Here’s a great campaign that helps improve our neighborhoods. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation’s tree planting initiate, TreePhilly, engages property owners, business and community residents to improve their communities by planting and maintaining trees. The fall campaign is underway now and residents can sign up until October 19 to receive their free trees.
This fall, residents are eligible to receive up to two free trees per address. Last spring, West Philly residents ordered hundreds of trees, per information provided by Parks & Rec.
To register for your free tree, please go to www.treephilly.org, or contact Erica Smith,
Tree Philly manager, at 215-683-0217 or email: erica.smith@phila.gov with your request.
Note: You have to be a property owner in order to be eligible and plant the trees in the ground in your private yard space, not in the sidewalk outside of your property.
Only do it if you can select your tree.
Do your research and avoid ginko & star maple trees.
These were planted on 45th street between Spruce & Locust by Philly Green many years ago and are now nuisances.
Ginkos drop stinky (vomit odor) fruits.
Star maples drop large round hard star-balls which are slip-fall hazards.
Ginko tree growing has advanced in the last several years. Ginkos are either male or female trees. The stinko ginkos are females. Nurseries are now able to grow ginkos that are known to be male so that they will never have the stinky fruit.
I like the stinky fruit. It keeps people away from my house and my parking spot. At least that’s the reason they give.