MIAMI, FL – Following the success of the first two Fruit Tree Giveaway events held May 30 and June 13, the City of Miami will be distributing an additional 750 fruit trees (mango, tamarind, avocado and lychee) on Saturday July 25, 2009, at the Robert King High Park (7025 West Flagler Street) from 8am to 12pm to City of Miami residents ONLY.

Experts will also be on site to teach hands-on how to plant and care for the trees. Educational material about avoiding “hatracking” (also known as improper pruning that removes more than 25 percent of the tree’s canopy) will also be available.  

Residents interested in the fruit trees will be eligible to receive up to two four-ft. trees on a first-come, first-serve basis, per household, upon presenting proof of residency, such as a driver’s license or ID card with a City of Miami address and a utility bill with a City of Miami address.  

The fruit tree giveaway events are part of the City’s Green Miami Campaign and its first-ever Tree Master Plan that creates minimum standards in order to enhance, restore and stabilize the City’s tree canopy cover to a minimum of 30 percent by 2017 as well as to preserve and enhance Miami’s urban canopy. This effort aims in reaching out to City of Miami residents interested in planting fruit trees, creating shade in their yard and decreasing their carbon footprint. 

For additional information about Green Miami, please call the Miami Office of Sustainable Initiatives at 305-416-1601, visit www.ourgreenmiami.org or www.miamigov.com