If a tree is planted in the right location in your yard, it can cut your summer energy costs by 20 percent, according to the Florida Forest Service. To get you started saving, the service has teamed with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away trees that will grow well in South Florida.
Visit www.arborday.org/floridatrees to reserve. We tried it and were offered a free dahoon holly, live oak, mahogany or bald cypress.
The website also offers information on choosing, locating, planting and caring for your tree, as well as the energy savings you can expect from it. The offer ends when the supply of trees runs out or May 31, whichever comes first.
For more information, call 855-234-3801.
— Deb Hartz-Seeley
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