Anatomy of a Proper Notch. When felling a tree, the rule of thumb is to make the depth of the notch one-fifth of the tree ...

Wes Hopper shows how to cut down a tree, and Joellen Dimond discusses ornamental grasses. This week on the Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper demonstrates the ...

There are some restrictions to what trees can be cut down, which vary from forest to forest. In the Lake Tahoe Basin, a tree’s diameter at its base should not exceed six inches.

A permit is required to cut a tree on public land. They are issued by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Service. Permits are for specific areas and range from $5 to $10 ...