Free Trees for Planting

We recently learned that the City was giving away trees (for planting) to Seattle residents through December 6th.  Before we could publish about it, though, all the trees were spoken for.

Until now.  Jana Dilley, a Certified Arborist with the Seattle reLeaf project, let us know that some folks never claimed their trees.  And now they can be yours.

Jana says:

The Trees for Neighborhoods program has a number of trees that were unclaimed by original applicants. These trees will be available to Seattle residents on a first-come, first served basis this Saturday, December 18^th from 10 am – 2 pm at the EarthCorps nursery in Magnuson Park (6310 NE 74^th Street, Seattle) – see below for more detailed directions.

Terms of eligibility:

• You MUST be a Seattle resident and plant the trees on your property.
• Participants must attend a brief, 15-minute planting training in order to receive trees.
• There is a 4-tree per household limit.
• Trees are your property and not the City of Seattle’s – you must agree to care for the trees yourself.
• Trees are bare root and must be planted the same day.
• Trees should be planted in your yard. In order to plant street trees, you must have a permit from SDOT. Information on street tree permits can be found here: www.seattle.gov/transportation/treeplantapp.htm
  • Note:  it takes about 1 week to get a street tree permit, and the trees need to be planted long before that (same day).  Jana Dilley explains that the trees are meant to be used as street trees if you already have a permit, and used as yard trees if you don’t have a permit.

To check on the availability of trees before coming out to Magnuson, call (206) 793-2454. This voicemail message will be updated at 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00 with current species availability at the time the update is recorded.

Please note that while the Seattle ReLeaf website indicates trees are available to Ballard residents, the City of Seattle confirms that all Seattle residents are eligible.

Magnuson Park (6310 NE 74^th Street, Seattle) – The nursery is in Magnuson Park, just east of Hangar 30 and behind the building called “the Brig” that houses Outdoors for All and Gymboree.  Coming from Sandpoint Way: come in the main entrance at NE 74^th St., drive past the small ‘guard station’ under the brick archway and continue straight east towards the dog park until the 4-way stop sign.  Make a left at that intersection and drive north towards the chain link fence, take a right by the row of cedar trees to drive into a smaller parking lot behind the Brig.  You will see our table and canopy set up next to the nursery.

Questions?  Contact:
Jana Dilley
Seattle reLeaf
[email protected]
206-615-1668