Street trees are an important part of making our city cleaner and greener. Planted in sidewalks and other public rights-of-way, street trees beautify neighborhoods, reduce energy costs, and clean our air. TreePhilly does not coordinate street trees, but PPR’s Street Tree Management Division offers a full-service planting operation, from inspection and species selection to concrete cuts and tree planting – all for free!
If you are looking for a tree for private property, learn about getting a yard tree.
There are three ways to get a street tree planted in front of your home, business, or other property. Get more information below about the three ways to get a single tree planted on the sidewalk!
Property owners, including both residential and commercial properties, can request free street trees from the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Street Tree Management Division. For updates on the status of your request or any other tree tree questions, please contact our Street Tree Contractor Management Division at StreetTree.Info@phila.gov.
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Property owners may plant a street tree at their own expense. All street tree plantings must be done by a certified arborist with a permit obtained from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. Property owners must plant a tree species from the approved tree list.
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Volunteers at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Tree Tenders Program organize street tree plantings across the city. PHS will work with you in handling tree permits, cutting sidewalk pits, and getting the tree to your neighborhood.
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If a street tree planted by PPR dies within one year of planting, we will remove and replace it during the next planting season. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation also prunes and removes hazard trees on sidewalks and in the public right-of-way. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation does not remove living, healthy trees.
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Contact Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s Street Tree Management Division
Phone: (215)685-4363 and (215)685-4362Philadelphia Parks & Recreation One Parkway Building, 10th Floor 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 P: 215.683.0217 F: 215.683.0205 treephilly@phila.gov Phila.gov/programs/treephilly
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