UNSPSC 10161545: Marupa tree

Tree of the simaroubaceae family. It is found in high areas in well-drained sandy soils, in very wet forest formations. Creamy yellowish internal bark, with whitish veins, sandy texture and very sour taste from where its generic name comes from.

UNSPSC 10161545 Marupa tree is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of tree species for landscaping, reforestation, and urban forestry projects. Recent solicitations show governments buying trees for planting initiatives, grounds maintenance contracts, and seasonal landscape work across parks, roadsides, municipal properties, and transit corridors. The work spans furnishing tree materials to full turnkey installation including site preparation, planting labor, soil amendment, mulching, watering, and post-planting maintenance and warranty periods. Issuing bodies include county boards of commissioners, municipal parks and public works departments, city transit and environmental agencies, and special-purpose districts. Counties and cities dominate activity under this code, with repeat procurement across multiple jurisdictions in a single state during the same fiscal year.

Activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Georgia. The City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin posted the 2026 Fall Tree Planting Project (solicitation 2026FALLTREES, bids due August 25, 2026) requesting furnishing and installation of 66 trees across 17 species with one-year post-planting maintenance and two-year survival guarantees under an ITB; Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB 26-00257 for Tree Replanting of Scenic Roads and Miscellaneous Areas (bids due May 26, 2026, estimated at $742,380.00) covering site preparation, planting, and 18-month establishment and warranty across eight scenic roadway corridors; the Town of Palm Beach, Florida solicited furnishing and installation of Royal Palm and Malayan Coconut Palm trees for the 400 block of Peruvian Avenue (ITB No. 2026-036, bids due May 29, 2026); the Maryland Environmental Service issued an RFP for procurement, planting, and maintenance of up to 800 trees in the Baltimore metro area (proposals due July 16, 2026) with a 10% MBE participation goal and Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding; and Harris County posted an ITB for supply of various trees and related items (solicitation 26/0241, proposals due September 28, 2026).