Texarkana, TX Landscaping Rules: Tree Removal & Heritage Trees (2026)
Tree removal permit rules in Texarkana, TX, sometimes called heritage tree, protected tree, or street tree ordinances, list which trees require a permit before you can cut them down.
Key Facts
- Replacement window
- 30 days after plant dies
- Standard
- Similar variety and size
- Governing chapter
- Ch. 115, Landscaping
- Credited-tree rule
- Replace at equal point value
Summary
Required landscape trees that die in Texarkana must be replaced within 30 days with similar variety and size, per the city's landscaping ordinance.
All required landscaping shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner at all times. This shall include mowing, edging, pruning or trimming, fertilizing, weeding, watering and other such activities common to the maintenance of landscaping. Plant materials which die shall be replaced with plant material of similar variety and size within 30 days weather permitting.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
Texarkana's landscaping ordinance (Ch. 115) requires developments to install and maintain landscaping, including trees earned through the mandatory and elective point systems. Under Sec. 115-8, any required plant material that dies -- trees included -- must be replaced with material of similar variety and size within 30 days, weather permitting. A related rule for trees credited under the tree-preservation/credit option (Sec. 115-7) requires replacement with a tree equal to the point value lost if needed to keep the plan at the 60-point minimum. There's no general permit or ratio-based mitigation system for removing trees outside a development's landscape plan -- the replacement duty attaches to trees that were required or credited as part of an approved site/landscape plan.
Violations & Fines
Failure to replace dead required or credited landscape trees within the 30-day window (or to otherwise maintain the approved landscape plan) is a violation subject to code enforcement and can hold up final approvals tied to the landscape plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Texarkana require replacing any tree I remove on my property?
How fast must a dead required tree be replaced?
Sources & Official References
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