Want a Free Tree for Your Front Yard?

Haverford Township and the Tree Tenders will be offering 60 free trees to residents who will plant the largest sized shade trees (50' or taller at maturity) in their front yards.

According to the township, the trees are subject to availability and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is only one per address.

The planting day is Saturday, May 18. To be eligible, residents must fill out and return an order form (in the pdf section of this article) and sign the waiver by Friday, May 10.

According to the township's document, "Many of the largest trees in the Township have been lost over the past 20 years. For the most part, they had reached the end of their expected life cycle because most were planted 75 to 100 years ago when our Township neighborhoods were developed."

"While the Township has planted replacement street trees over the years, the species have generally been small and medium-sized varieties," it reads.