Over 8,000 trees to be planted locally for Tennessee Tree Day

JACKSON, Tenn. — Across the state, communities are honoring Tennessee’s natural beauty and celebrating the importance of trees and the environment.

Each year, Tennessee Tree Day engages thousands of volunteers in planting native tree seedlings all across Tennessee.

The Tennessee Environmental Council works with the Tennessee Department of Forestry and other nurseries to supply bare-root, native tree seedlings to citizens across the state through a network of volunteer partners and local businesses.

This week, Madison County Master Gardeners sorted and separated 8,000 trees.

“It’s a good amount of trees. 8,000 trees that will be planted over the next few days. It will certainly be a boom to the people’s landscape and to the environment,” said Jamie Boone, Madison County Master Gardeners.

Due to frozen ground conditions in January and February, the native tree harvest was delayed by six weeks at one of the key nurseries, therefore Tennessee Tree Day was rescheduled.

This Saturday, March 29 residents could plant an upwards of 100,000 trees across the state.

“We have pecan trees. We have hickory trees, tulip poplars, white oak, witch hazel this year; we haven’t had before, elderberry. So, a good number of trees that people can enrich their landscape and environment with,” said Boone.

Pickup locations for Madison County residents are at the West TN Ag Research Center, Grace United Methodist Church, and Middle Fork Bottoms State Park.

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