Vineland, NJ Tree Protection: Heritage & Protected Trees (2026)

Section 425-85.B(5) singles out significant trees for extra protection within Vineland's forest and tree conservation standards: significant trees are defined as the largest known individual trees of each species listed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Forestry, plus large trees approaching the diameter of the known largest specimen, and species that are rare to the area or have particular horticultural or landscape value. All development design must be arranged with particular attention to conserving those trees. The chapter backs that priority with a procedural safeguard at § 425-85.C(12): notwithstanding the estimating shortcuts otherwise allowed for large tracts, every tree with a DBH of 16 inches or greater must be specifically identified by location, species and common name on the tree-save and replacement plan, and all efforts must be made to preserve such trees, including relocating infrastructure, roadways or buildings if necessary.

Removing any tree in that 16-inch-or-larger category requires specific Planning Board approval, and any tree approved for removal in that category must be listed individually on the approved plan rather than folded into an estimate. Replacement for a removed tree of 16 inches DBH or larger follows Table B, which sets an escalating number of required replacement trees, each with a minimum DBH of 2.5 inches, keyed to the size of the tree removed.