Invasive Plant Rules in Pueblo, CO (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Pueblo, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Pueblo bars planting cottonwood, box-elder, fruit-bearing mulberry, Russian olive, tamarisk and tree of heaven in any public place, with a narrow exception for river restoration projects.
Pueblo's Prohibited Public-Place Tree Species
Significant RestrictionsPueblo Municipal Code § 10-2-3(a)
it shall be unlawful to plant, in any public place in the City, any tree of the cottonwood (Populus spp.) except for any cottonless variety thereof, box-elder (Acer negundo), fruit-bearing variety of mulberry (Morus alba), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), tamarisk (Tamarix), or Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) genus or species.(b)Nothing in this Section is intended to prohibit planti...