When roots encroach on your side of the property line, it's time to consult a certified arborist.

Q: I’m hoping you can help us figure out what to do about these tree roots. We don’t know what kind of tree it is, but our neighbor’s tree is the same and the roots are showing above ground just like ...

Large trees often develop surface roots that can damage sidewalks, mower blades, and tree health. Mulch 2–3 inches deep to cover roots safely and reduce maintenance without harming the tree. Never cut ...

5 million settlement, revealing just how costly one simple mistake with a chainsaw can be. In 2022, over 6 million Britons ...

We don’t often think about the roots of trees until there is a problem. A forester friend of mine called it a “fencepost mentality.” Being underground, they are often out of sight out of mind. However ...

A person prepares to transplant a tree in their garden. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert Company in ...

Fences may make good neighbors, but not every privacy plant does. You know the plants – the blackberry or raspberry sending canes into your yard with leaves reaching over the fence, the lilac, that ...

Granted, it wasn’t as egregious as a recent case in Nantucket. But when my husband and I dealt with a neighbor who cut down two of our maple trees, we learned about the limits to trees’ legal ...