LEXINGTON, Ky. — KU will join other local Earth Day activities around the state by giving away about 12,000 Redbud tree seedlings on April 22th, in four western Kentucky towns and two towns in Virginia.
The KU seedling giveaway points will be in the Muhlenberg County office in Greenville as well as the business offices in Earlington, Morganfield and Eddyville. The ODP giveaway points will be at the Norton and Pennington Gap business offices.
Customers may pick up two seedlings, free of charge, beginning at 8 a.m., getting them as long as supplies last.
The giveaway program supports KU and ODP's advice on planting trees…Be Tree Smart From the Start. Planting the right tree in the right place is important because the right location will help keep limbs away from electric lines as the tree matures and will reduce the possibility of outages.
Falling tree limbs on lines is one of the major causes of power outages. Planting the seedling in the proper location can also provide shade for houses, which over long term, will help reduce energy costs.
KU has offered free tree seedlings to customers in the spring of most years since 1991, and has given away more than 750,000 seedlings during that time.
Seedling Distribution Locations
- Greenville: 380 Airport Road
- Earlington: 111 West Main Street
- Morganfield: 220 North Morgan Street
- Eddyville: 219 West Main Street
- Norton, Va.: 1000 Park Avenue, N.W.
- Pennington Gap, Va.: 109 East Morgan Avenue
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve a total of 1.2 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 321,000 natural gas and 397,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 543,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. More information is available at www.lge-ku.com and www.pplweb.com.
