Drop Off

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Drop Off Site (open thru 10/27)

Thanks to our partners at Kensington Parkwood Elementary school for hosting this local drop-off location. Look for the Tomorrow's Tree sign!

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When: Sep. 8, 2024 4:00pm through Oct. 25, 2024 4:00pm
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Where: Kensington Parkwood Elementary School

About The Event

Thanks to our partners at Kensington Parkwood Elementary school for hosting this local drop-off location.  Look for the Tomorrow’s Trees sign to the right of the main school door entrance off Saul Road.

Drop Off your acorns and tree seeds! 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!

  1. Collect Seeds – one bag for one tree!
  2. Deliver bag(s) to collection bin
  3. Label and weigh you bag
  4. 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

Event Location Kensington Parkwood Elementary School
Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Kensington, MD, 20895

Register for this event

Registration Closes October 25, 2024 at 4:00 pm