Garfield requires replacement plantings after qualifying tree removals, using a city-approved species list and excluding invasive species.
After permitted tree removals, Garfield requires replacement plantings under its tree removal and replacement article. Non-homeowners removing one or more trees of six inches DBH or more per acre within a five-year period must comply with replacement standards. Homeowners removing more than three trees per acre, or any single tree from designated higher-value categories, are also subject to replacement. Replacement species must follow the city's tree list and Right Tree Right Place guidelines, and exotic invasive species on the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team's Do Not Plant List are barred.
Skipping replacement after a permitted clearing, or planting Norway maples or other listed invasives, are common compliance failures.
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