized in a beautiful way. Stumpery gardens utilize dead, fallen, and storm-damaged trees as an asset to the garden – providing critical habitat for beetles, frogs, birds, and small mammals such as chipmunks. Whole logs are placed upside down to display their root structure, and logs, branches, and pieces of bark are arranged to form walls and archways. Plants such as ferns, lichen, mosses, soft grasses, and trailing plants are encouraged to grow on and around them.
Take a virtual tour of the Stumpery Garden here.
Different from the Eastside collection, the Westside collection has all straight species and natural varieties that encourage free hybridization. These azaleas are all grown from seed so there are many variations in the hues even between the same species.
Home to the largest American persimmon tree in the state of Georgia, this remnant old growth forest on 1.3 acres provides habitat to a variety of deep forest flora. Walking through a nature trail and over a few bridges will bring you up close and personal with woodland groundcovers, rare spring ephemerals (plants with a short life cycle) such as trillium, and a large collection of native woody species. Enjoy the seasonal blooms, learn from plant identification signs, and get hands-on with volunteer opportunities to plant, divide woodland perennials, and collect seed.
