Towns with dedicated pages
Paramus
Paramus is mostly post-war single-family lots on quarter- to half-acre parcels, with big oaks, maples and old spruces planted in the 1950s and 60s…
Permit rules & quote →Hackensack
Hackensack mixes dense older neighborhoods with small lots, apartment and condo buildings along Prospect and Main, and the big institutional…
Permit rules & quote →Teaneck
Teaneck is one of the most heavily treed towns in Bergen County, with 1920s to 1950s houses on narrow lots under very large oaks, tulip poplars and…
Permit rules & quote →Ridgewood
Ridgewood's large Victorian and Tudor lots carry some of the biggest trees in the county: 100-year-old oaks, beeches and copper beeches, and tall…
Permit rules & quote →Fair Lawn
Fair Lawn is a dense borough of 1940s and 50s capes and split-levels on small lots, with the Radburn section's famous planned greens and big street…
Permit rules & quote →Fort Lee
Fort Lee is high-rises along the Palisades and the George Washington Bridge, with tight single-family streets behind them. Yard trees are often on…
Permit rules & quote →Permit rules at a glance
| Town | Private tree threshold | What is required |
|---|---|---|
| Teaneck | 6" diameter (street trees 2.5") | Application to the Zoning Officer before removal; $50 – $200 fee per tree; 1 – 3 replacement trees or $500 per tree |
| Hackensack | 6" diameter (street trees 2.5") | Advance notice to the DPW Tree Division; 1 – 4 replacement trees or $350 per tree |
| Ridgewood | 8" diameter, non-invasive species | Permit from the Engineering Division; replacement trees; hazard and dead trees exempt when confirmed by a Licensed Tree Expert and the Village Arborist |
| Fair Lawn | Regulated trees by diameter (see ordinance) | Tree Removal Permit with a marked survey; fees and replacement by size; tree services must register with the Borough Clerk |
| Fort Lee | All trees | Permit; approved for dead, hazardous, utility-conflict or unsafe trees; homeowners may remove one tree every three years without those criteria |
| Paramus | Street trees and regulated buffers | Shade Tree & Parks Commission permit for any street tree work; private yard trees mostly unregulated except buffers and wetlands |
Summaries of each town's ordinance as read in October 2026, with sources on each town page. Ordinances change; confirm with the town before work starts. Since 2024, New Jersey's stormwater rules have pushed most municipalities to adopt tree removal and replacement ordinances, so expect similar rules in towns not listed.
All Bergen County towns we serve
Tree companies in our network cover the whole county. Request a quote from any of these towns and we will match you with a company that works there:
- Paramus
- Hackensack
- Teaneck
- Ridgewood
- Fair Lawn
- Fort Lee
- Englewood
- Bergenfield
- Glen Rock
- Wyckoff
- Mahwah
- Ramsey
- Franklin Lakes
- Tenafly
- Lodi
- Garfield
- Lyndhurst
- Rutherford
- Westwood
- Hillsdale
- Oradell
- River Edge
- Saddle Brook
- Elmwood Park
- Cliffside Park
- Palisades Park
- Dumont
- New Milford
- Closter
- Cresskill
- Montvale
- Park Ridge
- Allendale
- Ho-Ho-Kus
- Waldwick
- Midland Park
- Alpine
- Bogota
- Carlstadt
- Demarest
- East Rutherford
- Edgewater
- Emerson
- Englewood Cliffs
- Fairview
- Hasbrouck Heights
- Haworth
- Harrington Park
- Leonia
- Little Ferry
- Maywood
- Moonachie
- North Arlington
- Northvale
- Norwood
- Oakland
- Old Tappan
- Ridgefield
- Ridgefield Park
- River Vale
- Rochelle Park
- Rockleigh
- Saddle River
- South Hackensack
- Teterboro
- Upper Saddle River
- Wallington
- Washington Township
- Wood-Ridge
- Woodcliff Lake
How it works
- Tell us about the job. Your town, what you need, and a photo if you have one. Takes about a minute.
- We match you with a local tree pro. An independent Bergen County tree care company that is registered with the NJ Board of Tree Experts and insured, and that actually serves your town.
- Get a free on-site quote. The company contacts you directly, looks at the tree and gives you a written price. No obligation, and you deal with them from there.