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Tree Protection in Bakersfield, CA (2026)

1 verified tree protection rules for Bakersfield, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Parkway Planting

The city's director of recreation and parks controls all planting in Bakersfield's parkways and streets, limited to species on the official Bakersfield tree planting list, under Municipal Code Chapter 12.40's "tree ordinance."

Bakersfield Street Tree Planting Standards

Some Restrictions

Bakersfield Municipal Code § 12.40.040

The director shall have full jurisdiction and control of the designation of types and varieties, planting, setting out, locating and placing of all trees, shrubs and plants in the streets, parks, parkways and public places of the city, and shall likewise have supervision, direction and control of the removal, relocation and replacement thereof; provided, however, that in making such determinati...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Bakersfield city rules.

Tree Protection in Kern County