Jackson, NJ Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

Section 244-193A(2)(b) sets the species Jackson Township accepts as shade or street trees. In areas with significant available moisture, approved species include willow oak, red maple, green ash, sweet gum, sour gum and single-trunked river birch. Elsewhere, approved species include hop hornbeam, red oak, white oak, chestnut oak, scarlet oak, linden, tulip tree, sugar maple, white ash, scholar tree and mountain ash. Under § 244-193D, within shade tree easements, or between the sidewalk and property line where no easement exists, trees must be spaced a minimum of 40 feet and a maximum of 50 feet apart, kept at least five feet from sidewalks and driveways, and set back at least 25 feet from street intersections or streetlights.

Where existing trees being saved do not satisfy the requirement, the developer must plant supplemental shade trees so each lot carries at least six shade trees per acre of lot area, and the Planning Board may require more based on site conditions. Minimum plant sizes under § 244-193A(3) call for shade trees of at least two-inch caliper or 10 to 12 feet in height, whichever is greater, and every planting must follow the wells, staking, wrapping and topsoil protection standards in the same section.