Trees Atlanta Announces Eleventh Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale
More Than 1,000 Trees and Plants Offered at Annual Non-Profit Fundraiser

Trees Atlanta announced details for the 11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale today. The nationally known non-profit is hosting the event at their LEED Platinum certified headquarters, the Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center, located at 225 Chester Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316. The Trees Atlanta Tree Sale is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Trees Atlanta donors of $500 or more are invited to attend a preview shopping night the evening before the Tree Sale.

Each October, Trees Atlanta offers more than 1,000 plants including 200 species of trees, shrubs and tree-friendly vines for purchase by the public. This year’s sale, sponsored by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., focuses on shade trees and native trees that are disappearing from Atlanta’s urban landscape. These trees are not typically available in nurseries and are seldom planted by local landscapers.

The Trees Atlanta Tree Sale is an annual fundraiser which raises dollars for NeighborWoods, Trees Atlanta’s volunteer tree planting and conservation program. Each year, Trees Atlanta’s NeighborWoods volunteers plant more than 2,000 trees in barren areas where shade is most needed and care for thousands of trees planted in past years. The organization uses 100% recycled water to care for the trees it plants. Trees Atlanta volunteers contribute more than 17,000 hours each year to plant and maintain trees around Atlanta.

“Trees Atlanta is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year,” said Trees Atlanta Executive Director, Marcia Bansley. She continued, “We hope everyone will help us celebrate by coming to the Trees Atlanta Tree Sale and purchasing and planting a tree.” Trees boast multiple benefits and when planted in the right place can help reduce energy costs, buffer city noise and manage storm water.

Special trees to look for at this year’s sale include beech, swamp chestnut oak, ostrya, mockernut hickory, turkey oak, walnut, Virginia pine, yellow berried American holly, contorted weeping redbud, weeping bald cypress, dwarf bald cypress, yellowwood, and paw paw. We will also offer non-invasive, unusual, and exotic tree and plant varieties such as camellia, ginkgo, dawn redwood, and a variety of columnar parrotia. Experts will be on hand to offer tree selection assistance and planting instructions. Delivery and planting assistance is available within a limited area for a small fee.

“Trees Atlanta’s 11th Annual Tree Sale will offer trees for first time tree planters as well as tree enthusiasts,” said Trees Atlanta Program Director, Greg Levine. “As part of Trees Atlanta’s 25th Anniversary celebration, we are going to offer 25 extremely difficult to find native trees in addition to our usual selection. It will be hard to find these 25 special trees anywhere else in the Southeast.”

Trees Atlanta is a nationally recognized citizens group that protects and improves Atlanta’s urban forest by planting, conserving and educating. For more information about Trees Atlanta or the 11th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale, visit www.treesatlanta.org or call 404-522-4097.

Contacts:
Greg Levine                          Cheryl Kortemeier
404-681-4903 (o)                 404-681-4895 (o)
404-210-6968 (c)                 404-889-5112 (c)
Greg@treesatlanta.org       Cheryl@treesatlanta.org

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