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Invasive Plant Rules in Little Rock, AR (2026)

3 verified invasive plant rules for Little Rock, Arkansas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Bamboo Restrictions

Little Rock's landscaping code lists bamboo (Phyllostachys spp.) as an invasive species that cannot be used to satisfy any required landscape planting.

Little Rock Bans Bamboo in Landscaping

Some Restrictions

Little Rock, AR Code of Ordinances Sec. 15-106

Sec. 15-106. - Invasive plant species. ... Nandia Domestica / Heavenly Bamboo ... Phyllostachys Spp / Bamboo ...

Prohibited Species

Little Rock's landscaping code names over 30 invasive plants -- kudzu, Bradford pear, privet, English ivy, tree of heaven and more -- that cannot be used to satisfy the city's mandatory parking-lot, buffer and site landscaping requirements.

Little Rock Invasive Plant Species Ban

Some Restrictions

Sec. 15-106

Sec. 15-106. - Invasive plant species. Ailanthus Altissima Tree of Heaven Lythrum Salicaria Purple Loosestrife Vinca Minor Littleleaf Periwinkle Albizia Julibrissin Mimosa Mahonia Bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Wisteria Spp Wisteria Celastrus Orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet Melia Azedarach Chinaberry Tree Elaeagnus Pungens Silverthorn Nandia Domestica Heavenly Bamboo Elaeagnus Umb...

Tree-of-Heaven Removal

Little Rock's landscaping code lists tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) as an invasive plant species, and it cannot be used to satisfy required site landscaping.

Little Rock Bars Tree of Heaven in Landscaping

Some Restrictions

Sec. 15-106

Sec. 15-106. - Invasive plant species. Ailanthus Altissima Tree of Heaven Lythrum Salicaria Purple Loosestrife Vinca Minor Littleleaf Periwinkle Albizia Julibrissin Mimosa Mahonia Bealei Leatherleaf Mahonia Wisteria Spp Wisteria Celastrus Orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet Melia Azedarach Chinaberry Tree Elaeagnus Pungens Silverthorn Nandia Domestica Heavenly Bamboo Elaeagnus Umb...

Looking for Pulaski County county-wide rules?

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

Invasive Plant Rules in Pulaski County