{"slug":"meer-bomen-nu-free-rescued-seedlings","name":"Meer Bomen Nu – free second-chance trees","provider":{"name":"Urgenda with Stichting MEERGroen and Caring Farmers","type":"nonprofit"},"organization":null,"country":"NL","region":null,"locality":null,"scope":"national","audience":["homeowner","landowner","farmer","business","school","community_group","municipality"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"Free rescued tree and shrub seedlings for anyone with space to plant them, plus free species advice; pick up at local hubs between November and March","summary":"Meer Bomen Nu is a national campaign by Urgenda, Stichting MEERGroen and Caring Farmers that moves over half a million young trees and shrubs each winter from places where they cannot grow (such as under mature forest) to new sites. Volunteers dig up seedlings at harvest days; anyone with land registers as a planting location and collects free trees from hubs listed in the online Bomenplanner. Registered users get free planting advice (Bomenvinder) matched to their soil type.","eligibility":"Anyone can collect free trees and shrubs. Landowners, farmers, businesses, schools and organisations with ground to green register as a 'plantlocatie'. No minimum quantity is stated.","how_to_apply":"Register as a planting location at bomenplanner.meerbomen.nu/plantlocaties/aanmelden, then use the Bomenplanner calendar to find pick-up, harvest and planting events near you. To volunteer at harvest days, sign up at bomenplanner.meerbomen.nu/vrijwilligers. Hub, regional and city pages (e.g. meerbomen.nu/regios/utrecht) list local pick-up points.","url":"https://meerbomen.nu/ik-doe-mee/","source_url":"https://meerbomen.nu/","season":"First weekend of November to first weekend of March, while trees are dormant; the 2026-27 season opened 7 and 8 November 2026","program_status":"seasonal","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":null,"updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/meer-bomen-nu-free-rescued-seedlings","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/meer-bomen-nu-free-rescued-seedlings.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}