Free Tree Giveaways Return In Time For Spring At Barclays And Home Depot

Heather Chin -
Photo courtesy of New York Restoration Project.

Nothing says springtime like new green shoots sprouting from the ground and leaves on trees. That’s why you should register to pick up a free tree!

Courtesy of the New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and the city’s MillionTreesNYC program, the tree giveaway includes popular tree varieties such as dogwoods, juneberries and peach trees — around 8,750 of them available for your yards, gardens or commercial property.

So help maintain the green in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, where we have four pickup locations coming up nearby:

A full list of giveaway sites can be found at nyrp.org/trees. To pick up your free tree, you must agree to

  • plant in one of the five boroughs.
  • keep trees properly watered and maintained.
  • plant your tree in the ground of your yard and NOT along streets, in city parks, in containers, terraces, balconies or on roof

If this will be your first time caring for a tree, a NYRP representative will give you helpful tips, which includes:

  • Keep trees properly watered and maintained, with access to clean air.
  • Do not plant the tree along streets, in city parks, in containers, terraces, balconies or on roofs.