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Sustainability
Good Things Grow on Trees
Non-profit offers
discounted prices
You can add your name to the growing
lis t o f p e o p le w ho w ant tre e s at
FriendsofTrees.org/BuyTrees. The sooner
you sign up, the more selection you’ 11 have.
Deadlines for the local neighborhoods range
from Dec. 20 through Feb. 21. A schedule
with planting dates and deadlines is at
FriendsofTrees.org/Calendar.
What good things grow on trees?
Conservation: Tree shade can help cut
your energy costs by 35 percent during the
summer.
Health: Trees clean our air, water, and
soil for an all-around healthier city.
Community: Tree-lined streets calm
and slow traffic. This creates safer neigh
borhoods and happier people.
And yes, even money grows on trees!
Planting trees on your property can add
$7,000 to the value o f your home.
Since 1989, Friends o f Trees has planted
hundreds o f thousands o f trees and native
plants in the Portland-metro area.
North and northeast Portland residents
can now buy trees for their homes for
only $35 to $75 thanks to Friends o f
Trees.
As part o f the non-profit’s new “Plant it
Portland” campaign, the discounted prices
for the trees include the wholesale price o f
the tree, delivery, hole digging, planting
assistance, stakes, and follow-up mainte
nance checks. Y ou'll also be invited to join
a neighborhood potluck after the planting.
Plantings are already scheduled in the
A rbor L odge, O verlook, P iedm ont,
Woodlawn, Boise, Eliot, Humboldt, King,
Kenton, Portsmouth, Cathedral Park, St.
Johns, University Park, Alameda, Irvington,
Sabin, Grant Park, Madison South, Rose
City Park, Concordia and Vernon neigh
borhoods.
Nursery stock trees are ready for planting.
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