Resources for Participants
Welcome TreeVitalize planting partners!
Please remember to take the following steps to insure a successful planting:
- Solicit donations for food, etc.
- Advertise your planting day & recruit volunteers
- Purchase supplies
- Arrive at your site on-time and enthusiastic
- Ask volunteers to sign-in
- Plant, mulch and stake all of your trees
- Have fun!
- Take care of your trees
The first month after your planting you should…
- WATER your trees!
- Complete match form and return to WPC (electronically if possible)
The first year after your planting you should…
- WATER your trees!
- Work with Tree Pittsburgh to organize tree care days in your neighborhood
- Remove stakes and arbor tie after 1-year
- Identify additional places to plant trees and apply again to TreeVitalize

