TreeFolks
Austin, Texas, United States · Nonprofit · Regional · since 1989
Central Texas nonprofit planting and giving away trees in Austin and the surrounding region since 1989
About
TreeFolks is an Austin-based 501(c)(3) that plants and distributes trees across Central Texas. Its NeighborWoods program, run with the City of Austin and Austin Energy, holds free tree adoption events for Austin residents each fall and winter, and its Central Texas Floodplain Reforestation Program plants riparian forests on private land at no cost to landowners. The organization also runs community plantings, a native tree nursery with a seed collection program, and reforested the Lost Pines region after the 2011 Bastrop wildfires.
What they run
Free tree adoption events (shade, understory, and fruit trees) for Austin residents, run with the City of Austin and Austin Energy, with home delivery available.
Plants riparian forest on private floodplain land in a multi-county Central Texas region at no cost to landowners, with a Carbon+ Credit component.
Replanting of loblolly pines on private land in Bastrop County after the 2011 and 2015 Lost Pines wildfires, including seedling giveaways to residents.
Volunteer plantings in parks, preserves, and other public land, including Ready, Set, Plant! events and tree care events.
Native tree nursery that grows seedlings from locally collected seed through the Native Tree Seed Collection Program.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 🎁 Tree adoption & giveaways | 100,000 | 2025–2026 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees plantedto date | 2026 | 3,000,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceAbout page: 'more than 3 million trees since 1989' (accessed Nov 2026) |
| Volunteers engagedto date | 2025 | 21,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | source2025 sponsor packet, p.2: 'Engaged more than 21,000 volunteers since 2010' |
| Trees distributed | 2026 | 7,000 | NeighborWoods tree adoption | Self-reported | sourceNeighborWoods page: '7,000 free 5-gallon trees' offered for adoption in the Oct 2026 to Mar 2027 season; homepage separately cites 4,500 trees/year via City of Austin partnership |
| Trees distributedto date | 2025 | 100,000 | NeighborWoods tree adoption | Self-reported | sourcePress release, Nov 3 2025: 100,000th free tree adopted through NeighborWoods (program running since 2002) |
Upcoming events
- Volunteer Workday at the TreeFolks NurseryRegisterWed, Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 AM CST · Nursery workday · Austin
- Ready, Set, Plant! at Roy G Guerrero ParkRegisterSat, Nov 14, 2026, 9:00 AM CST · Volunteer planting · Austin
- Tree ID for Seed Savers at Waterloo ParkRegisterSat, Nov 14, 2026, 10:00 AM CST · Training / workshop · Austin
- Seed Gathering at TreeFolksRegisterThu, Nov 19, 2026, 3:00 PM CST · Seed collection · Austin
- NeighborWoods Tree Adoption | Evento para Conseguir un Arbol GratisRegisterSat, Nov 21, 2026, 11:00 AM CST · Tree adoption / giveaway · Austin