Mission
The Urban Forestry Division (UFD) is responsible for planting approximately 2,000 new and replacement trees
during the planting season, November 1st and April 15th. UFD maintains approximately 120,200 city-owned trees
of more than 80 species.
The most common services UFD provides are removal of dead trees and pruning. A tree inspection may be
requested by calling the City's Customer Care Center at 3-1-1. Generally, UFD crews will try to respond with an
inspection within ten working days.
The Urban Forestry Division also assists with community
education regarding tree care, including speaking to
neighborhood groups, conducting tree identification walks,
and working with the city Tree Stewards program.
For 25 consecutive years, the National Arbor Day Foundation has
bestowed upon Richmond the distinction of
Tree City USA.
Only
46 communities, eight military bases, and three universities
throughout the Commonwealth have received the designation to date.
Congratulations City of Richmond for being designated a “Tree City USA” for the 25th consecutive year by the
Arbor Day Foundation.
Click here for more information.
Adopt-A-Tree Program
Urban Forestry will accept applications for the
Adopt-A-Tree Program throughout July and August.
The tree planting season will begin in November.
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Adopt-A-Tree Program is Tax Deductible
Residents may participate in the Adopt-A-Tree Program by making a tax-deductible contribution to the
EnRichmond Foundation,
which will go toward planting a new tree or trees. Additionally, participants agree to
water the tree for the first two years as outlined in the Application/Citizen Tree Maintenance Agreement. Trees
are planted in November through the end of April. For additional information please refer to Frequently Asked
Questions.
Year |
Tree Planting
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2009 |
1,068 |
2010 |
1,104 |
2011 |
1,988 |
2012 |
2,088 |
2013 |
2,250 |
2014 |
2,245 |
2015 |
2,052 |
2016 |
136 |
2017 |
316 |
2018 |
1,790 |
2019 |
1,772 |
2020 |
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Urban Tree Canopy (UTC)
The City of Richmond does not have a UTC (urban tree canopy) goal established. Since a UTC goal would include trees
on private property, it would require a Council resolution. The City has had, and is still trying to maintain a goal of
populating at least 65% of identified planting sites on city-owned property. We are presently at 64.51%.
This STRATUM (Street Tree Resource Analysis Tool for Urban-Forest
Managers) will enable the city of Richmond to better assess its street tree
resource. It also will provide a means for the city’s Urban Forestry Division to
garner more support for their program, secure funding for initiatives and
provide baseline data to improve division management. Click on the heading
to read the report.
Tree Inventory Mapping Application
A tree inventory was conducted of all public right of way
trees and is made available here for public informational
purposes only. This tree inventory was done by Davey
Resource Group and it was completed in three phases
starting in 2013 and finishing in 2015. Please use the
interactive mapping application to zoom in to areas of
interest to inspect the tree information.
Tree Maintenance or Removal
Permits for maintenance or removal of city trees are issued by the Urban Forestry
Division in certain cases free of charge. A tree inspection may be requested by
calling the City's Customer Care Center at
3-1-1.
Forms
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