Montpelier grows trees in stones

Montpelier Parks Director Alec Ellsworth, left, and former city arborist Adam McCullough plant a honey locust tree on Main Street in Montpelier. Photo by John Snell/Montpelier Bridge
This story by Jenny Blair was first published by the Montpelier Bridge on June 11.Montpelier’s street trees often live short lives. Roots hit impenetrable compacted soils once they outgrow their planted space, often a meager 4-foot-by-4-foot square. But now, new trees taking root under downtown sidewalks shou