{"slug":"minneapolis-park-board-boulevard-tree-request","name":"Request a New Boulevard Tree","provider":{"name":"Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Forestry","type":"city"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"MN","locality":"Minneapolis","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"street_tree_request","benefit":"A Park Board-planted boulevard tree in front of your property, paid from the Forestry budget","summary":"The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board cares for about 200,000 boulevard trees and plants new ones on request. Residents and property owners ask by phone or email; Forestry inspects the spot, checks that money is budgeted, and adds approved sites to the spring planting list. Removed boulevard trees are replanted automatically without a request.","eligibility":"\"Minneapolis residents and property owners are welcome to request a new boulevard tree.\" The location must pass an inspection and the tree must fit the Park Board's species-diversity and placement guidelines. Planting your own tree on the boulevard requires a separate permit and you pay the cost.","how_to_apply":"Call 612-313-7710 or email forestry@minneapolisparks.org. Requests must be received by August 31 to be considered for planting the following spring; later requests roll to the year after.","url":"https://www.minneapolisparks.org/park-care-improvements/trees/boulevard_trees/","source_url":"https://www.minneapolisparks.org/park-care-improvements/trees/boulevard_trees/","season":"Requests accepted year-round; August 31 deadline for next spring's planting list","program_status":"active","lat":44.9778,"lng":-93.265,"data_note":"The page does not state a fee for requested trees; it says Forestry confirms \"there is enough money budgeted for the tree planting.\" The former Minneapolis City Trees low-cost sale could not be found on the Park Board site; see the Tree Trust sales entry for discounted yard trees.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.768Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/minneapolis-park-board-boulevard-tree-request","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/minneapolis-park-board-boulevard-tree-request.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}