4,003 Trees Find Homes Through the Yard Tree Giveaway

Thanks to Portlanders across the city, more than 4,000 trees were planted in 2025 through the Urban Forestry's Yard Tree Giveaway! It was year nine for the city program that focuses on making trees accessible to people who want to plant on private property.

So where did 4,000+ trees go?

You can see from this map, trees were planted in nearly every neighborhood with some large clusters in Southeast, North, and Northeast.

Neighborhoods that received the most trees:

• Powellhurst-Gilbert - 222
• Cully - 209 Trees
• Brentwood-Darlington - 164 Trees
• Mt Scott Arleta - 162 Trees
• Montavilla - 139 Trees
• South Tabor -106

While all Portland neighborhoods can benefit from more trees, it is crucial to plant trees in areas where they are needed most. Median household income and current tree canopy cover are used to identify Urban Forestry priority service areas.

To be most accessible to these neighborhoods, Urban Forestry holds pick-up events and free delivery in many of the priority service areas. It is a success that the top six neighborhoods (listed above) are all priority service areas. In fact, the top 12 neighborhoods receiving the most trees are priority service areas. Top 12 neighborhoods also included South Tabor, Portsmouth, Foster-Powell, Piedmont, St. Johns, and Lents.

Other goals of the program include planting for people who need an accommodation, giving away high-quality trees that will provide the most environmental services, and increasing tree cover on private property.

2025 Yard Tree Giveaway by the numbers:

• 59% of all trees went to neighborhoods in our priority service areas. Priority service areas make up less than 50% of the land area in Portland.
• Urban Forestry staff delivered 911 trees and planted 922 trees for folks who needed an accommodation. That is up from 300 trees planted in 2024.
• 83% of the trees given away in 2025 fell into at least one of these categories: large growing, evergreen, or native. Check out the full list of tree species here.
• 15,769 trees have been given away over the course of the program!

Interested in getting a tree for your yard at the next Yard Tree Giveaway? Click here to get a reminder email when it is time to sign up!

Did you receive trees through the program this year and need assistance getting it planted or staked? Click here to get help.

Thank you to everyone who has planted and cared for these trees. You are helping to make Portland a greener, more livable place for us all!