§ 18.03 PROHIBITED TREES.
   It is unlawful to plant any of the following trees within the city:
Genus
Species
Common Name
Genus
Species
Common Name
Ginkgo
biloba
Ginkgo (maidenhair tree female only)
Acer
negundo
Boxelder (ash-leaved maple)
Populus
deltoides
Eastern cottonwood
Populus
nigra italica
Lombardy poplar
Rhamnus
Cathartica
Buckthorn (common or European)
Rhamnus
Frangula
Buckthorn (glossy, including all cultivars)
Fraxinus
All
Ash (all species, varieties and cultivars)
 
   (a)   Exceptions. The Council finds that some prohibited native species are beneficial to local ecosystems. Therefore, the following species are allowed when located in areas guided Conservation, Public, Quasi-Public, Right of Way, or Water by the City Comprehensive Plan.
      (1)   Populus deltoides
      (2)   Acer negundo
(1958 Code, § 26.03) (Ord. 64-29, passed 4-6-1964; Ord. 73-25, passed 4-16-1973; Ord. 2003-8, passed 4-7-2003; Ord. 2009-20, passed 7-6-2009; Ord. 2021-7, passed 4-26-2021)