Free or low-cost plants and services
State code prevents jurisdictions from providing goods and services directly to private landowners, so these usually go through intermediaries (e.g. EcoAction Arlington, Fairfax ReLeaf)
Jurisdictions can provide services directly to common interest properties.
Soil and Water Districts and Virginia Department of Forestry do not have this restriction.
Free Trees
Stephanie and her colleagues pot up small seedlings to give away in Northern Virginia.
Pre-arrange pickup by email.
Pickup location:
Saturday 8am - 12pm
Manassas Farmer's Market -
Green Steeze spot 71 (2nd row to the rear of the market)
9024 Prince William St, Manassas, VA 20110
If you would like to dig some up for this purpose, she may be able to find homes for them. See this video for instructions on how to dig them up.
City of Fairfax
Fairfax ReLeaf seedling distribution and planting Contact Taylor Beach trees@fairfaxreleaf.org, 703-324-1409
Seedling giveaways to students in the Dominion Power catchment area
Tree Preservation and Planting Fund
Tree planting grants available for planting on any land officially designated as open common space, including schools, HOAs, condo associations, faith communities in Fairfax County. You do not need to be a 501c3. The grant pays for everything including watering, but it is a reimbursement grant - you have to pay yourself up front.
Low Cost Trees
Wholesale nurseries that will provide trees at wholesale prices to groups doing plantings on community property
Contact Matt Deivert
Contact Michael LaPorte
(Not all the trees are native. Check here to see if a species is native to Virginia.)
McLean Tree Foundation $50 larger caliper tree planting:
Commercial tree seedling sources
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Native Plant Nursery - CAROLINA WETLAND SERVICES (cws-inc.net)
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Plant Availabitliy - Ornamental Grass Nursery - Native Roots Nursery NC
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Tree grower of quality seedlings and transplants (musserforests.com)
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Home - Schumacher's Nursery & Berry Farm (schumachersnursery.com)
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Tubelings aka seedlings in soil (they also sell larger stock)
Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners – Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William
Free Services
Forest management plans
Free wood chips at Chipdrop.
Northern Virginia Bird Alliance
Free site visits by volunteers to homes, businesses, communities