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 2025. Sale details below. 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 (6651 148 Street).
Upcoming dates
March 5
Online store opens March 5 at 9am until March 19 (while supplies last). Trees can be picked up on March 30.
April 30
Online store opens April 30 at 9am until May 14 (while supplies last). Trees can be picked up on May 25
Additional sales to be announced at a later date.
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. Most trees are in 3- or 5-gallon pots and vary between 5 to 12 feet tall. Ensure your vehicle can accommodate this.
Most trees average 2 to 3 cm caliper size, and would not meet the size requirements as replacement trees. We’re unable to guarantee the size of specific trees in advance of purchase.
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 for the March sale are listed below.
Each sale has approximately 1000 trees available for purchase. Trees are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Trees vary by sale. Varieties for upcoming sales will be listed in advance of each sale day.
Photos may not depict exact variety.
Apple
Golden Delicious
Grows to 18 feet in height. Blooms midseason and harvest time is October. A gold delicious variety best known for its consistently smooth skin.
Info credit: Art's Nursery
Golden Sentinel
A productive golden delicious-type apple, producing medium sized fruit with a gold touch. A new columnar apple from the breeding program at AgCanada's Summerland Research Station
Photo & info credit: Art’s Nursery
Honeycrisp
Small tree, grows to 20 feet. Crisp red apples are tangy and sweet. Very popular for fresh eating and cooking.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
McIntosh
Small tree, grows to 20 feet. Well known hardy red apples. Great for fresh eating and cooking.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Cherry
Bing
The most common commercial cherry variety featuring showy white flowers in spring followed by sweet deep red fruit. Requires full sun and well-drained soil. Cherries, are dark red with black overtones and crimson flesh, are ready for picking from early to mid-summer. Pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. Grows to a height and spread of 40 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Compact Stella
Suited for small gardens due to their small stature. Self-fertile. White blossoms in spring give way to deep red cherries. Resists cracking and is moderately disease-resistant. Grows to about 12-15 feet in height and spread.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder Tool & Minter Country Garden
Lapin
Small cherry grows to 18 feet. Delicious cherries are ready in early summer and are good for fresh eating and baking.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Sweetheart
Fruitful tree, reaching up to 25 feet in height and 15 feet in width in full sun. Fragrant white flowers in the spring and bright red cherries from late summer to early fall, perfect for canning, baking and fresh eating.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Dogwood
Satomi
Multi-stemmed deciduous tree with showy clusters of pink flowers in late spring. Bluish-green leaves turn red in the fall. Great choice for attracting birds. Grows well in both full sun and full shade but prefers rich, acidic soils and an even amount of moisture. Grows to a height and spread of 25 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Red Pygmy
Multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Lovely pinkish-red bracts in spring cover this truly dwarf version of the species, has an upright habit; attractive red fruit in late summer, good fall color. Small size; grows to a height and spread of 6 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Venus
A fabulous hybrid covered with huge white blooms in spring, and leaves that change to a rich red in the fall; vigorous grower with an erect habit and slightly pendulous branches makes it a great choice for a front yard accent tree. Grows to a height and spread of 20 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Magnolia
Daybreak
A columnar deciduous tree with large, pink cup-shaped flowers. Very fragrant. Leaves turn coppery-bronze in the fall. Grows to a height of 30 feet and spread of 10 feet. Grows best in full to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Swede Made
An ideal accent tree for home landscapes, features extremely fragrant, star-shaped pure white flowers in early spring; upright and single-stemmed with neat foliage; one of the hardiest. At full maturity, will grow to be 20 feet tall.
Photo and info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Pseudokobus
Similar to Magnolia Kobus. Large, deciduous accent tree native to Japan. Low maintenance, hardy tree with broad, rounded shape. Fragrant, star-shaped, white flowers appear in early spring before its dark green leaves which turn yellow in fall. Grows to a height of 25 feet and spread of 20 feet. Best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Maple
Japanese Maple ‘Beni Musume’
Slow growing dwarf variety with tiny emerging red leaves on deep red stems that mature to green with red tips. Fall tones of raspberry purple. A very low mounded habit with fine texture; an ideal selection for small gardens, containers, or bonsai.
Photo & Info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Japanese Maple ‘Elegans’
An accent tree with a compact size, reaching 10 feet tall and 8 feet wide. Thrives in full sun to partial shade. Its salmon-toned spring leaves transition to rich greens in summer and to vibrant shades of gold, orange, and red in autumn, making it ideal for small gardens seeking year-round ornamental beauty.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Japanese Maple ‘Harvest Red’
An attractive Japanese maple variety that can reach heights of 12-15 feet when mature. Grows upright, its broad, green leaves transform into a vibrant red shade 2 weeks later than other Japanese maples, adding to the variety of fall colours that the season provides.
Photo & info credit: Art’s Nursery
Japanese Maple ‘Trompenburg’
This cultivar's unique leaf shape, combined with the tree's naturally beautiful structure and color make it an excellent choice for the garden as a focal point; a favorite for its incredible crimson fall color. Slow growing, up to 25 feet tall and 20 feet wide at full maturity.
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. 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
Summer Crisp
One of the hardiest pears with clouds of showy white flowers in spring, good fall color and a consistent oval form; small firm greenish-red fruit, reasonable quality, good flavor; fallen fruit can be messy, but self-pollinating and resistant to fireblight. At its largest height, the tree will be 25 feet tall and have a 20 feet spread. Common uses include cooking, baking, preserves, canning, and eating fresh.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Anjou
Larger tree, can grow to 45 feet. Produces high quality firm green pears, well known for fresh eating, cooking, and baking. Enjoy white flowers in early spring.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Other
Beech ‘Purple Fountain’
The narrow, upright nature makes this tree great for small areas. Veined foliage is bright red in spring, darkening to deep coppery purple in summer. Matures at 25ft x 8-12ft wide. Minimal pruning required.
Info credit: Art's Nursery
Tulip Tree ‘Little Volunteer’
Large deciduous tree native to eastern United States. Tulip-shaped leaves have a flat base and 2 ear-like tips. Leaves are light green featuring streaks of orange, 7–15 cm long, and alternate. Young bark is light ashy-grey with very shallow, longitudinal, whitish furrows. Mature bark becomes very thick, having deep interlacing furrows and narrow rounded ridges. A good choice for a smaller landscape. Grows to a height of 20-35 feet and a spread of 12-20 feet.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
Sourwood
Medium-sized, growing to 30 feet. An uncommon yet very ornamental small accent tree with something for all seasons; drooping panicles of urn-shaped flowers in late spring followed by similar seeds, brilliant red fall colour.
Photo & info credit: NetPS Plant Finder
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
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 credit: J. Frank Schmidt @ Son Co.
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.
