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

North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 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 Colorado or North Carolina?

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

How do tree replacement obligations compare between Colorado and North Carolina?

Colorado documents a replacement obligation in 13 of 14 verified cities; North Carolina in 19 of 19. Median numeric replacement ratio in Colorado is 1:1; North Carolina 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: Colorado vs North Carolina

A cross-state summary drawn from 14 verifieds Colorado cities and 19 verifieds North Carolina cities. For city-level detail, see the Colorado ordinance hub or the North Carolina ordinance hub.

Side-by-side summary

Field	Colorado	North Carolina
Cities with a heritage tree program	13 of 14	19 of 19
Cities with a replacement ratio	13 of 14 (median 1:1)	19 of 19
Cities documenting who can apply	12 of 14	19 of 19
Cities publishing processing time	12 of 14	19 of 19
Permit fee (median, where published)	$50 (1 of 14 publish)	Not published
Cities requiring arborist certification	13 of 14	19 of 19
Cities specifying report sections	12 of 14	19 of 19

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, Colorado or North Carolina?: North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 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 Colorado or North Carolina?: Colorado publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $50 across 1 of 14 verified cities. North Carolina verified cities don't publish fees in our corpus, so confirm directly with each North Carolina city's permitting department.
How do tree replacement obligations compare between Colorado and North Carolina?: Colorado documents a replacement obligation in 13 of 14 verified cities; North Carolina in 19 of 19. Median numeric replacement ratio in Colorado is 1:1; North Carolina 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.

Colorado verified cities

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North Carolina verified cities

+ 11 more North Carolina verified cities.

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