Maryland designates no statewide heritage-tree registry. In Harford County, notable trees are protected as specimen trees under the Forest Conservation Act's local program, Md. Code, Natural Resources §5-1603, which directs retaining large specimen trees during development.
There is no Maryland heritage or landmark tree statute, so Harford County keeps no formal heritage-tree list. Protection instead flows through the Forest Conservation Act. Md. Code, Natural Resources §5-1603(a)(1) requires the county's local forest conservation program, adopted as Chapter 267, and that program and the county's Forest Cover Conservation and Replacement Manual single out specimen trees, generally the largest individual trees on a site, for priority retention with protected crown-root zones during construction. Removing a specimen tree requires justification and higher replacement in the forest conservation plan. Outside development, a mature private yard tree carries no special county designation.
Removing or damaging a specimen tree without approval in an approved forest conservation plan violates Natural Resources §5-1601 et seq. and Chapter 267, drawing replacement at elevated ratios, surety forfeiture, and county fines.
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