UNSPSC 10161586: African tulip tree

Tree of the Bignoniaceae family. The only species is spathodea, known as the African tulip tree the fountain, flame-the-forest, called Nandi, poppy, Santo Domingo mahogany, cockerel and Tulipier du Gabon.

UNSPSC 10161586 African tulip tree is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure live African tulip trees for landscape installation, tree replacement programs, and urban forestry initiatives. Recent solicitations show activity across multiple issuing bodies including county environmental service agencies, municipal public works departments, and state transportation authorities. The scope encompasses furnishing African tulip trees meeting specified grade standards (typically Florida Grade 1 or equivalent) along with ancillary services including site preparation, planting, initial establishment watering, mulching, and post-planting warranty or maintenance periods. Issuing bodies include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the Town of Palm Beach, the City of Tampa, the Maryland Environmental Service on behalf of the Maryland Port Administration, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, spanning municipal, county, and state procurement activity.

Geographic activity centers on Florida (Hillsborough County, Palm Beach, Tampa), with recent solicitations also posted from Maryland, Georgia, Oregon, and Nevada. Representative recent opportunities include Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00257 for tree replanting of scenic roads throughout unincorporated Hillsborough County (bids due May 26, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $742,380 for one year); the Town of Palm Beach's ITB No. 2026-036 for furnishing and installation of Royal Palm and Green Malayan Coconut Palm trees along the 400 block of Peruvian Avenue (bids due May 29, 2026); the Maryland Environmental Service's RFP 1265278 for procurement, planting, and maintenance of up to 800 trees within the Baltimore metro area under a Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (proposals due July 16, 2026, with a 10 percent MBE participation goal); and the City of Tampa's RFQ 26-P-00248 for delivery of 500 native Florida trees across eight species (quotes due April 10, 2026). The code shows consistent activity in tree procurement-and-installation work, though the recent opportunities block does not show African tulip trees specifically named in any current solicitation.