2019 TreePhilly Community Yard Tree Giveaway hosted by Dickinson Square West Civic

Is the tree you wanted SOLD OUT? Sign up for the waitlist. Arrive at Sacks Playground at 11:30 am during the giveaway. All extra and unclaimed trees will be available to waitlisted neighbors.

A small flowering tree with thin white flowers.

Full sun to part shade
12-20’ tall
20-25’ wide
Medium maintenance - needs water every week

Native tree with beautiful flowers
Vulnerable to Emerald Ash Borer

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A small and delicate flowering tree with elegant branches.

Partial shade
15-25’ tall
15-20’ wide
Moderate maintenance - water + pruning

Edible fruits used for jams, ripen in late summer
Yellow flowers that bloom in late winter

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A small and delicate flowering tree with elegant branches.

Partial shade
15-25’ tall
15-20’ wide
Moderate maintenance - water + pruning

Related to Cornus florida but resistant to anthracnose
Beautiful red foliage in fall
Edible berries

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A small fruiting tree that grows quickly.

Full sun (12 hours a day)
20-25' tall
20-25' wide
High maintenance - needs a lot of pruning

Grows quickly, 20-25 feet tall at maturity
For good fruit, plant in moist, fertile soil with lots of sun
Requires pruning, can be damaged by extreme cold or spring frosts
Vulnerable to insects and disease

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A small fruit tree with plums and early-blooming edible flowers.

Full sun
15-20’ tall
15-20’ wide
Moderate maintenance - needs pruning

Self-fertile, starts producing fruit after 3-5 years
For good fruit, plant in moist, fertile soil with lots of sun
Requires pruning, can be damaged by extreme cold or spring frosts
Vulnerable to insects and disease, especially plum leaf scald

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A small-to-medium fruit tree with early-blooming edible flowers.

Full sun
25-35’ tall
25-35’ wide
Needs pruning

Very hardy fruit tree
Harvest mid-September
Prune to maintain upright form

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An adaptable, slow-growing tree with beautiful fall color.

Full sun to part share (4-6 hours a day)
30-60’ tall
20-40’ wide
Low maintenance - water weekly

Saplings are very attractive to deer
Great for bees and birds!
Plant 20+ feet away from overhead wires

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A majestic, fast-growing shade tree with small leaves.

Full sun to part shade
40-75’ tall
25-50’ wide
Low maintenance - remember to water

An oak tree that produces small acorns
Drought and flood tolerant
Plant 20+ feet away from overhead wires

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A low maintenance, medium shade tree.

Full sun to part shade
25'-40' tall
20'-30' wide
Low maintenance

Similar to the close relative American hornbeam
Strong, tough tree tolerant of many environments
Native species good for wildlife

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A small tree with early-blooming edible flowers.

Partial shade
20-30’ tall
25-35’ wide
Low maintenance

Native tree, state tree of Oklahoma
Known as spicewood in Appalachia because of edible green twigs
Starts flowering in April

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A small fruiting tree with pears and early-blooming edible flowers.

Full sun
15-30’ tall
15-30’ wide
Pruning required

Large, crisp, tart fruits
Produces up to 500 pears annually at maturity
Fruits in its first year!

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