Welcome to the City of Winter Park, Florida

The Forestry Division is responsible for maintaining the city’s tree canopy. The forestry crew is tasked with maintaining and increasing the city’s urban forest by scheduling services to facilitate optimum trimming and planting of live trees, removal of dead trees, and educating the public, and providing consultations to city residents.

Winter Park has received the National Arbor Day Foundation’s “Tree City USA” award for the 27th consecutive year and the Foundation "Growth" award since it’s inception in 1991. This division is also one of the 23 cities nationwide to receive the Foundations Sterling award. Forestry also maintains a five acre tree nursery and a quarter acre seedling holding area as well as a tree debris disposal site.

Memorial trees
Please call 407-599-3325 for more details.

Larger right-of-way trees
Please call 407-599-3325 for more details.

Free mulch and firewood
The division also provides free mulch and firewood to city residents. Call 407-599-3325 for more details.

FREE trees are available! Click here for more info.

Forestry Brochure

FAQs

Helpful Links

• ISA-Arbor Web site
• Trees Are Cool Web site

reLeaf Reforestation Plan

Tree Protection Education

Tree Protection Ordinance

Tree Removal Permit

AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2006, the Forestry Divison will no longer accept Tree Removal Permit Applications. ALL applications EXCEPT for rights-of-way trees MUST be submitted to the Code Enforcement Division in person and paid for in advance.