UPDATE:

The Trees for Neighborhoods program has re-opened applications for Seattle residents to receive free conifer trees to plant in their yards.

Remaining available species are: deodar cedar, western red cedar, weeping Alaska cedar, and shore pine.

Trees can be picked up on Saturday, November 12th, at Rainier Bean Urban Farm & Wetlands, 5513 S. Cloverdale Street.

Applications will re-open next fall for other tree species and for street tree permits.

Original story:

The City of Seattle is giving away free trees to any Seattle resident who would like to plant them in their home.

Seattle reLeaf and Cascade Land Conservancy are teaming up to keep our city green and healthy.

Any Seattle resident can apply for up to four trees and participants in the program will receive free trees with watering bags, training on proper planting and care, a coupon for free Groco compost, and ongoing care reminders and workshop opportunities.

About the trees:

The available tree species are Western red cedars, Deodar cedars, tupelos, and shore pines.

- Lewis and Clark thought that Western red cedars were amazing enough to be called the "trees of life" -arbor vitae. Plant one in your backyard and you'll be on your way to helping our cities be full of life

- The gorgeous Deodar cedar is native to the Himalyan region, but grows wonderfully in the Pacific Northwest. It has a long history in India, where its Hindu name means “revered tree.”

- The tupelo tree is a great medium-sized tree for a yard that is looking for some brilliant leaf coloring.  Tupelo leaves are a dark glossy green in the spring and summer and  turn bright colors- mostly red, but some yellow just as the gray skies come rolling in.  Tupelo is used in the south to make the famous "Tupelo honey."

- Shore pines are quite the opposite of the straight and orderly pine you might imagine. As its scientific name, Pinus contorta ssp. Contorta, suggests, it can grow crooked branches – an attractive addition to your backyard.

Applications are due by October 24th and available online at  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2011TreesforNeighborhoods

For more information, please visit seattle.gov/trees.