Elizabeth, NJ Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

080, Landscaping, sets the baseline planting standard applied citywide: street trees and on-site deciduous shade trees must be no less than two-inch caliper, measured one foot above the root crown at the time of planting, and shade trees must sit on the street line so they don't interfere with utilities or sidewalks. Evergreen trees must be at least four feet tall at planting, deciduous trees at least seven feet, and shrubs at least two feet, with all plant material conforming to the American Standard for Nursery Stock and the USDA hardiness zone map for the area, and trees balled, burlapped and properly staked when installed.

45 defines a street tree as any tree planted in the sidewalk or planting strip, including trees within islands, medians or pedestrian refuges in the roadway right-of-way, and a planting strip as the area between the sidewalk and curb or, where no sidewalk exists, between the property line and the curb. 5-inch caliper, be planted within 12 months, and be monitored by the applicant for two years to confirm survival. The abutting property owner is responsible for tree-well upkeep, including removing weeds and debris, and is permitted to lightly prune street trees to remove branches under seven feet and root suckers.