EXHIBIT 12(B)

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

I, Laura F. Fergerson, 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 2/28/2010 (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:  4/27/2010

                                    /s/LAURA F. FERGERSON

                                    Laura F. Fergerson
                                    Chief Executive Officer -
                                      Finance and Administration





                                                             EXHIBIT 12(B)

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

I, Gaston Gardey, 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 2/28/2010 (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:  4/27/2010

                                    /s/GASTON GARDEY

                                    Gaston Gardey
                                    Chief Financial Officer and
                                       Chief Accounting Officer