Invasive Plant Rules in Laurens County, SC (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Laurens County, South Carolina.
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Bamboo Restrictions
Laurens County's tree protection ordinance lists golden bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea, on Table D.6 as an invasive nuisance species, so unincorporated-area developers can clear it without a tree removal permit, but the ordinance bars using it as replacement or landscaping stock in any new subdivision or commercial project.
Laurens County SC Golden Bamboo Listing Rule
Light RestrictionsLaurens County Code, Ch. 33, Appendix C(d)(6), Table D.6 (Golden Bamboo row)
(6)Nuisance tree species. Trees of the following species are considered invasive and should be removed. The trees within Table D.6. shall not be used as replacement trees or for landscaping in new development: ... Common Name Botanical Name Trees: ... Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys Aurea
Prohibited Species
Unincorporated Laurens County's tree protection ordinance carves ten invasive tree species, plus six invasive shrub and vine species, out of its protection rules entirely. Table D.6 lets developers remove them without a permit, but bars every listed species from counting as replacement or landscaping stock in new residential and commercial development.
Laurens County SC Invasive Tree Species List
Light RestrictionsLaurens County Code, Ch. 33, Appendix C(d)(6), Table D.6
(6)Nuisance tree species. Trees of the following species are considered invasive and should be removed. The trees within Table D.6. shall not be used as replacement trees or for landscaping in new development: ... Common Name Botanical Name Trees: Bradford/Callery Pear Pyrus calleryana Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis Japanese Maple Acer palmatum Chinaberry ...
Tree-of-Heaven Removal
Laurens County's tree protection ordinance names tree-of-heaven, Ailanthus altissima, on its Table D.6 nuisance species list, so unincorporated-area developers can remove it without a tree removal permit, but they cannot plant it to satisfy a subdivision's replacement-tree or landscaping requirement.
Laurens County SC Tree-of-Heaven Listing Rule
Light RestrictionsLaurens County Code, Ch. 33, Appendix C(d)(6), Table D.6 (Tree-of-Heaven row)
(6)Nuisance tree species. Trees of the following species are considered invasive and should be removed. The trees within Table D.6. shall not be used as replacement trees or for landscaping in new development: ... Common Name Botanical Name Trees: ... Tree-of-Heaven Ailanthus altissima
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