Plant Material Requirements.
Tupelo Development Code § 9.3.2
in effect9.3.2. - Plant Material Requirements.
Unless specified elsewhere in this Code, plant material shall meet the minimum requirements listed below. When determining the quantity of plant material required, the quantity shall always be rounded up to the nearest whole number. All plant material shall meet or exceed size and shape relationships and quality standards specified in the latest edition of The American Standard for Nursery Stock published by the American Association of Nurserymen.
(1) Trees: Canopy trees shall have a minimum size of two inch caliper at time of planting, except that trees planted to meet requirements of Section 9.5, Street Trees, shall be of minimum three inch caliper size at time of planting, measured at six inches above the ground or root base of the tree.
(a) Evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of eight feet at the time of planting.
(b) Deciduous understory trees with single stems shall have at a minimum size of one inch caliper and a minimum height of eight feet at the time of planting.
(c) Multi-stemmed deciduous understory trees shall have a minimum height of eight feet at the time of planting.
(d) Evergreen understory trees shall have a minimum height of six feet at the time of planting.
(e) All trees shall be at least 15 gallon container size.
Source: City of Tupelo, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/tupelo/codes/development_code?nodeId=CH9LABU_9.3BAPLTY_9.3.2PLMAREFetched: 11/1/2026