# Free Tree Fridays

> Free trees from Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Urban and Community Forestry Program (State) for AR, United States.

Official page: https://agriculture.arkansas.gov/forests/urban-community-forestry/free-tree-fridays/
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/ar-agriculture-free-tree-fridays · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Seasonal

**What you get:** Free native bare-root seedlings handed out to Arkansans at locations across the state each spring around Arbor Day

Each spring the Arkansas Department of Agriculture celebrates Arbor Day with its Free Tree Friday campaign, distributing free native bare-root seedlings at locations across the state to encourage tree planting. The campaign is funded by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program in partnership with the department. A species guide and a how-to-plant guide for bare-root trees are posted with each year's event. Anyone wanting more seedlings can buy them in bulk from Baucum Nursery.

## Who qualifies

Open to Arkansans; the page lists no residency or per-person limits.

## How to apply

Watch the Free Tree Fridays page for the next year's dates and locations; the 2026 event has wrapped up. Contact: Krissy Kimbro (email on the page).

**When:** Spring, around Arbor Day

**For:** Homeowners, Renters

> Note: The page says the Free Tree Friday event has wrapped up for 2026 and to check back next year. Dates, locations, species and any per-person limits for the next event were not posted at the time of research.