2025 Tree Fredericksburg
Fall Native Plant Festival

Sunday, September 28th. 2025, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Guest Lectures:
- 9:30 – 10:30 am – Karen Tavakoli – “Keystone Native Plants”
- 10:30 – 11:30 am – Alonso Abugattas – “Birds, Bugs & Berries”
- Lecture tickets (include both lectures) — $20. Tickets allow attendees priority early admission to
the Festival to pick up their preordered trees and shrubs starting at 11:35 am. - Attendance limited to 125.
- Online reservations for the lectures will start on August 6 for residents of 22401 and August 13 for all other Virginia residents
Tree Giveaway:
2,400 free one-gallon native trees available (20 species). Limit five trees per Virginia
household.
See the list of trees
- American Hazelnut
Corylus americana - Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum - Black Cherry
Prunus serotina - Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica - Dogwood (White)
Cornus florida - Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana - Fringe Tree
Chionanthus virginicus - Hornbeam (American)
Carpinus caroliniana - Magnolia (Sweetbay)
Magnolia virginiana - Maple (Red)
Acer rubrum - Oak (Scarlet)
Quercus coccinea - Oak (Swamp White)
Quercus bicolor - Oak (White)
Quercus alba - Paw Paw
Asimina triloba - Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana - Pine (White)
Pinus strobus - River Birch
Betula nigra - Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis - Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum - Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Shrub Sale:
3,075 one-gallon native shrubs (19 species) for sale at $11 each, no limit on number of shrubs per person/household.
See the list of shrubs
- Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum - Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana - Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa - Blueberry (Highbush)
Vaccinium corymbosum - Bushy St. John’s Wort
Hypericum densiflorum - Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Cranberry Viburnum
Viburnum opulus var. americanum - Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis - Indigo Bush
Amphora fruticosa - Meadowsweet Spirea
Spiraea alba - New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus - Red Twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea - Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens - Spice Bush
Lindera benzoin - Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus - Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia - Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica - Wax Mrytle
Morella cerifera - Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Details:
- Online reservations for trees and shrubs start August 6 for residents of 22401 and August 13 for all other Virginia residents.
- No commercial entities or out-of-state residents allowed.
- Trees and shrubs must be picked up by you or your designee on Sunday, September 28 between Noon and 3 pm at the Fred Nats Baseball Stadium, 42 Jackie Robinson Way, 22401.
- Festival Includes:
- Native Perennials Sales – 1000’s of plants
- Tabling from many environmental groups
- Free workshops on Pruning, Garden Design, Pollinators, and Native Plants throughout the day
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