Invasive Plant Rules in Garland, TX (2026)
2 verified invasive plant rules for Garland, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
The Garland Development Code prohibits planting species defined as invasive (TPWD/TDA classification) in required landscape areas and references an approved tree list.
Prohibited Species via Development Code Plant Lists
Light RestrictionsTex. Agriculture Code Sec. 71.151 (Noxious and Invasive Plants - List Required)
Sec. 71.151. LIST REQUIRED. (a) The department by rule shall publish a list of noxious and invasive plant species that have serious potential to cause economic or ecological harm to the state. The department may publish lists of noxious and invasive plant species organized by region.(b) In preparing or amending a list under this section, the department shall:(1) consult with representativ...
Tree-of-Heaven Removal
Garland's Development Code names Tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus, as an Unprotected Tree under Section 4.55(R). That classification removes it entirely from the City's tree-preservation and permit-authorization requirements, so a Tree-of-heaven can be removed from a development site without a Tree Management Plan, Tree Removal Authorization, mitigation, or replacement planting.
Garland Tree-of-Heaven Removal Exemption
Few RestrictionsGarland Development Code § 4.55(R)
(R) "Unprotected Tree" means any of the following: (1) Callery pear (all cultivars). (2) Chinaberry. (3) Chinese Tallow. (4) Ilex species (except for yaupon holly and Possumhaw holly). (5) Palm (all plants in Palmae). (6) Tree-of-heaven or Ailanthus. (7) Eastern Red Cedar* (except where otherwise specified in Section 4.54.1(D)). (8) Other species listed as invasive.
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