LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Lakewood residents can claim a free native tree this fall through the city’s Tree Giveaway Program, which aims to expand the community’s tree canopy with 200 trees available for home planting.

Online ordering begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at arborday.org/lakewoodoh , where residents can select from eight species ranging from small ornamentals to large shade trees. Each resident is limited to one tree, which will stand 4 to 6 feet tall at pickup.

“Autumn is the best time to plant a tree,” according to the Lakewood Tree Advisory and Education Board, which oversees the program. Trees must be planted on private property, not on treelawns.

Residents can collect their trees during a pickup event Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to noon at Bernice Pyke Park in downt

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