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Phase 2 Update: Trees and Plants are underway!

Jul 12, 2022
by The Underline
Introduction
The moment we have all been waiting for! Today we began the process of selecting plants and trees from local nurseries for The Underline's Phase 2. Joined by our partners from the Miami Dade Department of Transportation & Public Works and Lead Engineering and landscape architect Ken Gardner, we visited nurseries in Homestead to start the selection of thousands of plants and trees coming to The Underline's Phase 2. Here are the trees and plants we selected: Gumbo Limbo TreesThatch PalmsSilver Buttonwood (which will grow into a tree)Two-tone Satinwood TreesSabal PalmsLive OakParadise TreesTamarind TreesMagnificent Cycads All plants and trees were chosen based on the root, tree, and canopy health, height minimums, and more.

The moment we have all been waiting for!

Today we began the process of selecting plants and trees from local nurseries for The Underline's Phase 2. Joined by our partners from the Miami Dade Department of Transportation & Public Works and Lead Engineering and landscape architect Ken Gardner, we visited nurseries in Homestead to start the selection of thousands of plants and trees coming to The Underline's Phase 2.

Here are the trees and plants we selected:

  • Gumbo Limbo Trees
  • Thatch Palms
  • Silver Buttonwood (which will grow into a tree)
  • Two-tone Satinwood Trees
  • Sabal Palms
  • Live Oak
  • Paradise Trees
  • Tamarind Trees
  • Magnificent Cycads

All plants and trees were chosen based on the root, tree, and canopy health, height minimums, and more.

To learn more about The Underline Phase 2 project, please view the fact sheet here.

For more information about detours and Phase 2 construction progress please visit theunderline.org/phases.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Miami Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) who is leading construction by email at: TheUnderline@miamidade.gov

You may also visit our FAQ page and share your feedback with us by filling out our Community Comments form.

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July 12, 2022

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