SF Signature Tree Honors Lawrence Ferlinghetti at 100

Earlier this week, the San Francisco Public Works’s Bureau of Urban Forestry honored poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti with their annual signature tree. Lawrence, who turns 100 on March 24, is being feted all over town. We were delighted to be there for the tree-planting ceremony and to sprinkle some fresh soil (with a gold-plated shovel) onto the luscious olive tree’s root. The tree is just across the street from Via Ferlinghetti in North Beach. Pay it a visit when you’re next in town. Listen to the speech from Carla Short, Superintendent of the Bureau of Urban Forestry, at the ceremony.