NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A group with a mission to restore Nashville's tree canopy, Root Nashville has planted more than 50,000 trees in the metro area.

You can get trees planted on your property, and it's completely free.

You can also get more than just trees from the group: they also offer free rain gardens and rain barrels.

Root Nashville's goal is to plant 500,000 trees by 2050.

Neighborhoods across Nashville each have picked captains to head up the project.

Glencliff's captain is Joey Lanier.

He's hoping to get as many people as possible involved, saying there are so many benefits to having more trees in the neighborhood, stormwater management and climate control being a couple.

He told News 2 it's pretty simple to get involved.

"The program allows for each resident to get up to three free trees," Lanier told News 2. "Every year we offer seven different trees to choose from. All they have to do is dig the hole, and we'll come by after orders are completed from October through March and drop the trees in the holes, cover them up, and water them in for everybody."

Some of the types of trees Root Nashville is offering this season are the Southern Magnolia, Black Gum, Canadian Red Chokecherry, and Bald Cypress trees.

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