Winnipeggers come out to Kildonan Park for tree seedlings
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Trees Winnipeg's bi-annual ReLeaf Tree planting program is back and it's bigger than ever.
Winnipeggers came to pick up packages with tree seedlings from Kildonan Park on Saturday as part of Trees Winnipeg’s bi-annual ReLeaf Tree planting program.
People ordered high-quality seedlings online that they could plant in their own backyards.
“We had talked about wanting to plant trees for a while. I mean, we have very big empty space.” said Winnipegger McKenna Sobering who bought some trees for her yard.
This year’s event had sales of about 800 seedlings, according to Gerry Engel, Board Member, Trees Winnipeg.
Winnipeggers came to pick up the ReLeaf trees packages from the annual fall sale which took place on Saturday at Kildonan Park.
“Fall is a tremendous time to plant trees,” said Engel.
Each year, Trees Winnipeg carefully selects tree seedlings that can survive this climate, live in local soil conditions, and live for decades with the right care.
Winnipeg has a shrinking tree canopy and the city is experiencing the loss of some of the mature trees.
