Adopt-A-Tree Program

To Adopt a Tree, please fill out the application.

Since 2009, the Fan District Association’s Adopt-A-Tree program has partnered with the City of Richmond/Urban Forestry division and the Enrichmond Foundation for its annual fill the tree well program. Over the course of the program, the Fan District has planted over 700 trees, adding to our urban forest landscape and making our neighborhood one of the “greenest” in the City.

If you or a neighbor is missing a tree from a tree well in front of or beside your home , or have a tree that is in its last days of life, this is the once-a-year opportunity you don’t want to miss. Fill out an application for our Adopt-A-Tree program, which is THE most cost effective and successful way to fill the tree well with a healthy sapling. Each fall we offer the opportunity to adopt a sapling for the low cost of $50.00 (or $25.00 if you are an FDA member)to be planted in the Spring. You can also “gift” a tree to a neighbor if you like, but know that you are ultimately responsible for the care and watering of the tree.

Please be sure to read the care instructions listed on the application.  Your signature states that you agree with watering the tree at least once a week, that you will not use a herbicide on any plant life around the tree, that no additional mulching (other than what comes with the tree) will be added and that no additional plantings will be added to the tree well until the sapling’s roots have firmly taken hold. (At least a year). You may order as many trees as you like, but you are responsible for the care and watering of all trees.

See the city’s Public Works - Urban Forestry website to learn more about the general Adopt-a-Tree program. You may also wish to contact the Richmond Tree Stewards, another local organization that provides advice and hands-on help with trees. 

For information on Adopt-a-Tree, please contact adoptatree@fandistrict.org.

TREES IN THE FAN

Interested in learning more about the trees in the Fan? Click the button below to read the in-depth series written by Calder Loth that analyzes trees located in the fan, including trees that are recommended for planting and those that are not

TREES IN THE FAN

VOLUNTEERING

Interested in doing some Fan gardening? Complete the FDA Trees & Parks Committee Questionnaire and come join in on the fun!

QUESTIONNAIRE

Alley Project

See the FDA Alley Improvement and Alternative Pathway Plan.

FAN TREE STEWARD

Richmond’s trained, volunteer Tree Stewards are here to assist with the care of the urban forest, assist groups with planning and planting, and provide community education. Contact Janine Lester with questions, the City Arborist for The Fan.