Watch your tree grow before your eyes

Check out Friends of Trees’ newest online tree resource. Now you can search our street and yard trees for a species that grows in the Portland-Vancouver metro area and see how the tree will look in years to come. Just find a tree, scroll down to the image of the house and tree, then slide your mouse to the right to make the tree grow. You’ll see the size and shape of the tree you buy today as it grows over the next 60 years!

In addition, graphic images in the upper right corner of each tree information page indicate if the tree has showy flowers in spring or brightly colored leaves in fall and if it’s especially valuable to wildlife, provides edible fruit, or is a native of our region.

Friends of Trees sells many of these species as part of our Neighborhood Trees program. We don’t carry all of the listed trees every year, but you may find them planted in your neighborhood.

In addition to checking out this fun new educational tool, we hope you’ll visit our online store to sign up for a street or yard tree for your home. Friends of Trees provides assistance with permitting and a wide range of tree selections based on your planting strip width and the presence or absence of overhead power lines. We also provide stakes, planting assistance, mulch, follow-up maintenance checks, and a fun potluck lunch after the planting–all for only $35 to $75!

A special thank you goes to volunteer image processor Mark Buchweitz, Friends of Trees Neighborhood Trees Contractor Specialist Kris Day, and to Watermelon Web Works for their months-long work to create this valuable resource for the community.

–TR