A living legacy

Love deserves
roots.

Plant one native tree in honor of someone you love, for your family, or for the people who will come after you. A tree gives memory a place to live — and the future something real to inherit.

01 / REMEMBER

Give a memory somewhere to grow.

Mark a life, a relationship, or a moment with something living that changes with every season.

02 / RESTORE

Put something living back.

A native tree adds shade, habitat, beauty, and resilience to the place where its roots take hold.

03 / REACH FORWARD

Leave more than a memory.

Plant an act of care that can benefit families, neighbors, wildlife, and people you may never meet.

A tree can hold a story

Some stories deserve roots.

A living tree can carry remembrance, gratitude, family history, and hope forward without asking the story to stand still.

01

Plant for someone you love.

Create a memorial or tribute tree that gives remembrance a living presence — a place to return to, care for, and watch grow.

02

Plant for the life around you.

Choose a resilient native species and a thoughtful site so the tree becomes part of the local landscape, not just a symbol.

03

Plant for what comes next.

Give future generations shade, habitat, beauty, and one quiet reminder that someone cared enough to plant ahead.

Four simple steps

Turn the feeling into something living.

Start with the reason. DIG helps you move from intention to a healthy tree in the ground.

01 / CHOOSE

Choose the meaning.

Plant as a memorial, a family tribute, a future gift, or simply because the place needs another tree.

02 / MATCH

Choose the right tree.

Select a resilient native species and review sunlight, soil, space, and utilities before planting.

03 / PLANT

Put down roots.

Plant it yourself with DIG guidance or choose crew installation for hands-on support.

04 / NURTURE

Keep the story growing.

Follow first-year care guidance to help the tree establish after planting day.

Dawne and Joey Montes

Where the mission began

Love became a reason to plant.

When Dawne passed, Joey and the boys chose to answer loss with something living. They picked up shovels, planted a native tree, and gave remembrance a place to take root.

That personal act became a wider invitation: plant for someone you love, for the people beside you now, and for the people who will stand beneath that tree years from today.

A memory does not have to end at remembrance. It can become shade, habitat, beauty, and new life.

Before you plant

Keep the first step simple.

The meaning can be deeply personal. The planting process does not have to be complicated.

Can I plant specifically in memory of someone?

Yes. Memorial and tribute plantings are a central part of the Plant a Tree mission.

Can I plant the tree myself?

Yes. Choose the DIY path and use DIG's planting guidance.

Can the DIG crew plant it for me?

Yes. Crew installation is available when you want hands-on planting support.

How do we choose the right tree and site?

The program considers native species, sunlight, soil, available space, and utilities before planting.

What happens after planting day?

You receive first-year care guidance to help the tree establish and keep the living tribute healthy.

A living legacy begins with one tree.

Let love keep growing.

Plant in memory. Plant in gratitude. Plant for the future. Put one living thing in the ground that can carry the story forward.

Love deserves roots. • plantsatree.com

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