You have chosen more Front trees than you are allotted, please adjust your quantities.
You have chosen more Side trees than you are allotted, please adjust your quantities.
Street trees are unavailable because you have chosen to purchase only yard trees.
Yard trees are unavailable because you have chosen to purchase only street trees.
The following statement is provided by Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry:
The best protection for sidewalks is to plant the right tree in the right place. However, extra protection can be taken by installing root barriers at the time of planting. Root barriers guide roots downward and away from infrastructure and therefore may help prevent sidewalk damage and reduce sidewalk trip hazards. Root barriers are required by Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry for all planting sites less than 4 feet wide, and are recommended for all other street tree planting sites. Root barriers are panels or rolls of rigid plastic either 12" or 18" high and a few millimeters thick. The rolls are cut, or panels lock together, to achieve desired length, which is 6' long.
We'd love to help you plant this tree, but first we need you to make sure
we are planting in your neighborhood and that the city allows this tree for
your home. Let's start by checking your address. Or if you're already
approved, logon here.
As a non-profit we rely on government support, foundation support, and individuals like you to plant your trees. Together we will make the urban forest greener for everyone.
The quantity of trees exceeds the number available. Please adjust quantities accordingly.
Characteristics: You'll need to give your newly-planted trees a deep watering once or twice a week during its first three summers in the ground. If you aren't sure you'll remember to keep up with that schedule, you should use a watering bag to extend the time needed between waterings.
An empty watering bag can serve as a helpful visual reminder that it's time to water again. Your watering bag(s) will be delivered on planting day, along with your tree(s).
1. Set up your bag in early May, after mulching your tree and before the ground has dried out. 2. Fill your watering bag and it will slowly dispense water over seveeral days. 3. Repeat this process each week throughout the first and second summer. (In your tree's third summer, taper off to every other week). 4. Remove your bag at the end of the summer, and save for next year.
NOTE FOR CONIFERS: The "tall" style of watering bag does not work well on conifers due to their low-branching structure, but works well with all broadleaf tree species on our tree lists.