EVERGREEN EQUITY TRUST /DE/
497, 1999-04-01
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES AND STATEMENT OF 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
OF
THE EVERGREEN DOMESTIC GROWTH FUNDS


I.      Evergreen Aggressive Growth Fund

        Effective April 1, 1999, the investment  advisor to Aggressive Growth is
Evergreen  Investment  Management Company ("EIMC").  EIMC is entitled to receive
from Evergreen  Aggressive Growth Fund an annual fee equal to 0.60% of its daily
net assets.

        The section of the prospectus  entitled "The Funds' Portfolio  Managers"
is supplemented as follows:

The day-to-day  management of the Fund is handled by Maureen E.  Cullinane.  Ms.
Cullinane has been Senior Vice  President and Senior  Portfolio  Manager of EIMC
since  1995.  Ms.  Cullinane  joined  EIMC in  1974  and has  over 20  years  of
investment experience. Ms. Cullinane has managed the Fund since April 1999.


II. Evergreen Micro Cap Fund

Proposed Fund Reorganization

        On March 12, 1999, the Board of Trustees of the Evergreen Funds approved
a proposal to reorganize  Evergreen  Micro Cap Fund ("Micro Cap") into Evergreen
Fund ("Evergreen").  If the shareholders of Micro Cap approve the proposal,  all
of the assets of Micro Cap will be transferred to Evergreen and  shareholders of
Micro Cap will  receive  shares  of  Evergreen  in  exchange  for their  shares.
Shareholders  of  Micro  Cap as of May 5,  1999  are  scheduled  to  vote on the
proposal at a special  meeting of  shareholders  to be held on July 23, 1999. If
approved,  the  reorganization  is  proposed  to take  place on July  30,  1999.
Shareholders of the Micro Cap will be mailed information  detailing the proposal
on or about June 2, 1999.



April 1, 1999


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