Tree Protection in New Jersey (2026)

Brick Township requires a Shade Tree Commission or Engineering Department permit before removing, cutting, or damaging…

Freehold Township protects mature heritage and historic trees under Chapter 336, Article II. The Township Forester…

Hamilton Township bars removal of any tree officially designated "historic" under Code § 550-117 unless the applicant…

Lakewood Township protects any tree the governing body formally designates historic, plus 'Specimen Trees' listed under…

The Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, New Jersey has no separate landmark or heritage-tree label. Instead, Village…

Toms River Township defines any tree of 16 inches or greater DBH as a landmark tree and requires developers to…

Freehold Township singles out heritage trees (mature trees of a size the Township Forester defines by species) and…

Hamilton Township protects trees the Shade Tree Commission designates as "specimen" trees, including rare species or…

Lakewood Township names dozens of specific tree species as protected 'specimen trees' once they exceed a listed trunk…

Toms River's tree ordinance singles out "specimen trees", exceptional trees measured against New Jersey's Record Trees…

Edison Township singles out 'specimen trees', any tree with a trunk diameter of sixteen inches or more, for extra…

Trenton requires a Tree Permit before removing any street tree with a trunk 2.5 inches or more in diameter, or any…

Freehold Township requires a permit from the Shade Tree Commission before anyone plants, cuts, prunes, or otherwise…

Bergenfield requires a Shade Tree Committee permit before anyone plants, trims, or removes a tree on any public…

Brick Township requires street trees installed with a subdivision or site plan to be chosen from an approved species…

Planting a tree in a Cherry Hill Township right-of-way or on public property needs a Street Opening Permit from the…

Planting a shade or ornamental tree along any Clifton street or park needs a $10 permit from the Public Works Director…

New development in Edison must plant one shade tree for every 50 feet of right-of-way frontage, plus perimeter trees…

Elizabeth's design standards set the minimum size for new street trees at two-inch caliper, measured one foot above the…

Hackensack requires City Manager approval before anyone plants, prunes, or otherwise disturbs a shade tree standing on…

Hamilton Township's site plan landscaping standards require street trees along every public right-of-way, spaced an…

Before planting or setting out any shade tree along an Irvington street, § 610-4 requires a written permit from the…

Jersey City requires one street tree, new or existing, for every 25 feet of street frontage on any development or…

Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey requires new development to plant street trees on both sides of every…

Linden's tree ordinance defines the planting strip as the part of the street right-of-way between the property line and…

No one may plant a shade or ornamental tree in a Long Branch street, park, or parkway without approval of the species…

Planting any shade tree in a Newark street or city park requires written permission from the Director of Public Works…

No one may plant or set out a tree in a Passaic street, park, or planting strip without a written permit from the…

Paterson's Land Development Ordinance spaces new street trees 25 to 40 feet apart, sets a minimum trunk size, and…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 190-84 sets fixed placement standards for street trees: both sides of the right-of-way, no…

Street and shade trees planted in Toms River's public right-of-way must come from an approved species list and be…

Trenton's zoning ordinance requires developers to plant shade trees in the curb lawn and on-site under § 315-11.9…

Planting a tree or shrub along a Woodbridge street requires a Township permit, and the planting must match the species…