Up With Trees - Planting, preserving and promoting Tulsa's urban forest

Thanks to a generous grant from Apache Foundation, we are providing trees at no charge to local non-profits, government agencies and faith-based groups that would like to plant trees on their property. The trees have been delivered and can be picked up from a holding facility PSO has donated to us at 36th & Elwood. We have 2 species available: the glorious red maple and beautiful flowering Cleveland select pear. These trees are a bit smaller than we normally plant along highways, but are still good-sized — most are 4-6 feet tall.

We are making these trees available on a first-come, first-served to non-profits, government agencies and faith-based groups (including private schools, neighborhood associations and churches) that wish to plant them on their facility’s property as long as the organization commits to maintaining the trees. If necessary, we can provide a short session on how to plant and care for trees. The groups are responsible for the planting, although we can support the effort by lending tools, etc., if needed. We are encouraging those interested to make arrangements to pick up and plant as soon as possible, it would be best to get these trees in the ground by the end of April.

If you are part of a non-profit group, a government agency, a faith-based group, a public or private school, etc., that is in need of trees for its facility that might be interested, please invite them to contact Up With Trees Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, April Woodul, for more information at April@upwithtrees.org or 610-8733.  Please find the 2009 Apache Foundation Free Tree Application HERE, you may mail, fax or give it to us when you pick up your trees.  We would greatly appreciate pictures or press materials of your planting event to incorporate into a “Thank you!” to Apache Foundation.

Please find details for free trees from Apache Foundation below:

Tree Delivery Date (Updated):
Trees arrived morning of April 9th 2009, we’ve given away 5,000 already!

Pickup Location:
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, 3600 S. Elwood, Tulsa (PSO has kindly donated space to temporarily house the trees).
Easiest way to get there is to turn east on 41st St. (exiting off of highway 75) then turn north on Elwood to 36th street – trees will be located just east of Elwood & 36th.

Updated Pickup Times:

• Please check our calendar for pickup availability. We also will deliver trees for a donation.

Based on availability & numbers we may extend TBA dates/times

Thank you for doing your part to tend Tulsa’s urban forest!

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