About The Event
Drop off your acorns and tree seeds at Joe’s Movement Emporium! Look for the Tomorrow’s Trees banner and bin to the right of the main entrance. Here’s all the information you need about collecting acorns this year! And a printable list of types of seed they need for Maryland.
Let us know if you need bags mailed to you for collecting with this form or pick them up from collection site. They should be paper or sandbag breathable material, not plastic!
- Collect Seeds – one bag for one tree!
- Deliver bag(s) to collection bin
- Label and weigh you bag
- Submit the bag weight and seed info on https://tinyurl.com/TTSeedData or use the QR code at the site
*Not sure what type of tree? Include a leaf or a small twig with your collection.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources is collecting the following species of seeds:
Oaks: White Oak, Chestnut Oak, Northern Red Oak, Black Oak
Other: Alder (Speckled and Hazel), American Plum, Chokeberry (Black and Red), Dogwood (Flowering and Red Osier), Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redbud (brown pods), Spicebush, Serviceberry, Winterberry and Witch Hazel.
Maryland DNR resource page: https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/tree-seed-sourcing-101.aspx
About Joe's Movement Emporium
Established in 1995, Joe’s Movement Emporium is a cultural arts hub that acts as a catalyst for creativity and economic opportunity. Based in Mount Rainier, Maryland in the Prince George’s Gateway Arts District, Joe’s serves more than 70,000 visitors annually. Joe’s has five arts-based youth programs that bridge the creative divide between under-resourced families and those with means.
