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Tree Stories

Your Street Trees need you!
4 August 2022
Young street trees need watering regularly for their first few years, and we're encouraging people like you to help get it done! Here's why...
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Hot and Bothered? Trees can help
3 August 2022
Street trees are real cool customers. Here's how they're helping make our urban environment more comfortable.
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Sponsor Stories – Peter, Chris and David
2 August 2022
It’s always really special when a group of neighbours get together to sponsor a tree and give back to their local neighbourhood. We visited Peter, Chris and David who did just that.
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Sponsor Stories: David and Gillian
2 August 2022
David's neighbourhood is nowhere near as green as it used to be. So he and his wife Gillian decided to do something about it and sponsor some trees.
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How to use a tree watering Tube
27 July 2022
Here’s a video from Trees for Cities showing you what to do if the tree you are watering has a tube in the tree pit. A hose is a very efficient way to deliver a lot of water to a tree, but you won’t be able to use one if your area is subject to […]
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Water your Street tree for free!
15 July 2022
Young trees need a lot of water to survive and thrive - but did you know you can actually water them for free?
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Sponsor Stories: The Sams Family
11 July 2022
The Sams family were the first to sponsor a street tree in their area - and the children have taken on the serious job of watering their new Pear tree.
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Trees for Streets in Bedford
11 July 2022
Bedford was one of the first council areas to join our national scheme in 2021, and they fully embraced the chance to re-green their local streets! 
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Sponsor Stories: Nicola
11 July 2022
Trees have special meaning for Nicola, so when she heard about the Bedford Trees for Streets scheme, she was inspired to sponsor a tree where there used to be one on the verge outside her house.
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Sponsor Stories: Heather
11 July 2022
Meet Heather, one of our many street tree sponsors in Bedford. She donated towards the cost of a new street tree to be planted outside her house.
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Greening the grey – how trees bring life to our urban streets
11 July 2022
We're on a mission to green the grey streets of our towns and cities - let's fill our streets with trees!
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Trees for Streets in Cambridge
8 July 2022
Cambridge was the first city to join the Trees for Streets scheme, and lots of local residents have now sponsored trees in the city's streets and parks.
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We’ve pulled together a range of guides and contacts to help you to get involved in our mission of filling our streets with trees.
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