{"slug":"trees-knoxville-tree-adoptions","name":"Tree Adoptions (Free Tree Giveaways)","provider":{"name":"Trees Knoxville","type":"nonprofit"},"organization":{"slug":"trees-knoxville","name":"Trees Knoxville"},"country":"US","region":"TN","locality":"Knoxville","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"Free saplings for Knoxville residents at seasonal adoption events, first come, first served","summary":"Trees Knoxville gives away saplings to Knoxville residents at tree adoption events; trees are no-cost to adopt on a first come, first served basis, and a $30 donation per tree is welcomed. In 2025 the group provided 450 saplings through free giveaways. The next event is Cider and Saplings: Fall Tree Adoption on November 21, 2026, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Tree Yard, 634 Jessamine St, with species including serviceberry, Carolina silverbell, elderberry, paw paw, red maple, scarlet oak, eastern red cedar and sweetbay magnolia.","eligibility":"Knoxville residents; the site does not list further eligibility rules or a per-household limit.","how_to_apply":"Attend a scheduled adoption event (see the Events page). Trees Knoxville also runs neighborhood plantings where volunteers plant 15-gallon trees in residents' yards (e.g., Belle Morris on Nov 7 and South Haven on Nov 14, 2026); residents can tell the group where they want trees planted via the request form on the site. Contact info@treesknoxville.org or (865) 333-0924.","url":"https://treesknoxville.org/tree-adoptions/","source_url":"https://www.treesknoxville.org/","season":"Fall and spring events; next on November 21, 2026","program_status":"seasonal","lat":35.9606,"lng":-83.9207,"data_note":"Facts taken from the Trees Knoxville homepage; the tree-adoptions and tree-request subpages could not be fetched (rate-limited).","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.768Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/trees-knoxville-tree-adoptions","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/trees-knoxville-tree-adoptions.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}