What's the key to the art of bonsai? Expert explains traditions behind miniature landscapes.

With over four decades dedicated to the art of bonsai, Bonsai West is one of New England's premier destinations for this ...

We picked the best electric chainsaws for trimming hedges, chopping wood, and taking down trees

These electric chainsaws are quiet, light, and fast—everything you need for a spring refresh.
Celtics Wire

To restore East Beach, scientists had to cut down thousands of trees

State and federal authorities cut down thousands of Japanese black pines at East Beach in Charlestown as part of a project to ...

Growing furniture: This UK couple is growing actual chairs from living trees

On a quiet patch of countryside in Derbyshire, England, rows of carefully shaped trees are growing in unusual directions. Some curve into loops, others bend like armrests, and a few already resemble ...
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Garden Talk: What’s the secret to growing large onions?

Whether it is about growing onions of impressive size, giving your berry plants the best start or taking the blooms off greenhouse crops waiting to be planted out, our gardening experts have great ...
KSTP-TV

Before cutting down trees, Raptor Center asks Minnesotans to check for ‘hoos’ inside

Before you decide to cut or prune your tree this spring, you should first check for “hoos” inside it before doing any trimming. Trees, living and dead, are home to a number of birds, according to The ...
New York Post

California couple hit with staggering fine for cutting down trees on their own property

A Bay area couple has been hit with a whopping fine of nearly $1 million dollars after removing trees from the property they owned, after officials said they violated Oakland’s protected tree law.
KRON4 News

Oakland property owners fined nearly $1 million for chopping down trees

(KRON) — An Oakland couple was slapped with nearly $1 million in fines from the city for chopping down three dozen trees on and near their private residential property on Claremont Avenue. On Tuesday, ...
KTVU

Oakland approves $1M fine to couple over illegally cutting down trees

The Oakland City Council voted 5-3 to impose a record fine of over $915,135.40 on property owners Matthew Bernard and Lynn Warner for removing the protected trees in 2021 and 2022. OAKLAND, Calif. - A ...
KTLA

California farmers to cut down 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte shutdown

California farmers are preparing to destroy an estimated 420,000 peach trees after the collapse of a major fruit processor left growers across the Central Valley without buyers for tens of thousands ...
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Oakland couple hit with nearly $1M fine for cutting down 38 protected trees

A North Oakland couple is on the hook for a nearly $1 million fine after the Public Works department found that they illegally cut down 38 trees on their own and neighboring property, prompting a City ...
Associated Press

California landowners who cut 38 trees in Oakland hills hit with $915,000 fine

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A hillside lot where Matthew Bernard and Lynn ...