Sponsored by:
Arcadia Corners Neighborhood Association
Rancho Ventura 12 IWDD #81
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One lucky resident of an irrigated lot will receive a free planted tree! See rules below for more info.
Homeowners not receiving irrigation are encouraged to enter the raffle to be eligible for the group discount at Whitfill.
Arcadia is known for its cooler green streets with beautiful, large trees, all sustained by flood irrigation water. As our neighborhood is now over 70 years old, some of these trees are disappearing. Water stress from lots ending flood irrigation, coupled with age, is causing many of the trees to die. Let’s keep our streets beautiful by planting trees today! The best time to plant a tree is today!
Raywood Ash
Deciduous large fast growing tree that thrives in AZ. Mature trees are commonly around 40-50 feet tall. Leaves are a deep green but turn a deep red/burgundy in the fall, they are pretty unique looking in that regard!
Eucalyptus
Evergreen (green leaves year-round). They have several different varieties, but all are very fast growers (can go up to 50 feet tall). A “Ghost Gum” variety is very popular in AZ right now, due to having almost luminously white bark. They do very well in AZ. Red River Gum is prominent in Arcadia drive.
Ficus (Indian Laurel)
Evergreen dense canopy. Very popular shade tree that thrives on our flood irrigation. Can get up to 50 feet tall (some even taller). You’ll see a lot of these in our area!
Red Push Pistache
Deciduous shade tree with vibrant orange/red fall colors. It is drought tolerant and pretty popular in Arizona. Mature trees will be between 25-40 feet tall.
Chinese Elm
Deciduous large fast-growing tree that handles our Phoenix area heat well. Provides a large shade canopy and can get up to 50 feet tall. Small green leaves turn yellow/orange in the fall. Also, very popular in our area
Additional accepted trees for the free tree planting are; Allepo Pine, Arizona Ash, Arizona Sycamore, Chinese Pistache, Coolibah, Indian Rosewood, Live Oak, Shoe String Acacia, Silk-Oak, Thornless Honey-locust,.
The staff at Whitfill have told us they can offer a 10-15% discount. The discount depends on how large our group order is. October, or early November is the best time to plant.
Price for a 24″ box/25 Gallon (both equivalent) is about $500 (includes delivery and planting!). This is the price for any of these trees except the Ficus (it’s $600 for the Ficus due to popularity). These are typically 5/6-year-old trees and are ready to take off in our flood irrigated lots.
Free Tree Raffle RULES / REGULATIONS
- Property must be receiving SRP irrigation water at the location of planting.
- One entry per irrigated property. Residents have the opportunity to purchase additional entries at the block party.
- Must be planted in the front or side yard of a property. The yard must be adjacent to a public street, with no wall between the street and the trunk. The location must be within the boundaries of Arcadia Corners IWDD #81.
- Tree species must be from approved list above.
- Homeowner / landlord approval required (for renters).
- Homeowner assumes all responsibility for planting and care of tree.
- A maximum $500 credit will be given. Certain tree selections may exceed this amount. The excess will not be covered by this raffle.
- Rules subject to change.