{"slug":"branch-out-dallas-free-tree-giveaway","name":"Branch Out Dallas","provider":{"name":"City of Dallas, Dallas Water Utilities","type":"city"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"TX","locality":"Dallas","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"One free 5-gallon tree per registered Dallas resident, picked up on Dallas Arbor Day","summary":"Annual free tree giveaway run by Dallas Water Utilities staff with the city's Forestry team, started in fall 2018 and now part of the Dallas Arbor Day celebration. Residents register online in September, choose a tree variety suited to North Texas and a distribution site, and pick up the 5-gallon tree on Arbor Day in early November. Trees are meant to be planted on the resident's property; delivery is not available.","eligibility":"Must live within Dallas city limits and have a Dallas Water Utilities water account number available when registering; register with the primary account holder's information. At pickup, bring a government-issued ID or a DWU water bill showing the registered address.","how_to_apply":"Register online at dallas.gov/branchoutdallas while supplies last. For 2026, registration ran September 8-30, 2026 and pickup was Saturday, November 7, 2026, 9 a.m. to noon at the location chosen during registration. Questions: BranchOutDallas@dallas.gov.","url":"https://dallas.gov/departments/waterutilities/Pages/branch-out-dallas.aspx","source_url":"https://www.dallascitynews.net/branch-out-dallas-offers-free-trees-to-dallas-residents","season":"Annual; registration in September, pickup on Dallas Arbor Day (first Saturday of November)","program_status":"seasonal","lat":32.7767,"lng":-96.797,"data_note":"Registration for the 2026 program has closed (pickup was November 7, 2026). The program has run every fall since 2018; watch the page in late summer for the next cycle. The page does not state a per-household limit or whether renters qualify, but the requirement is a DWU water account, not home ownership.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/branch-out-dallas-free-tree-giveaway","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/branch-out-dallas-free-tree-giveaway.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}