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Street Tree Planting in New York City

There are two ways to have a street tree planted in front of your home: You can request a free tree or you can plant one on your own.

Requesting a Free Street Tree

Any property owner may request a street tree. All street tree requests are taken through individual community board offices. Click here to find out more and to request a street tree online.

Planting on Your Own Street Tree

Before planting your own street tree, you must submit a free permit application to the Parks Department's Central Forestry & Horticulture division (download link below). If the sidewalk must be broken in order to create a tree pit, you must also apply to the Department of Transportation for a permit.

Application and guidelines for planting your own NYC street tree (PDF, 478 KB)
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Download
List of approved trees species for sidewalk and Lawn planting.
[PDF, 61 KB]

Related Information
Forestry Permits
Tree Contact Information
Community Board Map

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