CRITERIA FOR OBTAINING FUNDS FOR TREE PLANTINGS
  • Recipient must provide before and after photographs for GTMT files.
  • Trees must be sited in cocnut grove.
  • Trees must be on pubic swale.
  • Property owner must consent to planting.
  • Trees purchased should be Florida native, or, if otherwise, they must
    not be on Miami-Dade county's lists of "trees not to be planted" or "tree to be avoided" or trees they encourage owners to remove.
  • Trees must be purchased at a member of Florida Nurserymen & Growers Association.
  • Trees must be Florida grade #1 or better.
  • Native trees should be at least 8 feet tall (non-natives at least 10 feet).
  • Three bids should be obtained.
  • Where power lines are involved, trees selected must be "small trees", i.e. approxximately 20' max. at maturity.
  • Installation should be a licensed and insured landscaper or certifed arborlist who must provide minimun 6 months guarantte.
  • Or, self installation should follow guidelines developed by American Forests for Miami-Dade County. Contact: c/o Miami-Dade DERM 305-372-6555 for booklet. Or, International Society of Arboriculture Consumer Guide available as an internet donwload at: www.champaign.isa-arbor.com/consumer/planting.html