Mobile Giving Away 600 Free Trees Friday at Medal of Honor Park, First Come, First Served
Live oak, longleaf pine, bald cypress and other three-gallon trees are available from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. or until supplies run out at 1711 Hillcrest Road.
MOBILE, Ala. — Mobile residents looking to add some shade can pick up a free tree Friday at Medal of Honor Park.
The City of Mobile’s Urban Forestry Department is partnering with the Alabama Urban Forestry Association, the Arbor Day Foundation and Verizon to give away 600 three-gallon trees. The giveaway runs Friday, Nov. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., or until the trees are gone, at the park at 1711 Hillcrest Road.
Trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis, according to a post on the city’s Facebook page.
What’s available
The varieties include:
- Live oak and overcup oak
- American beech
- Chickasaw plum
- Black gum
- Chaste tree
- Longleaf pine
- Bald cypress
The city says other types will be available as well.
