2024 Yard Tree Giveaway in Review
2,910 Trees Find Homes Through the Yard Tree Giveaway
Thanks to Portlanders across the city, more than 2,910 trees were planted in 2024 through the Urban Forestry’s Yard Tree Giveaway! It was the 8th year for the City program that focuses on making trees accessible to people who want to plant on private property.
So where did the trees go?
You can see from the map below, trees were planted in nearly every neighborhood with some large clusters Southeast and East Portland. The yellow areas show where the most trees were planted.
The neighborhoods that received the most trees:
- Montavilla – 266 trees
- Hazelwood – 190 trees
- Centennial – 142 trees
- Lents – 125 trees
- Brentwood Darlington – 106 trees
- Powellhurst Gilbert – 102 trees
While all Portland neighborhoods can benefit from more trees, it is crucial to plant trees in areas where they are needed most, our Priority Service Areas. Many of these neighborhoods are in North, Northeast, and East Portland. Median household income, tree canopy cover, and proportion of residents of color are used to identify these 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 Urban Forestry Tree Planting Priority Service Areas.
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.
2024 Yard Tree Giveaway by the numbers:
- 63% of all trees went to neighborhoods in our priority service areas.
- Urban Forestry staff delivered 796 trees and planted 300 trees for folks who needed an accommodation.
- 76% of the trees given away in 2024 fell into at least one of these categories: large growing, evergreen, or native. Check out the full list of tree species here.
- 11,711 trees have been given away over the course of the program!
Want a Tree?
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!
Interested in getting a tree for your yard at the next giveaway? Click here to get a reminder email once registration opens.