This Spring, Grab A Tree And Plant Some Roots In Brooklyn

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 at one of 18 locations in Brooklyn this March through mid-May!

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:

  • Saturday, March 28 from 10am-12pm at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    990 Washington Avenue, in the parking lot
  • Saturday, April 4 from 11am-1pm at 387 Cumberland Street
    Hosted by Friends of South Oxford Park
  • Saturday, April 11 from 10am-12pm at 18 Putnam Avenue
    Hosted by the Greene Hill Food Co-op
  • Saturday, April 11 from 10am-12pm at 686 Lafayette Avenue/Magnolia Plaza
    Hosted by the Pratt Area Community Council

A full list of giveaway sites can be found at http://www.nyrp.org/treegiveaways and **REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY ADVISED** since only a “limited number” of trees will be available for walk-ins.

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.