The 2019-2020 Tree Coupon Program is now closed for the season. Please check back again in October 2020 for your chance to get a discount on trees from your local nursery!

Unfortunately, we cannot extend the deadline of this program. If you were unable to redeem your coupon because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you will still be eligible to request a new coupon for the next planting season. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

How the Tree Coupon Program Works

Tree coupons are valid for $30 off each tree purchased, for up to three trees on your residential property, at select local tree retailers. These trees may be planted on your private property or in right-off-way areas (such as planting strips) abutting your private property. If you are a new owner of a property that already had a coupon issued to it and would like to plant more trees, please contact us at trees@cityoftacoma.org.

Tree Coupon Program Details

Tree Coupons are for one-time use per residential property. If you have redeemed a tree coupon in previous years for your property, you will not be eligible to receive a new one. For the purposes of this program, trees are woody plants whose height is greater than 15 feet at maturity.

Coupons are valid at participating tree retailers during the program season, for $30 off each five-gallon or larger tree, for up to three trees per coupon/property. Coupons are valid from October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020.

For residents wishing to plant their trees in the Right-of-Way planting strip, a no-fee permit is required and can be submitted online or in person. Please consult our Planting in the Rights-of-Way web page for more information. Visit our Planting and Growing web page for information on how to properly plant and care for your tree.

Limitations

Limited to one coupon per household, valid for the purchase of up to three trees per coupon per property.

Only Pierce County residents are eligible at this time due to the source of funding.

are eligible at this time due to the source of funding. The minimum redemption value is $30 (or less if the purchase price is less than $30).

The maximum redemption value is $90.

The coupon does not cover tax for the purchase of the tree(s).

Coupons are for one-time use by an owner. Multiple requests (more than one year) are ineligible.

Coupons are valid for the purchase of trees only.

The coupons are not transferable or redeemable for cash.

About This Program

Well-placed and well-tended trees can enhance energy savings, storm water management, air pollutant filtration, ambient air-cooling and of course, beauty in the landscape. The City of Tacoma has a goal of increasing its tree canopy cover from roughly 20% to 30% by 2030. This program is one effort to encourage residential homeowners to participate in the achievement of that goal. We need more trees throughout our community to benefit from all of the services that trees provide!

The program is now in its eighth season. In 2016, the program expanded from the City of Tacoma into all of Pierce County, with grant funding from the Puyallup Watershed Initiative's Forest Community of Interest. In 2018, our partners at Tacoma Public Utilities decided to join the program on a pilot basis. They provide staff expertise, marketing support including social media campaigns, and funds from the residential conservation program at Tacoma Power, which doubled the coupon value. City of Tacoma stormwater utility fees also fund the trees planted within the City limits. Our participating nurseries work hard to handle the flurry of coupons, guide customers in appropriate tree selection and provide billing for reimbursement.

The increased funding and effort from all resulted in the number of trees sold skyrocketing from roughly 500 in the 2017/2018 season to almost 3,000 trees in the 2018/2019 season!

For questions, please contact us at trees@cityoftacoma.org.

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