The TreesAreGood program is pleased to support the "Spreading the Word of Arboriculture" project MORE >>

Several autumn fatalities linked to dangerous tree care practices are prompting a coalition of arborists and urban foresters to urge contractors (and others) to hire only certified tree-care professionals. MORE >>

More than a dozen fires charred hundreds of thousands of acres and burned close to 1,700 homes to the ground in Southern California in October. But the toll was limited by defensible space created by landscape architects and contractors, a number of experts said. MORE >>

Scientist John Hammond of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientific research agency, has announced the findings of a four-year project to determine the best trees to use in urban spaces. MORE >>

This tree species has weak branch connections and limbs are prone to falling down. MORE >>

Worried home owners hope landscaping adds value- from the Wall Street Journal MORE >>