Residential Tree Programs

The Iowa DNR, through a partnership with the USDA Forest Service, is excited to offer private residents the opportunity to buy landscape-sized trees at an extreme discount. Trees provide a myriad of benefits to homeowners including reduced home heating and cooling costs, decreased stormwater, shade for outdoor activities, higher home values, and enhanced beauty.

*If you are planning to submit orders for more than one address, please reach out to us directly before submitting.

For more information, contact Shaila Claibourn, Urban and Community Forestry Technician, at 515-380-8876 or shaila.claibourn@dnr.iowa.gov.

Find resources and information about selecting, planting, and maintaining trees in the urban landscape on Iowa DNR Urban Forestry Resources and Links.

Customers can purchase no more than two trees per private property. If multiple properties are owned by a single individual, two trees can be purchased for each property participating in the program.  No more than three property orders can be made by a homeowner each season. Each unique property address must be listed on the order form. Please bring your confirmation email showing species and locations purchased to the event.

Customers must pick up their tree(s) during the event time listed. Trees that are not picked up will be forfeited to the local partner organization. No warranty is offered on these trees. If trees remain unsold by the event date, the unsold trees will be offered for sale towards the end of the event.

Each event will only offer a few of these species. After selecting your location on the order form, only the species available at that location will be listed. As trees sell out, the order form will update to only list available species.

Des Moines

• River Birch - Heritage
• Yellowwood
• Tuliptree
• Blackgum
• Chinkapin Oak
• Shumard Oak
• Pawpaw
• Saucer Magnolia
• Dawn Redwood
• Black Hills Spruce

Oskaloosa

• Katsuratree
• Chinkapin Oak
• American Linden
• Loebner Magnolia - Leonard Messell
• Bladdernut
• Norway Spruce
• Eastern Hemlock

Fort Dodge

• Pecan
• Northern Catalpa
• Tuliptree
• Sycamore
• Bur Oak
• Serviceberry - Autumn Brilliance
• Dwarf Chinkapin Oak

Sioux City

• Northern Catalpa
• Honey Locust - Skyline
• Tuliptree
• Swamp White Oak
• Shingle Oak
• Serviceberry - Autumn Brilliance
• Saucer Magnolia
• Bald Cypress

Find resources and information about selecting, planting, and maintaining trees in the landscape on the Iowa DNR Urban Forestry Resources and Links webpage.

All Iowa residents are eligible to purchase up to two trees for $30 each from an event funded through a grant from the USDA Forest Service in partnership with Pottawattamie Conservation.

Tree pick-up date and location:

Council Bluffs
Saturday, September 28, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Harrah’s Casino north parking lot|
1 Harrah’s Blvd., Council Bluffs
 

All Iowa residents are eligible to purchase up to two trees for $25 each from an event funded through a grant from the USDA Forest Service.

Tree pick-up dates and locations include:
Des Moines - Sold Out
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Fort Des Moines Park
7200 SE 5th St, Des Moines

Oskaloosa
Thursday, October 3, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Southern Iowa Fairgrounds
701 North I Street, Oskaloosa

Fort Dodge - Sold Out
Thursday, October 10, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
River’s Edge Discovery Center
20 N 1st Street, Fort Dodge

Sioux City
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Riverside Park
1301 Riverside Blvd, Sioux City