The Arbor Day Foundation offers a popular program where, for a $10 membership donation, you can receive 10 free trees plus 2 flowering bushes. These are bare-root seedlings, typically 8-10 inches tall, shipped based on your hardiness zone and the best planting season for your area
. Common tree packages or types you can choose from include:
- 10 Flowering Trees (such as crabapple, redbud, dogwood, hawthorn, crepe myrtle)
- 10 Norway Spruce Trees
- 10 Oak Trees
- 10 River Birch Trees
- 10 White Dogwood Trees
- 10 Baldcypress Trees
- 10 Colorado Blue Spruce Trees
- 10 Eastern Redbud Trees
- 10 Eastern Redcedar Trees
- 10 Live Oak Trees
These packages often come with an identification sheet and planting instructions
. Example list of 10 trees received by a member includes:
- Baldcypress
- Weeping Willow
- Tulip Tree
- Red Oak
- Pin Oak
- Red Maple
- Sugar Maple
- Silver Maple
- River Birch
- Thornless Honeylocust
The trees are shipped in bare-root form during dormancy (winter months) to minimize transplant shock. They are suitable for planting in your yard or can be donated to be planted in reforestation projects
. In summary, the "10 free trees" from Arbor Day Foundation are seedlings offered through a low-cost membership that supports tree planting efforts, with a variety of species available depending on your region and preference.
