TreeBristol Sponsorship

Why sponsor a tree?

You can sponsor the planting of a tree as a celebration, a living memorial, to replace a lost street tree or to give a "green gift". We offer the opportunity for individuals, groups, communities and business to enhance their local neighbourhood, improve the natural environment and increase the tree cover over Bristol.

• A tree makes a meaningful gift that will grow and last for decades
• You can visit your tree, watch it grow and change through the seasons
• Trees make us feel more relaxed and add character to our neighbourhoods
• Trees are full time air filters, giving us cleaner air
• Trees bring nature to our doorstep  by providing vital food and shelter for wildlife

TreeBristol plants 3-4 metre tall trees on council-owned land. Larger trees have a strong physical presence and greater resistance to vandalism. We protect the trees by staking and guarding and we maintain them carefully for the first 3 years until they are well established.

The sponsorship packages

We have a tree sponsorship package to suit your requirements and budget, ranging from £20 to £330: 

Gold leaf tree £330

Your money pays for the tree and planting and care for 3 years until it is established.

Location choice:

• Choose the tree and location from our list
• Replace a lost street tree
• Suggest a new location (subject to suitability and availability)

When the tree is planted you will receive:

• A gold tree planting certificate
• Aerial photograph of the tree planting location
• Prominent listing on this website and in our e- bulletin

Silver leaf tree £170

Your money pays for the tree and planting costs, we will cover the care costs.

Location choice:

• Choose the tree and location from our list
• Replace a lost street tree

When the tree is planted you will receive:

• A silver tree planting certificate
• Aerial photograph of the tree planting location
• Listing on this website and in our e-bulletin

Bronze leaf tree £60

Your money pays for the tree, we will cover planting and care costs.

Location choice:

• You choose the neighbourhood or planting event and we will specify the location of your tree

When the tree is planted you will receive:

• A bronze tree planting certificate
• Plan of the tree planting location
• Listing on this website and in our e-bulletin

Tree Share £20

£20 pays for a 1/3 share of a tree, we subsidise all other costs.

Location choice:

• Choose a planned planting event

When the tree is planted you will receive:

• A tree share certificate
• Listing on this website and in our e-bulletin

General donation

No amount is too large or too small and all of your donation will go directly into the TreeBristol project fund to plant more trees throughout Bristol.

You will receive:

• Confirmation of receipt
• Listing on this website and in our e-bulletin, if you wish

Business sponsorship

We are currently developing a range of business sponsorship packages, full details of which will be available on this website later in the year. For further information at this time please email treebristol@bristol.gov.uk or telephone 0117 352 5638.

Replace a lost street tree

If you have a tree stump or an empty tree pit in your street you can sponsor it to be replaced through our gold or silver leaf packages. This is subject to checks and site investigation and the council must approve the final species selection.

A tree in a new location

You can suggest a previously unplanted site, such as a bare grass verge or green space.

This scheme is subject to checks including consultation with residents and site investigation to determine the suitability of the site for planting and the council must approve the final location and species.

If your proposal is successful, for a donation of £330 we will plant your tree.

If you wish to propose improving other parks in Bristol through the planting of trees, then you may be interested in learning more about the development of the council's Parks and Green Space Strategy. As the Strategy develops, more locations will become available for sponsored tree planting.

What to do next?

• Decide on the level of sponsorship you would like to give
• If you would like to sponsor a tree in a planned location complete the tree sponsorship application form (pdf, 256 KB)
• If you would like to suggest a new location use the new tree proposal form (pdf, 249 KB)
• Donations - complete the general donation form (pdf, 251 KB)

On receipt of your completed form and payment, we will give you confirmation of your sponsorship or donation. The tree/s will be planted in the planting season between November and March. If you need further information please email the TreeBristol Officer. Our tree sponsorship policy is available in the related documents section.