Free Trees! How to Score Native Seedlings in Texarkana This March

If you’ve been thinking about adding a little more shade to your yard, here’s your chance, and it's free!.

The City of Texarkana, Texas, is celebrating Arbor Day by teaming up with Keep Texarkana Beautiful, Texas A&M Forest Service, and the Bowie and Miller County Master Gardeners for the 12th Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway on Saturday, March 7 at a new location.

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This is such a great and popular event. The bare root tree seedlings are all native to this area, which means they are easy to grow and they thrive

New Location For The Texarkana Tree Giveaway in March

There's a new location this year. The free tree giveaway event will be held in the parking lot of The Home Depot in Texarkana near the Garden Center. The giveaway will begin at 8 AM and will continue until 10 AM or until all the seedlings are gone. A little advice? Get there early!

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Free Tree Giveaway in Texarkaa - 1,000 Native Seedlings Will Be Given Away

Volunteers will hand out 1,000 bare-root seedlings. To help keep this process running as fast and smoothly as possible, residents are asked to remain in their vehicles while volunteers bring the trees directly to them. How easy is that?

All the bare-root tree seedlings are native to Texarkana’s climate and were hand-selected by a certified arborist. Species available will include Cherrybark Oak, Baldcypress, Nuttall Oak, Pecan, and Shumard Oak. Planting and care information packets will also be provided to help ensure each tree gets off to a great start.

For updates, be sure to check the event page on Facebook.