upcoming events

Click the links below to register for an event!
Please read ​program requirements before registering!
Wilson, NC - March 22, 2025
Wilkesboro, NC - March 29, 2025
Elizabeth City, NC - April 5, 2025
Hendersonville, NC - April 12, 2025 
*Open to Residents of Hendersonville Only*
Bradford Pear Bounty Program Requirements
  • Pre-registration is required (click registration box above).
  • Tree removal is the homeowner’s responsibility. Several tree care service providers are offering discounts for those participating in the program. See the removal discounts page for more information.
  • This is an event-based program. Participants MUST attend at the location and date/time of the event to pick up their trees.
  • Only the homeowner can register and receive replacement trees.
  • Any North Carolina resident is eligible.
  • A before and after photo must be brought to the event (i.e., a picture of the tree standing and a picture of the tree on the ground/cut). If the tree was not flowering when cut, an additional photo with a close up of the leaves or bark is required. 
  • Replacement trees are free, native, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • One native tree is exchanged for each Bradford/Callery pear tree removal. Up to five (5) trees can be exchanged.​
Have questions? Check out our FAQ page!
Thank you to our supporters:
Funding for this project was provided in part through a USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Grant from the North Carolina Forest Service, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the USDA Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity employer.
​This work is supported by the Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA), project award no. 7009029, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.