UNSPSC 10161588: Populus nigra

The black poplar or Populus nigra, also known as poplar or Alameda, is a species of tree belonging to the Salicaceae family common in Europe.

UNSPSC 10161588 Populus nigra (black poplar), a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of native and ornamental tree seedlings, containerized stock, and bare-root trees for municipal and regional forestry, landscaping, and environmental restoration projects. Recent solicitations show governments buying street trees for planting programs, native seedling stock for habitat restoration, containerized conifer and hardwood seedlings for reforestation contracts, and ornamental trees for park and right-of-way beautification. Issuing bodies span state natural resource departments, cities, counties, and special-purpose districts. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple awards and solicitations for containerized seedlings and native tree restoration stock. Cities and counties across the Midwest, Southeast, and South—Jackson Michigan, Fitchburg Wisconsin, Savannah Georgia, Charlotte North Carolina, and Collier County Florida among them—actively solicit tree furnishing and planting services. Work scopes typically bundle procurement, delivery, planting, establishment-period maintenance, and warranty periods ranging from one to two years, with unit pricing and lump-sum bids both in use.

Geographic activity concentrates in Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Texas, with secondary presence in North Carolina and Colorado. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Jackson, Michigan's ENG 25-04C Street Tree Purchase & Planting Rebid #2 (RFP, response due September 30, 2026), soliciting approximately 200 street trees across 15 species for spring 2027 planting with one-year establishment maintenance, evaluation on a 100-point weighted scale covering project management, professional experience, timeline, and price; the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' RFP 26-2320 Waterloo and Lake Hudson Tree and Seed contract (awarded to Wildtype Design Native Plants and Seed LTD of Mason, Michigan, September 28, 2026 Notice of Intent to Award), covering collection and container-growing of native black oak, white oak, flowering dogwood, black cherry, and pignut hickory stock across two sites over two years plus one renewal option at a total award of $31,415.00; and the City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin's 2026 Fall Tree Planting (ITB, response due August 25, 2026), furnishing and planting 66 trees across 17 species with one-year establishment maintenance, one-year warranty, and performance bonds at 100 percent of contract value. Davis-Bacon Act compliance and prevailing wage requirements appear in federally funded projects; some jurisdictions apply local-vendor preferences or MBE participation goals.