Tree Sponsorship

Trees can be sponsored nearly anywhere in the borough. They can be placed in the street outside your home or office or in your local park.

Sponsoring a tree can be used as a way of celebrating a special occasion or to commemorate a loved one. You are also improving your surrounding environment. Trees clean the air by soaking up harmful pollutants. They soften the urban landscape and can increase property value while providing homes and food for the local wildlife.

You sponsor the cost and planting of the tree and we’ll do the hard work. Once the tree has been planted, we will provide you with some handy tips on how to take care of the tree. The decision as to how often you take part with the maintenance is entirely up to you, but being involved with the care of the tree can be a rewarding experience and very educational.

Trees are planted between October and March to give them the best possible chance of establishing. Some examples of suitable species and costs are listed below. Please remember that these tree species are just a guide. If you have a suggestion of your own please feel free to discuss this with us.

Street Tree: £210

(cost as of April 12)

• Sorbus 'Sheerwater seedling' - A member of the Rowan family, it has dark green leaves and red berries from August.
• Prunus umineko - A member of the Cherry family, it has good oval form and flowers in March/April.
• Crataegus laevigata 'Pauls Scarlet' - A small tree with double-red flowers and a dense broad crown.
• Betula ermanii - A member of the Silver Birch family, an appealing feature is its peeling, creamy white bark.

Park Tree: £210

(cost as of April 12)

• Quercus robur (english oak) – A dominant spreading tree with heavy twisting branches. Very important for wildlife and has a life span in excess of 1000 years.
• Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut) – Has dense glossy foliage and enclosed spined nuts in autumn. Bark bends and twists with age, making this a very appealing tree.
• Nothofagus obliqua – A member of the southern beech family, it has broad downward fanning branches with crimson and yellow autumnal colour.
• Tilia euchlora (caucasian lime) – Has dense weeping branches, the shoots of which turn amber red during winter. Foliage does not attract aphid.

To order a tree please download the Word document in the Attached Files section, complete and email it to parks@haringey.gov.uk or post it to:

Recreation Services, 1st Floor, 40 Cumberland Road, Wood Green, London N22 7SG

Attached Files