Overruling of Destroyed Trees Compensation
A recent Fourth District Court of Appeal in Florida has overturned a ruling that the state is constitutionally required to pay full compensation for trees
March 21, 2013
Author: Ruben Green
Portland Fines For Removing Nuisance Trees
Portland, Oregon has strict measures in place that reduce the likelihood that property owners will replace nuisance trees with non-nuisance trees. The city code is
March 14, 2013
Removing Gingko Trees Would Set Precedent
Residents on Hayes Street in Birmingham, Michigan, do not look forward to fall, when vegetation starts falling from trees. This residential street has 28 female
March 7, 2013
Residents Want Pine Trees Cut
Pine trees lining West A Street in Dixon, CA are being considered for removal. There are 45 trees in all, and they line a street
February 28, 2013
Roots Cause House to Sink – Is the City Responsible?
A retired couple in Ottawa, Canada, says the city is partially responsible for the damage done to their home from an Emerald Ash tree in
February 21, 2013
Rubber Sidewalks in Vancouver
The Hough neighborhood in Vancouver has recently switched to rubber sidewalks to solve the problem of sidewalk uplift from their large, old trees. Sidewalk uplift
February 14, 2013
Saving 350-Year-Old Bur Oak
John Sam Williamson from Missouri has been working to save a 350-year-old bur oak, probably the largest of its kind, by hauling 1,600 gallons of
February 7, 2013
The Seedpods of the Invasive Australian Blackwood
The Australian Blackwood (in the Mimosa family) is cultivated in a range from California to Chili, but in most of these areas, the tree has
January 31, 2013
Town Plans Final Sidewalk Repairs Before Homeowners are Responsible
Last year the town of Robbinsville, New Jersey, adopted an ordinance that makes sidewalk maintenance the homeowner’s responsibility, but the town is fixing the sidewalks
January 24, 2013
Tree Roots Damage May Cause Plumbing Problems
Plumbing and underground building foundations may be slowly sustaining damage from tree root systems in the landscape. Roots can burrow into minute cracks in pipes
January 17, 2013