Seedling Giveaway

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Seedling Giveaway – A How to Guide
Time commitment: 2 - 4 hours
Spring and fall
Seedling giveaways can happen at any event where you feel enough
people will gather wanting trees. It could be a table set up at the Mosque
as Captain Jason has done or at a community gathering which is what
Captain Rene did when she went to the SOHO “Junk in the Trunk” event
with a wagon load of seedlings.
The style of giveaway is up to you and the event you are bringing the
seedlings to. We have a variety of display materials that you are
welcome to use, from our tent to our “value of trees” banner.
To consider this activity as a Neighbourhood Tree Captain you will need:
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A location to distribute trees
Transportation to get the materials to your
location
Steps in a Seedling Giveaway
1. Identify opportunity for the giveaway
2. Contact NTC Coordinator to arrange ordering
seedlings and booking material for the
giveaway. Once you have made the
commitment we can work with you to create
the right method for distributing your
seedlings
3. Pick up materials and seedlings before the event
4. Set up for event and distribute seedlings making sure recipients complete the Tree Care
Commitment form
5. Return materials to ReForest London Office including the completed Tree Care
Commitment forms.
Let your Neighbourhood Tree Captain Coordinator know if this is the right opportunity for you.
Louise Hollingsworth
July 2014
Date:
Captain:
Neighbourhood Tree Captain Free Tree Care Commitment
I, the undersigned, promise to register and care for the tree planted in my yard:
Name:
Signature
Permission to use my photo for promo purposes (print and online):
Address:
# of Trees:
Email:
Date Planted:
Species:
I want to receive the ReForest London newsletter
Signature
Name:
Permission to use my photo for promo purposes (print and online):
Address:
# of Trees:
Email:
Date Planted:
Species:
I want to receive the ReForest London newsletter
Signature
Name:
Permission to use my photo for promo purposes (print and online):
Address:
# of Trees:
Email:
Date Planted:
I want to receive the ReForest London newsletter
Species:
A free seedling
for your backyard
A free seedling
for your backyard
A free seedling
for your backyard
Thank you for improving your property
and your city by planting a seedling in
your yard today. If you would like more
trees, your Neighbourhood Tree Captain
can help you identify the best trees to
plant in your yard as well as provide
access to low-cost trees.
Thank you for improving your property
and your city by planting a seedling in
your yard today. If you would like more
trees, your Neighbourhood Tree Captain
can help you identify the best trees to
plant in your yard as well as provide
access to low-cost trees.
Thank you for improving your property
and your city by planting a seedling in
your yard today. If you would like more
trees, your Neighbourhood Tree Captain
can help you identify the best trees to
plant in your yard as well as provide
access to low-cost trees.
We thank our partners at Saunders
& St. Thomas Aquinas secondary
schools along with the Friends of the
London Civic Gardens Complex and
Hummingbird Homestead who together
grew 5000 seedlings. It is one of these
seedlings you received today.
We thank our partners at Saunders
& St. Thomas Aquinas secondary
schools along with the Friends of the
London Civic Gardens Complex and
Hummingbird Homestead who together
grew 5000 seedlings. It is one of these
seedlings you received today.
We thank our partners at Saunders
& St. Thomas Aquinas secondary
schools along with the Friends of the
London Civic Gardens Complex and
Hummingbird Homestead who together
grew 5000 seedlings. It is one of these
seedlings you received today.
Please take care of your tree, following
the instruction on the reverse and
remember to make your tree count by
registering it at Milliontrees.ca
Please take care of your tree, following
the instruction on the reverse and
remember to make your tree count by
registering it at Milliontrees.ca
Please take care of your tree, following
the instruction on the reverse and
remember to make your tree count by
registering it at Milliontrees.ca
For more information call
Louise Hollingsworth
Louise@ReForestLondon.ca
519-936-9548 x226
ReForestLondon.ca
MillionTrees.ca
For more information call
Louise Hollingsworth
Louise@ReForestLondon.ca
519-936-9548 x226
ReForestLondon.ca
MillionTrees.ca
For more information call
Louise Hollingsworth
Louise@ReForestLondon.ca
519-936-9548 x226
ReForestLondon.ca
MillionTrees.ca
How to care for your tree
NEIGHBOURHOOD
APTAIN
TREE C
How to care for your tree
NEIGHBOURHOOD
APTAIN
TREE C
How to care for your tree
NEIGHBOURHOOD
APTAIN
TREE C
Watering:
Water is the single most important factor in
maintaining a healthy tree. Insufficient rainfall
means watering becomes necessary. During
the summer a slow, deep watering once per
week is a general rule. Watering should be
decreased by early September to allow for
proper winterization of a tree.
Watering:
Water is the single most important factor in
maintaining a healthy tree. Insufficient rainfall
means watering becomes necessary. During
the summer a slow, deep watering once per
week is a general rule. Watering should be
decreased by early September to allow for
proper winterization of a tree.
Watering:
Water is the single most important factor in
maintaining a healthy tree. Insufficient rainfall
means watering becomes necessary. During
the summer a slow, deep watering once per
week is a general rule. Watering should be
decreased by early September to allow for
proper winterization of a tree.
Mulching:
Mulching helps keep soil cool during summer
heat, conserves water, reduces competition
from other plants, adds organic matter to
the soil as it decomposes, reduces soil
compaction and reduces the likelihood of
damaging the stem with a lawnmower or
weed trimmer. Keep mulch at least 6” from
tree so it does not contact he trunk and no
deeper then 4“.
Mulching:
Mulching helps keep soil cool during summer
heat, conserves water, reduces competition
from other plants, adds organic matter to
the soil as it decomposes, reduces soil
compaction and reduces the likelihood of
damaging the stem with a lawnmower or
weed trimmer. Keep mulch at least 6” from
tree so it does not contact he trunk and no
deeper then 4“.
Mulching:
Mulching helps keep soil cool during summer
heat, conserves water, reduces competition
from other plants, adds organic matter to
the soil as it decomposes, reduces soil
compaction and reduces the likelihood of
damaging the stem with a lawnmower or
weed trimmer. Keep mulch at least 6” from
tree so it does not contact he trunk and no
deeper then 4“.
Keep the weed whacker and lawn mower
away from the base of your trees:
These machines easily remove the bark
from the base of the tree. The tree’s bark
protects the tree from insects and disease,
but the layer just beneath the bark, is what
transports nutrients to the roots. Exposing
this layer damages the tree making it more
likely to die.
Keep the weed whacker and lawn mower
away from the base of your trees:
These machines easily remove the bark
from the base of the tree. The tree’s bark
protects the tree from insects and disease,
but the layer just beneath the bark, is what
transports nutrients to the roots. Exposing
this layer damages the tree making it more
likely to die.
Keep the weed whacker and lawn mower
away from the base of your trees:
These machines easily remove the bark
from the base of the tree. The tree’s bark
protects the tree from insects and disease,
but the layer just beneath the bark, is what
transports nutrients to the roots. Exposing
this layer damages the tree making it more
likely to die.
Make our neighbourhood
a greener, healthier place
Make our neighbourhood
a greener, healthier place
Make our neighbourhood
a greener, healthier place