Where to get a $25 tree (or two) in Fort Collins

Do you want to plant a tree at your house but haven’t been able to yet?

The City of Fort Collins (in collaboration with Nature in the City, Fort Collins Wholesale Nursery and the Arbor Day Foundation) will sell a variety of trees for $25 each as part of the Community Canopy Program.

The trees will be sold online starting at 8 a.m. Aug. 12 for pickup Sept. 7 at Hoffman Mill. A total of 1,000 locally grown trees, including bigtooth maple, catalpa, Sucker Punch chokecherry, varieties of oak and elm, will be available to residents within Fort Collins’ growth management area , with up to two allowed per household.

“An online tool will guide participants on how to choose the most strategic planting location near their homes, offering the maximum environmental benefit and helping estimate the annual financial savings that will result from planting the trees,” a release from the city with the announcement says.

Trees can help filter air and water, cool down our houses and sidewalks, store carbon dioxide, provide a valuable habitat for wildlife and improve our mental health.

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For more information, check out the city’s website .

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