Purpose of the Program

  • Bring public awareness to these valuable and irreplaceable trees
  • Increase tree owners' awareness of the unique importance of trees
  • Encourage stewardship of our urban forest
  • Protect all trees from indiscriminate removal or irreparable damage during development
  • Raise awareness of the diversity, sensitivity and importance of the tree canopy
Read below to learn how to nominate a tree in Buncombe County to be designated a Treasured Tree.

​Asheville GreenWorks is a 501(c)3 non-profit environmental organization, governed by a Board of Directors. Established in 1973, GreenWorks mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize individuals and communities to take care of the places we love to live.