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San Francisco
Bay Area
Friendship Force
Bylaws 2017
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THE
FRIENDSHIP FOREST "May our friendships grow!"
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On July 11, 1995
we planted a tree native to Turkey in honor of the visiting ambassadors from Izmir, Turkey. That tree, a Carob, or St. John's Bread, was the beginning of our Friendship Forest. For each of these visiting clubs from other countries, we have planted another tree that would flourish in their homeland. We view the Forest as a living, growing symbol of friendship among nations.
The Friendship
Forest is located in:
Emma Prusch
Farm Park
647 South King Road near Story Road
San Jose, California 95116
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For
each inbound exchange, we plant a tree in
our Friendship Forest in their honor.
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Each
tree we plant is identified by a plaque stating that the tree is:
"planted in honor of the visit to the San Francisco Bay Area
of the [inbound club's name]
chapter of the Friendship
Force.
May our friendship grow!"
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DATE
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CLUB
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TREE
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7/11/95 |
Izmir, Turkey |
Ceratonia siliqua
Carob, or St. John's-bread * |
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10/5/95 |
Braunschweig and Peine, Germany
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Tilia cordata '
Greenspire'
Small-leaved Linden |
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1/26/96 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Jacaranda mimosifolia
(J. acutifolia)
Jacaranda |
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7/8/96 |
Java, Indonesia |
Melaleuca quinquenervia
(M.
leucadendra)
Paperbark, or Cajeput * |
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10/30/96 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Fagus sylvatica
European Beech |
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4/18/97
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Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Persea
americana ‘Pinkerton’
Avocado *
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8/21/97 |
Freiburg-Umkirch, Germany |
Tilia cordata 'Greenspir’
Small-leaved Linden |
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3/28/98 |
Moscow, Russia |
Betula pendula
European White Birch |
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6/19/99 |
Thames-Coromandel and Hamilton, New Zealand |
Metrosideros excelsa
(M. tomentosa)
POHUTUKAWA
New
Zealand
Christmas Tree * |
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9/11/99 |
Manchester, England |
Plantanus
acerifolia 'Yarwood'
(P. occidentalis x P. orientalis)
European Sycamore
(London Plane Tree)
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4/20/00 |
Herne, Germany |
Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’
Small-leaved Linden * |
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9/6/00 |
Hobart, Tasmania and Australia |
Acacia melanoxylon
Black Acacia, or Blackwood Acacia |
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5/24/01
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Whangarei,
New Zealand
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Metrosideros excelsa
(M. tomentosa)
POHUTUKAWA
New
Zealand
Christmas Tree * |
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3/25/02 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Prunus serrulata 'Mt. Fuji'
White-Flowering Cherry |
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5/19/02
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FFSFBA member
memorial tree |
Sequoia sempervirens
Coast Redwood Northern
(a California Native) |
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10/31/02 |
Montreal, Canada |
Acer rubrum
Scarlet Red Maple |
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9/16/04 |
Devon, England |
Quercus
robur
English
Oak
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8/25/05 |
Osaka, Japan |
Prunus
serrulata
Flowering
Cherry
"Mt Fuji" *
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6/11/06
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Queanbeyan
(Canberra), Australia
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Acacia
baileyana
Bailey Acacia
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6/18/08
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North
Moreton, Australia
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Banksia
integrifolia
Coast Banksia
(Protea family)
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6/2/09
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Central
Coast, Australia
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Tristaniopsis
laurina
Elegant Brisbane Box
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7/11/09
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Chemnitz,
Germany
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Fagus
sylvatica
European Beech
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6/26/10
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Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Frangula California "Coffeeberry"
species unknown
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7/17/11
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Malang, Indonesia (island of Java)
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Frangula californica
California "Coffeeberry"
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6/23/12
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Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town), South Africa
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Podocarpus
Yew Pine
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11/17/12
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Founders' Tree
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Quercus lobata
Valley Oak
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05/01/13
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Horowhenua, New Zealand
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Leptospermum scoparium
New Zealand Tea Tree 'Ruby Glow" aka "Manuka"
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09/01/13
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Manitoba, Canada
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Cedrus deodara
Deodar Cedar
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08/13/15
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Recife, Brazil
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Syagrus romanzoffiana
Queen Palm
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* = Expired
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[The dates mark the time of the honorees' visit, when we dedicated the tree to them.]
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