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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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