Celebrate Arbor Day with free trees.
The City of Clearwater is giving away two trees to residents from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 at the Public Service Complex, 1650 N. Arcturas Ave.
There is also a ceremony where the city will get a Tree City USA flag for the 30th consecutive year from the Florida Division of Forestry.
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The 2,100 trees will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis. Proof of residency is required.
Each tree will be in a three-gallon tub. Trees available include live oak, American elm, red cedar, bald cypress, southern magnolia, red maple, slash pines, Walters viburnum, and three colors of crape myrtles.
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City staff will answer questions relating to maintaining and watering the new trees.
Tree City USA is a national program sponsored by the National Arbor Day Foundation and administered in Florida by the Division of Forestry. To qualify for Tree City USA status, a city must meet certain criteria which includes establishing an advisory board, enacting a tree ordinance, celebrating Arbor Day annually, and maintaining a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita.
Call 727-462-6563, ext. 226.
If you go:
What: Arbor Day free tree giveaway
When: 9 a.m. April 28
Where: Public Service Complex, 1650 N. Arcturas Ave
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