SANTA CRUZ >> After 39 years pruning, feeding and assessing local trees, arborist James Allen said he feels like a parent to thousands of trees.The Santa Cruz resident is one of three recipients ...

Mr. Young, the licensed arborist who evaluated the Lot 4 trees, found that all of the trees were unhealthy and/or in problematic growing environments. He noted that five of the trees could possibly… ...

The bare branches of London plane trees provide a canopy in downtown Santa Cruz over Walnut Avenue as a cyclist signals to turn left on Center Street. Though many believe that the trees are ...

Tree service workers help dismantle a fallen redwood tree that floated down the flooded San Lorenzo River during recent flooding on Jan. 10, 2022, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images ...