Lena Tucker surveys trees planted on the grassy lawn of Sankey Park.
They’re young trees, eight, 10 feet tall. A flame vine maple, a purple flowering plum by Weddle Bridge, a dogwood.
Securely attached to the lower trunk of each is a 20-gallon thick tarp-like plastic bag.
“They’re called Gator bags,” said Tucker, a member of the city Park and Tree Committee. More on the bags in a moment.
Tucker learned about arboriculture during a…