# @mustdoboston on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcwSjXlPJQ7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70001902-mustdoboston-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T18:19:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Must Do Boston (@mustdoboston) — https://gondola.cc/mustdoboston

## Caption

Want another tree on your Boston street? You can literally ask the city for one.

Boston residents can request a new street tree to be planted on the sidewalk outside their home or business, including requesting a new tree pit if there isn’t already one there.

Once you submit a request, the city sends an arborist to inspect the location. If the site is approved, a tree will be planted within one year, with most planting happening in the spring and a smaller number in the fall.

You can even request a specific species, although the final choice depends on whether it’s suitable for the location.
Requests can be made through BOS:311, by calling 311 or by calling the Urban Forestry Division at 617-635-TREE.

The city also handles the tree’s long-term care and maintenance. Not bad at all!

By the way, we have a weekly newsletter rounding up what’s worth doing and knowing about in Boston. One newsletter. Once a week. Link in bio.

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