The City of Burlington’s Forestry Department is offering free trees to residents of Burlington to pick up and plant on private property. The tree giveaway will be held from 9 am to 2 pm at the Roads, Parks and Forestry Operation Centre Parking Lot,...
The City of Burlington’s Forestry Department is offering free trees to residents of Burlington to pick up and plant on private property. The tree giveaway will be held from 9 am to 2 pm at the Roads, Parks and Forestry Operation Centre Parking Lot, 897 Cumberland Avenue, Burlington, ON, L7N 3J6, on Saturday, April 29th.
Property owners can submit their request for a tree through the completion of the online form beginning at 9 am on Friday, March 31 until the portal closes at 1 pm Friday April 21st, or while supplies last.
Please visit https://springtreegiveaway.eventbrite.ca for further information – Please note it can be viewed now but not ordered until, 9am on Friday, March 31.
There is a limit of one tree per property. There are a limited number of species and trees available – make sure that you are familiar with the requirements of each species available and that it is an appropriate, long-term fit for the location you have in mind.
Each Species has an associated pick up window as follows:
PICK UP 9AM – 10AM: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
PICK UP 10AM- 11AM: American Beech (Fagus americana)
PICK UP 11AM-12PM: Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)
PICK UP 12PM- 1PM: Red Pine (Pinus resinosa)
PICK UP 1PM-2PM: Canada Plum (Prunus nigra)
Below is a list of the species available and a brief description of their space, light, and soil requirements.
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) (PICK UP 9AM – 10AM)
Size: Up to 8m tall
Moisture: prefers evenly moist soils.
Shade: prefers partial shade to full sun with plenty of moisture.
Soil: prefers nutrient rich, acidic, well-drained deep soils.
The flowering dogwood is an ornamental, smaller species tree.
American Beech (Fagus americana) (PICK UP 10AM- 11AM)
Size: Up to 25 metres tall
Moisture: moist, well drained soils required Shade: Very shade-tolerant
Soil: prefers rich soils
Use chicken-wire or hardware cloth to create a small cage around seedling American Beech trees to protect them from wildlife.
Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) (PICK UP 11AM-12PM):
Size: 15 to 20 metres tall
Moisture: Needs a lot of moisture
Shade: Tolerates partial shade, but prefers full sun
Soil: Prefers rich soil
Bitternut hickories can be planted in partial shade. They need a lot of water during the summer, so plant them in damp soil, or collect rainwater to water your tree.
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) (PICK UP 12PM- 1PM)
Size: Up to 35 metres tall
Moisture: tolerates a variety of moisture levels.
Soil: can tolerate poor, rocky and sandy soil.
Shade: grows best in full sun.
Red pine needs lots sun and space to grow
Canada Plum (Prunus nigra) (PICK UP 1PM-2PM)
Size: Up to 9m tall
Moisture: Moist
Shade: Part Shade, Shade
Soil: Moist, rich soils.
The Canada Plum plant adapts to a variety of soils, is fast-growing and short-lived.
For more information about these species and other native trees, you can consult Ontario’s Tree Atlas https://www.ontario.ca/page/tree-atlas/ontario-southwest (Southwest region)
For further information about the tree giveaway, please visit the Eventbrite page: https://springtreegiveaway.eventbrite.ca
