UNSPSC 10152014: Tornillo tree seed or cutting

Tree seed from the fabaceae - mimosoideae family

UNSPSC 10152014 Tornillo tree seed or cutting, a Commodity code, encompasses the procurement and delivery of individual tree seedlings, bare-root or containerized plants, and propagation materials for urban forestry, landscape restoration, and municipal beautification projects. State and local governments buy under this code when soliciting specific tree species for street planting programs, park renovations, and environmental restoration initiatives. The issuing bodies span city parks and recreation departments, county boards of commissioners, state natural resource agencies, municipal public works offices, and special improvement districts. Cities of Jackson and Charlotte, Collier County, Hillsborough County, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and municipalities in Florida and Georgia appear as repeat or recent buyers. Work solicited ranges from furnishing and installing 200 street trees across 15 species for spring planting to supplying containerized seedlings, bare-root stock, and collected native seeds for ecological restoration at specified recreation areas, with quantities typically ranging from dozens to thousands of individual plants per contract.

Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Maryland. The City of Jackson, Michigan issued a rebid under ENG 25-04C in September 2026 (IFB due September 30) for furnishing, delivering, planting, maintaining, and guaranteeing approximately 200 street trees across 37 specified species for spring 2027 planting, with unit pricing per tree and contract renewal options through Spring 2028. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources awarded a five-year containerized seedlings and services contract to PRT USA, INC under RFP 26-2354 (Notice of Intent to Award issued September 28, 2026) for custom-grown conifer and hardwood seedlings, estimated at $6.25 million over five years, with PRT USA located in Victoria, British Columbia. Collier County issued a Quick Quote (QQ2026148, due September 28) for furnishing and installing trees and palms in the Pelican Bay services area (Black Olive, Buttonwood, Live Oak, Magnolia, Foxtail Palm, and Pygmy Date Palm, unit-priced by caliper or height). Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited bids for tree replanting on scenic roads under ITB 26-00257 (due May 26, 2026) for approximately 34,984 linear feet of median planting across eight roadways, estimated at $742,380 with a six-month establishment period and 12-month warranty. The Town of Palm Beach issued ITB No. 2026-036 (due May 29) for furnishing and installing Royal Palm and Green Malayan Coconut Palm trees along Peruvian Avenue. The Maryland Environmental Service requested proposals for procuring, planting, and maintaining up to an estimated 800 trees within the Baltimore metro area under an RFP due July 16, 2026, with a 10% MBE participation goal funded by a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant. Most contracts require one-year establishment-period maintenance and warranties with contractor responsibility for replacement of dead or unhealthy specimens; unit pricing, performance bonds, and insurance provisions are standard. Davis-Bacon Act compliance and prevailing wage rates apply to federally funded projects, and local-vendor preferences or set-asides appear in select Florida and Georgia procurement.