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 242,039 trees have been adopted since the program's inception in 2001.

The first Adopt-a-Tree event of the season took place on Saturday, May 18 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 2,100 trees. The trees that were offered in this event were: Grafted Carambola, Jamaican Caper, Krug's Holly, Mexican Alvaradoa, Red Mulberry, Soursop, White Stopper, Cinnecord and Florida Fiddlewood.

Our second Adopt-a-Tree event of the season took place on Saturday, July 20 at City of Homestead’s Harris Field Park located at 1034 NE 8th St., Homestead, FL 33030. We are grateful to the City and their wonderful staff for their support in helping us distribute 2,400 trees to the community. The trees that were distributed at this event were: Barbados Cherry, Black Ironwood, Myrtle-of-the-river, Dahoon Holly, Grafted Mango, Green Buttonwood and Soursop.

Our third and final Adopt-a-Tree event of the season will take place on Sunday, October 6 at the Miami Dade College Kendall Campus located at 11011 SW 104th St, Miami, FL 33176 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  Trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration does not guarantee tree availability.  For the October 6 event, the planned tree selection includes: Bahama Strongbark, Cinnecord, Firebush, Grafted Carambola, Grafted Mango, Jamaican Dogwood, Longan, Spanish Stopper, White Indigo Berry, Yellow Necklacepod and pre-registration is now open.

We look forward to your participation in our 2024 Adopt-a-Tree season! To save time, please pre-register online to verify eligibility and bring your pre-registration number to the event.

Watch this video to find the right spot on your property for planting your new trees.

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