MPs have taken aim at local authorities for wasting taxpayer money by planting the wrong trees in unsuitable areas. Tories Dame Tracey Crouch and Jason McCartney warned there need to be better guidelines for councils to ensure public money is used to
Arbor Day on Friday, April 26, 2024 — a secular day of observance in the U.S. — helps celebrate and emphasize the importance of planting trees. “While most holidays celebrate something that has already happened and is worth remembering, Arbor Day represents
Julie Roalf says the trees have caused countless problems for residents (Image: SWNS) Residents living in UK town say overgrown trees are making their lives a misery – and could make their homes difficult to sell. The 50ft hybrid black poplar trees
The country of Japan is giving the United States 250 new cherry trees, which will replace the hundreds that will be destroyed this summer in Washington, D.C., as part of a construction project around the Tidal Basin. The gift was announced by
Emergency responders say strong winds in southern Poland have toppled trees that killed three adults and two children. Local authorities have issued a warning about dangerous winds reaching at least 62 mph. Mountain tracks in Tatra National Park have been temporarily closed.
The stunning cherry trees of Washington, D.C., a gift from Japan that blossom spectacularly each spring in a cherished symbol of renewal, were planted by first lady Helen Herron Taft and other dignitaries on this day in history, March 27, 1912. “The
Washington, D.C., is set to lose over 100 of its iconic cherry trees next year, including one lovingly referred to as “Stumpy.” The trees will be removed as part of a multiyear restoration of the Tidal Basin, one that has been “long
A species of trees from California that grows up to 90m high are thriving in the UK – and are set to be the “tallest trees in Britain”. Giant redwoods are famous for being the tallest trees in the world and can
Conservationists in Germany are incensed as 120,000 trees in an ancient forest have started to be felled in order to make way for a wind farm. The forest in Sababurg, Reinhardswald, which is in the central German state of Hesse, is said
Residents of a picturesque British seaside town have accused a millionaire of chopping trees down to “preserve the view” as several dozen were felled. Bill Buckler a millionaire living in Canford Cliffs, a plush neighbourhood in Poole, Dorset, chopped 28 trees in