Get your free tree from the city!

If you’ve purchased a new home in Colorado Springs, the city will give you a certificate for a free tree!  It’s called the New Home Tree Certificate Program, which was started to help establish tree-lined streets in the Springs.

Here’s a few details from the city’s website:

The certificate can only be used at a participating nursery, including Colorado Tree Farm Nursery, Garden Center at Flying Horse, Greenside Nursery and Landscaping, Harding Nursery, Homestake Enterprises, Marshall Nursery, Phelan Gardens, Pikes Peak Nurseries, Rick’s Gardens, and Timberline Landscaping.

Tree selection must be one that is “suitable” as a street tree in the Trees for Colorado

Springs information. Pines (not spruce or fir) are approved in hillside areasand in other areas withapproval from the City Forestry office.  Complete list of approved trees.

The tree must be planted along the street frontage (i.e. parkway/right-of-way area).

Spacing must be 20′ from the private trees and 25′ to 40′ from other street trees depending on the size tree you select. (See the Trees for ColoradoSprings information.)

Corner Lot Owners: Trees must be planted 40′ from a corner to avoid any future traffic hazard.

To request your certificate, just complete this form!

I also just found out you can get free mulch for your landscaping projects from the city!  Public mulch piles are available at Cottonwood Creek Park, Memorial Park, or at the Forestry Operations Center.  More details here.