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

Arizona has heritage tree programs in 18 of 18 verified cities, compared with 18 of 23 in Washington. 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 Washington?

Washington publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $250 across 1 of 23 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 Washington?

Arizona documents a replacement obligation in 18 of 18 verified cities; Washington in 16 of 23. Median numeric replacement ratio in Washington is 1.5:1; 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 Washington

A cross-state summary drawn from 18 verifieds Arizona cities and 23 verifieds Washington cities. For city-level detail, see the Arizona ordinance hub or the Washington ordinance hub.

Side-by-side summary

Field	Arizona	Washington
Cities with a heritage tree program	18 of 18	18 of 23
Cities with a replacement ratio	18 of 18	16 of 23 (median 1.5:1)
Cities documenting who can apply	18 of 18	12 of 23
Cities publishing processing time	18 of 18	11 of 23
Permit fee (median, where published)	Not published	$250 (1 of 23 publish)
Cities requiring arborist certification	18 of 18	17 of 23
Cities specifying report sections	18 of 18	16 of 23

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 Washington?: Arizona has heritage tree programs in 18 of 18 verified cities, compared with 18 of 23 in Washington. 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 Washington?: Washington publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $250 across 1 of 23 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 Washington?: Arizona documents a replacement obligation in 18 of 18 verified cities; Washington in 16 of 23. Median numeric replacement ratio in Washington is 1.5:1; 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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Washington verified cities

+ 15 more Washington verified cities.

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