Overview

• The tender calls for planting 1,200 Amaltas, 1,200 Queen’s crepe myrtle, 1,200 rosy trumpet trees and about 8,400 bougainvillea shrubs.
• Bidding closes on June 2 with the forest department seeking contractors to supply and plant fully grown saplings.
• Officials will use native saplings standing 10 to 12 feet tall to improve survival rates in Delhi’s weather.
• Forest officials said none of the chinar or cherry blossom trees planted during the 2023 beautification drive survived.
• Although no blooms are expected this year, officials anticipate some trees will begin flowering by next year.