Drop Off

Mount Vernon District Government Center Drop Off Site (9/5 – 10/15)

Look for the Tomorrow’s Trees banner to drop off your seeds!

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When: Sep. 5, 2024 12:00am through Oct. 15, 2024 11:59pm
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Where: Mount Vernon District Government Center

About The Event

Drop Off your nuts!

Let us know if you need bags for collecting (trees@potomac.org). 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 one small twig with your collection.

We are specifically looking for the following species of seeds for the region:

Alleghany Chinkapin, Black Walnut, Chinese Chestnut, Hazelnut, Black Oak, Bur Oak, Cherrybark Oak, Chestnut Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Live Oak, Northern Red Oak, Overcup Oak, Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, Shumard Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Chestnut Oak, Swamp White Oak, Water Oak, White Oak, Willow Oak

*No longer accepting Sawtooth Oak

Virginia Dept of Forestry resource pages:

Seeking Acorns and Nuts to Grow Seedlings (virginia.gov)

Acorn and Nut Identification Guide (virginia.gov)

Event Location Mount Vernon District Government Center
2511 Parkers Ln Alexandria, VA, 22306

Register for this event

Registration Closes September 16, 2024 at 8:23 pm