We're volunteers who grow, plant & care for hundreds (thousands?) of the trees around us in our Hackney parks, commons, orchards & woodlands.
Joined October 2015
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Still not too late to join ๐ณ the guided tour in a beautiful tree nursery. Come see how we grow our native and unusual trees from seed, and have a tour of our Orchard, seedling polytunnel, apiary, forest garden, herb garden, wildlife pond and much more ๐ค๐
Tree Musketeers Community Tree Nursery: a Guided Tourย -Spend time in our beautiful tree nursery. Come see how we grow our native and unusual trees from seed, and have a tour of our Orchard, seedling polytunnel, apiary, forest garden, herb garden, wildlife pond and much more.๐ฟ๐ณ
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May 11
Thank you to everyone who came to our Open day yesterday! It was great fun!
Abdou Akarne has really brightened up the place with this Marshes inspired artwork.
Thank you to all the musicians and our volunteers for putting it all together.๐
We can't for next year!!
@UrbanTreeFest
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Apr 29
We're less than two weeks away from our annual Open Day.
Join us for a fun packed day at the Hackney Community Tree Nursery!
We have tours, talks, music and more through-out the day.
Join us๐ณ@UrbanTreeFest @ParkHackney #hackney #communitytreenurseries @TreeCouncil
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Mar 27
We would love to see everyone at our Open day on the 10th May. They'll be fun for everyone and lots of tree based activities, plus take home your own tree or plant grown in #Hackney.
Running on the second day of the @UrbanTreeFest
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Mar 20
We're wrapping up the Winter planting season. Thank you to all the volunteers who took part!
The song is the still unreleased โwatermelon skiesโ by BIN RICH, fellow tree musketeers. Made from the samples of our very own Hackney parakeets & morning marsh afterglows.
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Mar 18
Our Fruit Tree Grafting workshop is this Friday, sign up to reserve your place or we have another workshop next Sunday, but it's almost sold out. bit.ly/treemusketeersevents
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#Grafting #fruittrees #communitygardens #communitytreenurseries #londonbiodiversity #londontrees
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Feb 25
Our tree nursery is open this Saturday and every last Saturday of the month.
Come join us to prune, pot, mulch and all things tree care related. No experience necessary.
Spend a few hours being outside surrounded by trees, bees, bugs, butterflies and all.
youtu.be/OnVIfalOJcs
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Tree Musketeers retweeted
Some photos from yesterday's @TM_Hackney #tree maintenance efforts.
More events coming up, will advertise via our FB page.
All events open to all and #volunteers are always welcomed ๐ณ
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Feb 11
We love #plantingtrees and we love looking after our trees. On Sunday 22nd Feb we'll be in Millfields park mulching away to ensure our trees prosper. Come join us and spend a couple of hours in the fresh air with good company bit.ly/treemusketeersevents #mulch #treecare #community
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Jan 21
Another amazing #planting day on Gascoyne estate, thank you to the incredible beings who came through, always a delight to see you wonderful locals get involved with keeping our beloved borough so beautiful. Thank you for spending your Saturday with us, always an honour ๐๐ณ
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Jan 17
Join us next Saturday planting new trees in Springfield Park.
Starting at 10am by the containers (study.trees.tones), if you're late find us scattered around the park at a few different planting sites.
@hackneycouncil @greenerhackney @LottoGoodCauses
#hackney #treeplanting
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We had a great time on Sunday, we felt as blessed as the trees to have so many people join us in our wassail. ๐ Big thanks to the amazing performances by Morris folk choir & Feorin band. Join us next year for our #Wassail, or next up is our Open day on the 10th May.
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18 Dec 2025
Thank you to everyone who came down to the nursery this year! ๐๐Christmas eve will be our last volunteering day of 2025 ๐ฑ
Seasonal wishes to all!
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12 Dec 2025
Have you seen our new Documentary by the Good Side?
The @hackneycitizen have published an article about it! They came along to our Tree planting on Hackney Downs and it was great to show them what the Tree Musketeers do
hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/12โฆ
Thank you to @ParkHackney
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3 Dec 2025
We'll be holding a Wassail in our Orchard on the 4th January. All are welcome.
The wonderful Annie Moreton will be guiding us through the traditions, with songs and music by the Morris folk Choir and the Feorin band.
#wassail #communityorchards #trees
@MorrisFolkChoir
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1 Dec 2025
We had a great Partnership Launch with Hillierโs last week and we can't wait to share Tree knowledge with them.
We had the perfect weather to plant some of HIllier's trial climate resistant trees on the marshes, the wonderful artist Stik came along to help plant.
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1 Dec 2025
Pick up your gloves and join us this weekend (6th & 7th) planting trees in Hackney Downs Park and the Saturday after (13th) planting in Millfields Park
Everyone is welcome
eventbrite.co.uk/o/tree-muskโฆ
@ParkHackney
@MillfieldsUG
@hackneygazette
@hackneycouncil
#plantatree #Hackney
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23 Nov 2025
At the Nursery we have been doing seed ID, separation & sorting.
Including the Pride of India - Koelreuteria paniculata, Liquidambar - styraciflua & the Common Alder - Alnus glutinosa.
In the bowl are Algerian oak - Quercus canariensis
Photos by Pete Burke
#nationaltreeweek
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