Tree Planting – city arborists plant between 1,500 and 1,900 trees per year.  Planting occurs in the spring (April and May) and fall (October and November).  

• Residents can request to have a tree planted by the city or can request a free permit to plant their own tree, subject to approval.
• New trees are automatically planted to replace trees previously removed.
• Trees are planted the spring following completed road construction projects.

Racine is a leader in Wisconsin in utilizing gravel beds and has one of the largest in the Upper-Midwest.  A gravel bed is an irrigated bed of gravel in which bare root trees are placed in the spring and then planted in the fall.  Time spent in this system dramatically increases fibrous root growth, decreasing transplant shock and increasing survivability of the tree.  We typically have between 500 and 900 trees in our gravel bed each growing season.