NC Bradford Pear Bounty
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About the program

Bradford Pear Bounty Program Requirements
  • Pre-registration is required.
  • 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 details, and find a certified arborist here. 
  • This is an event-based program. Participants must attend at the location and date/time of the event to pick up their trees.
  • Any North Carolina resident local to the event location is eligible.
  • Only the homeowner can register and receive replacement trees.​
  • 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). 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.
  • Up to five (5) trees can be exchanged at a one-to-one ratio for the removal of five (5) Bradford pears. 
Replacement Native Tree List
(Subject to availability and may differ between events)
  • Boxelder (Acer negundo)
  • Red maple (Acer rubrum)
  • Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)
  • Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
  • Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
  • Flowering dogwood (Benthamidia florida)
  • River birch (Betula nigra)
  • Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
  • American beech (Fagus grandifolia)
  • Tulip-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)
  • Swamp blackgum (Nyssa biflora)
  • Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
  • Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor)

NC Bradford Pear Bounty is a collaborative program between NC State Extension, NC
Urban Forest Council, NC Forest Service, and NC Wildlife Federation


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