UNSPSC 10161562: Calistemo bush

Tree of the myrtaceae family reaching 6-7 m high. Flexible and hanging branches. Red flowers grouped in thick spikes of 7 cm approximately. Fruit in globe-shaped capsule, woody, inserted in the calyx tube of 6 mm diameter approximately.

UNSPSC 10161562 Calistemo bush (Commodity) shows minimal relevance to state and local procurement activity in recent solicitations. The code nominally describes a specific plant species, but the recent opportunities posted under or near this classification span generalized tree procurement, landscape installation, and vegetation management services across multiple jurisdictions and geographic regions, with no solicitations specifically requesting calistemo bush plants.

Recent state and local buyers soliciting under this code include Florida municipalities (the Town of Palm Beach, the City of Tampa), Maryland state environmental agencies (Maryland Environmental Service), Georgia county governments (DeKalb County), Texas counties (Dallas County, Hillsborough County), and Oregon state transportation authorities (Oregon Department of Transportation). The actual work being procured ranges from urban tree planting and establishment (Maryland Environmental Service's 800-tree Baltimore-area replanting with a July 16, 2026 RFP deadline) to municipal landscape restoration (Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00257 for scenic-road tree replanting across eight roadways, estimated at $742,380.00, with bids due May 26, 2026) and vendor supply of native Florida tree species in bulk (City of Tampa's Mayor's Tree Giveaway RFQ for 500 native trees across eight species, delivery April 17, 2026). The Oregon Department of Transportation's April 29, 2026 RFCQ for the ESB - US20 Juntura Tree Project combines tree removal, stump grinding, and replacement planting of Northern Red Oak and Red Sunset Maple trees, restricted to Emerging Small Business vendors. A July 13, 2026 ITB from DeKalb County for tennis-center reconstruction and an unrelated June 5, 2026 Dallas County wastewater-rehabilitation RFP appear to have been tagged to this code in error. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, with secondary activity in Maryland, Georgia, Texas, and Oregon. The code shows no evidence of calistemo bush procurement specifically; firms pursuing state and local tree and landscape work should monitor broader landscape-service codes rather than this commodity-level designation.