Spring Tree Giveaway

Next date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026 | 11:00 PM to Saturday, April 25, 2026 | 11:59 PM

Plant a tree at home and help bring trees to your neighborhood! Trees clean the air, provide shade, fight climate impacts like extreme heat, and improve the health of our community. 

In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, the city's urban forestry program is pleased to offer residents no-cost native trees each spring and fall. Learn more about Community Tree Distributions.

How to reserve your tree

All City of Fairfax households are eligible to participate in the tree giveaway program. Free trees are limited to one per residential address per season, or two trees per year. Tree orders are processed in the order they are placed.

Our spring 2026 giveaway offers two options for receiving your tree: direct delivery to your address or in-person pick-up at Pat Rodio Park on April 25.

Spring 2026 orders can be placed online through the Arbor Day Foundation website from March 16 through April 25, while supplies last.

Available species

For spring 2026, available species will include:

• Red maple (Acer rubrum)
• Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) - pick-up only
• American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) - pick-up only
• Black oak (Quercus velutina) - pick-up only
• Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) - pick-up only
• Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) - delivery only
• Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) - delivery only
• Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) - delivery only
• Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) - delivery only

Trees shipped by the Arbor Day Foundation are 1-gallon container size, or about 1-3 feet tall. Trees distributed at the city's Arbor Day on Saturday, April 25, at Pat Rodio Park will be up to 3-gallon container size.

Smaller tree sizes are prioritized for giveaways due to cost-effectiveness and ease of establishment versus larger trees. Tree height at maturity varies by species and growth conditions.

When

Location

In-person pick-up ONLY will be at Pat Rodio Park on Saturday, April 25.

Pat Rodio Park, 3800 Keith Ave, Fairfax, VA, 22030, View Map