Want a Tree? You Can Get One for Free!

The City of Detroit’s General Services Department is committed to planting 10,000 trees to enhance neighborhoods and promote safer and healthier communities. Currently, the Department is more than halfway to that goal and has planted 5,500 trees since the program began in 2017.

Detroiters can request a free tree for planting on the berm between the sidewalk and the street in front of their home by visiting detroitmi.gov/treeservices. Since there is only a limited window for successful planting, tree requests may be fulfilled either this spring or fall.

Trees are not only a beautiful addition to any neighborhood, but they also provide many other benefits, such as improving air quality, helping keep neighborhoods cool, reducing the impact of climate change, and even diverting stormwater to help prevent flooding. They can also drive down utility bills and raise property values.

Read the full story on the City's website at 10,000 trees (detroitmi.gov).

City of Detroit forestry workers plant a tree. Image courtesy of Jim West