Free Tree Giveaways in Brooklyn

Spring has sprung in New York, and to welcome the warm spring weather – a season known for growth and the return of nature after a long freeze – the New York Restoration Project, with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, is giving away trees to Brooklyn residents as a part of its MillionTreesNYC project.

The project, which was started as one of former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 127 goals under PlaNYC, aims to plant and care for 1 million new trees across the five boroughs by 2017.

Every weekend until May 18, you can pick up a free tree at spots throughout Brooklyn and learn how to plant and care for it. Brooklynites can choose from several different tree varieties, including flowering dogwoods, eastern redbuds, sweetbay magnolia and American hornbeam.

Registration for pickup will not open earlier than three weeks before each event and is only valid at the site on that date. Trees are given out on a first-come, first-served basis:

Saturday, March 22:

• 2 Second Avenue, Gowanus. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Gowanus Canal Conservancy.
• 18 Putnam Avenue, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by Greene Hill Food Co-op.

Sunday, March 23:

• 990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn Botanic Garden parking lot, Crown Heights. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sponsored by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
• 1702 Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island. 1 to 3 p.m. Sponsored by Brooklyn Community Services.

Saturday, March 29:

• 143 Waverly Avenue, Fort Greene. Noon to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Trilok Fusion Arts.

Sunday, March 30:

• 261 East 21st Street, Flatbush. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by the North Eastern Conference of Seventh Day Adventist Elders Council – Flatbush Brooklyn.

Saturday, April 5:

• 387 Cumberland Street, Fort Greene. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Friends of South Oxford Park, Inc.

Sunday, April 6:

• Newkirk Avenue and East Eighth Street, Borough Park. Noon to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Compost for Brooklyn.

Saturday, April 12:

• 585 DeKalb Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by Home Depot – DeKalb Avenue.

Sunday, April 12:

• 2970 Cropsey Avenue, Coney Island. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by Home Depot – Cropsey Avenue.

Saturday, April 26:

• 2925 Neptune Avenue, Kaiser Park, Coney Island. Noon to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Friends of Kaiser Park.

Sunday, April 27:

• 4912 14th Avenue, Boro Park Y, Borough Park. Noon to 2 p.m. Sponsored by Council Member Greenfield’s Office.
• 29440 Gravesend Neck Road, South Marine Park. Noon to 2 p.m. Sponsored by TD Bank – South Marine Park.

Saturday, May 3:

• 1360 Fulton Street, Bedford-Stuyvesant. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant and the Partnership for a Healthier Brooklyn.
• 850 Grand Street, East Williamsburg. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by buildOn Grand Street Campus.

Sunday, May 4:

• 1093-95 Dean Street, Crown Heights. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sponsored Hill Community Association.
• 9216 Seventh Avenue, Dyker Heights. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Poly Prep Country Day School.

Saturday, May 10:

• 2501 Pitkin Avenue, Cypress Hills. 10 a.m. to noon. Sponsored by Cypress Hill Local Development Corporation.
• 195 North 14th Street, Williamsburg. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by DB Co-op.

Sunday, May 11:

• 625 Quincy Street, Fort Greene. 2 to 4 p.m. Sponsored by Bridge Street Development Corporation.

Sunday, May 18:

• 69 Ninth Street, Gowanus. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Build It Green! NYC-Brooklyn.
• 7005 Shore Road, Bay Ridge. 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Sponsored by Narrows Botanical Garden.