The City of Coeur d'Alene has a number of street trees that need good homes! Street trees are planted at residential locations within public right-of-way areas in the city limits through the CDA Re-Leaf program. Trees are planted at no cost to the homeowner to enhance our neighborhoods and provide many street-side benefits such as mitigating storm water and reducing pollution.

Trees are provided to homeowners who are willing to provide care, including watering and protecting from mowers and trimmers. The tree species available this year are below.

Forest Pansy Redbud

(Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’)

Beautiful landscape tree valued for its brilliant scarlet-purple color to new foliage, maturing to maroon. Rosy-pink flowers on bare branches bridge the gap between winter and spring! Deciduous.

20’ tall and 25’ wide at maturity. Moderate growth rate.

Under powerlines: Yes  Swales: Yes           5 foot and larger planting strip: Yes

Spring Snow Crabapple

(Malus ‘Spring Snow’)

a deciduous tree known for its profusion of fragrant, pure white flowers that bloom in spring, creating a "snow-like" appearance, and is particularly notable for being a fruitless variety with dense, oval-shaped foliage that turns golden yellow in the fall

20-25 feet tall by about 15-20 foot wide spread.  Slow-Moderate growth rate.

Under powerlines: Yes  Swales: YES            5 foot and larger planting strip: YES

Chanticleer Pear

(Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’)

Narrow and tightly growing deciduous tree with profuse, pure-white flowers blooming in early spring. Glossy green leaves turn gold to red in the fall. Once established, it can handle periods of drought. Produces small inedible fruit that persists on the tree.

40’ tall and 15’ wide at maturity. Moderate growth rate

Under powerlines: NO  Swales: YES          5 foot and larger planting strip: YES

Crimson Spire Oak

(Quercus ‘Crimschmidt’)

A perfect mix of fall color and privacy screening, this large shade tree is truly unique. Crimson Spire™ Oak melds the best characteristics of its White and English Oak heritage to produce a fast-growing, hardy, columnar tree that’s a great fit for streetscapes and landscape settings.

40’-45’ tall and 15’ wide at maturity. Fast growth rate.

Under powerlines: No  Swales: Yes               5 foot and smaller planting strip: YES

Starting February 5th 2025, interested homeowners may contact the Urban Forester with the Coeur d'Alene Parks Department and sign up for a street tree. Due to the limited number of trees, distribution will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to apply for this program is March 21st The trees will be planted by a contract tree planting crew starting in April.

please fill out the form using the link below and submit via email or mail to the address below

applicants will be contacted AFTER the closing date of March 21st with approval or denial to the program and the next steps.

Application

please email applications to [email protected]

Thank you


Nick Goodwin
CDA Urban Forestry 
710 E Mullan Avenue
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814