phone: (503) 823-TREE (8733)
email: trees@portlandoregon.gov
1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
Tree Permits
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Find out if you need a permit to do tree work
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Tree removal permits require planting new trees
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Permits are needed for pruning street trees
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A permit is required to plant a tree in the City right-of-way
Removal and Replanting Permits
- Tree Removal and Replanting Permit Application
- Instructions for Tree Removal and Replant Permit Application
- Replanting Waiver Application
- Removal application supplemental page
- More information about tree removal
- Neighbor Planting Consent Form
- Supplemental Arborist Form
- Staff Only – PBOT Safety Hazard Tree Removal Application
- Administrative Rule for Tree Planting Requirements
- Tree Removal and Replanting Permit Appeals
Street Tree Pruning Permits
- Pruning Permit FAQs
- Street Tree Pruning Standards
- Tree Pruning Brochure
- Pruning Permit Application Supplemental Page (pdf)
- Pruning Permit with Inspection - Paper Application (pdf)
- How to Prune Properly
- Local Tree Care Providers
- Pruning Permit with Inspection - Online Application
- Self-Issued Online Pruning Permit Application
Planting Permits
- Approved Street Tree Planting Lists
- Online Street Tree Permit Application (non-removal)
- Street Tree Planting Standards
- Planting Permit FAQs
- How to Plant Properly
- Local Tree Care Providers
- Sidewalk Alterations
- Street Tree Permit Application (non-removal) for downloading
- Street Tree Permit Application Supplemental Page (pdf)
- Tree Planting Assistance
- Where to Purchase Trees
Programmatic Permits
Blanket permits for utilities and other government agencies engaged in routine tree maintenance
- BES Watershed Revegetation Programmatic Permit 2019-2021
- CenturyLink Programmatic Permit 2017-2019
- Comcast 2017 - 2019
- Community Gardens Programmatic Permit 2017-2020
- Environmental Services Tree Program Programmatic Permit 2018-2020
- Hoyt Arobretum Programmatic Permit 2019-2023
- Multnomah County Drainage District 2018 - 2022
- PacifiCorp Programmatic Permit 2019-2021
- PBOT Maintenance Operations Programmatic Permit 2018 - 2020
- PBOT Traffic Operations Programmatic Permit 2018 - 2020
- PGE Programmatic Permit 2017-2019
- Port of Portland Programmatic Permit 2018 - 2022
- Portland Public Schools Permit 2018 - 2022
- Portland Streetcar Programmatic Permit 2018 - 2022
- PP&R Land Stewardship 2018 - 2021
- TriMet Programmatic Permit 2019-2021
- Water Bureau Programmatic Permit 2017-2020
Development Hub At a Glance
Visual guides to see how the online permit applications look in the Development Hub.