Step 1
Your local school: Start by calling the school and seeing if they would like to have your tree. This becomes even more special if you child attends this school.
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Your local Parks Department: Call your cities parks department and ask if they would like the tree. They are often planting memorial trees or arboretums and your well cared for Christmas tree could be just the specimen.
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Environmental restoration project: If your Christmas tree is a species that is native to your area, it may become a vital piece in a stream or habitat project. They are not always easy to find, but start with looking through your phone book or calling your local Master Gardener extension office.
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A fallen soldier: If you live near a military base, call them and ask about donating a tree as a memorial for a soldier. Many bases have started a memorial forest for soldiers who have lost their lives and your tree could be part of something really special.
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Your own family memorial: Some cemeteries allow families to plant trees as a memorial near the family's grave or in a special garden set aside for this purpose. It never hurts to ask.
Your local school: Start by calling the school and seeing if they would like to have your tree. This becomes even more special if you child attends this school.
<LI id=jsArticleStep2 itxtvisited="1">Step 2
Your local Parks Department: Call your cities parks department and ask if they would like the tree. They are often planting memorial trees or arboretums and your well cared for Christmas tree could be just the specimen.
<LI id=jsArticleStep3 itxtvisited="1">Step 3
Environmental restoration project: If your Christmas tree is a species that is native to your area, it may become a vital piece in a stream or habitat project. They are not always easy to find, but start with looking through your phone book or calling your local Master Gardener extension office.
<LI id=jsArticleStep4 itxtvisited="1">Step 4
A fallen soldier: If you live near a military base, call them and ask about donating a tree as a memorial for a soldier. Many bases have started a memorial forest for soldiers who have lost their lives and your tree could be part of something really special.
<LI itxtvisited="1">Step 5
Your own family memorial: Some cemeteries allow families to plant trees as a memorial near the family's grave or in a special garden set aside for this purpose. It never hurts to ask.