Cedar Park, TX Tree Protection: Protected Tree Species (2026)
Key Facts
- Protection basis
- Trunk size, not species
- Species named
- Oak (oak wilt)
- City authority
- Inspect trees & wood piles
- Testing
- City may sample for disease
Summary
Cedar Park doesn't protect trees by species, its rules turn on trunk size, but it singles out oaks: diseased or oak-wilt-affected trees and improperly stored oak wood are declared a public nuisance.
The planting, preserving or maintaining of trees which present a danger to the community shall be deemed a public nuisance and are prohibited. Such trees shall include all trees, which are hazardous or may result in injury to person or property because of a defective or diseased condition (including but not limited to oak wilt), trees made hazardous as a result of severe trenching near the trunk, during construction, making them unstable and liable to fall upon any sidewalk, street or building, trees damaged by a tornado, storm, flood, high winds, or other natural act of God, and diseased cut oak wood.
(b) The city shall have the right to examine trees, alive or dead, and logwood piles to determine whether they are contagiously diseased, including the gathering of samples for laboratory testing, as long it does not result in any damage to the tree. (Ordinance CO13-13-01-10-C3 adopted 1/10/13)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Cedar Park's tree ordinance protects trees based on trunk caliper (8 inches or more) or heritage size (26 inches DBH or more), not by species, so there is no list of specially protected tree species. The one species-specific provision names oaks: under § 14.07.016, any tree hazardous because of a defective or diseased condition, expressly including oak wilt, and diseased cut oak wood, is declared a public nuisance and prohibited. The city may examine live or dead trees and logwood piles and collect samples for lab testing to confirm contagious disease.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a hazardous or oak-wilt-diseased tree, or improperly stored diseased oak wood, is a public nuisance enforceable under the general penalty provisions of § 1.01.009.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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