Tree Removal Rules – Metro Atlanta
Removing a tree is not as simple as hiring a tree company or buying a chainsaw and seeing a pile of chips the next day. Counties and cities across the Atlanta metro area have adopted tree ordinances that determine whether you can cut down a tree and whether you have to replace it with another.
Seven Good Reasons to Support Your Tree Protection Ordinance
You can’t ignore these rules. If you are caught and found guilty, fines can be substantial.
Following is a list of web sites and contacts for metro cities and counties.
Clayton County
Cobb County
College Park
Conyers
Covington
Dawson County
Dawsonville
Decatur
DeKalb County
Douglas County
Duluth
East Point
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Forest Park
Fulton County
Gainesville
Griffin
Hall County
Hampton
Henry County
Jackson
Jefferson
Jonesboro
Kennesaw
Lilburn
Marietta
McDonough
Morrow
Mountain Park
Newborn
Newnan
Newton County
Norcross
Oxford
Paulding County
Peachtree City
Riverdale
Rockdale County
Roswell
Senoia
Smyrna
Snellville
Social Circle
Spalding County
Stockbridge
Stone Mountain
Suwanee
Tyrone
Union City
Woodstock
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Ranunculus – Planting
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Roly-poly (sowbug, pillbug) – Overabundance
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David viburnum – Brown spotsI
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Almond tree – Production
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River birch – Concrete
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Ranunculus – Planting
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Almond tree – Production
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Honey Mushrooms – Identification
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White Grub – Control in Lawns
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Poinsettia – Forcing to Bloom for Christmas
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