Invasive Plant Rules in Dallas, TX (2026)
2 verified invasive plant rules for Dallas, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Dallas Development Code Sec. 51A-10.103(e) bans invasive plants from any landscape required by the city's tree and landscape ordinance, and Sec. 51A-10.101(29) defines an invasive plant as one classified as invasive to the Dallas region by Texas Parks and Wildlife or the Texas Department of Agriculture. The same section separately bans palm trees and ash tree nursery stock from required landscaping and city property.
Dallas Bans Invasive Plants From New Landscapes
Some RestrictionsDallas Development Code Sec. 51A-10.103
(a) Artificial plant materials, including synthetic turf, may not be used to satisfy the requirements of this article. (b) In satisfying the requirements of this article, the use of high-quality, hardy, and drought-tolerant plant materials is recommended and encouraged. (c) For a lot or tract of land two acres in size or greater, no one species of tree may constitute more than 35 pe...
Tree-of-Heaven Removal
Dallas Development Code Sec. 51A-10.101(64)(G) lists tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus, as an unprotected tree species, meaning it falls entirely outside the permit and mitigation rules that cover the city's protected trees. A property owner can cut down a tree-of-heaven of any size without a tree removal application, a building permit, or any replacement planting.
Dallas Excludes Tree-of-Heaven From Protection
Few RestrictionsDallas Development Code Sec. 51A-10.101(64)(G)
(64) UNPROTECTED TREE means the following: (A) Arizona ash. (B) Callery pear (all cultivars). (C) Chinaberry. (D) Chinese tallow. (E) Ilex species (except for yaupon holly and Possumhaw holly). (F) Palm (all plants in Palmae). (G) Tree-of-heaven or Ailanthus. (H) Other trees listed as invasive plants. ...
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