An ocean view is priceless in coastal New England — unless you cut down a neighbor's trees to get it. Cases of alleged unauthorized tree-cutting and poisoning, or so-called "timber trespass," have ...

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 ...

BURLINGTON — A Windham County man is scheduled to go on trial in federal court this week on charges he illegally cut down at least 299 trees in Stratton that were designated for protection as part of ...

California has had laws since 1851 allowing treble damages for anyone who wrongfully cuts another person’s trees or timber. It always surprises me that someone would cut their neighbor’s trees to ...

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 ...