Environmental Resources Management

Adopt-a-Tree Eligibility Requirements and Rules

In order to participate:

• Participants must own residential property in Miami-Dade County with sufficient room to plant trees.
• Participants will be required to present photo identification, i.e. a driver's license with the residential property address indicated on the identification. Other forms of identification containing property address information like a utility bill can be accepted as long as a photo ID is also presented.
• Participants are eligible for 2 free trees per Adopt-a-Tree season (each year), regardless if they adopted in past years.
• Tree quantities are limited at each event and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• If the participant rents the property, they must have written permission from the property owner to pick up the trees. They must present their identification, along with a photocopy of the property owner's identification AND written authorization from the property owner. The Adopt-a-Tree Program will retain the authorization.
• In general, condominium owners are not eligible to receive trees. However, if a condo owner obtains written authorization from the Condo Board to plant the tree(s) in a designated common area (defined by a site plan); they may present such authorization and obtain trees. Adopt-a-Tree program will retain authorization.
• Townhouses (with sufficient room to plant trees) are eligible to receive trees. If a townhouse owner obtains written authorization from their homeowner's association to plant the tree(s) in a designated common area (defined by a site plan); they may present such authorization and obtain trees. Adopt-a-Tree program will retain authorization.
• Apartment buildings and trailers parks do not qualify for the Adopt-a-Tree Program.
• Participants who have recently purchased a residential property should bring the bill of sale as the transaction may not appear in the County database.
• Participants owning a duplex, triplex, etc. should fill out one adoption form, but indicate the separate address of each portion of the property (i.e. 1201 SW 22 St, 1203 SW 22 St) on the form. Duplex and Triplex properties have one folio number (as they are on one piece of property) and therefore should have only one Adoption ID number too. Duplex and triplex (etc.) residential properties will only receive 2 trees per year, the same as all other residential properties.
• Residents who may be eligible and are planning to pick up more than four trees (for various properties) at any given event need to call us at 305-372-6784 to make prior arrangements with our staff.
• Participants picking up trees for a family member who is the property owner must present their identification, along with a photocopy of the property owner's identification AND written authorization from the property owner. Adopt-a-Tree program will retain authorization.