Fort Worth follows the Texas Department of Agriculture's noxious weed list under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 71. Prohibited species include giant salvinia, water hyacinth, and several thistle species. The city also discourages invasive species like Chinese tallow and ligustrum.
Fort Worth defers to the Texas Department of Agriculture's official noxious weed list for prohibited plant species. Under Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 71, noxious weeds include giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta), water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Carrizo cane (Arundo donax), and various thistles. While not technically prohibited by city ordinance, Fort Worth's urban forestry program and Trinity River Vision Authority strongly discourage planting invasive species such as Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera), ligustrum (Ligustrum species), and Chinaberry (Melia azedarach). Fort Worth's landscape ordinance (Section 6.302 of the Zoning Ordinance) requires approved plant species for commercial development landscaping but does not extend species prohibitions to residential properties.
State noxious weed violations enforced by TDA. City may require removal of vegetation creating a public nuisance under Chapter 11.
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