2025 Garden Expo
& Tree Giveaway

Saturday, November 8
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului
(across from War Memorial Stadium)

Make plans to attend on November 8th.

This annual event features tree and plant care lectures, free hands-on Hawaiian cultural activities, conservation organizations, plants for sale, and a giveaway of up to 2,000 native Hawaiian or Polynesian introduced trees.

Additionally in 2025 we will be expanding the NATIVE AND RARE PLANTS SALES, showcasing up to 10 local nurseries.* You don’t want to miss the opportunity to acquire these limited and rare specimens.

Non-profit booth registration
Vendor Registration
Volunteer
Image courtesy of Linda Tessar Amimoto

Event images courtesy of Linda Tessar Amimoto and MNBG staff.

Event Highlights

Plant Sales

Discover your neighborhood plant nurseries.

Fill your garden with fun plants, from waterlilies to fruit trees, desert rose & more.

MEET THE PLANT VENDORS

Tree Giveaway

The highlight of the event, each year we give away up to 2,000 trees, courtesy of our corporate sponsors. *Limit one per person.

Craft and Exhibit Booths

With exhibitors offering activities and crafts, there is something everyone, no matter the age.
CRAFT BOOTHS

Lectures

Learn about invasive species, pests and more at these quick info sessions.
Our speakers are experts on Hawaii plants.

SCHEDULE

Demonstrations

Learn how to plant your new tree! Demonstrations run throughout the day and include proper tree placement, planting, care, and trimming.

SCHEDULE

Food and Beverage Vendors

  • Drinking coconuts will be for sale by Alex Pinsky of Coconut Protectors

  • Lunches made by chef Will Bailey will be for sale to benefit Order of the Arrow Crew 554, to help fund the scout troop’s trip to Japan

FAQs

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FAQs *

How many trees can I get for free?

Limit of one per person, any age.
Must be present at the event to receive a free tree.

What kind of trees will be given away?

All of the trees given away will be native or Polynesian introduced including:

Maui Arbor Day is made possible by the Kaulunani Urban & Community Forestry Program*, USDA Forest Service*, Maui Association of Landscape Professionals, Hawaiian Electric and Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.

*Kaulunani Urban & Community Forestry Program is funded by the Region 5, State and Private Forestry branch of the USDA Forest Service and by the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife. USDA Forest Service is an equal opportunity provider.