Tree Information & Resources

Plant Trees

Buying Trees

ACWA pursues grant funding and collaborates with other organizations to fund and coordinate tree planting projects on private and public land. Property owners, businesses, and municipalities willing to plant trees in any quantity should reach out to us to discuss funding options. In some instances, are ACWA Tree Stewards can coordinate volunteers to plant trees and provide follow-on maintenance at planting sites. Contact us to learn of current site recruitments.

• Backyard Buffer (BYB) Program Free bareroot trees from MD DNR every spring. Check out the Forest Service homepage and contact your BYB coordinator by county for more information. These trees are for private landowners. https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/programs/Backyard-Buffer-Program.aspx

• “Marylanders Plant Trees” Coupon Program Coupon from MD Forest Service provides $25 off the purchase of a native tree at 86 participating nurseries across the State, with one participating nursery located in Washington County, MD. Visit https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/MarylandersPlantTrees/Introduction.aspx

• TREE-MENDOUS MARYLAND program offers discounted container trees to be planted on public land. Order form comes out spring and fall. https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/treemendous/default.aspx

• John S. Ayton State Tree Nursery Bareroot tree state nursery in Preston MD. http://nursery.dnr.maryland.gov/default.asp

Species Selection & Seeds

• Fact Sheets for Seed Collection & Priority Species

  • MD DNR Seed Collection Tips

  • Chestnut Oak*

  • Chinkapin Oak*

  • Eastern Redbud

  • Pawpaws: How to process Pawpaws to save the seeds (PDF)

  • White Oak*

• MD DNR Recommended Native Trees List

• Plant Identification for Seed Collection Workshop Booklet, Fall 2024 (PDF)

• Tree Seed Sourcing 101 MD-DNR website

• Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat & Conservation Handout (USFW, 2003 link to PDF)

*created from: Stein, J., D. Binion, and R. Acciavatti. 2001. Field Guide to Native Oak Species in Eastern North America. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team, Morgantown, West Virginia. FHTET-03-01

Tree Care

Tree Owners Manual https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/TreeOwnersManual

Organizations

Chesapeake Tree Canopy Network - Tree Stewards information on other Tree Stewards in the watershed (MD, DE, VA, DC, PA, BMORE).