Cork City Council 'stunned' as hundreds queue to snap up 2,500 free trees in an hour

'I think we could have given away double the number of trees'

People queuing for the tree giveaway in Tramore Valley Park. City Hall estimates that more than 500 people came through the park gates and went home with a few free trees. Picture: Eoin English

They couldn’t be-leaf the response — hundreds of people queued in a Cork City park on Tuesday to snap up 2,500 free trees in just over an hour.

City officials admitted they were stunned at the phenomenal response to their great tree giveaway at Tramore Valley Park, run in association with Coillte and the Tree Council of Ireland to celebrate Tree Week.