What’ll it be? Elderberry? Coast live oak? Bay laurel? Box elder?
For our less flora-savvy readers, those are all trees, made available to Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) customers — most city residents are SBCE customers — thanks to the city’s community tree program. Participants get to pick their preferred plant to take home, at no cost.
The first pickup parties were this past weekend, and 50 oak and elderberry trees are still remaining. SBCE customers are invited to fill out an application to reserve a tree through the city’s website — while supplies last.
This is the second year of the program, after it was met with much enthusiasm last May…