We’ve just learned the local organization Tree Folks is checking our neighborhood and putting flags in the yards of homes that qualify for one of their free trees. This has nothing to do with NSCNA’s tree planting grant; it’s just a happy coincidence. Here’s what we know about the Tree Folks program:
- they’re giving away 5-gallon size trees
- you have to plant the tree yourself
- they’re offering a choice of live oak, Mexican white oak, or cedar elm
If you’ve signed up for one of NSCNA’s grant trees and you get a Tree Folks flag in your yard, the flag has nothing to do with the tree you’ll be getting through our grant and it has nothing to do with flagging the location of your utility lines. If you’ve got room in your yard for both the NSCNA grant tree and a Tree Folk‘s tree, feel free to go ahead and ask for a Tree Folks tree.
Our grant is providing enough money to buy trees only for the Priority 1 & 2 folks who signed up for a grant tree. If your yard was assigned Priority 3-5 by the arborist who surveyed our neighborhood and you qualify for a Tree Folks tree, please take the tree. This is an excellent opportunity to get trees into every yard in our neighborhood that is listed on the report prepared by our arborist.
If you have any questions, you can contact the Beautification Committee at beautification@nscna.org
You can find more information about the Tree Folks program here: http://treefolks.org/
