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Dallas is handing out free trees again
The city will give Dallas residents a free 5-gallon tree, but you have to register by September 30 and show up on November 7.
In brief
The city will give Dallas residents a free 5-gallon tree, but you have to register by September 30 and show up on November 7. Register at dallas.gov/branchoutdallas with your Dallas Water Utilities account number before September 30, then pick up your tree on November 7. Originally reported by Dallas Express.
Free trees, eighth year running
The City of Dallas is giving away free 5-gallon trees through Branch Out Dallas, its long-running program to grow the urban tree canopy.
Sign up by September 30
Registration is open now at dallas.gov/branchoutdallas and runs through September 30, or until the trees run out.
“Registration opened online and will continue through September 30, while supplies last”
You need a water account
Only people living inside Dallas city limits qualify, and you have to enter a Dallas Water Utilities account number to register.
Pick your tree and site
During sign-up you choose from the available tree varieties and select which pick-up location you want.
One morning to collect it
Trees go out on Dallas Arbor Day, Saturday November 7, from 9 a.m. to noon at the site you picked. There is no delivery.
“Delivery is not offered.”
Why the city bothers
Officials say more tree cover cuts stormwater runoff, lowers temperatures, cleans the air, and eases the heat island effect across Dallas.
The big picture
Register at dallas.gov/branchoutdallas with your Dallas Water Utilities account number before September 30, then pick up your tree on November 7.
