For the last 35 years, Cincinnati Parks’ Fall ReLeaf Program has given away over 20,000 free trees to Cincinnati residents. Since 1995, CPF has provided more than $350,000 in support of the program. Thanks to the additional support of MadTree Brewing and Dynegy, Cincinnati property owners can get a free tree to plant in their yard, for free.
Get Your Fall ReLeaf Tree
Thanks to Cincinnati Parks’ recent 2021 Tree Canopy Census, Park’s Urban Foresters are able to target neighborhoods with less than 40% tree canopy coverage. Tree canopy coverage to help improve the impacts of air pollution, urban heat island effect, residential energy demands, and storm water management. (Just one large canopy deciduous tree, such as an oak or sycamore, can help control 400 to 1,000 gallons of stormwater through canopy interception!) This benefits homeowners by adding shade, beauty, reducing soil erosion, and managing flooding from rainfall.
In an effort to increase tree canopy in those neighborhoods, applications open on August 20 at 8am to the following neighborhoods:
- Avondale (37%)
- Bond Hill (25%)
- Camp Washington (8%)
- Carthage(33%)
- Corryville (14%)
- Downtown (7%)
- East End (30%)
- Evanston (31%)
- Hartwell (37%)
- Linwood (28%)
- Lower Price Hill (20%)
- Madisonville (36%)
- Mt. Adams (31%)
- Oakley (26%)
- Over-the-Rhine (13%)
- Pendleton (12%)
- Queensgate (10%)
- Roselawn (26%)
- Walnut Hills (33%)
- West End (14%)
Applications open to all City of Cincinnati residents September 3 at 8am.
Pick up dates
Saturday, October 22 from 8:00am – 1:30pm at MadTree Brewing, 3301 Madison Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45209
Monday, October 24 from 12:00pm – 3:30pm at 3215 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45229
Tree Choices
Sugar Maple
- Botanical Name: Acer saccharum
- Height and Spread: 75 ft by 50 ft
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Crown Shape: Dense
- Light Requirements: Full sun and partial shade
- Other: Beautiful fall foliage
Blackgum
- Botanical Name: Nyssa sylvatica
- Height and Spread: 50 ft by 30 ft
- Growth Rate: Slow to medium
- Crown Shape: Oval
- Light Requirements: Full Sun/Partial sun/shade
- Other: Attracts birds and other wildlife
Ironwood
- Botanical Name: Ostrya virginiana
- Height and Spread: 35 ft by 2 ft
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Crown Shape: Oval
- Light Requirements: Partial to deep shade
- Other: Low maintenance, tolerates drought and heavy clay soils
American Plum
- Botanical Name: Prunus americana
- Height: 10 – 20 ft
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Crown Shape: Broad
- Light Requirements: Full Sun/Partial shade
- Other: Deciduous tree
Red Oak
- Botanical Name: Quercus rubra
- Height: 60 – 75 ft
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Crown Shape: Rounded
- Light Requirements: Full Sun
- Other: Brilliant fall color and great value to wildlife
Allegheny serviceberry
- Botanical Name: Amelanchier laevis
- Height and Spread: 20 ft by 20 ft
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Crown Shape: Spreading
- Light Requirements: Part Shade
- Other: White spring blooms and edible fruit for wildlife
Pawpaw
- Botanical Name: Asimina triloba
- Height and Spread: 20 ft by 15 ft
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Crown Shape: Pyramidal
- Light Requirements: Full Shade to Part Shade
- Other: Large fruit edible for the table or wildlife
Green Giant Arborvitae
- Botanical Name: Thuja x ‘Green Giant’
- Height and Spread: 60 ft by 20 ft
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Crown Shape: Pyramidal
- Light Requirements: Full sun/Partial sun or shade
- Other: Releases a pleasing aroma when leaves are squeezed