RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia landowners who are willing to remove a certain invasive tree from their properties can get a new, native tree for free through an upcoming tree exchange event.

The Callery pear tree is an invasive tree species that is threatening ecosystems not only in Virginia, but throughout the eastern and midwestern United States.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) will host a one-day tree exchange event to incentivize landowners to remove Callery pear trees.

Through this exchange event, Virginians who remove up to three Callery pear trees from their own privately-owned land can get up to three replacement trees for free from the Virginia DOF.

The replacement trees will be handed out in 2-gallon pots on Saturday at the Hickory Hill Commun

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