Where To Get A Free Tree This Spring

Where To Get A Free Tree This Spring
Photo via Gowanus Canal Conservancy
Photo via Gowanus Canal Conservancy

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.

Around our area, these are the following pickup times and dates:

  • Monday, April 20 from 3:30-5:30pm at Gil Hodges Community Garden at 534 Carroll Street
    Hosted by PWC

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

  • 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.

A full list of giveaway sites can be found here, and registration is strongly advised, since only a limited number of trees will be available for walk-ins.