Spruce up your yard with a free tree!
Get your free tree & see the benefits!
Give your lawn a fresh new addition during the Free Tree ReLeaf program. EPB has teamed up with Reflection Riding and the City of Chattanooga to offer new trees to households like yours. And best of all – it’s completely free. Mature trees provide cooling shade that can help lower your energy bills. Plus, trees help protect the environment by providing food and natural habitats for local wildlife, and reducing soil erosion, which decreases the volume of stormwater runoff.
Does everyone get a free tree?
If your home is located within the EPB service area, and you receive your electricity from EPB, then you qualify to receive a free tree for planting.* Reflection Riding staff will also verify your qualifications on site when you visit.
*Subject to availability, while supplies last
Increased Shade
Tree canopies can lower temperatures by 10º
Lower Energy Use
Rooftop shade can reduce air conditioning costs
Reduced Soil Erosion
Trees capture rainwater & reduce runoff
Promotes Wildlife
Native trees provide food & natural habitats
Restores Local Canopy
Planting trees replaces canopy lost to storms & development
Improved Air Quality
Trees provide oxygen & remove carbon dioxide
Here’s how the program works:
- Visit Reflection Riding beginning Saturday, March 14 (located at 400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419). Nursery hours are Thursday thru Saturday from 9am to 4pm. The nursery is also open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment only. Please email nursery@reflectionriding.org or call 423-497-6208 to make an appointment.
- Reflection Riding employees will verify your property address and recommend tree varieties based on your soil type and intended planting location.
- You can explore the nursery and choose your tree (just like a holiday tree farm!).
- Reflection Riding staff will answer any questions and help complete your Free Tree ReLeaf adoption!
SPECIES
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
MATURE SIZE
FEATURES
SPECIES
American Beech
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 50-80'
W: 40-80'
FEATURES
Fall Colors
Nuts
American Beech
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 50-80'
W: 40-80'
Fall Colors
Nuts
SPECIES
Carolina Silverbell
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 30-40'
W: 20-35'
FEATURES
Flowers
Edible Seeds
Carolina Silverbell
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 30-40'
W: 20-35'
Flowers
Edible Seeds
SPECIES
Chestnut Oak
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 50-70'
W: 40-70'
FEATURES
Wildlife
Nuts
Chestnut Oak
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 50-70'
W: 40-70'
Wildlife
Nuts
SPECIES
Common Serviceberry
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 15-30'
W: 15-20'
FEATURES
Flowers
Pollinators
Common Serviceberry
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 15-30'
W: 15-20'
Flowers
Pollinators
SPECIES
Eastern Red Cedar
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun
MATURE SIZE
H: 30-50'
W: 8-20'
FEATURES
Wildlife Habitat
Evergreen
Eastern Red Cedar
Full Sun
H: 30-50'
W: 8-20'
Wildlife Habitat
Evergreen
SPECIES
Elliott's Blueberry
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 4-12'
W: 4-8'
FEATURES
Pollinators
Edible Fruit
Elliott's Blueberry
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 4-12'
W: 4-8'
Pollinators
Edible Fruit
SPECIES
Flowering Dogwood
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Partial Shade/Full Sun
MATURE SIZE
H: 15-30'
W: 15-30'
FEATURES
Flowers
Fall Color
Flowering Dogwood
Partial Shade/Full Sun
H: 15-30'
W: 15-30'
Flowers
Fall Color
SPECIES
Persimmon
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 35-60'
W: 20-35'
FEATURES
Edible Fruit
Persimmon
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 35-60'
W: 20-35'
Edible Fruit
SPECIES
Post Oak
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun
MATURE SIZE
H: 30-50'
W: 35-50'
FEATURES
Wildlife
Nuts
Post Oak
Full Sun
H: 30-50'
W: 35-50'
Wildlife
Nuts
SPECIES
Sweet Pepperbush
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 3-8'
W: 4-6'
FEATURES
Flowers
Pollinators
Sweet Pepperbush
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 3-8'
W: 4-6'
Flowers
Pollinators
SPECIES
Sweetbay Magnolia
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 10-35'
W: 10-35'
FEATURES
Flowers
Sweetbay Magnolia
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 10-35'
W: 10-35'
Flowers
SPECIES
Fringetree
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 12-20'
W: 12-20'
FEATURES
Flowers
Fruit
Fringetree
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 12-20'
W: 12-20'
Flowers
Fruit
SPECIES
Yaupon Holly
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
Full Sun/Partial Shade
MATURE SIZE
H: 10-25'
W: 8-15'
FEATURES
Berries
Evergreen
Yaupon Holly
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H: 10-25'
W: 8-15'
Berries
Evergreen
