Tree Planting

Got Land?
Plant Trees!

Transform your marginal, empty or idle fields into thriving, green woodlands – for only pennies a tree! We offer significant subsidies to cover the planning, planting and maintenance of rural tree planting projects.

Did you know?

We’ve planted more than 7 million trees since 1983!

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Tree Planting Program

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Full-Service Tree Planting:

Our generously subsidized program offers fully customized tree planting services for private landowners in the Rideau Valley and Mississippi watersheds.

What’s involved?

01

Site Visit

Request a site visit between June and October. Forestry staff will visit your property to ensure eligibility, discuss your vision and assess planting potential for the following spring.
02

Custom tree planting plan

Staff will work with you to develop a unique plan for your property, including recommendations for the best native species for your property’s growing conditions and maintenance of access points and other areas of concern.

Coverage and Pricing

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Green Acres Reforestation Program

$0.15/tree planted

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Private Land Forestry Program

Number of trees Price
1,000 – 2,999 trees $0.40/tree
3,000 – 5,999 trees $0.30/tree
6,000+ trees $1,500 flat rate

03

Site preparation

In the fall ahead of planting, staff will prepare the site as required, including mowing the area and marking planting lines. In spring staff may also plant cover crops.

04

Tree planting and tending

In spring, we’ll deliver and plant your trees, returning in the fall for a survival assessment and tending as required.

05

Survival Assessments

Forestry staff will visit your property after 1, 3 and 5 years to assess the health of the new trees and refill areas that did not survive.

To qualify

Owners must:

  • Have a minimum of 0.25 Ha (0.62 acres) of suitable land
  • Order a minimum of 500 trees
  • Agree to reasonably protect the trees from damage

Landowners must:

  • Have a minimum of 0.5 Ha (1.25 acre) of suitable land

  • Order a minimum of 1,000 trees

  • Agree to reasonably protect the trees from damage

Don’t meet our full-service criteria? Our wholesale tree purchasing program allows rural landowners to order trees in lots of 50 at greatly-reduced prices and do the planting themselves.
Over-the-counter orders are currently closed and will reopen ahead of Spring 2025. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to express interest and to get notified when orders reopen.

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Want to Learn More?

Contact

Ian Cochrane
613-692-3571 or 1-800-267-3504 ext. 1175
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Special thanks to our generous funding partners including Forests Ontario, City of Ottawa, the Rideau Valley Conservation Foundation and One Tree Planted!
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