Felling a tree down can sound as simple as running a chainsaw through it, but there’s actually a whole science behind it.

Road contractors who removed a landmark yew tree, angering locals, have defended the decision. The tree on the B4348 in the ...

The whir of chain saws and the steady beeps of machinery filled Fort Marcy park Tuesday morning. Crews arrived early to begin felling and chipping 12 Siberian elms — decades-old trees that had become ...