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

North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 verified cities, compared with 15 of 16 in Texas. 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 Texas?

Texas publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $273.50 across 2 of 16 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 Texas?

North Carolina documents a replacement obligation in 19 of 19 verified cities; Texas in 16 of 16. Both states use text rules (retention percentages or assessed-value mitigation) rather than fixed n:1 ratios in our verified corpus. Many cities accept an in-lieu fee per tree when on-site replanting isn't feasible.

Tree removal permit rules: North Carolina vs Texas

A cross-state summary drawn from 19 verifieds North Carolina cities and 16 verifieds Texas cities. For city-level detail, see the North Carolina ordinance hub or the Texas ordinance hub.

Side-by-side summary

Field	North Carolina	Texas
Cities with a heritage tree program	19 of 19	15 of 16
Cities with a replacement ratio	19 of 19	16 of 16
Cities documenting who can apply	19 of 19	14 of 16
Cities publishing processing time	19 of 19	15 of 16
Permit fee (median, where published)	Not published	$273.50 (2 of 16 publish)
Cities requiring arborist certification	19 of 19	15 of 16
Cities specifying report sections	19 of 19	12 of 16

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 Texas?: North Carolina has heritage tree programs in 19 of 19 verified cities, compared with 15 of 16 in Texas. 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 Texas?: Texas publishes a median tree removal permit fee of $273.50 across 2 of 16 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 Texas?: North Carolina documents a replacement obligation in 19 of 19 verified cities; Texas in 16 of 16. Both states use text rules (retention percentages or assessed-value mitigation) rather than fixed n:1 ratios in our verified corpus. Many cities accept an in-lieu fee per tree when on-site replanting isn't feasible.

North Carolina verified cities

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Texas verified cities

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