Tree City USA
Florida’s Tree City USA Program
The Florida Forest Service administers the Tree City USA program in Florida. Information about the program is available on the Arbor Day Foundation website and the Florida Forest Service website. City and county governments, as well as federal military bases, are eligible for certification. To qualify, they must have a designated tree board, advocacy group, or department in charge of tree management. They must also have an enforced tree ordinance, work plan with an annual budget of at least $2.00 per capita and an annual Arbor Day celebration.
For those who go above and beyond the call of duty, there is the Tree City USA Growth Award. Certified communities who spend at least as much as they did the previous year on their urban tree program can qualify. In addition, they must either initiate new tree management activities, or expand their current activities over the previous year.
For more information, contact the Arbor Day Foundation.
An application for certification or re-certification can be made directly on the Arbor Day Foundation website. Completed Tree City USA applications and/or requests for assistance in applying should be sent to:
Forest Management Bureau
3125 Conner Boulevard, C-25
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
Growth Award
The Tree City USA Growth Award is presented by the Arbor Day Foundation to participating Tree City USA communities that demonstrate higher levels of tree care and community engagement during the calendar year. All Tree City USA communities applying for recertification are also eligible to apply for a Growth Award during the online renewal process. First-time Tree City USA applicants are not eligible for a Growth Award.
The Growth Award recognizes major milestones and annual activities in five categories that combine to build sustainable community forestry programs over the long term. To learn more visit the Arbor Day Foundation.
Florida’s total is currently 150 Tree City USA communities. The communities in Florida listed below were certified as Tree City USA’s for 2024. New applicants and renewals are always welcome.
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Altamonte Springs 35 Years • Growth Award 6 years
Apalachicola 13 Years
Apopka 32 Years • Growth Award 4 years
Atlantic Beach 15 Years
Aventura 28 Years
Belleair 32 Years
Boca Raton 45 Years • Growth Award 6 years
Bonita Springs 16 Years
Bradenton 29 Years • Growth Award 8 years
Bradenton Beach 14 Years
Brooksville 31 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Bushnell 30 Years
Cape Canaveral 36 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Cape Coral 33 Years • Growth Award 7 years
Casselberry 18 Years • Growth Award 9 years
Cedar Key 3 Years
Clearwater 43 Years
Clermont 26 Years • Growth Award 8 years
Cocoa 14 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Coconut Creek 36 Years • Growth Award 8 years
Cooper City 43 Years • Growth Award 8 years
Coral Gables 40 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Coral Springs 40 Years • Growth Award 19 years
Crescent City 20 Years
Cutler Bay 16 Years • Growth Award 13 years
Deerfield Beach 30 Years • Growth Award 10 years
DeLand 37 Years • Growth Award 18 years
Delray Beach 24 Years
Destin 22 Years
Doral 17 Years
Dundee 10 Years
Dunedin 36 Years
Edgewater 8 Years
El Portal 8 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Estero 2 Years
Fellsmere 6 Years
Fernandina Beach 23 Years • Growth Award 4 years
Fort Lauderdale 46 Years • Growth Award 9 years
Fort Myers 33 Years • Growth Award 15 years
Fort Pierce 36 Years • Growth Award 3 years
Fort Walton Beach 18 Years
Green Cove Springs 36 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Greenacres 33 Years • Growth Award 9 years
Gulf Breeze 33 Years
Hollywood 44 Years • Growth Award 12 years
Indian Harbour Beach 1 Year
Interlachen 19 Years
Jacksonville 28 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Jacksonville Beach 36 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Juno Beach 24 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Jupiter 28 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Key Biscayne 3 Years
Key West 13 Years
Lady Lake 20 Years
Lake City 23 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Lake Mary 11 Years
Lake Wales 1 Year
Lake Worth Beach 19 Years • Growth Award 4 years
Lantana 34 Years • Growth Award 22 years
Largo 36 Years • Growth Award 10 years
Lauderdale By The Sea 5 Years
Leon County 19 Years
Lynn Haven 26 Years
Maitland 15 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Manatee County 16 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Margate, FL 35 Years • Growth Award 1 year
McIntosh 8 Years
Melbourne 36 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Mexico Beach 3 Years
Miami 18 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Miami Beach 19 Years • Growth Award 5 years
Miami Gardens 19 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Miami Lakes 18 Years • Growth Award 15 years
Micanopy 18 Years
Milton 30 Years • Growth Award 3 years
Mount Dora 37 Years
Naples 28 Years• Growth Award 18 years
NAS Whiting Field 33 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Neptune Beach 24 Years
New Port Richey 35 Years
North Palm Beach 19 Years
North Miami 35 Years • Growth Award 15 years
North Miami Beach 35 Years • Growth Award 7 years
North Port 25 Years • Growth Award 4 years
NSA-Panama City 30 Years
Oakland 22 Years
Oakland Park 28 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Ocala 35 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Ocoee 2 Years
Oldsmar 25 Years • Growth Award 6 years
Orange County 18 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Orange Park 44 Years
Orlando 48 Years • Growth Award 33 years
Ormond Beach 34 Years • Growth Award 8 years
Oviedo 26 Years
Palatka 32 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Palmetto 15 Years
Palmetto Bay 14 Years • Growth Award 5 years
Panama City 33 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Panama City Beach 3 Years
Parkland 32 Years • Growth Award 5 years
Pembroke Pines 32 Years • Growth Award 3 years
Pensacola Naval Air Station 30 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Pinecrest 16 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Pinellas County 7 Years • Growth Award 6 years
Pinellas Park 22 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Plantation 41 Years • Growth Award 22 years
Pomona Park 34 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Pompano Beach 36 Years
Ponce Inlet 31 Years
Port St. Lucie 20 Years • Growth Award 19 years
Palm Beach Gardens 36 years
Palm Beach Shores 21 years
Palm Coast 19 years
Palmetto 14 years
Panama City 32 years
Parkland 31 years
Pembroke Pines 31 years
Pensacola Naval Air Station 29 years
Perry 32 years
Pinellas County 42 years Growth Award for 5 years
Pinellas Park 21 years
Pomona Park 33 years
Pompano Beach 35 years
Ponce Inlet 30 years
Port St. Lucie 19 years Growth Award for 18 years
Royal Palm Beach 35 Years • Growth Award 5 years
Safety Harbor 37 Years • Growth Award 3 years
Sanford 38 Years • Growth Award 13 years
Sanibel 36 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Sarasota County 41 Years • Growth Award 12 years
Sebastian 23 Years • Growth Award 3 years
Sewall’s Point 33 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Southwest Ranches 18 Years • Growth Award 15 years
Sunrise 37 Years • Growth Award 2 years
Sarasota 2 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Seminole 24 Years
Sunny Isles Beach 6 Years
Surfside 9 Years
Tallahassee 33 Years • Growth Award 10 years
Tamarac 32 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Tampa 43 Years • Growth Award 4 years
Tarpon Springs 18 Years • Growth Award 4 years
Tavares 7 Years • Growth Award 1 year
Temple Terrace 17 Years
Tequesta 15 Years
Titusville 24 Years
Venice 15 Years
Vero Beach 44 Years • Growth Award 1 years
Virginia Gardens 8 Years
Welaka 2 Years
Wellington 28 Years • Growth Award 19 years
West Miami 9 Years • Growth Award 2 years
West Palm Beach 33 Years • Growth Award 7 years
Wildwood 35 Years
Winter Haven 32 Years • Growth Award 17 years
Winter Park 45 Years • Growth Award 31 years
Winter Springs 36 Years • Growth Award 15 years
Zephyrhills 21 Years
Tree Cities of the World Program
The Tree Cities of the World program is an international effort to recognize cities and towns committed to ensuring their urban forests and trees are properly maintained, sustainably managed, and duly celebrated. Cities must apply each year for this recognition. This program helps connect cities around the world in a network dedicated to sharing and adopting the most successful approaches to managing community trees and forests.
The following cities in Florida have been recognized as Tree Cities of the World in 2023:
- DeLand
- Fernandina Beach
- Gainesville
- Naples
- Pinellas County
- Port St. Lucie
- Safety Harbor
- St. Petersburg
