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257 programs
City of Sydney · Sydney
Fund a tree that council plants in a public park or reserve and records in the tree donation register
The City of Sydney accepts tree donations from the public. The council selects, plants (typically 2 to 4 metres tall) and maintains the tree in a public park or reserve such as Sydney Park, Redfern Park or the Glebe foreshore, and lists it on the tree donation register with species, location, planting date and the reason for the donation.
City of Sydney · Sydney
Council plants and maintains street trees at no cost; residents can contact the tree management team about planting and report tree issues online
The City of Sydney plants, prunes and removes street trees across the local government area and runs an in-road planting program (about 1,800 trees across 192 streets over 10 years) toward its canopy target. Only the council may plant street trees. Residents contact the tree management team by phone and report problems with public trees through an online form.
Brisbane City Council · Brisbane
2 free native plants per residential property each financial year (4 one-off for recently built homes in eligible suburbs; up to 50 for schools on Arbor Day)
Brisbane City Council gives residential properties in the council area free native plants grown by community nurseries. Owners of houses, townhouses, duplexes and apartments get a stamped voucher and redeem it at a participating nursery or environment centre. Plants must go on private property (or on council-leased land for lessees).
Logan City Council · Logan
3 free garden plants per residential property each financial year; up to 50 for schools and community groups on council land
Logan City Council hands out free native and non-native trees and plants to property owners at scheduled collection days around the city. Staff scan your rates notice, give you a token, and you choose three plants from the day's selection. Schools and community organisations on council-controlled land can apply for up to 50.
City of Calgary, Urban Forestry · Calgary
Free trees from the City of Calgary to plant on private property
Branching Out is the City of Calgary's partnership program to increase trees on private land, including an annual residential homeowner program. Trees are provided at no cost by the City for residents to plant on their own property. The City also offers a $50 rain barrel rebate (up to three per household) that can help with watering.
Trees Winnipeg, with support from the City of Winnipeg · Winnipeg
Discounted trees (typically 2-gallon) with trunk guard, care booklet and arborist advice at pickup, up to six per address
Trees Winnipeg runs ReLeaf tree sales each spring and fall so Winnipeg homeowners can add trees to their property. Species are chosen by arborists for Winnipeg conditions and grown on Manitoba tree farms. Each order includes the tree, a trunk guard, mulch where the pickup site allows, a planting and care booklet, and a consultation with a certified arborist at pickup.
City of Toronto, Urban Forestry · Toronto
The City plants and maintains a tree on the City-owned road allowance in front of your home or business
Toronto residents can ask the City to plant a tree on the City-owned road allowance (the strip between the roadway and the property line) in front of their home or business. City staff choose the species and exact spot after checking space, soil, sunlight and utilities, then water, mulch, prune and stake the tree as needed. The City also plants on its own initiative and sends a Notice of Planned Tree Planting that residents can cancel within three weeks.
LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) · Toronto
Native trees at a subsidized $160-$230 (Full Service, planted for you) or $110-$180 (DIY, delivered); some municipalities add rebates or free trees
LEAF sells native trees and shrubs at a subsidized price to residents of Toronto, York Region and Durham Region. Full Service includes a 30-minute site consultation with a LEAF arborist, a 5-8 ft deciduous or 2-4 ft evergreen tree, delivery, planting, mulch and a care guide. Do-It-Yourself includes a virtual consultation and delivery to your door. A Multi-Unit, Commercial and Institutional stream covers apartments, condos, co-ops and businesses.
Regroupement des éco-quartiers and Soverdi, with the Ville de Montréal · Montréal
Trees for $25 (regular), $40 (fruit), $50 (conifer) or $65 (exceptional) for residents of Montréal, Montréal-Est, Côte-Saint-Luc and Pincourt
A twice-yearly tree sale for residents of the island of Montréal, run by the Regroupement des éco-quartiers and Soverdi with funding from the Ville de Montréal, other island cities and the Government of Canada. Trees are 80 cm to 3 m tall and are picked up at a local depot; some éco-quartiers also offer delivery and planting. More than 34,000 trees have been planted by Montrealers through the campaign since 2013.
Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt, Berlin · Berlin
Donations toward new street trees (500 euros funded one tree, the state paid the rest) are suspended indefinitely since November 2026; planting continues
A Berlin Senate campaign launched on 7 November 2012 with the districts to plant extra street trees and narrow the gap between felled and replaced trees. Residents could donate any amount; once 500 euros was collected for a tree the state budget covered the remaining cost (about 3,000 euros per tree including roughly three years of care), and each campaign tree got a sign for about three years. The campaign reports around 19,000 new street trees and about 3.47 million euros in donations by 2026.
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (BUKEA) with Loki Schmidt Stiftung · Hamburg
Donate any amount toward a specific empty street-tree site; once 500 euros is reached the city pays the rest (about 3,500 euros total) and plants the tree
Hamburg's street-tree donation campaign, running since 2011 in cooperation with the Loki Schmidt Stiftung, which checks that donations reach street trees and advises donors on choosing a location. Donors pick an empty tree site on an online map; when 500 euros has been collected for that site from one or several donors, the city guarantees planting of a nursery tree (10 to 15 years old, 18 to 25 cm trunk circumference) and covers the remaining cost. Over 5,300 tree gaps have been filled since 2011.
Ville de Paris · Paris
A free three-year permit to garden a piece of public space (tree pits, planting strips or planters); the City prepares the ground and supplies topsoil, and can supply soil and seeds for planters
Since June 2015 Paris lets groups of residents plant in public space under an occupation permit. Projects can be flowers at the foot of street trees, open-ground planting after asphalt removal along building fronts or kerbs, or ground-level planters where open ground is not possible. The permit is free; the City does any ground works and brings topsoil, and the permit holder buys the plants and maintains the site year-round.
Southwark Council · London Borough of Southwark
Ask the council to plant a tree in an empty tree pit or a new location on a street, park or estate, at no cost to you
Southwark Council in south London takes requests for trees on public land. You can report an empty space where a tree should be on a street, in a park or on a housing estate and the council will plant a replacement if possible, or ask for a tree in a new place where funding may be available. The council's stated priority is increasing tree cover, including replacing dead or dangerous trees.
Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi · Delhi
Toll-free Green Helpline 1800-11-8600 and an online portal to report damage to or illegal cutting of trees; pruning of branches that obstruct a house needs Form B permission from the divisional tree officer
Trees in Delhi are protected under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act 1994. The Forest Department's Green Helpline portal takes complaints in four categories (wildlife, encroachment, protection of trees, damage to trees), gives each a tracking number and shows status online. The department FAQ says lopping branches that obstruct a house requires applying on Form B to the tree officer of the relevant divisional office; felling permissions are handled on a separate DPTA portal.
Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi · Delhi
Free seedlings from Delhi Forest Department nurseries, booked online and collected in person
The Delhi Forest Department distributes seedlings free of cost to the public from its departmental nurseries across Delhi. Residents register on the Dilli Free Tree portal, book the plants they want, then collect them from a nearby Forest Department nursery. The portal listed 325 species and over 859,000 seedlings distributed when checked.
SayTrees Environmental Trust · Bengaluru
Join weekend tree-planting drives (typically 4-6 hours) and monthly lake clean-ups in and around Bengaluru
SayTrees is a Bengaluru-based environmental trust founded in 2007 that plants trees, restores lakes, builds Miyawaki urban forests and runs agroforestry across 19 Indian states and 2 Union Territories. Members of the public register once as volunteers and are matched to tree-planting drives, lake clean-ups and education workshops; a 'Green Bengaluru 2026' sapling drive is planned at Dr. Shivarama Karanth Layout near Chikkabanavara. Communities, schools and organisations can also ask SayTrees to organise a planting event.
Gemeente Utrecht · Utrecht
Plant and care for the tree pit outside your home with a one-time supply of plants and soil from the city, and make a facade garden without a permit with free tool and material loans
Utrecht lets residents green public space themselves. Anyone can take over an empty tree pit (boomspiegel) around a street tree by reporting it as self-management; the city places a 'zelfbeheertegel' and gives plants and soil once, lends non-electric tools and collects pruning waste. Residents whose house front meets the pavement can make a facade garden (geveltuin) without permission, and can borrow a trailer or cargo bike with a geveltuin kit (soil, edging, spade, tile cutter) for free from the waste-sorting stations. Groups can apply to the Initiatievenfonds for street greening.
Gemeente Rotterdam · Rotterdam
Residents may plant and maintain unplanted tree pits in residential streets after registering the initiative with the city
Rotterdam allows residents to plant and look after tree pits (boomspiegels) around street trees that the municipality has not planted itself. You register the initiative so city crews know about your planting when working near the tree. The tree and pit remain municipal property; the page gives planting advice (shade and sun perennials, annuals, bulbs) and care tips.
Arizona Public Service (APS) with Trees Matter · Phoenix
Up to two free 5-gallon desert-adapted trees, picked up at a participating nursery
APS offers residential customers up to two free 5-gallon desert-adapted trees for a limited time, administered with the nonprofit Trees Matter. Applicants watch a short tree-care video, submit a brief application, and receive a QR code by email to redeem their trees at a SummerWinds nursery in Glendale, Phoenix, or Mesa. Varieties include thornless mesquite, desert willow, lacebark elm, Texas live oak, and vitex, depending on season and availability.
Salt River Project (SRP) with Trees Matter · Phoenix
Two free desert-adapted shade trees (2- to 6-foot saplings) after a free online workshop
SRP gives residential electric customers two free desert-adapted shade trees after they complete a free virtual workshop run with the nonprofit Trees Matter. Species include native and thornless mesquite, palo verde, desert willow, willow acacia, and lilac chaste tree, and they are meant to be planted on the south, west, or east side of the home to cut cooling costs. Trees are picked up at distribution events in spring and fall.
City Plants (City of Los Angeles / LADWP) · Los Angeles
Free street trees permitted and planted in the parkway in front of your home or building
City Plants and its planting partners obtain the permit and plant free street trees in the parkway (the strip between sidewalk and street) in front of homes, apartments, businesses and schools in the City of Los Angeles. A City Plants inspector and certified arborist choose the location and species. The resident agrees to water the tree while it establishes.
City Plants (City of Los Angeles / LADWP) · Los Angeles
Take home a free 5-gallon yard tree the same day at a community event
City Plants and its partner nonprofits bring free 5-gallon yard trees to nearly 200 community events across Los Angeles each year. Residents show up, prove City of LA residency, and take a tree home the same day. Trees must be planted in the ground on private property, not kept in pots or planted on the street.
City Plants (City of Los Angeles / LADWP) · Los Angeles
Up to 7 free 5-gallon shade trees per household delivered to your door
City Plants, a City of Los Angeles program funded by the LA Department of Water and Power, delivers free shade trees for residents to plant in their own yards. Trees come in 5-gallon containers, 3 to 5 feet tall, with more than 30 water-efficient species to choose from. The LA Conservation Corps delivers in about 8 to 10 weeks and you plant and water them yourself.
City of San Jose Department of Transportation · San Jose
City permit and planting of a street tree in the public right-of-way next to your property
The City of San Jose requires a permit to plant a tree in the park strip or anywhere within 10 feet of the sidewalk curb, and runs a Free Street Tree Planting Program for property owners. Our City Forest can help residents with new permit requests and must see a copy of the permit before providing trees for park strip planting.
Friends of the Urban Forest · San Francisco
A nonprofit that can handle the street tree permit and planting for San Francisco residents
Friends of the Urban Forest is a San Francisco nonprofit that plants sidewalk trees with neighbors and is Public Works' grantee partner for street tree planting under StreetTreeSF. According to San Francisco Public Works, FUF may be able to assist residents directly with the entire permit process including tree planting, and also offers tree maintenance programs.
Sacramento Tree Foundation · Sacramento
Training and resources for residents who want to lead a tree planting or greening project in their own neighborhood
NeighborWoods is the Sacramento Tree Foundation's program for community members who want to lead urban greening projects where they live. The foundation connects residents with its network of resources and trains them to run grassroots projects; past examples include community tree plantings, free stump removal, free fruit trees, water-wise landscaping and park clean-ups.
Our City Forest · San Jose
Free 15-gallon yard trees with free planting or delivery in grant-funded zones; $150-200 donation elsewhere
Our City Forest runs a Community Nursery in San Jose where residents pick out 15-gallon trees. Residents at addresses inside grant-funded zones on its eligibility map get the tree free, including free planting or delivery by the OCF team; everyone else can take a tree for a tax-deductible donation of $150-$200. Recipients agree to care for the tree for at least 3 years as a Tree Steward.
SMUD with Sacramento Tree Foundation · Sacramento
Free siting consultation and up to 10 free 5-gallon shade trees delivered to your home or business
SMUD, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, pays for free shade trees that the Sacramento Tree Foundation sites and delivers to SMUD customers. A community forester meets with you (usually by video call) to pick planting spots and species from more than 30 varieties, then trees arrive with stakes, ties and planting instructions and you plant them. Over 600,000 trees have been planted since the partnership began in 1990.
San Francisco Public Works, Bureau of Urban Forestry · San Francisco
No-fee permit to plant a street tree in the sidewalk in front of your property; the City takes over maintenance after 3 years
San Francisco Public Works issues free permits to plant a tree in the public sidewalk in front of a property. A Public Works inspector checks the proposed location and species, you plant a tree of at least 15-gallon size and maintain it for three years, and after a follow-up inspection the Department assumes maintenance. The page says Friends of the Urban Forest, a nonprofit neighborhood tree planting organization, may be able to handle the entire permit and planting process for you.
Denver Parks & Recreation, Office of the City Forester · Denver
A free tree (about 8 feet tall) delivered and planted by the city in the public right-of-way next to your property
Denver Parks & Recreation plants free non-ash trees in the public right-of-way next to Denver homes as part of its Be A Smart Ash response to emerald ash borer. After you submit a request, the city marks utilities, an arborist checks the site and picks a species such as hackberry, elm, Kentucky coffeetree, oak, or catalpa, and crews deliver and plant the tree. You do not need an ash tree to qualify.