Grow Together: Free Tree Update

Ocean State Kids is one of 1,380 organizations across North America that are participating in the Neighborhood Forest 16th Annual Free Tree Program!

We are part of one of the largest and fastest-growing tree-planting initiatives involving youth! Collectively, Neighborhood Forest is going to be giving 112,000+ kids their very own tree to plant during Earth Week (April 22-29).

Ocean State Kids will be giving out 50 trees! 

We will be receiving the native WHITE PINE tree and they get HUGE, so please read below.

Our trees will be arriving early, the week of April 14th, so tree pick-up will be sometime between April 16th - 18th at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown, RI.

The Mighty White Pine

The Eastern white pine is a tree for landscapes with ample space. Its fine feathery needles, open canopy, and straight trunk get more picturesque with age. Trees are fast-growing and long-lived.

Height of 50'-80' and spread of 20'-40' at maturity. Fast growing at more than 24" per year once established.

The eastern white pine grows in acidic, moist, well-drained and dry soils. While it does best in moist soil, the tree can has been known to tolerate everything from dry, rocky ridges to bogs.

Keep the soil moist. Water newly planted trees once a day for the first couple of weeks after planting, and once a week after that during the growing season. In subsequent years periodic deep watering is preferable over frequent light watering. Watering can be tricky! Learn more here.

Full sun and partial shade are best for this tree, meaning it prefers 6 hours of direct light daily and partial sun / shade 4-6 hours light daily.