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City of Federal Heights Approved and Prohibited Vegetation List |
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Friday, 11 September 2009 |
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The City of
Federal Heights recently updated and expanded its approved vegetation list
from roughly 40 types of deciduous trees and shrubs and 4 groups of evergreens
to well over 500 approved species of vegetation. This update provides the
residents, developers and nurseries in the city with far more landscaping
options. Additionally, the city updated the prohibited vegetation list from only two
species to include the complete list of State of
Colorado, Department of Agriculture's Noxious Weed List and locally identified invasive plants.
Many of these invasive and noxious weeds are difficult to control and remove
once established and some are opportunistic seeders that can germinate in cracks
of cement foundations, drive ways, curbs, gutters and other valuable
infrastructure and then cause considerable damage to public and private property
as they grow into large trees. Prohibiting their sale and planting provides a
direct benefit to the property owners of Federal Heights.
What is a noxious weed?
To learn more about noxious weeds, see the Federal Bureau of Land Management Weeds website.
Download a brochure
on the State of Colorado Noxious Weed
Management Program by clicking the link below:
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2009 Approved and Prohibited Vegetation List (