Michigan
Tree rebates and free trees in Michigan
5 programs in Michigan pay residents for trees. 3 list themselves as open now.
Utilities, cities and state forestry agencies give away trees or rebate part of the price, mostly to add shade on the south and west sides of homes. Free-tree programs often deliver a young tree in a 5-gallon pot and ask you to plant and water it.
5 programs
- Open
Ann Arbor Street Tree Planting Request
City of Ann Arbor Forestry
City plants a street tree at no charge (cost to resident not published as any; species chosen by city)
- Open
Grand Rapids Street Tree Planting Request
City of Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Forestry Division
City-planted street tree at no charge stated on the page (permit issued; cost to resident not published)
- Open
Traverse City Street Tree Planting Location Request
City of Traverse City Parks and Recreation Department (Urban Forestry)
City plants the tree (cost to resident not published)
- Seasonal
Ann Arbor FreeTree Giveaway
City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations (10,000 Trees Initiative)
1 to 4 free tree seedlings (serviceberry, choke cherry, pawpaw, paper birch, American linden, American sycamore, northern red oak in 2026)
- Seasonal
Lansing Free Tree Planting Program
City of Lansing Parks and Recreation / Forestry Division
One free tree per household, delivered (tree size and species not published on the page)
Other Michigan programs
- Rain gardens and stormwater projects 1
- Stormwater fee credits 2
- Native plants and pollinator habitat 1
- Electric lawn equipment 3
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
Plan the project before you apply
Sow lays out your new planting on a photo of your yard and builds the plant list from plants suited to where you live.