Gift a Tree, Grow a Forest

You've probably bought a greeting card this year, maybe several. A nice one gets read once, then ends up in a drawer, a recycling bin, or a landfill within a week.

A Tree Card is a different kind of card, one that plants an actual tree. Choose a design for the occasion, add your own personal message, and we'll send it straight to you. From there, it's yours to share however you like: forward it by email, or print it out and hand it over in person, just like any other card. But instead of fading, it keeps growing. A real, living tree with GPS coordinates in one of our forest restoration projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, still there decades after a card would have been thrown away.

It works for any occasion a card would, and costs about the same, too. Just R150.

If it's a moment that deserves a card, it deserves a tree

Birthdays

Another year around the sun deserves more than a card that gets read once and forgotten. Give something that grows with them.

Weddings

Congratulating a couple? Give them a tree (or two!) instead of a card, a living reminder of the day they said "I do."

Holidays

Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, the moments we mark year after year. Make this year's a little different: a gift that keeps on giving.

Special ocassions

New babies, new houses, new jobs, engagements, and every big leap in between. Some moments deserve to be marked with something that lasts.

Sympathies

Flowers fade within the week. A tree, planted gently in someone's memory, keeps growing for decades as a peaceful, living tribute.

For every other moment

Thank you. Congratulations. Get well soon. Or just because. Whatever the reason, a tree says it a little better than a card ever could.

Why trees?

A tree does more than sit where it's planted.

It holds soil in place, so rain doesn't wash it away. It pulls carbon from the air and helps regulate the climate. And it gives life to everything around it; forests are home to most of the world's land-based wildlife, from birds and insects to the smallest creatures most of us never see.

They're home to people too. Across Africa, where nearly 12% of land is degraded, a restored forest can mean cleaner water, fewer floods, and livelihood opportunities for the communities who help it grow, communities who often depend on that land more than anyone.

One tree won't do all of that on its own. But the right tree, planted and cared for in the right place, is a step in the right direction. And it's one you can point to, years from now, and know that you helped put it there.

How it works

Choose your occasion and card design.

⁠Select how many trees you'd like to fund (R150 per tree)

Choose the forest where your trees will be planted.

Choose digital or print. Going digital? Add a personal message and we'll send it straight to your recipient. Choosing print? We'll email you a printable, foldable card, ready for your own handwritten message.

Preview your card, then complete your purchase

Choose your card design

In September 2026, we launched a new tree card range which was brought to life by five South African illustrators: Heidel Dedekind, Katerina Sonntagova, Magriet Brink, Gerhard Human, and Gerhard van Wyk. Each of these talented creatives started with a blank page and brought the species that Greenpop plants and cares for to life, one line or brushstroke at a time. If our Tree Cards look handmade, it's because they are.

Pick a digital postcard, emailed straight to your recipient, or a printable version you can fold and finish off with your own handwritten note. However you choose to send it, the card stays personal.

White stinkwood

Cross-berry

Pod mahogany

Taaibos

East African mahogany

Drumstick

Cape holly

Red alder

Keurboom

Wild Pomegranate

Wild Peach

Forest num-num

White milkwood

White pear

Wild Olive

Cape Beech

Flat-crown

Outeniqua yellowwood

Cape Chestnut

Wild gardenia

Why trust us with your gift

It's personal

Add your own message, choose the forest, and send it to yourself or someone else.

It's traceable

You'll know exactly where your tree is growing, and can watch the forest it's part of continue to recover over time.

It's proven

Since 2010, Greenpop has planted over 300,000 trees across Southern Africa.

It's tax-deductible

Greenpop is a registered NPO, and we issue Section 18A tax certificates for all qualifying donations.

It's trusted

We're vetted by UNCCD, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, Mongabay, and 1% for the Planet, and mapped on explorer.land and Restor.

Frequently asked questions

Will I get a tax certificate for my donation?

Yes, Greenpop is a registered PBO and issues Section 18A certificates for qualifying donations. You just need to complete this form in the same tax year as your donation.

How quickly will the card be sent?

If you've chosen the digital postcard, it's emailed straight to your recipient once you complete your purchase and confirm the preview. If you've chosen the printable card, it's emailed to you instead, so you can print it, fold it, and add your own handwritten message before giving it.

Can I choose which forest my tree is planted in?

Yes, you can select from our active restoration project sites during checkout.

Is there a minimum number of trees I need to fund?

No, you can gift a single tree or as many as you'd like.

Is this a physical card or a digital card?

Both options are available — you choose at checkout. Go digital, and we'll email the card straight to your recipient, personal message included. Choose print, and we'll email you a printable, foldable card instead, ready for you to print, fold, and add your own handwritten message before giving it in person.

Give a gift that grows

Gift a tree card now

Phone: +27 76 803 5729
info@greenpop.org
Address: Opposite 107 Mountain Road, Woodstock Cape Town