The Bulletin : Wilson instilled love of horticulture in young men, women

Wilson instilled love of horticulture in young men, women

m.bendbulletin.com | Nov 16th 2011 4:00 AM
LOS ANGELES — Scott Wilson, an ardent horticulturist known for his pledge to plant five trees a day for the rest of his life and his commitment to helping at-risk teenagers find employment in environmental restoration programs, has died. He was 89.

Wilson was trimming a tree at his Eagle Rock home when he lost consciousness and fell Nov. 5, said Mark Kenyon, executive director of North East Trees — a nonprofit environmental organization Wilson founded in 1989.

Paramedics took Wilson to Glendale Adventist Medical Center, where he died Monday, Kenyon said. The cause of death has not been determined.

“I believe this is how Scott might have chosen his final act to be,” Kenyon said in a statement.

Wilson, a retired teacher and landscape architect, launched North East Trees by planting 700 oaks at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Since then, the organization’s staff of foresters, designers and educators has helped plant 70,000 trees, including native oaks and sycamores, throughout the Los Angeles area.

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