How to Get a Free Tree in Shreveport This Week

🌳When Is the Free Tree Give Away?

🌳What Kinds of Trees Can You Get?

🌳What Do I Have to Do to Get a Free Tree?

🌳What Park Will Get Some New Trees?

SHREVEPORT, LA - It's not too often you can get something for free. But this week you can do just that. We have had a couple of devastating storms roar through the community this year tearing up many trees.

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Thousands of trees have been damaged or destroyed. But several groups are teaming up to get more trees planted in our community.

It's time for a pretty big event which will give you a chance to get a free tree.

October is called "NeighborWoods Month" by the folks at Shreveport Green. They are teaming up with the Arbor Day Foundation and IP to give away 500 fruit trees and planting 40 shade trees at a local park.

When Is the Free Tree Give Away?

The tree giveaway is set for 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday October 10 at the Sear's parking lot, Mall St. Vincent, 1133 St. Vincent Ave., Shreveport.  It's on a first come, first served basis.

Varieties and quantities -- all in 5-gallon containers -- are:

• Anna apple, 40
• Einshemer apple, 40
• Orient pear, 200
• Methley plum, 80
• Wonderful pomegranate, 140

What Do I Have to Do to Get a Free Tree?

Please park your car and walk to the tree distribution area where a Shreveport Green representative will help you choose a tree and share planting information. You will only be allowed to get one tree at this event.

What Park Will Get Some New Trees?

The NeighborWoods celebration will continue from 4-6 p.m. On Friday as volunteers will plant 40 trees -- 10 each of black gum, Autumn Blaze maple, loblolly pine and Exclamation sycamore -- at Cargill Park in southwest Shreveport.

Volunteers are welcome to help with the planting project. Sign up by emailing kcaldwell@shreveportgreen.org or calling 318-219-1888, ext. 14.