Nowadays almost all man's improvements, so called, -- as the cutting down of the forest and of all large trees, simply deform the landscape, and make it more and more tame and cheap. [Oh, for] a people who would begin by burning the fences and let the forest stand!

- Excerpt. Henry David Thoreau's 1850 essay, Walking.

Within this site you'll find guidelines and information about virtually everything to do with the trees of Coconut Grove. You'll learn such things as how to buy, plant and care for trees, and how to obtain a permit to trim, remove or relocate a tree. We'll also tell you how you, too, can become involved in their preservation and protection.