Adopt-a-Tree
The Adopt-a-Tree program provides Miami-Dade County single-family and duplex homeowners with up to two free trees every year. Almost 225,500 trees have been adopted since the program's inception in 2001.
Our final Adopt-A-Tree event of the season took place on Saturday, August 23, at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center and we thank the institution for hosting such a successful event and the homeowners who turned out to adopt native and fruit trees. The tree selection for the August 23 event included Grafted Mango, Soursop, Locustberry, Satinleaf, Spanish Stopper, and Firebush
Watch this video to find the right spot on your property for planting your new trees.
The first Adopt-A-Tree event of the season took place on Sunday, June 4 at Miami Dade College North Campus, and we thank the college for hosting such a successful event and the homeowners who turned out to adopt native and fruit trees. The tree selection for the event included: Red Mulberry, Grafted Carambola, Longan, Jamaican Caper, Simpson's Stopper, Florida Keys Blackbead, Krug’s Holly.
The second Adopt-A-Tree event of the season took place on Saturday, July 15 at Florida International University’s (FIU) Modesto A. Maidique Campus, and we thank the college for hosting such a successful event and the homeowners who turned out to adopt native and fruit trees. The tree selection for the event included: Grafted Mango, Soursop, Crabwood, Dahoon Holly, Black Ironwood,and Barbados Cherry.
Planting a tree provides many benefits:
- Reduces air-conditioning costs by providing shade
- Improves a home's appearance, which can help to increase a property's real estate value
- Provides a natural habitat for wildlife
- Reduces flooding by absorbing excess rainwater and increasing infiltration
- Removes significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, which reduces the impact on climate change

Regulatory and Economic Resources
Lourdes M. Gomez, DirectorStephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street,
11th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
305-375-2877 | [email protected]