UNSPSC 70111502: Pruning services or ornamental plant or bush

UNSPSC 70111502 Pruning services or ornamental plant or bush is a Commodity code capturing tree and vegetation pruning work that state and local governments procure for grounds maintenance, hazard mitigation, and landscape management across parks, facilities, rights-of-way, and natural areas. Recent opportunities show heavy emphasis on hazardous tree removal paired with large limb and trunk pruning—a critical public-safety function—alongside routine municipal tree trimming and specialized services such as palm tree maintenance, invasive species control, and power-line clearance. Work is commonly specified to comply with ANSI A300 Tree Care Standards, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) best management practices, and prevailing wage requirements where federal or state funding applies.

State and local buyers spanning Florida county governments (particularly Escambia County's Community Redevelopment Agency, which issued nine hazardous tree removal quotes in the recent block), county parks and transportation authorities (Orange County Transportation Authority, San Mateo County Parks, Monroe County, Harris County Flood Control District), city departments (Wichita, Charlotte, Orlando, Palm Beach), airports (Santa Fe Regional, Marathon International, Page Field), colleges (Texas State Technical College, Savannah State University), water districts, and state agencies (Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Department of Transportation) all actively solicit under this code. Escambia County's CRA represents the most frequent recent issuer, repeatedly posting individual property-specific hazardous tree removal quotes due July through mid-June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Orange County Transportation Authority's IFB 250406 for tree maintenance and pruning services across multiple Orange County facilities with prevailing wage and DBE participation goals, due July 20, 2026; the County of Orange's RFP for comprehensive tree maintenance services across parks and libraries seeking 8,000–12,000 annual prunings and related services, evaluated on qualifications (600 points), presentation (340 points), and price (60 points); and the Town of Palm Beach's ITB for palm tree trimming and pruning on 2,832 trees twice annually within eight-week cycles, with mandatory pre-bid, due June 25, 2026. Activity is concentrated in Florida (Escambia County, Orange County, Monroe County, Hillsborough County, Lee County, Pinellas County, and Palm Beach), California (San Mateo County, Orange County Transportation Authority), Texas (Wichita, Charlotte, Houston-area), and scattered across the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest with sporadic instances in Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, and New Mexico.