Lancaster Water Week

Free Native Trees

Register Your Free Native Tree or Shrub!

Please note: This form is just for registering trees you receive during 2023 Lancaster Water Week. This is not an order form to receive a tree.

NATIVE TREE BENEFITS

Are essential for our health and wellbeing! They filter the air you breathe and water you drink. Not to mention reduce stress and lower your blood pressure!
Capture and breakdown pollutants in our stormwater, keeping our local streams clean.
Absorb 48 lbs. of carbon dioxide, a gas that contributes to climate change, and provide enough oxygen for 18 people per year when mature.
Lower temperatures and offer shade in our neighborhoods during hot summer days.
Grow Pennsylvania’s booming outdoor economy, which adds $14 billion per year! Activities like fishing, hiking, and hunting wouldn’t be possible without healthy streams and forests.
Keep Pennsylvania’s rich fertile soils in place on our farms and in our communities preventing rainwater runoff from polluting our rivers with the soils that help grow the food we eat.
Provide wildlife habitat, like shelter and food, for birds, mammals, and insects.

LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TREES PROTECT WATER HERE

Which native tree or shrub will work best for your home?

Not all tree species shown below will be available at each Water Week event. Supplies of each species are limited.

Southern Arrowwood

(Viburnum dentatum)

Height 6-8′
Sun to part sun
Dry to wet soil
Blooms March to May
Showy red leaves in fall

(Photo courtesy of Alan Cressler, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Spice Bush

(Lindera benzoin)

Height 6-12′
Full sun/part shade
Well-drained soil
Green-yellow flowers in early spring
Red fruit in fall

(Photo courtesy of Alan Cressler, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Silky Dogwood

(Cornus amomum)

Height 6-10′
Sun to shade
Moist/wet soil
White flowers in spring/summer
Blue fruit in September

(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Brundage, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Flowering Dogwood

(Cornus florida L.)

Height 20-40′
Shade to sun
Blooms in spring
Well-drained soil

Red Osier Dogwood

(Cornus sericea)

Height 7-9′
Part shade
Moist, well-drained soil
White spring flower
Fall fruit
Red winter stems

Elderberry

(Sambucus canadensis)

Height 6.5-13′
Pard shade
Moist soil
White flowers in June/July
Purple-black berries in August/September

Winterberry

(Ilex verticillata)

Height 5-15′
Shade to sun
Any soil moisture
Green-white flowers in April-July
Red berries late summer to winter

(Photo courtesy of George H. Bruso, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Buttonbush

(Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Height 6-12′
Full to partial shade
Moist sandy to clay soil
White/pink spherical flowers late spring to summer

(Photo courtesy of Lee Page, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Black Chokeberry

(Aronia melanocarpa)

Height 3-8′
Full sun to partial shade
Prefers sandy to clay soil
White flowers in spring
Purple-black fruit in late summer/fall

(Photo courtesy of Julie Makin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Sweetbay Magnolia

(Magnolia virginiana)

Height 10-20′
Pard shade
Moist soil
White flowers late spring/early summer
Late summer red fruit

PLANT & CARE FOR YOUR TREE IN FOUR EASY STEPS!

STEP ONE

Dig a wide and shallow hole, gently remove the tree from its pot, and loosen the roots.

STEP TWO

Place in the hole; the soil level of the tree should be even or slightly above ground level. Not too deep.

STEP THREE

Gently backfill and evenly compress the soil around the tree. Make sure the soil is broken up with no air pockets.

STEP FOUR

Water tree immediately and at least 1-2 times per week through its first growing season. Keep weeds and grass clear of the tree base to help it thrive.

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