Memorial trees are a meaningful way to honor loved ones with their strength, beauty, and quiet presence.  Now imagine giving symbolic life back to your loved one by safely planting their cremation ashes with a tree. Treebute has been creating tangible, living memorials for families since 2020. Sustainably returning cremation ashes to the earth to nourish new life brings healing to family and friends. Especially when seen regularly in a lawn or yard – a daily moment of remembering them with nature. Each Treebute tree represents a life, given with great love and professionally planted with reverence, and provide benefits for generations.

Why Treebute?

We believe giving a tangible memorial tree planted in the recipient's yard is a more meaningful, environmentally positive gift option. Treebute makes it easy and convenient to give a young, healthy memorial tree. Each tree is delivered as part of a complete kit with a step-by-step planting and watering guide and a personalized memorial message. Treebute began with our desire to give something more significant and long-lasting as an expression of love and sympathy. When we got the phone call that our friend died unexpectedly, sending food or flowers felt inadequate. During a time of grief, we searched for a company that could help us give a memorial tree and were surprised to find that this type of service didn’t readily exist.

When his grieving family received their tree gift, we knew we had given the most meaningful expression of love and support. And that’s when Treebute was born. We now ship kits nationwide across the connected 48 states. Our crowdfunding platform allows multiple people to “pass the hat” and contribute to something larger together as a shared gift.  Campaign donors enjoy a more rewarding gift giving experience by receiving occasional campaign updates, including a photo of their tree gift after it has been planted. 

1. We make it EASY; Treebute makes the process easy from start to finish with a complete kit and step-by-step planting guide.
2. We make it CONVENIENT, especially during a time of grief; Treebute’s crowdfunding solution allows multiple individuals to contribute to something long-lasting as a shared gift.
3. We make it ACCESSIBLE; any denomination to a crowdfunded campaign is accepted, so everyone can feel good about contributing to something special. 

A Lasting Tribute

Giving a tangible Treebute memorial tree as a shared gift is our flagship, but we are proud to also be an eco-friendly solution for those who have chosen cremation. Treebute allows cremation ashes to be safely incorporated when planting a memorial tree at home. The desire to return a loved one to the earth appeals to many on a spiritual level.  However, many don’t know that cremated ashes are harmful to our environment when planted or scattered. Until now.

If you choose to incorporate cremation ashes, pre-mixing them with Let Your Love Grow's patented all-organic mixture is mandatory. This offsets the natural toxicity of ash and invites new life to flourish with your Treebute tree. There is a common misconception because cremation “ashes” don’t resemble anything close to the wood ashes from your fire pit.  Rather, they are essentially sterilized bone matter in a powdered form.  Cremation ashes do not biodegrade when scattered or buried on their own; they sit untouched in soil and release contaminants with the same impact as pouring bleach into the surrounding earth and plants.  Sadly, the effect is often fatal to plants and young tree roots.  Additionally, moisture makes them a lot like cement.  They can’t become part of the environment because the soil’s healthy, natural microorganisms can’t incorporate the cement-like paste.

Internationally patented and backed by extensive science, Let Your Love Grow organic soil blend neutralizes the extreme pH and sodium of cremation ashes and unlocks the organic nutrients found in remains.  Cremation ashes mixed with Let Your Love Grow regenerates soil, revitalizes plants, and nourishes the new life of your Treebute tree.  Pre-mixing with Let Your Love Grow allows you to responsibly return cremation ashes to the earth and create a true living memorial for your beloved.   

Every Treebute Kit includes a young, healthy tree of your choice in the size you select, a step-by-step planting and watering care guide, and a personalized memorial message. If you would like to incorporate cremation ashes, add the cremation-safe organic soil blend, powered by Let Your Love Grow, as an optional add-on at checkout. There is no rush to plant; the care guide explains how to keep the tree healthy until you are ready.

When you are ready to plant, you can make the experience as unique and personal as you would like. This can include digging a slightly larger hole and placing the blended ash and soil mixture near the base before setting the tree. Another idea is to ask friends and family to write notes to their loved one on small water-soluble strips of paper to place in the soil before the tree goes in.

Each Treebute memorial tree gift holds a unique story; whether it’s in memory of a loved one or pet, or to commemorate a joyous occasion like a birth or wedding. For a legacy of life, that leaves the planet a better place.