Adopt & Plant a FREE Tree!
TreeFolks’ NeighborWoods Program provides
5,000 free 5-gallon trees
for Austinites to adopt starting in October and continues through March.
Who Qualifies?
- Applications are open to residents, small businesses, and community spaces located in the City of Austin’s Full Purpose Jurisdiction and Austin Energy electricity customers.
- Since tree care is a long-term commitment, applicants must commit to nurturing the tree, especially through regular watering for at least the first two years of establishment.
- Applicants must have enough space for the tree to grow and flourish. We follow the “Right Tree, Right Place” principle.
Apply Today! It’s FREE.
If you want to join the movement to Keep Austin Rooted, planting trees is a great start.
Apply Today to Receive Your FREE Tree
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A few notes:
- While we will make every attempt to serve every eligible customer, we are also working to address green equity issues throughout the City of Austin. As a result, we will be focusing our efforts to make sure all Austinites have equal access to the benefits urban trees provide.
- Home delivery is free and contactless!
- Using Google Maps data, we evaluate your property and offer trees based on available space.*
- Approved applicants may choose from a list of available species.
Applicants must submit a planting and care plan.
We distribute Texas native and adapted 5-gallon trees at community gatherings throughout Austin.
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Caring for Your Tree
Caring for your new tree is critical in the first two years after planting it. During that time, your tree is working hard to establish itself. Watering and mulching it will help your tree to grow strong for years to come!
Tree planting instructions to ensure optimal growing conditions
NeighborWoods has distributed over 70,000 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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