Once again, the Town of Georgina is celebrating Earth Day by giving away trees at the ROC on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Canadian Trees for Life provided a grant to the Town to support this initiative. Through its vendor, Brookdale Treeland Nurseries, the Town also received a donation of more than 300 trees.
The event takes place at the ROC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Town has three different varieties of trees in two-gallon pots – Red Maple, Red Oak and Black Cedar. There are 2,000 trees available and Georgina residents are allowed two per vehicle. Request for a specific tree species is not guaranteed. It is first come, first served.
#GeorginaGrows Social Media Contest
The Town is so excited about the buzz around the Earth Day Tree Giveaway that it's now branching out to the #GeorginaGrows social media contest. Snap a picture of your trees and share them with us on Facebook and Instagram for your chance to win one of three $50 gift cards to a tree nursery of your choice.
Here is how to participate:
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Snap a picture of the planted tree received from the Earth Day Tree Giveaway.
Winning participants will be randomly selected and notified.
If you have any questions, contact communications@georgina.ca.
Let's see how #GeorginaGrows together. Happy planting!
Planting Container Trees
Five-step guide for planting container trees
- Dig a hole. The hole should be about twice as wide and the same depth as the
container. Loosen the compacted soil and form the sides of the hole to allow for root growth
in all directions. - Carefully remove the tree from the container. Try to keep the soil around the roots intact. The pot may need to be placed on its side. Apply pressure by rolling the container in a back-and-forth motion in order to loosen the root ball and coax the tree out of the container.
- Gently massage the roots in order to loosen the root ball. Separate and straighten roots while trying not to loosen too much soil.
- Place the plant in the middle of the hole. The root collar (top of soil in pot) should be level with the soil surface. Back fill around the roots being mindful not to include turf and clumps. Gently tamp the soil added to remove any air pockets.
- Water the tree thoroughly and apply mulch. The soil and mulch around the tree should be kept moist but not saturated.