All You Need to Plant a Tree – Right Here

With our fall tree planting season in full swing, and the cool of the fall settling in before the chill of the winter.. we thought it would be appropriate to introduce you to some of our newest resources, and re-introduce you to one of our oldest and most successful programs.

Have you ever looked across your backyard and noticed your children could use some more shade while they play? Have you ever walked up to your front door and thought to yourself, “I wish I had a place to relax outside here and read a book.” Well, that’s the idea behind the Tree Rebate program - thanks to funding from the District Department of the Environment, we’re able to provide rebates for up to $100 to individuals who purchase and plant trees on private residential or commercial property in D.C.

So long as the tree that you choose to purchase falls within the “small and medium canopy” category, which includes standard-size fruit trees, you can receive up to $50 back on your tree purchase (needs to reach 15’ tall and wide at maturity). Even better – so long as the tree you purchase falls within one of the 27 species noted for their large canopy and environmental benefits, you qualify for rebates up to $100 per tree.

But does planting your own tree seem a bit scary? Consider it no longer an intimidating task for certified arborists and volunteers: we’d like to announce the latest additions to our “How-To” series, our video instructions. That’s right, we’ve put together step-by-step videos, one included below, to help you make sure that whichever type of tree you choose to plant, you don’t miss a single thing. Because, simply put – we want that tree to be healthy and leave a long, lasting impression wherever you plant it.

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And just to ease any lingering doubts you may have – we’ve put together a blog series with some of the local nurseries in the D.C. area that participate in the Tree Rebate program. Our “Local nurseries & the Tree Rebate Program” posts,introduced at the beginning of October, are designed to familiarize customers with the process of buying a tree, as well as introduce them to some of the faces they might see of the staff that handles those trees the most. We’ve kick-started this series with Roger Zinn from the American Plant Beltway location, and will be following up with another one each week throughout October and early November.

Now — what else could you need to plant a tree? Besides a shovel, of course – those aren’t included.

Check out all of our new videos, which include how to plant a balled and burlapped tree, how to plant a a containerized tree, and how to water a tree.

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