{"slug":"pittsburgh-city-street-tree-planting-request","name":"City Street Tree Planting Request","provider":{"name":"City of Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, Forestry Division","type":"city"},"organization":null,"country":"US","region":"PA","locality":"Pittsburgh","scope":"local","audience":["homeowner","renter"],"kind":"street_tree_request","benefit":"Request a City-planted tree in the public right-of-way in front of your property","summary":"The City of Pittsburgh Forestry Division plants trees on public property, including the strip between sidewalk and street. Residents submit a Tree Planting Request Form to the Forestry Division, which puts them on a list of interested residents considered as the City plants street trees. Planting your own tree in the right-of-way requires a Forestry permit.","eligibility":"City of Pittsburgh residents requesting a tree on City-owned land or in the public right-of-way. Permits are required for all planting on City-owned land or within the public right-of-way.","how_to_apply":"Download and submit the Tree Planting Request Form (PDF) to the Forestry Division; planting locations can be explored on the City Wide Green Space Planting Map. Other street-tree work requests go through 311 (dial 3-1-1 in the city, 412-255-2621 outside, or online at pittsburghpa.my.site.com/311).","url":"https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Resident-Services/Tree-Resources/Tree-Planting","source_url":"https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/Resident-Services/Tree-Resources/Tree-Planting","season":null,"program_status":"active","lat":40.4406,"lng":-79.9959,"data_note":"The City page gives no timeline, cost or planting season; Tree Pittsburgh's street tree page says the form puts you on a waiting list considered as the City plants. The request form is dated 2014.","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.768Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/pittsburgh-city-street-tree-planting-request","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/pittsburgh-city-street-tree-planting-request.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}