Trees Ready for a Permanent Home

Organizations can obtain trees for public open spaces in Dallas area

More than 3,500 trees are ready and waiting for a permanent, public home in the Dallas area. The trees planted as part of the TXU Urban Tree Farm at Richland College have matured and are available to neighborhood associations, churches, schools, nonprofit organizations, and individuals willing to plant and care for the trees in public open spaces.

The trees are part of the inventory grown and managed by the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation at the new TXU Urban Tree Farm facility on the campus of Richland College, part of the Dallas County Community College District.

The trees are grown using the latest in nursery production and irrigation techniques and are made available to the public during the planting season from October to May. The Foundation asks for a donation of $35.00 per tree to sustain its Trees Farm Dallas program, a program that has provided thousands of trees to the community since 1990. Nine of the most hardy and popular shade tree species are grown at the site. They include Bur Oak, Cedar Elm, Desert Willow, Live Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Lacebark Elm, Chinese Pistachio, Bald Cypress and Native Pecan.

The trees are in ten-gallon containers and can be easily planted. Planting and maintenance instructions accompany each tree.

In addition to the opportunity to obtain trees for a reasonable cost, there is another benefit to the program. “Trees clean our air by removing carbon dioxide and other harmful pollutant gases and particulates. As each tree grows, it will continue to serve our community for generations as it quietly but effectively improves our environment and our quality of life,” said Mike Bradshaw, Executive Director of the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation. For more information about obtaining trees from the TXU Urban Tree Farm, contact the Dallas Trees and Parks Foundation, (214) 953-1184, or visit the Web site, texastreesfoundation.org.