Free trees to shade your home
Attend a workshop
Through the SRP Shade Tree Program™, SRP customers can get two free desert-friendly, fast-growing trees by attending a workshop. Hosted by Trees Matter, the workshop covers how to select, plant and care for your trees. After attending, you can claim your two new tree saplings at a shade tree pickup event.
See upcoming dates and register to save your spot.
Workshops Open
Types of trees
The SRP Shade Tree Program currently offers six different types of desert-adapted trees* that are tolerant of drought and sun. New trees will be approximately 2- to 6-foot saplings. Before you dig to plant your tree, contact Arizona 811 (Opens in a new tab) to locate underground utility lines.
Dense canopy of ferny green foliage with yellow flowers and thorns. Mature size is 30’ tall x 30’ wide.
Gray-green trunk, branches and leaves with thorns and yellow blossoms in spring. Mature size is 30’ tall.
Moderate-growing deciduous shrub/tree. Has purple spike flowers spring through summer, no thorns. Mature size can reach 20’ tall x 20’ wide.
Green foliage; wind tolerant. Keep away from pools. Plant in groupings for best results. Mature size is 30’ tall x 30’ wide.
Long, narrow bright green leaves; willowy appearance with large, fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers ranging from white to purple to pink. No thorns. Mature size is 25’ tall x 20’ wide.
Narrow green leaves; willowy appearance; ideal around water features with fragrant yellow puffball-like flowers. No thorns. Mature size is 40’ tall x 20’ wide.
*Trees can vary in appearance and growth. The trees you receive may not grow exactly as shown in the examples below. While these are desert-adapted trees, their size, shape, and overall appearance may differ depending on a variety of factors and their specific environment.
*Source: Energy-Efficient Landscaping | Department of Energy
Program Requirements
To participate in this program, you must:
- Be a current residential SRP electric customer
- Attend a Shade Tree workshop
- Have the legal right to plant trees on your property
- Plant trees on the south, west or east sides of your home
- Plant trees approximately 15-20 feet from exposed exterior walls and windows
- Be able to care for the tree as needed
- Have not previously received trees for your property from the SRP Shade Tree Program
Community partners
Together we’re making the Valley a shadier place, one tree at a time.
Trees Matter
Trees Matter is a Phoenix-based environmental nonprofit. For over 10 years, they've helped us run our Shade Tree Program workshops and distribute thousands of desert-adapted shade trees to customers after attending the workshop. For any questions about the SRP Shade Tree Program, you can contact Trees Matter at [email protected] or (602) 325-1254. To learn more about volunteer opportunities or for any tree- or xeriscape-related questions, visit treesmatter.org (Opens in a new tab).
Treeland Nurseries
Treeland Nurseries is one of the largest family-owned wholesale and retail nurseries in Arizona. The nursery provides the variety of shade trees that we give out at the workshops.
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