At a Glance
Application Open: August 1
Submission Deadline: September 15
Award Announced: October 1
Tree Awards Pickup: October 27
Eligible Applicants: Litter control organizations, beautification groups, government organizations, neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations in South Carolina are eligible to apply for these trees.
Questions? Contact PalmettoPride Grant Program Manager Sherryl Jenkins.
1.38 million pounds of carbon sequestered through PalmettoPride Tree Grants
Eligibility
Litter control organizations, beautification groups, government organizations, neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations in South Carolina are eligible to apply for these trees.
Requirements
The recipient of this grant must plant the donated trees on public spaces (i.e. town/neighborhood entryways, parks, schools, churches) accessible to all citizens.
AVAILABLE TREE SPECIES
All trees are between 2 – 6 feet in height, 1 – 1.5 inch in diameter and are in 5 gallon nursery pots. Click on link for a description of each species.
Crape Myrtle (Pink) (Lagerstroemia )
Dogwood (White) (Cornus florida x C. kousa)
Nellie Stevens Holly (Ilex x ‘Nellie R. Stevens’)
Red Maple (Acer Rubrum)
Thuja Green Giant (Thuja standishii x plicata ‘Green Giant’)
For more information regarding landscaping, tree species and care go to: https://hgic.clemson.edu/category/trees/
To find your plant hardiness zone by zip code: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
Tree Grant Reports
- Great American Cleanup – August 1
- Tree Grant Final Summary – September 30
2024 Grant Recipients
| County | Organization | # of Trees |
|---|---|---|
| Richland | Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. | 34 |
| Spartanburg | Bloom Upstate | 6 |
| Orangeburg | Brookdale Elementary School | 5 |
| Aiken | Cedar Meadows Landscape Beautification Committee | 35 |
| Lexington | Chapin Junior Women’s Club | 6 |
| Darlington | City of Darlington | 44 |
| Laurens | City of Laurens | 90 |
| Oconee | City of Westminster | 13 |
| Laurens | Clinton Canopy | 24 |
| Lexington | County of Lexington | 100 |
| Richland | Dutch Fork High School | 30 |
| Lexington | East Point Academy | 12 |
| Lexington | Frances Mack Intermediate School | 30 |
| Richland | Historic Waverly Neighborhood Association | 10 |
| Aiken | Keep Aiken County Beautiful | 180 |
| Georgetown | Keep Georgetown Beautiful | 10 |
| Horry | Keep North Myrtle Beach Beautiful | 148 |
| Lexington/Richland | Lexington-Richland District 5 | 50 |
| Kershaw | Lugoff Elgin High School Beta Club | 4 |
| Richland | Lyon Street Community Association | 45 |
| Oconee | Oconee County Solid Waste | 349 |
| Lexington | Piney Woods Elementary | 8 |
| Richland | Richland County Recreation Commission | 40 |
| Anderson | Starr-Iva Middle School | 2 |
| Kershaw | Town of Kershaw | 84 |
| Kershaw | Wattswood Homeowners Association | 41 |