# Street Right-of-Way Tree Planting and Permits

> Request a street tree from Kansas City Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Conservation (City) for Kansas City, MO, United States.

Official page: https://kcparks.org/forestry-conservation/
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/kc-parks-right-of-way-tree-planting-kansas-city · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** Low-cost trees (free when grant funds allow) planted in the street right-of-way, and a free permit to plant your own

KC Parks Forestry and Conservation manages trees in the right-of-way along Kansas City streets and boulevards. Planting funds are supplemented by grants and partner organizations to provide low-cost trees for residents who want trees in the right-of-way; when funds are not available for your council district you are put on a waiting list. Foresters also issue free permits to residents who want to plant, prune or remove right-of-way trees themselves.

## Who qualifies

Kansas City, Missouri residents with a plantable right-of-way strip along their street. "Although funds may not always be available for a specific council district, the staff will place your name on a waiting list for when funds do become available." Permits cost nothing.

## How to apply

Contact Forestry through the MyKCMO mobile app, by calling 311, or by email through the KC Parks forestry page; the page also links the City's Free Trees page (kcmo.gov, Neighborhood Services) and the KCMO Tree Planting Specifications. Ask for a planting permit if you want to plant your own tree.

**For:** Homeowners, Renters

> Note: The City's Free Trees page (kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/neighborhood-services/free-trees) and the Bridging The Gap / Heartland Tree Alliance pages that deliver the free street-tree program returned 403 errors and could not be verified; cost and waiting-list details beyond the KC Parks page are unconfirmed.