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

North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 verified cities, compared with 12 of 17 in Oregon. Heritage designation typically overrides standard DBH thresholds, so even smaller heritage trees require a removal permit.

Are tree removal permit fees higher in North Carolina or Oregon?

Oregon publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $158 across 2 of 17 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 North Carolina and Oregon?

North Carolina documents a replacement obligation in 19 of 19 verified cities; Oregon in 15 of 17. Median numeric replacement ratio in Oregon 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: North Carolina vs Oregon

A cross-state summary drawn from 19 verifieds North Carolina cities and 17 verifieds Oregon cities. For city-level detail, see the North Carolina ordinance hub or the Oregon ordinance hub.

Side-by-side summary

Field	North Carolina	Oregon
Cities with a heritage tree program	19 of 19	12 of 17
Cities with a replacement ratio	19 of 19	15 of 17 (median 1:1)
Cities documenting who can apply	19 of 19	17 of 17
Cities publishing processing time	19 of 19	13 of 17
Permit fee (median, where published)	Not published	$158 (2 of 17 publish)
Cities requiring arborist certification	19 of 19	17 of 17
Cities specifying report sections	19 of 19	17 of 17

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, North Carolina or Oregon?: North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 verified cities, compared with 12 of 17 in Oregon. Heritage designation typically overrides standard DBH thresholds, so even smaller heritage trees require a removal permit.
Are tree removal permit fees higher in North Carolina or Oregon?: Oregon publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $158 across 2 of 17 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 North Carolina and Oregon?: North Carolina documents a replacement obligation in 19 of 19 verified cities; Oregon in 15 of 17. Median numeric replacement ratio in Oregon 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.

North Carolina verified cities

+ 11 more North Carolina verified cities.

Oregon verified cities

+ 9 more Oregon verified cities.

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