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Adopt & Plant a FREE Tree!

Reduce energy use, offset carbon, cool down the city, and grow something good to eat! 

TreeFolks’ NeighborWoods Program, in partnership with the City of Austin and Austin Energy, provides

5,000 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 open now!

The quickest way to adopt a tree or two for your home is to attend an adoption event. If you are unable to attend an adoption event and are in our service area, you can apply for home delivery. 

Trees are 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! Unsure if you are in our service area? Just begin the application and your address will be screened on the spot. 

Home deliveries will take place from October through March while supplies last and your tree delivery will be scheduled based on your zip code and other routing considerations. 

Apply for delivery!
a woman and a child planting a sapling at a park

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.

Apply for Community Spaces!

Upcoming Events

January 2025
February 2025
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