Houstonians are well-known for our love of trees. Our neighborhoods are green and comfortable places to live and work. Decades of planting pines and oaks and flowering trees around homes and businesses have resulted in the presence all around us of a mature urban forest. Our trees are a source of pride for us all. But planting this urban forest is an ongoing enterprise.
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with Trees for Houston, encourages you to improve the quality of life in your neighborhood by taking advantage of the NeighborWoods Program, a private/public volunteer initiative aimed at providing Houston neighborhoods with beautiful trees free of charge.
NeighborWoods enhances and enriches area landscapes by working with neighborhood and community organizations to plant and help maintain trees in residential rights of way.
Citizens wishing to participate in the program and obtain a brand-new 5-gallon tree, can contact NeighborWoods by filling out the appropriate request form (.pdf) and sending it to the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's Urban Forestry Division. In exchange, you must agree to pick up your tree and plant it properly on the right of way adjacent to your property and maintain its growth and development for two years.
