Augusta tree establishment bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.

The City of Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County) requires a tree-establishment bond to guarantee that the trees a development must plant are actually installed and survive their establishment period. The city sets the amount from the required planting — we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.

Required by the City of Augusta to guarantee required tree planting and survival
Amount is set by the city from your site's required trees — enter the figure on your approval
Flat 3%, no credit pull — enter your required bond amount and the premium updates
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumNo creditcheck to issue
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard tree-establishment bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the city. Here is the whole thing:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

Apply online

Your business details, the bond amount the city required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

INSTANTLY

Issued on the spot

No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

SAME DAY

File with the City of Augusta

Submit the executed bond with your site plan / land disturbance approval to the City of Augusta planning office. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your City of Augusta approval and the premium updates.

$5,000 bond
$275
$10,000 bond
$300
$25,000 bond
$750
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the tree establishment bond guarantees

When a development in the City of Augusta is approved, its site plan often requires a number of trees to be planted and kept alive through an establishment period. Rather than hold up the rest of the project, the city lets the developer post a tree-establishment bond as a financial guarantee that the planting is completed and the trees survive.

It is a three-party arrangement: you or the developer (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of Augusta (the obligee). If the required trees are not planted, or die during the establishment period and are not replaced, the city can recover against the bond to complete the landscaping.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Developers who plant and maintain as approved get the bond released at the end of the establishment period. We issue the amount the city set, at a flat 3% with no credit check.

City of Augusta tree ordinanceThe City of Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County) requires a tree-establishment / landscape guarantee bond as a condition of site plan approval, administered by the city's Planning & Development department under its tree and landscape ordinance. The bond amount is set by the city from the required planting — confirm the figure on your approval, and we'll issue the bond on it.

You need this bond if you are

A developer in the City of Augusta whose site plan requires tree planting
A contractor or landscaper guaranteeing required trees through their establishment period
Completing a project before the required landscaping is fully installed
Required by the city to bond tree establishment as a condition of approval

Five minutes, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount the City of Augusta set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your approval.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

How much is the Augusta tree establishment bond? +
The premium is a flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. The amount is set by the City of Augusta from the trees your site plan must plant — enter that figure and the quote updates.
Who requires this bond? +
The City of Augusta (Augusta-Richmond County) requires it as a condition of site plan approval, through its Planning & Development department under the city's tree and landscape ordinance.
What does it guarantee? +
That the required trees are planted and survive their establishment period. If they are not, the city can recover against the bond to complete the landscaping — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Is there a credit check? +
No — this bond is issued with no credit pull. Larger bond amounts may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
What amount should I choose? +
Use the figure on your City of Augusta approval — the city sets it from the required planting. If your paperwork does not name an amount, send it to us and we will confirm with the city before issuing.
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Augusta tree establishment bond, issued today.

Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the city set and file the same day.

Your premium @ 3%$300
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