Anyone who joins the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation with a $10 donation will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees through the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting in each member’s area, which will fall between Oct. 15 and Dec. 10. The 6-to12-inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.”Colorado blue spruce trees provide homeowners with many benefits,” said John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. “They can be used as an energy-saving windbreak, for privacy, as ornamental trees and even as a living Christmas tree out in the yard. They provide beauty year-round to any landscape.”New members of the Arbor Day Foundation will also receive “The Tree Book,” which includes information about tree planting and care, and “Arbor Day,” the foundation’s bimonthly publication.To receive the free Colorado blue spruce trees, send a $10 membership contribution to Ten Blue Spruces, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410, by Aug. 31, 2011, or join online at http://arborday.org/august.
