The City of Greenville Tree Commission is currently conducting a “Tree Lottery” that will offer (15) fifteen trees via a random drawing.
At 1:00PM, on Tuesday, August 8, 2024, the commission will randomly select up to (15) fifteen recipients from the entries received at the Municipal Building to be awarded a tree, including the planting (which will be performed by the Street Dept.).
Lottery forms are now available in the Mayor’s Office of the Municipal Building and must be completed and returned by 4:00 PM on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
Eligibility guidelines are as follows:
- only property owners living within the corporation limits will be eligible to participate in the lottery *only 1 entry per property
- Property owners who fail to properly maintain either a replacement tree or lottery tree will not be eligible to participate in future lotteries
- Property owners will not be eligible to receive a tree through the lottery process in 2 consecutive years
- All lottery trees will be planted within the corporation limits in the public right-of-way and in accordance with the city’s tree ordinance and planting regulation
- All lottery trees will require a tree planting permit (no charge). A tree permit application must be completed & submitted to the Office of the Mayor in order for the City to purchase and plant the tree.
- Recipients need not to be present at drawing to win
- 2024 varieties of trees will include a choice of: Flowering Crabapple, Golden Rain Tree, Hawthorn, Red Marple, Black Tupelo, Sweetgum and Sugar Maple