If you are NOT a D.C. TreeKeeper Community member, you can still plant a tree! Here are some other options you might pursue:

1. D.C. Urban Forestry Administration - 202-727-1000
   To request that a city contractor plant trees on your block, please contact the UFA, though it may take some time for your request to be fulfilled. Please note: Contractor planted trees will not usually survive unless neighbors water, weed, and mulch for at least two years after planting.
2. Plant One Yourself (with a UFA permit) - 202-727-1000
   The D.C. Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) grants street tree planting permits from October through April. If you would like to plant a street tree on your own, you must receive a permit from UFA, and the trees you plant must be species UFA designates for your street. The average street tree has a 2-inch thick trunk, costs about $150, and requires 2-3 adults to plant.
   

   Please note: Due to utility locations, signs, alleys, nearby trees, the quality of tree pit, or the width of the sidewalk, it may not be possible to plant a tree near your house. Please see the UFA Tree Planting Guidelines.

3. Casey Trees Endowment - 202-833-4010
   Casey Trees offers Citizen Forester training to D.C. residents, and also offers tree planting minigrants in communities that would like to plant a minimum of 10 trees. Casey also offers GIS neighborhood tree maps for interested residents who would like to see the status of the street trees in their communities.

Because newly planted trees cannot establish themselves in hot weather, trees can only be planted in Washington, D.C. between Oct 1 and May 1. This is policy for all tree-planting organizations in the area, including D.C. Greenworks. If you have a permit to plant a tree yourself, please DO NOT plant between May 2 and September 30, or your new tree may not survive.