Free Trees for Knox County Residents

Trees Knoxville has 165 trees to giveaway to Knox County residents. These trees are in one gallon pots.

Due to limited quantities, please register for ONE TREE* to help ensure equitable distribution of trees to Knox County households.

Species include Kousa Dogwood, Eastern Redbud, OR Chicago Hardy Fig.

Registration open until March 9th 11:59 PM or until supplies last.

Pick -Up Date and time (no deliveries)

Sat, March 12, 2022

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST

Location

Cortese Tree Specialists

3310 Greenway Drive 

Knoxville, TN 37918

Trees must be picked up between 2 Pm and 4 PM on Saturday, March 12th by a household member. Please bring printed or email receipt.

Trees Knoxville reserves the right to see ID for identification purposes only.

*One Kousa Dogwood, Eastern Redbud, OR Chicago Hardy Fig per household. Please do not register for more than one species or tree. Every effort will be made to ensure that recipients receive the tree for which they registered.

Due to limited quantities, please register for ONE TREE* to help ensure equitable distribution of trees to Knox County households.

Kousa Dogwood

From ArborDay.org

Dogwood trees are widely known for their delicate beauty, and the kousa variety adds a toughness that makes this species an excellent choice for home landscapes and urban areas. In spring, it produces a heavenly array of star-like blooms. In summer, its intriguing canopy of layered branches provides shade and beauty. In autumn, it offers spectacular bright red color. Even in winter, this tree has an appeal all its own with bark that resembles a jigsaw puzzle.

Produces late-blooming white flowers and purple and scarlet fall leaves

Features intriguing canopy of layered branches

Adapts to many conditions

Shape: Rounded

Growth Speed: Slow to Medium

Scientific Name: Cornus kousa

Mature Height: 15' - 25'

Sun Preference: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil Preference: Acidic, Clay, Drought, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well Drained

Wildlife Value: Kousa dogwood seeds are eaten by squirrels and birds.

Eastern Red Bud

From ArborDay.org

Known as the harbinger of spring, the Eastern Redbud’s delicate blossoms and buds are one of the season’s most dramatic displays. But this tree’s beauty doesn’t end with its flowery show. Unique and irregular branching patterns combine with a trunk that commonly divides close to the ground to create a very handsome, spreading and often flat-topped crown.

Blooms in a profusion of rosy pink flowers in April

Features heart-shaped leaves that emerge a reddish color, turning dark green as summer approaches and then yellow in the fall

Makes a bold landscape statement, with its irregular branching and graceful crown

Shape: Rounded

Growth Speed: Medium

Scientific Name: Cercis canadensis

Mature Height: 20' - 30'

Mature Spread: 25' - 35'

Sun Preference: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade

Soil Preference: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Moist, Rich, Sandy, Well Drained

Wildlife Value: The early blossoms draw in nectar-seeking insects, including several species of early-season butterflies. Northern bobwhite and a few songbirds, such as chickadees, will eat the seeds. It can be used for nesting sites and nesting materials, and it also provides shelter for birds and mammals.

Chicago Hardy Fig

From ArborDay.org

Very hardy fig shrub that is a great container tree. Has very attractive bark and large dark green leaves that are 4”-10” long. Fruit is edible and ripens in late summer or fall on new wood. Fruit is deep purple to light brown with pink flesh. Sweet-tasting. This great container tree can be kept inside during winter months or kept in cool garage.

If planted in ground and kept outside in winter, protect in zones 6-7 with root mulch.

If dieback occurs, it will resprout in spring.

Can be grown in a container throughout zones 4-11.

These trees can be grown indoors as a container or patio tree. Once the weather is warm, they can be transitioned outside. Patio trees should be kept inside during cold days/nights.

The chicago hardy fig can be expected to grow in Hardiness Zones 5–10

This tree grows at a medium rate, with height increases of 13–24" per year.

Fig trees can tolerate partial shade, you'll have the best results if the trees are placed in full sun.

All figs thrive in organically rich, moist, well-draining soil.

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