Trees for Neighborhoods

The Trees for Neighborhoods program helps Seattle residents plant trees. Participants in the program receive:

• Free trees
• Watering bags
• Training on proper planting and care
• Ongoing care reminders and workshop opportunities

The 2011 Trees for Neighborhoods program was a great success! The program provided 1,000 trees to residents of the City of Seattle. Altogether, we gave out 75 fruit trees, 400 small trees, and 525 medium to large trees.

Participants attended a workshop on how to properly plant and care for their young trees and received free watering bags, coupons for free compost, and educational materials providing information about tree planting and care. Thanks to everyone who played a part in carrying out the program!

Check back in summer 2012 for information about next year’s Trees for Neighborhoods program.

Consider Planting a Large Tree!

Large trees provide greater benefits to the community than do small trees, reducing stormwater runoff, filtering air pollution and providing shade to cool summer temperatures. The National Tree Benefits Calculator estimates that the value of the annual benefits provided by a 30-inch magnolia is $99 versus $262 for a Douglas fir.

Because of the greater benefits large trees provides, we encourage you to plant the largest tree suitable for the site you have chosen. Only small trees should be planted under power lines.