Oregon
Tree rebates and free trees in Oregon
5 programs in Oregon 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
Friends of Trees Yard and Street Tree Planting
Friends of Trees
Reduced-price trees by neighborhood; price shown only after entering your address; free in select Portland neighborhoods per City of Portland
- Open
Portland Urban Forestry Trees for Planting Strips
Portland Urban Forestry (City of Portland)
Free tree, planting and 3 years of watering
- Open
Portland Urban Forestry Trees for Your Yard Giveaway
Portland Urban Forestry (City of Portland)
Up to 3 free yard trees plus mulch
- Seasonal
City of Salem Free Streamside Native Tree and Shrub Program
City of Salem Public Works (Clean Streams, Clear Choices)
Free native trees and shrubs (quantity and species vary by year; not published)
- Waitlist
Portland Urban Forestry Trees for Residential Streets
Portland Urban Forestry (City of Portland)
Free trees, planting, 3 years of watering, weeding, mulching, year-3 structural pruning, and free replacement if a tree dies in 3 years
Other Oregon programs
- Lawn replacement 3
- Irrigation upgrades 10
- Rain barrels and cisterns 1
- Stormwater fee credits 1
- Native plants and pollinator habitat 3
- Wildfire defensible space 1
- Invasive plant removal 1
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.