Residents from the Kawartha Heights neighbourhood in the southwest end of Peterborough pitched in to plant trees Wednesday afternoon at Applewood Park.

The effort was organized by the GreenUp Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood program.

Eleven trees were planted including gingko, bur oak, cedar, honey locust and ironwood.

Participants learned more about the Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood program and shared their ideas for neighbourhood sustainability.

GreenUp will continue the Kawartha Heights project with the planting of shrubs and wildflowers at Kawartha Heights Public School and Applewood Retirement Residence.