Tree Protection in Conroe, TX (2026)
1 verified tree protection rules for Conroe, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Heritage & Protected Trees
Conroe defines a heritage tree as a healthy tree of 28-inch diameter or more, or a Texas Big Tree Registry-qualifying native species, and gives it the strongest protection in the tree code: removing one from a previously cleared site requires proving preservation would cause unnecessary hardship.
Conroe Heritage Tree Protection Rules
Significant RestrictionsConroe Code of Ordinances Sec. 102-2 (definition); Sec. 102-11(c)(2)
Heritage tree means a healthy tree with a DBH of 28 inches or more; or of a species listed on the Texas Forest Service list of native and naturalized trees of Texas that has a circumference not less than two-thirds of the threshold circumference required for classification as a "big tree" as published in the Texas Big Tree Registry sponsored by Texas A&M Forest Service. ... Any heritage trees r...
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