The eco-friendly burial alternative
Protect forestland for generations to come.
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Where our forests are located
Located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota, our forests provide serene places to be remembered by loved ones as well as protect and preserve local wildlife and open spaces.
How it works
Get to know us
Let us introduce ourselves and answer your questions. Learn about how we maintain our forests or how we help with personalized planning.
Choose your tree
Enjoy a guided tour through one of our forests and find your own one-of-a-kind memorial tree.
Protect your forest
Your purchase helps protect this rich ecosystem and gives you special access to your forest.
Return to the earth naturally
When the time comes, your ashes will be spread at the base of your tree and your loved ones will have a beautiful place to visit and remember you.
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Get to know us
Let us introduce ourselves and answer your questions. Learn about how we maintain our forests or how we help with personalized planning.
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Choose your tree
Enjoy a guided tour through one of our forests and find your own one-of-a-kind memorial tree.
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Protect your forest
Your purchase helps protect this rich ecosystem and gives you special access to your forest.
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Return to the earth naturally
When the time comes, your ashes will be spread at the base of your tree and your loved ones will have a beautiful place to visit and remember you.
Why choose trees over tombstones?
Better Place Forests
Traditional Burial
A private memorial for loved ones to visit
Affordable options for every budget
Sustainable practices that protect open spaces and reforests local areas in your honor
A single tree/plot can be shared with loved ones (people and pets)
A caring team that helps make end-of-life planning as uncomplicated as possible
Thousands are choosing trees over tombstones
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It’s the ultimate ‘pay it forward’ as you are actually helping the forest which will in turn help future generations.
-Spencer
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I know my ashes will get taken up by that tree. In a sense, I will live on.
-Susan
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Highly recommend as an alternative to a cemetery.
-Jake
Leave a legacy of conservation and reforestation
Protect forestland
Choose a sustainable memorial
Planting reforestation saplings
Your memorial tree helps protect a healthy forest ecosystem across the U.S. In an effort to grow your impact, we’ve also partnered with the nonprofit One Tree Planted to help reforest America. For each mature tree you reserve, we plant 25-400 saplings in your honor in areas that have been impacted by deforestation or forest fires.
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Celebrate a life well-lived
Your ashes are placed beneath a private tree in a peaceful forest where your loved ones can visit and remember you.
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Celebrate a life well-lived
With 9 forests across California abundant with a variety of fauna, plantlife, and animals, you’re sure to find the perfect tree for you or a loved one to be remembered.
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Personalize your memorial
Our dedicated staff works tirelessly to ensure each memorial is personal and memorable. Your wishes will be followed to the letter.
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Be remembered better
Our forests are a beautiful, peaceful place to remember loved ones and celebrate a life well lived in a natural and tranquil location.
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Leave a legacy of conservation
Your purchase helps to protect the forest and plant impact trees in local areas in need of reforestation.
