Phelps Grove Park Stumpery
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I visited the Phelps Grove Park Stumpery for the first time recently. It is a 2025 addition to the park and one that will become even more interesting over time as the plants become more established and the stumps decay further.
I enjoyed the fungus that is already growing on the decaying wood.
It was a hot day, and I welcomed the big trees along part of the stumpery path….and the plants growing there.
It is appealing to have a place to leave parts of trees that have fallen in storms. The stumpery was initiated with logs and wood pieces from the April 2025 storm….and will probably be replenished or enlarged in future storms. The neighborhoods surrounding the park have a lot of large trees.
This has me thinking about some pieces of a rotting redbud trunk that my daughter had removed. Maybe I will put them in my native plant garden to form a mini-stumpery that will only be visible until the native plants fill the bed completely (probably will happen before they completely decompose).
