Photo: Eli Sagor, CC 2.0
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division will host its latest round of “Free Tree Fridays” this weekend with an event in Fayetteville on Friday, April 22.
The series is in recognition of National Arbor Day, which is celebrated annually on the last Friday of April. It includes bare-root seedling giveaways at various locations across Arkansas.
The Fayetteville event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilson Park, 675 Park Ave. It will include pin oak, Sweetgum and persimmon seedlings, according to information posted to the division’s website.
The events began in March, and will run through Friday, April 29.
» See species information
» See planting instructions
The remainder of the 2022 giveaway schedule is included below:
Friday, April 22
- Fayetteville – Wilson Park, 675 Park Ave. (11 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Hot Springs – Garland County Library, 1427 Malvern Ave. (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Magnolia – SAU Story Arena, 1015 Hwy 82 Bypass West (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Osceola – Natural Resources Conservation Service Office, 3137 W. Keiser Ave. (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Redfield – Baseball Park 815 Huck Finn Blvd. (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Searcy – Lowe’s, 3701 E. Race Ave. (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
- Sheridan – Mad Butcher, 815 Rock St (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Friday, April 29
- Casa – City Hall, 3587 AR-10 (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- DeQueen – Bailey Discount Lumber, 880 E. Collin Raye Drive (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Jonesboro – Earl Bell Community Center, 1212 S. Church St. (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
- Pine Bluff – Pine Bluff High School, 711 W. 11th Ave. (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Siloam Springs – Library Parking Lot, 205 E. Jefferson St. (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Stuttgart – Chamber Pavilion, 507 S. Main St. (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
- Warren – Warren City Park, 404 W. Church St. (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
