Which state has more cities with heritage tree programs, Arizona or Colorado?

Arizona has heritage tree programs in 18 of 18 verified cities, compared with 13 of 14 in Colorado. Heritage designation typically overrides standard DBH thresholds, so even smaller heritage trees require a removal permit.

Are tree removal permit fees higher in Arizona or Colorado?

Colorado publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $50 across 1 of 14 verified cities. Arizona verified cities don't publish fees in our corpus, so confirm directly with each Arizona city's permitting department.

How do tree replacement obligations compare between Arizona and Colorado?

Arizona documents a replacement obligation in 18 of 18 verified cities; Colorado in 13 of 14. Median numeric replacement ratio in Colorado is 1:1; Arizona ratios are published as text rules rather than fixed n:1 numbers. Many cities accept an in-lieu fee per tree when on-site replanting isn't feasible.

Tree removal permit rules: Arizona vs Colorado

A cross-state summary drawn from 18 verifieds Arizona cities and 14 verifieds Colorado cities. For city-level detail, see the Arizona ordinance hub or the Colorado ordinance hub.

Side-by-side summary

Field	Arizona	Colorado
Cities with a heritage tree program	18 of 18	13 of 14
Cities with a replacement ratio	18 of 18	13 of 14 (median 1:1)
Cities documenting who can apply	18 of 18	12 of 14
Cities publishing processing time	18 of 18	12 of 14
Permit fee (median, where published)	Not published	$50 (1 of 14 publish)
Cities requiring arborist certification	18 of 18	13 of 14
Cities specifying report sections	18 of 18	12 of 14

Counts are over verified cities only — cities awaiting verification or with sparse ordinance text don't contribute to these summaries.

How the two states compare

Which state has more cities with heritage tree programs, Arizona or Colorado?: Arizona has heritage tree programs in 18 of 18 verified cities, compared with 13 of 14 in Colorado. Heritage designation typically overrides standard DBH thresholds, so even smaller heritage trees require a removal permit.
Are tree removal permit fees higher in Arizona or Colorado?: Colorado publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $50 across 1 of 14 verified cities. Arizona verified cities don't publish fees in our corpus, so confirm directly with each Arizona city's permitting department.
How do tree replacement obligations compare between Arizona and Colorado?: Arizona documents a replacement obligation in 18 of 18 verified cities; Colorado in 13 of 14. Median numeric replacement ratio in Colorado is 1:1; Arizona ratios are published as text rules rather than fixed n:1 numbers. Many cities accept an in-lieu fee per tree when on-site replanting isn't feasible.

Arizona verified cities

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Colorado verified cities

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