Burien Residents Can Pick Up a Free Tree on Oct. 10

The City of Burien is giving away free trees to Burien residents on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, at Burien Green House Community Garden Park. Residents can select one tree per household while supplies last.

Who: Burien residents only
Cost: Free
Limit: One tree per household
Availability: Quantities are limited and tree selections are first-come, first-served.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Burien Green House Community Garden Park, 437 SW 144th Street, Burien

Trees provide a range of benefits, including helping keep homes cooler during the summer, improving air quality, supporting local wildlife and adding beauty to yards and neighborhoods. Planting trees also helps expand Burien’s healthy urban canopy.

Choose From 10 Tree Varieties

Residents can choose from a variety of evergreen and deciduous trees, including native species and trees well suited to Pacific Northwest landscapes.

• Grand Fir – A fast-growing Pacific Northwest native with soft, fragrant needles and a graceful, symmetrical form. It is best suited for larger landscapes where it has room to mature.
• Incense Cedar – An attractive evergreen with aromatic reddish bark and dense foliage. It is drought-tolerant once established and works well as a specimen or screening tree.
• Deodar Cedar – A majestic evergreen with soft blue-green needles and gracefully drooping branch tips. Its broad pyramidal shape makes it a striking landscape tree.
• Black Hawthorn – A small native tree with clusters of white spring flowers followed by dark berries that attract birds and other wildlife.
• Pacific Crabapple – Washington’s only native crabapple, producing fragrant white blossoms in spring and colorful fruit that provides food for birds and wildlife through fall and winter.
• Douglas-Fir – An iconic Pacific Northwest evergreen known for rapid growth and distinctive cones. It makes an excellent shade tree for larger spaces.
• Weeping Willow – A fast-growing deciduous tree with long, cascading branches. It performs best in consistently moist soil and creates dramatic visual appeal near ponds or open lawns.
• Sawtooth Oak – A hardy deciduous oak recognized for its serrated leaves, dependable fall color and abundant acorns, which benefit wildlife.
• Western Red Cedar – A long-lived native evergreen with rich green foliage and aromatic wood. It thrives in the Pacific Northwest and is well suited for privacy screens or natural landscapes.
• Western Hemlock – Washington’s state tree, this elegant native evergreen has fine-textured needles and gently drooping branch tips. It grows best in cool, moist locations and develops into a stately forest tree.

Free Tree Pickup

Trees will be provided in 1- to 5-gallon containers, and most should fit easily in a standard passenger vehicle. Residents are encouraged to bring a tarp or blanket to help protect their vehicle during transport.

Registration is required.

Learn More About Choosing the Right Tree

The City of Burien has also provided videos about choosing the right tree in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Choosing the Right Tree – English

Choosing the Right Tree – Español

Choosing the Right Tree – Tiếng Việt

Questions?

For additional information, contact Josh at JoshP@burienwa.gov.

Don’t miss the opportunity to plant a tree that can benefit your home, neighborhood, and future generations. Free trees are available while supplies last, so residents are encouraged to register and select their tree early.

This information comes from the City of Burien Community Hub Website. https://connect.burienwa.gov/free-trees-available-for-burien-residents-this-october/