03/13/2026
The first Bradford Pear Bounty event of 2026 was a success! More than 95 trees were given away to residents who removed a Bradford pear or Chinese tallow tree from their property in exchange for a native tree at the Mount Pleasant event Feb. 28.
Forest Health Coordinator David Jenkins and Invasive Species Coordinator Katie Biggert helped residents choose the "Right Tree, Right Place" out of the available species: rusty blackhaw, possumhaw, southern red oak, dahoon holly, post oak, American elm, baldcypress, winged elm, sugarberry and black cherry. Residents also learned about the Asian Longhorned Beetle quarantine zones in Charleston County. Fun giveaways and questions were also answered by Berkeley Electric and the SC Native Plant Society's Lowcountry Chapter.
Are you closer to the Midlands or Upstate? You still have time to cut down your trees and register for one of the next Bradford Pear Bounty events!
COLUMBIA
Saturday, March 14, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 2404 Main St, Columbia (formerly Pelican's Snoballs)
GREENVILLE
Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Conestee Park, 840 Mauldin Rd, Greenville
REPLACEMENT TREES:
https://www.clemson.edu/extension/bradford-pear/replacement.html
REGISTER and learn more: https://www.clemson.edu/extension/bradford-pear/
*Even if you do not live in Columbia or Greenville, you are welcome to take part in an event so long as you are willing to travel and register in advance.
**Event locations vary per year.
Types of replacement trees available through the Bradford Pear Bounty Project in South Carolina.
