Adopt & Plant a FREE Tree!
TreeFolks’ NeighborWoods Program, in partnership with the City of Austin and Austin Energy, provides
7,000 free 5-gallon trees
for Austinites to adopt starting in October and continuing through March.
Pick Up Your Tree at a Tree Adoption Event!
All of our adoption events are open to the public and no registration is needed — just show up during the event time! Tree adoption events are the fastest way to get a tree. Tree availability and selection is first-come, first-served. The NeighborWoods free tree program is a partnership with the City of Austin and Austin Energy.
Who Qualifies?
- Trees are available to community members, small businesses, and community spaces who are either located in the City of Austin’s Full Purpose Jurisdiction, Austin Energy electricity customers, or both!
- Since tree care is a long-term commitment, tree adopters must commit to nurturing the tree, especially through regular watering for at least the first two years of establishment.
- Recipients must have enough space for the tree to grow and flourish. We follow the “Right Tree, Right Place” principle.
- If you would like trees to plant in common public areas, such as schools, churches, apartment complexes, community gardens, and small businesses, please submit a Community Spaces application.
Home Delivery Applications
Applications are now closed for the 2024-25 season.
Trees will be available for delivery to community members who are either located in the City of Austin’s Full Purpose Jurisdiction, Austin Energy electricity customers, or both. The application will open again in September of 2025 to accept requests for the 2025-26 season. Deliveries will begin in October and continue through March or while supplies last.
Solicitudes para Entrega a Domicilio
Las solicitudes están cerradas para la temporada 2024-25.
Los árboles están disponibles para entrega a personas que vivan dentro de la Jurisdicción de la Ciudad de Austin (City of Austin’s Full Purpose Jurisdiction por su nombre en inglés), sean clientes de Austin Energy o ambos. Las solicitudes se abrirán nuevamente en septiembre de 2025 para aceptar solicitudes para la temporada 2025-26. Las entregas comenzarán en octubre y continuarán hasta marzo o hasta agotar existencias.
Community Spaces Applications
NeighborWoods sets aside a limited number of 5-gallon shade, ornamental, and fruit trees for community projects each season.
These trees are intended to be planted in public spaces and to benefit groups of people. Examples of public spaces are: schools, churches, apartment complexes, community gardens, and small businesses. Applicants must submit a planting and care plan.
Upcoming Events
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Tree planting instructions to ensure optimal growing conditions
NeighborWoods has distributed over 90,000 free trees to date!
The TreeFolks program, NeighborWoods, partners with the City of Austin to reduce energy consumption and lower the city heat index by expanding the tree canopy cover of Austin. NeighborWoods is proudly supported by Austin Energy and the Community Tree Preservation Division in the Development Services Department.
Have any questions? We’d love to hear from you.
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