Gift tree
The "Gift Tree" campaign is now in its eighth year.
Since then, garden owners have been able to register for the campaign at the beginning of the year to plant and permanently care for a "Gifted Tree" on their property.
Note: No further registrations possible for 2026
Registration Closed for 2026
This year, too, the campaign has generated a great deal of interest throughout the city, and numerous residents have signed up to have a “Gift Tree” planted on their property. The registration quota was reached at the end of March. Registration will open again at the beginning of 2027.
Janina Steinkrüger, Head of the Department of Green Spaces and Environment, is delighted with the continuing popularity of the project, which has been running since 2018: "Our goal remains to strengthen the deciduous tree population in the urban area. I cordially invite all Mainz residents who have a garden to participate."
The campaign is being carried out by the Department of Green Spaces and Environment. Incoming applications are recorded centrally there. Interested citizens can choose their desired tree from a list of suggestions compiled by experts. The selection ranges from small-crowned fruit trees to large park trees. The trees being given away are between six and ten years old and around four to five meters tall.
The trees will be delivered to the recipients at the beginning of December 2026 and placed at the edge of their property. Based on detailed planting instructions, hobby gardeners should be able to plant the "gift tree" in their garden properly and maintain it long-term.
Registration "Gift tree"
It should be noted that only fully completed applications will be considered and that existing obligations to replace trees under the statutory order on the protection of tree populations cannot be offset.
Contact us
Address
Landscape Maintenance and Tree Care Department
Grün- und Umweltamt, Haus B
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 4
55131 Mainz
Postal address
55028 Mainz
Telephone, fax and e-mail address
- +49 6131 12 ext. 2801
- +49 6131 12 ext. 3357
- gruen-baumpflegestadt.mainzde