That oak branch dangling over your fence might seem like an easy fix with a chainsaw. Think again. Tree law sits at a surprisingly contentious crossroads of property rights, where a simple trim job ...

Tree topping, sometimes called stubbing, heading or hat-racking, involves indiscriminately cutting back a tree’s canopy with little to no regard for natural structure or proper pruning techniques.

The controversial felling of a tree in a conservation area was down to “human error”. A blue pine was chopped down by contractors working on land behind Roselea and High Stakes cottages, in Whorlton, ...