Tree Sale Program
Surrey residents can buy quality trees at an affordable price to help grow the urban forest.
Surrey Parks is hosting four tree sales in 2024. Future sale dates will be posted on this page, through social media, and our news and updates program.
New trees planted on your property:
- provide shade and insulation for your home
- increase your property value
- make your neighbourhood more livable
- help grow the urban forest by increasing tree canopy coverage
Purchases are made online and then later picked up from the Surrey Operations Centre.
Upcoming dates
Our February sale is now closed. For those who purchased trees, pickup takes place Sunday, March 24.
April 17, 2024
Online store opens April 17 at 9am until May 1 (while supplies last). Tree pickup takes place Sunday, May 12.
Tree pickup location is at the Surrey Operations Centre (6651 148 Street).
Eligibility & limits
- This program is for private properties in Surrey.
- Trees are only available to Surrey residents.
- Trees must be purchased using a credit card with a Surrey billing name and address. Purchases made with billing addresses outside of Surrey will be cancelled.
- Maximum three trees per Surrey address, based on your billing address. Additional orders using the same billing address will be cancelled.
How to buy
All trees are $20. The trees average 2 to 3 cm caliper size. Most trees are in 5- or 10-gallon pots and vary between 5 to 12 feet tall. Ensure your vehicle can accommodate this. We’re unable to guarantee the size of specific trees.
When sales open:
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Ensure you meet all eligibility requirements (see above).
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Select up to three trees.
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Proceed to your cart and choose your pickup time. Items in your cart are not held until payment has been processed.
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Add a note in the text box if someone else will be picking up your trees on your behalf. Limits apply.
- Enter your payment details using a card with a Surrey billing name and address and check out.
You will receive a confirmation email of your order as well as a reminder prior to the pickup date at the Surrey Operations Centre (6651 148 Street).
Trees are considered final sale after pickup.
Tree list
Tree varieties from the March sale (now closed) are listed below for reference. Tree varieties for April's sale will be listed soon.
Each sale has approximately 1000 trees available for purchase. Trees are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Photos may not depict exact variety.
Apple
Ambrosia
Small tree, grows between 10-14 feet. Fruit is sweet and tender. Produces beautiful spring flowers.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Jonagold
An exquisitely tasty yellow apple, keeps very well, one of the most popular varieties for the home orchard; sweet and juicy apples are good for cooking, juice-making and enjoying fresh; the perfect combination of accent and fruit tree, needs well-drained soil and full sun. Grows to 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Treasured Red
Standing up to 16 feet with a width of 3-4 feet, this hardy columnar tree produces large, cherry-red apples ripening in early fall. The fruit, with its crisp, ivory flesh reminiscent of a McIntosh apple, is perfect for storing, baking, or enjoying fresh.
Photo & info credit: Canadian Tree Nursery
Cherry
Carmine Jewel
Small tree that produces crimson round fruit with hints of deep purple and red flesh. Showy white flowers in spring. Will typically grow to about 12 feet tall with a spread of 7 feet. Low canopy with a clearance of 3 feet from the ground. This is a self-pollinating variety.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Centennial
A crisp, moderately sweet cherry that darkens early, intensifying in color before reaching optimal sweetness. This fruitful tree produces firm, flat-round cherries that are often the latest available, ensuring a prolonged and flavorful harvest.
Info credit: BC Cherry Association
Photo credit: Art’s Nursery
Santina
The Santina cherry is a very attractive early variety with fantastic flavour and sweetness. Developed at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summerland, British Columbia, this variety was bred for the Canadian climate. The fruit is usually very firm, crunchy and split resistant with a beautiful dark colour.
Info credit: BC Cherry Association
Photo credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Van
A popular and large fruit tree, smothered in showy white flowers in spring followed by sweet dark red cherries, tall and upright, best for larger landscapes; needs full sun and well-drained soil. Grows to a height and spread of 40 feet. Excellent for eating fresh, cooking, baking and preserves.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Dogwood
Satomi
Featuring red bracts, this dogwood forms a nice tree to 20 feet high and wide. Nice fall colour as the leaves turn a deep purple-red. Hard to overuse this handsome plant.
Photo & info credit: Reimer's Nursery
Starlight
Growing to 30 feet, Starlight is a cross between the Kousa and Pacific Dogwood and boasts beautiful large white bracts in late spring and lush green foliage throughout the season.
Photo & info credit: Reimer's Nursery
Fig
Desert King
Large shrub commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces lime green fruit with a yellow blush and red flesh. It has attractive dark green foliage with chartreuse veins on a plant with a round habit of growth. Grows to be about 10 feet and wide. Does best in full sun to partial shade.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Stella
This variety yields yellow-green fruit with sweet purple-red flesh making it ideal for canning, drying or eating fresh. With broad, deeply lobed green leaves, it reaches 10 feet at maturity, spreading up to 10 feet wide. It thrives in full sun, and fruit ripening excels in cooler climates.
Photo & info credit: Maple Leaf Home Gardens
Magnolia
Jane
Jane Magnolia has large tulip-shaped flowers. Blooms can reach 8 inches across when fully open. The closed flower is burgundy-purple with white on the inside. After the flower has been fully opened for a while, the colour of the outer side of the petals fades to pink. Grows 10 to 15 feet tall.
Info credit: Art’s Nursery
Kobus
Small to medium, deciduous tree native to Japan. Known for being a multi-stemmed Magnolia with a broad, rounded shape. Leaves are large (7-20 cm long), dark green, pointed at both ends and obovate (like an upside-down teardrop). Brown spots cover twigs. Mature bark is grey-brown. Mature height to 30 feet.
Photo & info credit: Reimer's Nursery
Maple
Japanese Emperor
Flourishing in full sun to partial shade, this slow-growing tree reaches a height and spread of 15 feet and provides ample shade. Its lobed, dark red leaves turn scarlet in fall, making it an ideal ornamental accent tree.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Japanese Tsukasa Silhouette
Standing at 20 feet with a 5-foot spread, this slow-growing, low-maintenance tree features a dense, upright columnar form with vibrant green leaves that transform into stunning orange and red in the fall. Ideal for accents, hedges, or containers, it thrives in full sun to partial shade, adding elegance to any garden.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Japanese Twombly’s Red Sentinel
With its all-season burgundy to red leaves and slender, upright silhouette, this tree is a stunning choice for accents, mass plantings and containers. Growing slowly to a height of 10 feet with a spread of 7 feet, it’s a low-maintenance tree distinguished by its relatively fine textured and highly ornamental leaves.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Paperbark – Acer griseum
Small, deciduous, flowering tree native to China. Leaves are opposite, serrated and have a distinct colour difference between the bluish-green top and pale green underside. Leaves have 3 separate leaflets on a small stalk. Known for its peeling, cinnamon-brown or copper, paper-thin bark. Branches grow upright. A slow grower with a height and spread of 20-30 feet and 15-25 feet, respectively. This tree grows more slowly than many maples and may take 20 years to reach full height.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Pear
Bartlett
The most commercially popular pear produces excellent quality yellow-green fruit in early fall; very showy white flowers in spring and an upright oval habit, very ornamental but fallen fruit can be messy and susceptible to fireblight. Can grow up to 20 feet in height. Common uses include cooking, baking, juice-making, canning, and eating fresh.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder & Minter Country Gardens
Bosc
Dense tree with an upright spread. A popular fruit tree with yellow pears with russet skins. This tree requires full sun and a high level of care and upkeep. Will grow to 45 feet at maturity with a spread of 30 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Doyenne du Comice
Produces large green-yellow fruit that are great for desserts. Requires full sun and can grow to a height and spread of up to 20 feet. Its green leaves turn beautiful yellow and red in the fall. It has fragrant white flowers in the spring.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Other
Parrotia 'Persian Spire’
Persian Spire is columnar and upright. Enjoy exfoliating gray bark and a flush of beautiful leaf colour ranging from yellows, oranges and red. Works well in a tight space.
Photo & info credit: J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co.
Seven-Son Flower
This uncommon, multi-stemmed tall shrub has lime green leaves in spring, creamy white flowers in late summer, attractive pink fruits in the fall and shaggy red bark. With its open, upright-sprawling growth habit, it can grow up to 15 feet with a 12-foot spread. It’s relatively low maintenance but benefits from regular pruning. A great choice for attracting butterflies.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Tree care
Learn more from the International Society of Arboriculture on planting a tree in your backyard and remember to water your trees regularly to keep them growing and healthy.
Questions
For help placing your order, call 604-501-5050.
For general inquiries, cancellations and refunds, email stewardship@surrey.ca. Include your order number if you have one.