Tree Protection in Suffolk County, NY (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Suffolk County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Suffolk County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Parkway Planting
Suffolk County's Department of Public Works may plant trees and shrubs along the rights-of-way of County roads, including new construction, erosion-control plantings on cuts and fills, and shade trees at County building sites, but only when the Legislature appropriates funding.
Suffolk County Plants Trees Along Road Rights-of-Way
Few RestrictionsSuffolk County Code § A8-3
The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works shall plant rows or groups of suitable trees and/or shrubs along the bounds of existing County roads or County roads to be constructed in the future, at such places as he may determine, and may also plant on the banks of such cuts and fills as were made in constructing, reconstructing or improving such County roads such shrubs or trees as are n...
Tree Protection by City in Suffolk County
3 cities in Suffolk County have their own tree protection rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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