WILMINGTON — For the love of nature and to help repopulate the tree canopy in Wilmington, the nonprofit Alliance for Cape Fear Trees is planning a Valentine’s Day tree giveaway.
Around 1,000 trees will be available, with the event taking place at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy, on the Northside of downtown at 813 Nixon St.
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The following tree species will be gifted:
- Southern live oak
- Overcup oak
- Blackgum
- Bald cypress
- Longleaf pine
- Sweetbay magnolia
- Persimmon
- Pawpaw
- Eastern redbud
- American hornbeam
- Sourwood
Open to families and students of Virgo, as well as nearby DREAMS of Wilmington, Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern NC, Voyage and Dorothy B. Johnson Pre-K, households are allowed to take home up to two trees. Students and their families get first dibs at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, and the giveaway then opens to the public from 11 a.m. to noon.
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