Free Trees in Arlington, Virginia

Arlington’s Parks Department is offering community groups FREE TREES to be
distributed for Neighborhood Day in May. There is a limit of one tree per
family for planting on their private property.

Two species of tree are being offered. The first is a smaller, understory
tree—sweetbay magnolia. The second tree is chestnut oak—a major canopy
shade tree. You can google the tree names to find out their
characteristics. The trees being offered are whips 3-4 feet tall and are
potted in one-gallon containers.

If interested in obtaining one of these trees to grow in your yard, call
Vicki Howard, the civic association president, at 703-304-4487. Leave your
name, address, telephone number, and the type of tree you wish. Call within
the next 7 days, since we need to call in the Leeway Overlee order by April
15th. In the event that more groups order trees than the County can supply,
orders will probably be filled on a first-come-first served basis. Vicki
will contact you when the tree arrives—presumably in May.

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