Cut-price trees are being offered by council bosses as part of environmental efforts to get thousands planted across the county.

Norfolk County Council has subsidised tree packs available through its One Million Trees for Norfolk scheme, which was launched in 2019.

The council had set a target to get a million trees planted by 2025, but recently admitted it will not meet that milestone and dropped the deadline of next year.

Norfolk County Council wants people to plant more trees - and is offering them at a reduced priceNorfolk County Council wants people to plant more trees - and is offering them at a reduced price (Image: Press Association)

Instead, the Conservative-controlled council aims to plant 150,000 trees a year until it hits the million target.

Tree packs - at up to 50pc the original price - are being offered for the new planting season, which starts next month.

Individuals, parish councils, community groups, businesses, schools, and landowners are able to apply.

There are also a limited number of single Norfolk Oak trees, grown at Gressenhall Community tree nursery, available.

James BenslyJames Bensly (Image: Norfolk Conservatives)

James Bensly, the council's cabinet member for environment and waste, said: "Providing people with discounted trees to plant themselves really helps us in our aim to plant a million trees for Norfolk.

"With the help of these fantastic projects, we will have planted 600,000 trees by next March, and will be working with partners to plant an average of 150,000 trees a year until we reach, or exceed, one million trees for Norfolk."

As well as the subsidised trees, the council has also joined forces with the Busseys family for the Busseys Community Grant scheme.

Norfolk County Council admitted it would not meet its 2025 target for a million treesNorfolk County Council admitted it would not meet its 2025 target for a million trees (Image: Mike Page)

That initiative offers £10,000 to support tree planting projects across Norfolk, with community groups able to apply for grants of up to £2,500 to plant trees.

So far, only 486,000 trees have been planted since the launch of the One Million Trees for Norfolk scheme.

The council previously blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the lack of progress, saying that affected how many could be planted as community groups were not able to gather to get digging.

At one point the council even considered buying up land to create a new country park where the trees could be planted, to try to meet the target.

Tree packs are available by visiting www.norfolk.gov.uk/subsidisedtreepacks and information on the grant scheme at www.norfolk.gov.uk/busseyscommunitygrant