FAQ

Often, we can't even find the words to express the feeling overflowing in our hearts.

Our beautiful certificate brings care and compassion for today and hope and healing for tomorrow.

All the trees are planted by non-profit third-party organizations, usually in public areas like national forests or specific reforestation places. Most of the projects are to replenish arid zones or newly built areas. All trees have a planting verification. The trees will be planted accordingly with the reforestation projects regulations based on season, location, and tree specie. Being this an eco-friendly gift in dedication to a loved one, the location would be better selected by the reforestation project where life will rise by planting the trees where most are needed. Based on that, though, the tree will be located in areas not easy to access but greatly appreciated for generations to come, where the earth will be greener because of the tree planted in dedication today.

Your Plant a Tree gift will support reforestation efforts in locations such as:

• Tongass National Forest - Alaska
• Blackwater River State Forest - Florida
• Ocala National Forest - Florida
• Angeles National Forest - California
• Cleveland National Forest - California
• Eldorado National Forest - California
• Lassen National Forest - California
• Los Padres National Forest - California
• Mendocino National Forest - California
• Modoc National Forest - California
• Plumas National Forest - California
• San Bernardino National Forest - California
• Sequoia National Forest - California
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest - California
• Sierra National Forest - California
• Stanislaus National Forest - California
• Tahoe National Forest - California
• Yosemite National Park - California
• White Mountain National Forest - New Hampshire
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest - Arizona
• Coconino National Forest - Arizona
• Kaibab National Forest - Arizona
• Ozark National Forest - Arkansas
• Superior National Forest - Minnesota
• Chippewa National Forest - Minnesota
• Huron-Manistee National Forest - Michigan
• Hiawatha National Forest - Michigan
• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest - Washington
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Wisconsin
• Santa Fe National Forest - New Mexico
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest - Montana
• Bitterroot National Forest - Montana
• Custer National Forest - Montana
• Gallatin National Forest - Montana
• Kootenai National Forest - Montana
• Lolo National Forest - Montana
• Green Mountain National Forest - Vermont
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests - Idaho
• Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest - Idaho
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie - Illinois
• Deschutes National Forest - Oregon
• Fremont-Winema National Forest - Oregon
• Malheur National Forest - Oregon
• Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest - Utah
• Dixie National Forest - Utah
• Pike National Forest - Colorado
• White River National Forest - Colorado
• Rio Grande National Forest - Colorado
• Wilds Wildlife Conservation Center - Ohio
• Nebraska National Forest - Nebraska
• Loyalsock State Forest - Pennsylvania
• Allegheny National Forest - Pennsylvania
• Pisgah National Forest - North Carolina
• Monongahela National Forest - West Virginia
• Bridger-Teton National Forest - Wyoming
• Shoshone National Forest - Wyoming
• Medicine Bow National Forest - Wyoming
• Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest - Georgia
• Lost Pines Forest, Bastrop State Park - Texas
• Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Reserve - Texas

The tree planted will be a local tree based on the reforestation project's needs and tree species.

You can choose from all of our designs or send us your own. Please see our samples HERE.

A healthy tree stores about 13 to 20 pounds of carbon annually.

The trees do not have any identification on or around them. As expressed before, sometimes, based on the reforestation location, the site where the trees are planted is not very easy to access. Just the thought that a tree is growing in the name of a loved one, followed by a consideration of leaving a greener planet for future generations, is more than enough argument to dedicate a tree no matter where it is located.

The receiver gets an elegant Tree Certificate with the name of Honoree, the sender(s), and the receiver(s). The sender gets a notice with the memorial tree number.

During checkout, you will have the opportunity of choosing the shipping method. Certified mail will take approximately 2 to 4 business days to arrive at its destination, and it has a tracking number. If no one is to receive it, the USPS officer will leave a note to claim the package. If it is not claimed, it will be returned to the sender. As per USPS regulations, they will attempt three times for delivery, and then it will be returned. A Tree Instead Corporation will not be responsible for unclaimed packages. A Tree Instead sends the packages certified to have proved with the tracking number that the package was delivered as per customer request during checkout.

Use the Express delivery option if you would like the package to arrive the next day. The order has to be posted before 5 p.m. Eastern time for A Tree Instead Corporation to be able to mail it the same day. It is up to USPS delivery availability to arrive the next day, but the package will be drop-off the same day as stated before. Saturdays and Sundays, express delivery will be dropped off Monday morning. Express delivery has a tracking number. International delivery will be mailed as any other order, but the time of traveling is up to USPS. An international delivery does not have a tracking number or time of delivery; as before, it will be based on USPS availability.

It takes between 7 to 10 business days for the certificate to arrive at its destination from Florida.

Please click here to find where within the Order Shipping Notice the tracking number is located.

During checkout, you may choose the Express for Delivery option. The order has to be posted before 5 p.m., Eastern time to be able to mail it the same day. Saturdays and Sundays, express delivery will be dropped off Monday morning. Please add the family information and the funeral home name inside the additional information box and shipping address, respectively.

Yes. You have the option of using our wording in the certificate, or you can send us your own. Most of the time, just a few words from your part will make a greater impact on the receiver's end when the certificate arrives. At the same time, if you prefer to use another design or/and add a photo, image, or any kind of picture to the certificate, we will adjust it to make it as you request. Just specify during checkout, in the additional information box, the wording we should use and advice of the image you will be sending if that is the case. Send us your photo to info@atreeinstead.com, including your invoice number.

There are many reasons why we need to move to a greener world as a society. Going green seems to be the gospel these days, and there is valuable substance in this trend. By planting trees, you are preserving life. Not only by planting trees, you are keeping the memories of your loved one growing, but also you are helping to leave a healthier planet for generations to come. On the same token, think green when you are buying the items for your use. Legitimate green products and companies can form the basis of an ecologically responsible society. Buying concentrated and go-green products for your personal use and products for you can make a positive impact on your budget. If you want to know our recommendation based on the ones we use, please let us know.

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