Tree Tour


It is so exciting to have a tree planted! A wonderful gift for the giver, receiver and the Earth! We welcome you and are proud to show you pictures of the tree nursery and varieties, tree planters and the area where your tree is being planted. We hope these pictures and maps will help you understand, appreciate and connect with your special tree.

Tree Nurseries

Thousands of trees growing in tree nurseries in El Salvador, Guatemala, and the United States are eagerly awaiting the good news that they will grow in celebration of your birthday, anniversary, holiday, birth, wedding or other special occasion. Each tree starts from a seed and grows to just under two feet before "graduating!"

The Right Tree for the Right Place

A special Shade, Flowering, Fruit or Evergreen tree group is chosen by the purchaser of your TreeGreetings and is listed both on your eCard and on your personalized tree certificate. From within each group below we will select your specific tree variety according to soil conditions, species diversity, moisture for a particular year, trees needed, and what is available in the tree nursery. When properly selected your tree will thrive and grow for many years. See FAQs page for lots more educational information.

 

Beautiful Flowering Trees

These trees are renowned for their colorful flowers and add splendor to every landscape.

 

Bountiful Fruit Trees

Abundant fruit filled with juice provide delectable food for families as well as birds and animals.

 

Tropical Shade Trees

Growing thick and beautiful these trees provide cooling for the earth and preservation of important water resources.

 

Evergreen Trees

Deep green and keeping their foliage all year, the fragrance of these trees brings memories of life and celebration.

 

Planting Site and Tree Planters

Each Shade, Flowering or Fruit tree is hand planted with care by members of surrounding communities in El Salvador and Guatemala or volunteers on work tours. Your True Nature, Inc. has worked closely over the past eight years with Trees, Water & People in Colorado, an audited 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to insure the quality of the trees and planting. Their project was featured on the National Geographic Channel for its quality and highly innovative approach to reforestation and introduction of fuel efficient stoves in local communities. This project offers the best combination of ideal growing conditions, creation of jobs for local communities, capability of planting a wide variety of beautiful trees, price, aftercare and protection of the trees from future harvesting. Over one million trees have been planted and successfully cared for in this project.

Each Evergreen tree is planted in the US by Plant-It 2020, a 501(c)(3), a private foundation founded in 1992 by the well-known singer and environmentalist John Denver. They have worked with international, national, state and local government, corporate and private partners to plant, maintain and protect seven million indigenous trees worldwide. Current planting projects include California, Washington, New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Vermont, Tennessee and Georgia.

 

 

Once your TreeGreeting is purchased it may be a few months or six months before your tree is planted. It all depends on which month the purchase has been made, optimal planting conditions, where the trees are being planted and available projects. Once the tree has been planted, both the sender and the recipient will receive an email TreeGreeting announcing that your tree has been planted. Because of the many factors in planting trees, in some cases it could be a little longer, but usually within 12 months.

Each hole is hand dug and grass is cleared away to give your tree "breathing room". Your tree is planted and the earth is patted down around the base of the tree. Trees are watered by rain and send their roots down for nourishing minerals and stability. Each tree will take a year or so of "settling in" before it starts to put on amazing growth.

Imagine your tree or trees growing in the warm sun, nurtured by rain and bringing shade, oxygen, fruit, color, homes for birds or animals, or all of these things to make this a better world for all of us. And your special tree growing next to someone elses special tree and together a forest is being created. We treat each tree with care. Our special gift to you and the Earth.

Some people ask if they can visit their tree... see the answer to this and lots more at our FAQ's page. Stay in touch and have a tree-mendous good day!

Comments From Our Customers

I am so happy to know of this wonderful work. I cannot think of a better gift for someone I love. Thanks. - Erie, PA

Your website was the best by far...I hope these trees will be planted in my friends honor. Thank you! - Hawthorne, CA

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:) This card makes me happy! - North Hills, CA

I've used your site before. I'm grateful for it. - Seattle, WA

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Exactly what I was looking for to share a memorial with a very special veterinarian. - Berea, KY

I think what you guy's are doing is a wonderful thing for the earth and it makes it special for the recipient of a e-card to know a tree has been planted it their name. - Smyrna, TN

Very much like the idea and your attention to detail. Thanks for the great opportunity. - Seattle, WA

Beautiful site. I'll be sending gifts often from here. Thank you! - Cincinnati, OH

This is a wonderful way to honor friends, family, members, and customers. Thank you for this wonderful idea. I know I will use this again. It's a gift for the heart and the earth at the same time. I wish I'd known about this last year when my husband died. - San Antonio, TX

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This is a very special way to honor someone so well loved. Thank you for making this available. - Virginia Beach, VA

Thanks - Gaulle, LE VESINET, France

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Great Products - Denver, CO

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Thank you for planting a second tree on behalf of Shaklee! - Oak Park, IL

Thank you for offering this special service. - Gainesville, GA

Great idea! I love that I am using few resources (paper, transportation) on my end to send the greeting. - Hopkinton, MA

Thanks Ilan for such a wonderful site!! I love trees and the connection they provide for my heart. - Fort Collins, CO

I am excited about using this gift option for many people and situations. Thank you so much. - Raleigh, NC

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Have purchased trees before from here -- with rave reviews from the recipients. - New York, NY

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I've been planting trees and giving them as gifts for many, many years. This opportunity to share even more is a gift in itself. Thank you SO much! - Sandwich, MA

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This is the second time I've used your services....and it won't be the last by far! - - Sandwich, MA

Such fun to do!!! A wonderful idea, affordable, and creating so much joy, whilst bringing good to the earth. Thank You. - New Fairfield, CT

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This program is a great fit with our mission! I look forward to a GREEN year. - Denver, CO

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Thank you! My daughter got her gift! She said by far this was her favorite gift! What a great idea! Thank you again! - Indianapolis, IN

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Could you do this in other countries too? - Kitchener, Canada

Thank you for your work to save the earth and allow ways for people to contribute - great idea. - Minneapolis, MN

Brought tears of joy - Covington, LA

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This is a beautiful way to celebrate the life of Christine's grandmother Ruby. - San Marcos, CA

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Very nice site. I Will remember this site in the future for gifts. This would be very nice in place of flowers for those who have passed. Thanks - Kennesaw, GA

You offer an excellent option for contributing to our world. Thank you - Portland, ME

What a great service! Why can we only plant evergreen trees in the US? It would be nice if you explained your choices on the website. I have been looking for a way to honor the loss of a family member's pet and I found it with your eCards! It supports everything I believe in…giving back to our earth. Thank you! - Cleveland, OH

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This is a wonderful idea and I wanted to let you know that our advertisers have been very responsive to this kind of holiday thank you. It is so perfect for our kind of business. Several have told us that they liked the idea so much they too have been to your site to send trees. I look forward to working with you next year! Ecological Home Ideas Magazine - Northbrook, IL

Thank you! It is a beautiful card and a wonderful gift to the earth and to all beings. I am grateful. - Taos, NM

Thank you for the tree planting miracle - Fort Collins, CO

Love it! I'll be using this site and service often - Lumberton, NM

Cool site! - Fort Collins, CO

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Thank God for your inspiration and good work! - Boulder, CO

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I am truly proud to send these to my clients! Thank you for keeping me on your mailing list - Fort Collins, CO

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Great idea! I can't wait to hear what my friend has to say about her special gift. The earth says 'Thank You!' - Redondo Beach, CA

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Your site is wonderful - I used it last year as a memorial gift for a dear friend who had passed away. - Austin, TX

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Love this idea - so do all the people I have sent cards to. - Pittsford, NY

Great idea :) - Nykoebing Falster, Denmark

This is so beautiful....what a lovely site and the words, sentiments, global philosophy, good theology...and positive actions. Blessings on you for this wonderful work . . . and thanks for the shade tree...just beautiful!... Portland, OR

Thanks for a swell site! I've added you to my eCard list. - Williamstown, MA

TreeGreetings are sooooooooooooo cool! Thanks! San Antonio, TX

Wonderful idea and a great program! I'm glad I found your cards, and Paul is excited about the tree! Thank You! - Litchfield, CT

Cool gift idea! Thanks. - Boulder, CO

What a wonderful gift! Nice for the giver as well as the recipient. - Washougal, WA

I really appreciate and commend your efforts in reforestation in Central America. As an ecologist, studying trees in river systems of California, I really support this program and my mother would have also as an avid naturalist who helped me with my research. Thanks!!! - San Francisco, CA

Thanks for doing this. My family loves gifts that are meaningful like this. - Washington, DC

Keep up the good work - for future generations! - Highland Lakes, NJ

Very creative and positive idea! - Alton, IL

I am 12 years old and happy to have a tree planted in my name. - Cumming, GA

I think what you're doing is so cool. We are seeing more and more trees disappearing with suburban growth. Please keep it up and know that there are people who care. - Cincinnati, OH

I'd love to do more! Let me know what I can do.. - Lehigh Acres, FL

May all that you plant, grow deep roots and strong branches that reach far and wide in the sky. Thank you. - Parkersburg, WV

The planting of a tree brings us beauty and strength through each new branch. I strongly support this program. - St. Albans, WV

I am happy to support such a great cause. Every small gesture counts! - Gatineau, Canada

What a grand way to promote life and nature! - Lindstrom, MN

This is a great gift for when folks request "No Gifts"! Thanks. - South Barrington, IL

Wonderful idea! - Minneapolis, MN

This is an outstanding service! - Tucson, AZ

I'm the owner of a small tree service company and these cards really personalize gifts from me. They're a Great Idea. Keep it up. - Lancaster, MA

Keep the trees - Peace and Joy to the green planet. - Antioch, TN

A great gesture for our future generations. I am a landscape architect and plant a lot of trees as well. Best wishes - Sharon, CT

I plant trees for wedding gifts and funeral "honors". May your project be "on going" forever. - St. Ignace, MI

What a great concept. Your line of products is beautiful and meaningful. - Dartmouth, MA

Too often we forget that beautiful wood starts as beautiful trees. - Orlando, FL

Wonderful idea - Let's do all we can to keep our world green! - Mukwonago, WI

Thank you for your care and compassion for earth. We need more like you to make a sustainable change. - Portsmouth, NH

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