Orange Beach’s Arbor Day tree giveaway will also be held on Feb. 25

Orange Beach’s Arbor Day tree giveaway will also be held on Feb. 25

Orange Beach, a Tree City USA community, will observe Arbor Day by once again hosting a tree giveaway. The city will give away saplings away in front of Community Development on Saturday, February 25 from 8-10 a.m. For more info, contact Larry Ellis at 251-981-1062.
Seedling varieties will include Sawtooth Oak, Southern Crabapple, PawPaw and Swamp Chestnut Oak. This year, there will also be a limited supply of 1 to 3 gallon potted trees, including a variety of Oaks and Crepe Myrtles. Orange Beach has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: it has a tree department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. Communities that earn Tree City USA recognition not only have taken the time to meet the four standards, they know that trees: