I got a quest to plant some trees - just after I'd planted the ones in my yard. Of course. For a while I was running into public patches, but it's been a while - anyone seen some recently? tx.
Check housing quarters. During Beta I got that quest by planting trees in one of the Heights quarters. Look for new quarters that have not filled up yet.
I currently have 2 different quests to plant 3 trees and wasn't able to find any patches. I ended up poisoning a bean tree to plant a wood tree and still need to plant 2 other types. I'm hoping I won't have to kill a tree for those but it doesn't look promising. Hope you have better luck in finding patches.
i had that quest and ended up asking people i met on the street to do the poisoning for me, since I don't have the botany skill yet. And one glitch did let me come to their home and plant in their yard. Remember, I think the quest says that each tree must be in a different region, so keep track of where you have planted.