Choose the Right Tree for the Right Place
DO YOU QUALIFY FOR A FREE TREE?
As part of our Cool & Green Communities initiative, FREE trees are available for residents in living in eligible census tracts in Alviso, Central & East San José.
Click the link below to see if you are eligible for a free tree!
Steps to Plant
Follow these simple steps to GET TREES
for your Park Strip, Front or Backyard. If you have a permit with a specific tree listed, write that on your application. Or list (or describe) a tree you would like and our arborist and nursery experts can help ensure you're planting the right tree for the right place.
Our City Forest is here to help every step of the way. Let's get planting!
Agree to care for your tree with our non-binding Tree Stewardship Application. Permits are mandatory for a PARK STRIP tree; we can help you obtain one from the city of San Jose, if needed. San Jose residents are required to show a copy of their city permit to receive trees for the park strip. Pick up FRONT and BACKYARD trees from the Nursery and plant that same day.
Our Trees For All team will contact you after we have received your application. Receive a PLANTING
DEMONSTRATION
available every Friday and Saturday during the planting season at the Community
Nursery. Also, watch our Instructional Planting video.
Visit our COMMUNITY NURSERY to select from our available species. If you already have a permit for your PARK STRIP tree, please bring it with you to the nursery with your Tree Stewardship Application. You may either take your tree home with you from the nursery, or schedule a tree planting with our planting team.
ENJOY YOUR TREE for generations. Use our easy-to-follow instructions:
GET A TREE
Please fill out the following Tree Stewardship Application and email to streettrees@ourcityforest.org. Send a copy of your planting permit, if it's for a San José street tree.
Aplicación para recibir árboles
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樹木栽培者申請表
树木栽培者申请表
Click below to learn more about Neighborhood Plantings and our granted areas.
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