Invasive Plant Rules in Detroit, MI (2026)
2 verified invasive plant rules for Detroit, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Detroit's zoning code bars planting silver maple, boxelder, mulberry, cottonwood, black locust, willow, American and Siberian elm, and other listed species citywide unless the Recreation Department grants special review approval.
Detroit's Banned Tree Planting List
Significant RestrictionsDetroit City Code § 50-14-324
The planting of the following tree species shall be prohibited, except upon special review and approval by the Recreation Department: Common Name Horticultural Name Silver maple Acer saccharium Boxelder Acer nugundo Honey locust (thorned) Gleditsia t. (thorned) Ginko (female) Ginko biloba (female) Mulberry Morus species Cottonwood; Aspen; Poplar Populus species Black locust Robinis sp...
Front Yard Gardens
Detroit allows urban gardens by right in every residential district, but the city's Forestry Division bans planting any tree species or other plant it deems injurious or invasive, plus oats, wheat, and rye to control rodents.
Detroit Bans Invasive Plants in Home Gardens
Some RestrictionsDetroit City Code § 50-12-397
The following farm products shall be prohibited from being produced on an urban garden or urban farm: (1)Farm animals, as described in Chapter 6 of this Code, Animal Care, Control, and Regulation;(2)Prohibited tree species under Section 50-14-324 of this Code and any other plants deemed injurious or invasive by the General Services Department Forestry Division;(3)Oats, wheat, and rye, in ord...
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