{"slug":"friends-of-trees-portland-free-trees","name":"Free Trees for Portlanders (Neighborhood Trees)","provider":{"name":"Friends of Trees with Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry","type":"nonprofit"},"organization":{"slug":"friends-of-trees","name":"Friends of Trees"},"country":"US","region":"OR","locality":"Portland","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter","community_group"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"Free street trees (with permit coordination and three years of watering) and up to five free yard trees, planted at neighborhood volunteer events","summary":"Friends of Trees plants free street and yard trees for residents of most neighborhoods in North, Northeast, Southeast, and outer East Portland, in partnership with Portland Urban Forestry and the Portland Clean Energy Fund. Staff measure and permit street tree sites and send a list of approved species; yard trees are ordered through an online tree store that opens in September. Volunteers plant the trees at neighborhood events from December through March.","eligibility":"Address inside the Friends of Trees Portland service area (check the map on the page). Anyone in the service area qualifies for free yard trees; street trees need a sidewalk strip at least 4 feet wide or an unimproved right-of-way.","how_to_apply":"Use the 'Get a Free Tree' sign-up with your address for street trees; order yard trees (up to five) through the online tree store, which typically opens each September. Trees become available mid-September and are planted at your neighborhood's planting event. Portland office 503-282-8846; west of I-205 call 503-345-7010, east of I-205 call 503-467-2521.","url":"https://friendsoftrees.org/portland","source_url":"https://friendsoftrees.org/portland","season":"Sign-ups and tree store open from September; neighborhood plantings December through March","program_status":"seasonal","lat":45.5152,"lng":-122.6784,"data_note":"Service area is limited to specific Portland neighborhoods; the page did not list 2026-2027 planting dates at the time of research.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.768Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/friends-of-trees-portland-free-trees","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/friends-of-trees-portland-free-trees.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}