Nashua does not have a dedicated heritage, specimen, or champion tree designation program in its Revised Ordinances. Public trees standing in Nashua streets and public ways are protected under the Board of Public Works' general authority and NH RSA 231:139 et seq.; private trees are protected only insofar as they fall within an Article XI wetland buffer, are required landscape material under Article XXVII, or were designated for retention on an approved site plan. The NH Big Tree Program (UNH Cooperative Extension) maintains the statewide register of champion trees by species.
Nashua's regulatory framework does not include a stand-alone heritage- or specimen-tree category with its own permit, replacement, or appraisal standard. The City achieves tree protection through (a) the Board of Public Works' Charter authority over all trees standing in streets and public ways; (b) Chapter 190 Article XI (Wetlands) protection of trees in delineated wetlands and buffers (20-75 feet, 100 feet vernal pool) administered by the Conservation Commission; (c) Article XXVII (Landscaping) protection of required landscape material on site-plan-approved developments; and (d) NH RSA 231:139 et seq. (Tree Wardens, Public Shade Trees, and Notice Provisions for removal of healthy public shade trees). The NH Big Tree Program, administered by UNH Cooperative Extension, maintains the statewide champion-tree register by species; nominations are open to the public, but champion status under the program is informational rather than regulatory. Nashua has been designated a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, requiring a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. New Hampshire Arbor Day is observed on the last Friday in April. Designation of individual private trees as heritage or specimen trees with private-property removal restrictions would require an ordinance change by the Board of Aldermen.
There is no specific heritage-tree penalty in the Nashua code. Damage to or removal of a tree standing in a Nashua street or public way is enforceable as damage to public property and under NH RSA 231:158. Tree removal in violation of Article XI (wetlands) or Article XXVII (required landscape material) is enforced by the Planning Department, Conservation Commission, and Building Safety. Tree-damage claims on private property follow NH RSA 539:1, which allows up to ten times the value of the tree for willful and knowing damage.
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