The Town of Yarmouth will be offering cash rebates to residents and businesses towards the purchase price of trees planted within town. The intent of the program is to provide an incentive to Yarmouth residents to plant new trees as part of the town’s urban forest. The urban forest is vital green infrastructure which provides many benefits to us all, far beyond mere aesthetics. The Tree Committee’s urban tree planting program is encouraging residents to plant new trees in our community.
Under the rebate program, participants may apply for a rebate of 50% of the purchase price for up to ten (10) trees per property, to a maximum of $50 per tree! Labour costs to have trees planted are not eligible for the rebate. To qualify for the rebate, trees must have been purchased from a commercial retailer, be appropriate for our plant hardiness zone (Canadian Zone 5 or hardier), and a copy of the original sales receipt must be provided. The program runs between May 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, or until program funding has run out.
Note: Norway maple and cultivars (Acer platanoides) will no longer be accepted under the tree planting rebate program!
Ash species (Fraxinus) will not be eligible for the rebate due to EAB!
How to Apply
To apply for the rebate, please download and complete the application form linked below. Paper copies are also available at Yarmouth Town Hall, 400 Main Street, during regular business hours. Completed applications must then be returned to Town Hall to be processed. Once the application is received, a site visit will be arranged to view the trees in the ground at the identified property. After a successful site visit, a cheque from the Town will be processed and mailed to the applicant.
pdf Tree planting rebate application 2025(211 KB)
Yarmouth's urban forest benefits us all, and it needs YOUR help to ensure its long-term health and sustainability. Urban forests are a front-line defense against global climate change and help manage stormwater runoff and flooding!
For more information about the program, please contact the Parks Department or parks.supervisor@townofyarmouth.ca
Suggested Trees for Yarmouth
Native Tree Species
- Red Maple
- Sugar Maple
- Red Oak
- Yellow Birch
- Ironwood (Tends to be a smaller tree)
- American Elm
- Linden
Evergreens (Avoid planting near power lines)
- White Pine
- Red Pine
- Red spruce
Other Large Trees to Try
- Tulip Tree
- Little Leaf Linden
- Silver Maple
- Dawn Redwood – (one in Doug Melanson Park is doing well. Another on Vaughan Crescent)
- Ginkgo
- Horse Chestnut - Pink or white flowering
Flowering Trees
- Laburnum (Golden Chain Tree)
- Japanese Cherry
- Korean Dogwood (Satomi Dogwood – pink; Milky Way – White)
- Eastern Redbud
- Magnolias – various colours - do well in Yarmouth
- Service berry (can tend to grow as a shrub)
- Seven sons tree – can be shrubby but good fall bloom and doing well in Yarmouth
Trees to avoid
- Ash – because Emerald Ash Borer is likely to show up and destroy our ash trees
- Beech – Native and American – Beech leaf mining beetle is here already
- Bradford Pear or Callery Pear – pretty but invasive
- Tree of Heaven – Invasive – roots damage infrastructure
- Norway Maple – invasive – commonly sold here
- Autumn Olive/ Russian Olive – invasive – think it is already in Yarmouth County