Exhibit (b)

                                CERTIFICATIONS


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill, Chief Executive Officer of the FRANKLIN TAX-FREE TRUST (the
"Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      1.    The periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant for the period
            ended   02/28/07  (the  "Form   N-CSR")  fully   complies  with  the
            requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      2.    The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: April 26, 2007

                           /S/JIMMY D. GAMBILL
                           Jimmy D. Gambill
                           Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration










                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter,  Chief Financial Officer of the FRANKLIN TAX-FREE TRUST (the
"Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

      1.    The periodic  report on Form N-CSR of the  Registrant for the period
            ended   02/28/07  (the  "Form   N-CSR")  fully   complies  with  the
            requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange
            Act of 1934; and

      2.    The information  contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Registrant.

Dated: April 26, 2007

                                    /S/GALEN G. VETTER
                                    Galen G. Vetter
                                    Chief Financial Officer