# Free Street Tree Planting Program

> Request a street tree from Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry (City) for Portland, OR, United States.

Official page: https://www.portland.gov/trees/find-your-free-trees/trees-planting-strips
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/portland-free-street-tree-planting · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** City contractors plant and care for a street tree in the planting strip next to your property for three years at no cost

Portland Urban Forestry plants up to 1,250 street trees each winter in the planting strips of selected neighborhoods, funded mainly by the Portland Clean Energy Fund. Contractors water, mulch, weed, and prune the trees for three years, after which the adjacent property owner takes over care. Eligible owners receive a letter and can opt out before September 15.

## Who qualifies

Property owners who receive a notification letter in a surveyed neighborhood. For November 2026 to March 2027 planting: Beaumont-Wilshire, Brentwood-Darlington, Brooklyn, Grant Park, Hollywood, Hosford-Abernethy, Madison South, North Tabor, Rose City Park, Sullivan's Gulch, Vernon, and Woodstock. Individual species requests are not accepted.

## How to apply

No application; eligible owners are notified by mail. Residents in these neighborhoods who did not receive a letter can call 503-823-4025 and leave their name, address, and phone number so staff can review the site (one request only). Email freetrees@portlandoregon.gov.

**When:** Surveying February to August; opt-out by September 15; planting November through March each year

**For:** Homeowners

> Note: Limited to neighborhoods selected by the city each year; the page does not promise a tree to residents who call in.