Friends of Trees will be hosting a Yard Tree and Native Plant Giveaway on Saturday, February 14th. The giveaway will start at 10:00am and last until plants are gone (last year this was around 11:30am). FOT staff will be on site helping with tree selection, tree planting, and care instructions. This event is free, open to the public, and all are welcome.
Plan ahead:
> Check out our Yard Tree Planting Brochure for information about planting your new tree at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bwwu2UFO1Dxt68bazCT1UX3m3fVwfja5/view?usp=sharing.
> Before you dig, request utility locates by visiting
https://digsafelyoregon.com/.
Species list:
Large Canopy Trees Species
> Valley Ponderosa Pine (Pinus WV ponderosa)
> Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
> Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
Medium to Small Canopy Trees / Shrubs Species
> Oregon Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii)
> Hooker's Willow (Salix hookeriana)
> Pacific Willow (Salix lasiandra)
> Scouler's willow (Salix scouleriana)
> Cascara (Rhamnus purshiana)
> Common Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
Large to Medium Shrubs Species
> Creek dogwood (Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis)
> Twinberry (Lonicera involucrata)
> Indian plum / Oso berry (Oemlaria cerasiformis)
> Western Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)
> Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
> Oval-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum ellipticum)
Herbaceous Species
> Showy Milkweed (Asclepia speciosa)
Navigation to the giveaway site:
> 801 N 42nd St, Springfield, OR 97478, Google Map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1O68JVGd2As7fk5n4e4wD6TWUFUqL9Do&ll=44.052043276033785%2C-122.96231315&z=18
> Follow the Friends of Trees SIGNS to the International Paper Employee and Visitor SOUTH ENTRANCE on N 42nd St. Follow the signs to the south parking lot where the giveaway will be held. Parking will be available there for giveaway attendees. Friends of Trees staff and volunteers will be onsite to assist with questions and tree loading.
Thank you to our sponsors at UWSWCD & International Paper for making this giveaway possible! This event made possible through a grant from USDA Forest Service.
Please contact us at 541-632-3683 or
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