The City of St. Catharines will be hosting the 2023 Spring Tree Giveaway on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The event will take place at Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre located at 240 St. Paul Street West from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Online pre-order and curbside pickup only. Please refer to the timeslots below for each tree species pickup time.
Registration for another small lot of trees will be opening on Friday, May 5 at 8 a.m.
The number of trees are limited and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will close as stock is reserved.
Trees are available to St. Catharines residents only. Proof of residency such as a driver’s licence or recent utility bill will be required at pickup.
Residents interested in picking up a free tree must reserve a tree in advance online and present a copy of their QR code at time of pickup (digital or paper). QR codes will be sent to the email address provided on the online request form. If you wish to pick up trees for someone that has pre-registered online, you must also present their QR code (digital or print) at time of pickup.
The tree species available at the 2023 Spring Tree Giveaway include:
- Red Maple/Acer rubrum
- Eastern Flowering Dogwood/Cornus florida
- White Birch/Betula papyrifera
- Shagbark Hickory/Carya ovata
Pick-up times for each tree species are:
- Red Maple: 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Eastern Flowering Dogwood: 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- White Birch: 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Shagbark Hickory: 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Please note there is a limit of one tree per household. Households trying to obtain more than one tree may have all of their requests voided.